I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye Companion Workbook Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One

A workbook of healing and hope Based on the bestselling book I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: surviving, coping and healing after the sudden death of a loved one, this workbook offers step-by-step support and encouragement through the grief journey. Now there is a hand to hold Each year about eight million Americans suffer the death of a close family member. The list of high visibility disasters, human suffering and sudden loss in long and will continue to grow. From TWA Flight 800 to Egypt Air 990, from Oklahoma City to Columbine, daily we face incomprehensible loss. Outside the publicized tragedies there are many families and individuals that are suffering behind closed doors in our neighborhoods, in our own homes, in hospital waiting rooms. Now for those who face the challenges of sudden death, there is a hand to hold written by two women who have experience sidden loss. In a book that will touch, comfort, uplift and console, authors Brook Nowl and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D. explore sudden death and its role in the cycle of life. Tapping the personal histories of both authors and numerous interviews, I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye shows grieving readers how to endure, survive and grow from the pain and turmoil surrounding human loss. For survivors this valuable book provides a rock-steady anchor from which to weather the storm of pain and begin to rebuild their lives. Praise for I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye "As one who deals with unexpected death, I am so pleased to find a truly valuable reference for those souls who are blindsided by such misery This book is thoughtful, thorough and intensely meaningful. Up until now Rabbi Kushner's reference When Bad Things Happen to Good People has beenmy mainstay in such circumstances; I will add this book to my recommended list." -E. Charles Douville, M.D., Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Providence Portland "I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye is a book that is easily related to by anyone struggling to cope with the sudden death of a loved one. I highly recommend this book, not only to the bereaved, but to friend and counselors as well. If you want to experience what the pain of grief is like, to better understand what the bereaved are going through, read this book." -Helen Fitzgerald, author of The Grieving Child, The Mourning Handbook and The Grieving Teen "The authors have captured a means of discussing and exploring a very painful life passage in real life, down to earth language and experience. Many thanks to Pam and Brook for their generosity in sharing their discoveries to further our healing." - Charlotte A. Tomaino, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist "This book, by women who have done their homework on grief can hold a hand and comfort a soul through grief's wilderness. Outstanding references of where to seek other help." -George C. Kandle, Pastoral Psychologist