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Every time someone dies, birth and death are simultaneously triggered within the ones they leave behind. Part of the grieving process is realizing that along with death, future memories and wrongs that could've been righted die, too. Death signifies change, the bereaved must learn how to adapt and move forward. Sometimes, grief leaves us confused and hurt, desperately questioning how to live without the ones we depend on. But we must remember to live. My...

The Monsoon Diaries is the firsthand account of Dr. Calvin Sun, an emergency room doctor, who worked tirelessly on the front lines in multiple hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing upon the lessons he learned from his adventures traveling to more than 190 countries in ten years, as well as from the grief he experienced as a teen when his father died, Dr. Sun shares his journey, from growing up as a young Asian American in New York to his...

Where The Light Lives is the inspirational memoir of Linda Cull, a young woman from a traditional Southern European culture which was traumatised and fragmented by the Second World War and civil conflicts, and the story of her spiritual awakening journey. Linda was born and raised in Australia, far from her ancestral lands and their brutality, but the effects of war and cultural displacement impacted her formative years through the struggles of her...

A memoir and guidebook about losing the love of your life, supporting your children through loss, and discovering over time that life does, in fact, go on. When Gregg Bonn lost his wife Heidi to cancer, he posted on Facebook to let friends know of her passing. As he continued to post daily, his life unexpectedly transformed. His grief began to heal-and he became an author. Through frank explorations of pain and bewilderment and humor-tinged recollections...

Une vie chamboulée par une simple rencontre... J'avais tout pour être heureuse. En vacances à la plage chez mon adorable grand-mère, je ne souhaitais rien d'autre que d'y rester toute ma vie. C'est alors que je rencontrai cette jeune fille, dansant pieds nus dans le sable, Esméralda la sorcière. Elle m'offrit un flacon de verre rouge dont le contenu, me disait-elle, pourrait exaucer tous mes voeux... Mais j'ignorais que ma vie allait en...

Have you or someone you know ever been haunted by unresolved grief? If you have you are not alone. Michael C. MacDonald brings his readers along on a personal journey through grief in his own life. He offers a candid look at death and dying, designed to help others achieve victory over the darkest moments of their life. If you want to come out from behind the shadows of grief to enjoy living again, this book is for you. To get the most from this...

What do 33% of American women have in common? They've experienced abortion. You might be one of these women. Or maybe it's your friend, sister, coworker, or the woman sitting next to you at church. Regardless, post-abortive women are in pain, and at some point, most will experience post-abortion syndrome (PAS), a form of post traumatic stress disorder. But they may never talk about it. Many are silent because they are filled with shame, grief...

Two days after celebrating her 50th birthday, Juliette Chan had an unexpected birthday present: bowel cancer. Luckily, they caught it early, but once the treatment was over, the psychological side-effects surfaced. For many months, Juliette was adrift and felt lost. It seemed that everything in her life was up for review and she struggled to gain clarity about what to do next. There were many questions, such as: • When will I feel normal again? •...

The year is 1935 and Maggie Sullivan's world has fallen apart. Maggie has grown up in a close-knit mining community perched atop a mountain in British Columbia. But now her father has been killed in a mine explosion and she is being forced to leave the only home she has ever known. To make matters worse, she must also leave behind her best friend Lucky, the three-legged dog that was a special gift from Pa.

Tired of trauma, grief, anxiety, panic or fear? In this book, Suzanne reveals how she received an inner healing from very painful hurts like losing her mother and sister in a fatal car wreck when she was a teenager and the near destruction of a 16-year marriage due to pornography. She also reveals the mental turmoil she's been healed from. Are you ready to be free from living a life of fear and anxiety? It's time to heal and live again!