I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye Lib/E: Surviving, Coping, and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One

Product Description


Each year about eight million Americans suffer the death of someone close to them. Now for those who face the challenges of sudden death, there is a hand to hold. Written by two women who have experienced sudden loss, this updated edition of the best selling bereavement classic will touch, comfort, uplift and console. Authors Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D., offer a comforting hand to hold for those who are grieving the sudden death of a loved one. Featured on ABC World News, Friends and many other shows, this book acts as a touchstone of sanity through difficult times. I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye covers such difficult topics as the first few weeks, suicide, death of a child, children and grief, funerals and rituals, physical effects, homicide and depression. With new material covering the unique circumstances of loss, men and women's grieving styles, religion and faith, myths and misunderstandings, I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye reflects the shifting face of grief. This book has offered solace to over eighty thousand people, ranging from seniors to teenagers and from the newly bereaved to those who lost a loved one years ago. Individuals engulfed by the immediate aftermath will find a special chapter covering the first few weeks. Tapping their personal histories and drawing on numerous interviews, authors Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D., explore unexpected death and its role in the cycle of life. I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye provides survivors with a rock-steady anchor from which to weather the storm of pain and begin to rebuild their lives.


Review


I highly recommend this book, not only to the bereaved, but to the friends and counselors as well.– "Helen Fitzgerald, author of The Grieving Child"


About the Author


Brook Noel is the author or coauthor of many books on a variety of topics, including The Make Today Matter Makeover, The Change Your Life Challenge, The Single Parent Resource, and 400 Rush Hour Recipes. She maintains three free e-newsletters: Good Morning, The Daily Rush, and The Challenge Weekly. Brooke has appeared on CNN, Fox, Friends, ABC World News, and hundreds of other shows and stations. She has also been named one of the 40 Most Influential Business People Under Age 40 by the Business Journal.

Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D., is a psychotherapist and pastoral counselor with a private practice in Hawthorne, NY. She is the author of The Next Fifty Years and coauthor, with Brook Noel, of You're Not Alone. A frequently invited guest on television and radio talk shows, she has appeared on CBS TV and was a regular columnist for Single Living and writer for American Woman. The director of the Divorce Resource network, Dr. Blair is also a contributing editor to Divorce magazine and to Single Parents magazine.


Pamela D. Blair, PhD, is a psychotherapist and pastoral counselor with a private practice in Hawthorne, NY. She is the author of The Next Fifty Years and coauthor, with Brook Noel, of You're Not Alone. A frequently invited guest on television and radio talk shows, she has appeared on CBS TV and was a regular columnist for Single Living and writer for American Woman. The director of the Divorce Resource network, Dr. Blair is also a contributing editor for Divorce magazine and Single Parents magazine.


Ellen Archer has narrated numerous audiobooks and has won several AudioFile Earphones Awards, as well as the prestigious Audie Award for best narration. She is an actress, and singer with a degree in opera performance from the Boston Conservatory. She has performed extensively on the New York stage and in regional theaters.