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A compassionate guide to enduring the death of a husband and learning to carry on. In this remarkably useful guide, widow, author, and therapist Genevieve Davis Ginsburg offers fellow widows-as well as their family and friends-sage advice for coping with the loss of a husband. From learning to travel and eat alone to creating new routines to surviving the holidays and anniversaries that reopen emotional wounds, Widow to Widow walks readers through the challenges of widowhood and encourages them on their path to building a new life.
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Genevieve Davis Ginsburg founded Widowed to Widowed Services, a support group in Tucson, Arizona. She has received the Jefferson Award and the Arizona Governor's Award for her social service.
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THE BEREAVEMENT THAT FOLLOWS when someone close and beloved dies is the most profound of all emotional experiences. Read the first page
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
THE BEREAVEMENT THAT FOLLOWS when someone close and beloved dies is the most profound of all emotional experiences. Read the first page
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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When my husband died I tried to find a book that would help. I tried a few but this book was the only one that told it like it is. It put into words exactly how I felt. I realised what I was feeling was quite normal and that I was not going out of my mind.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I was given this book by my sister-in-law I had never met, on the death of my husband, who had committed suicide at age 46. It was the most thoughtful thing that anyone did! It gave me such insight into what I was going through (the "crazies"), and what to expect and hope for, as well as telling me that all I was going through was normal. Every widow should be handed this book at the funeral home to take straight home! Lots of resources listed to get help, from financial to support groups. A definite book to have on hand!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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To be highly recommended.
Having struggled through the paperwork and all the other ends that needed tying in the first 7-8 months after losing my husband, I suddenly found myself with enough time on my hands to let me worry about myself and my future. The automatic pilot was starting to have a rest. I chose this book having read through the reviews for many similar books - I can't speak for the others - but I did feel this book was a help to me. It had me crying and encouraged me to feel again. It offered me an understanding into what was going on, and most importantly has helped me in the search for courage to face my future. Originally written for the US market, it does have some references that are irrelevant to life in the UK, but they are minor and should not put you off buying this book. Mention is made throughout of widowers, but I presume the majority of readers are widows, certainly the majority of case studies are widows.
The book was certainly useful to me even after 8 months had passed, but I can imagine it would be even better earlier on in the grieving period.
On a last note, if you're checking this review then chances are you are facing a terrible time in your life. I wish you strength to make it through, and courage to start to live again.
Having struggled through the paperwork and all the other ends that needed tying in the first 7-8 months after losing my husband, I suddenly found myself with enough time on my hands to let me worry about myself and my future. The automatic pilot was starting to have a rest. I chose this book having read through the reviews for many similar books - I can't speak for the others - but I did feel this book was a help to me. It had me crying and encouraged me to feel again. It offered me an understanding into what was going on, and most importantly has helped me in the search for courage to face my future. Originally written for the US market, it does have some references that are irrelevant to life in the UK, but they are minor and should not put you off buying this book. Mention is made throughout of widowers, but I presume the majority of readers are widows, certainly the majority of case studies are widows.
The book was certainly useful to me even after 8 months had passed, but I can imagine it would be even better earlier on in the grieving period.
On a last note, if you're checking this review then chances are you are facing a terrible time in your life. I wish you strength to make it through, and courage to start to live again.
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Widow to Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life
This book is uncannily accurate in how one feels and has some great advice on how to deal with each... Read more
This book is uncannily accurate in how one feels and has some great advice on how to deal with each... Read more
Published 18 months ago by MrsH
I'm not the only one
A must read for every widow. Makes you realise that you are not the only woman experiencing certain thoughts and feelings.
Published on 13 Feb 2010 by Mrs. Kaye Rees
Truly a widow's book - the most useful book of dozens I read
This book tells it like it is. It calls on real life experiences of many widows and gives good, practical advice. Read more
Published on 30 Jun 1998
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