After the loss of a loved one, once the services are over and the relatives and friends have gone home, we are left to enter a strange new land, where someone who has given meaning to our life is gone. Drawing on her own experience as well as that of others, author Martha Whitmore Hickman presents a year's worth of meditations for people dealing with this profound loss, offering solace and illuminating a way forward. From January 1 to December 31, each day's meditation considers a meaningful quotation or passage on grief or suffering, with sources ranging Shakespeare to Emily Dickinson, from the Christian Bible to Hindu proverbs. A thoughtful, sensitive collection, Healing After Loss will comfort and inspire listeners on their journeys through grief toward recovery.
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"This book is of great help to anyone who is going through grief. As you read each day, you say... that is exactly how I feel and it is very helpful to know that you are not alone and to know that someone else understands exactly what you are feeling and wanting and needing."
— Parker (5 out of 5 stars)
" I have read this book several times and continue to read excerpts from it over and over. It speaks to me. It comforts me. "
— Nancy, 8/18/2013" Just didn't do much for me. "
— Tamara, 7/19/2013" This book has helped me deal with the loss of my father. I highly recommend it to anyone! "
— Kristen, 6/23/2013" My friend The Surly Bookseller gave me this daily meditations book when my Daddy died in February 2007. I don't read it everyday or in order - just when I feel the need. I love the raw and thought provoking prompts it provides. "
— Scootah, 3/1/2013" Best grief book I read and I still use it today. "
— Maribeth, 3/11/2012" This book was one of the reasons I made it through the hardest part of my grief... "
— Julie, 2/10/2012" Best grief related devotional I'v ever found. It is fantastic. Full of awesome quotes. So affirming in so many ways. "
— Molly, 12/31/2011Martha Whitmore Hickman is the author of more than twenty books for adults and children, including The Growing Season and I Will Not Leave You Desolate.
Lorna Raver, named one of AudioFile magazine’s Best Voices of the Year, has received numerous Audie Award nominations and many AudioFile Earphones Awards. She has appeared on stage in New York, Los Angeles, and regional theaters around the country. Among her many television credits are NYPD Blue, Judging Amy, Boston Legal, ER, and Star Trek. She starred in director Sam Raimi’s film Drag Me to Hell.