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The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial
By Elizabeth Fournier. 2018
Funeral expenses in the United States average more than $10,000. And every year conventional funerals bury millions of tons of…
wood, concrete, and metals, as well as millions of gallons of carcinogenic embalming fluid. There is a better way, and Elizabeth Fournier, affectionately dubbed the “Green Reaper,” walks you through it, step-by-step. She provides comprehensive and compassionate guidance, covering everything from green burial planning and home funeral basics to legal guidelines and outside-the-box options, such as burials at sea. Fournier points the way to green burial practices that consider both the environmental well-being of the planet and the economic well-being of loved ones.With the end in mind: dying, death, and wisdom in an age of denial
By Kathryn Mannix. 2018
Once a familiar and gentle process, death has come to be something from which we shy away, preferring to fight…
it desperately than to accept its inevitability. This book seeks to counter this and show the unexpected beauty, dignity, and profound humanity of life coming to an end. 2018.The Work of the Dead: A Cultural History of Mortal Remains
By Thomas W. Laqueur. 2015
The Greek philosopher Diogenes said that when he died his body should be tossed over the city walls for beasts…
to scavenge. Why should he or anyone else care what became of his corpse? In The Work of the Dead, acclaimed cultural historian Thomas Laqueur examines why humanity has universally rejected Diogenes's argument. No culture has been indifferent to mortal remains. Even in our supposedly disenchanted scientific age, the dead body still matters--for individuals, communities, and nations. A remarkably ambitious history, The Work of the Dead offers a compelling and richly detailed account of how and why the living have cared for the dead, from antiquity to the twentieth century.The book draws on a vast range of sources--from mortuary archaeology, medical tracts, letters, songs, poems, and novels to painting and landscapes in order to recover the work that the dead do for the living: making human communities that connect the past and the future. Laqueur shows how the churchyard became the dominant resting place of the dead during the Middle Ages and why the cemetery largely supplanted it during the modern period. He traces how and why since the nineteenth century we have come to gather the names of the dead on great lists and memorials and why being buried without a name has become so disturbing. And finally, he tells how modern cremation, begun as a fantasy of stripping death of its history, ultimately failed--and how even the ashes of the victims of the Holocaust have been preserved in culture.A fascinating chronicle of how we shape the dead and are in turn shaped by them, this is a landmark work of cultural history.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.A Companion to the Anthropology of Death (Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology)
By Antonius C. Robben. 2018
A thought-provoking examination of death, dying, and the afterlife Prominent scholars present their most recent work about mortuary rituals, grief…
and mourning, genocide, cyclical processes of life and death, biomedical developments, and the materiality of human corpses in this unique and illuminating book. Interrogating our most common practices surrounding death, the authors ask such questions as: How does the state wrest away control over the dead from bereaved relatives? Why do many mourners refuse to cut their emotional ties to the dead and nurture lasting bonds? Is death a final condition or can human remains acquire agency? The book is a refreshing reassessment of these issues and practices, a source of theoretical inspiration in the study of death. With contributions written by an international team of experts in their fields, A Companion to the Anthropology of Death is presented in six parts and covers such subjects as: Governing the Dead in Guatemala; After Death Communications (ADCs) in North America; Cryonic Suspension in the Secular Age; Blood and Organ Donation in China; The Fragility of Biomedicine; and more. A Companion to the Anthropology of Death is a comprehensive and accessible volume and an ideal resource for senior undergraduate and graduate students in courses such as Anthropology of Death, Medical Anthropology, Anthropology of Violence, Anthropology of the Body, and Political Anthropology. Written by leading international scholars in their fields A comprehensive survey of the most recent empirical research in the anthropology of death A fundamental critique of the early 20th century founding fathers of the anthropology of death Cross-cultural texts from tribal and industrial societies The collection is of interest to anyone concerned with the consequences of the state and massive violence on life and deathFatherless Daughters: Turning the Pain of Loss into the Power of Forgiveness
By Pamela Thomas. 2009
A moving, elegantly written, and exhaustively researched account of what it means for a girl to lose a father to…
death or divorce—with advice for fatherless daughters on how to cope. “People who lose their parents early in life are like fellow war veterans. As soon as they discover that they are talking to someone else who has lost a parent, they know they are speaking the same language without uttering a word.” Pamela Thomas gives voice to this unspoken pain in Fatherless Daughters. Still haunted by her own father’s death when she was ten, Thomas decided to explore its effects. Though her journey began as a personal one, she soon felt the need to hear from other women and ended up interviewing more than one hundred fatherless women. They ranged in age from nineteen to ninety-four; they came from all areas of the country as well as Europe and Asia; some had lost their fathers to death, others to divorce or abandonment. Each account was unique, but the impact of a father’s loss was profound in every woman’s life. Thomas begins by defining what it means to be a father in our world. She discusses the initial shock of his loss, exploring the aspects that color how a young girl experiences it: her age at the time of her father’s death or abandonment, her mother’s behavior and attitudes, her place in the family vis-à-vis siblings, and the influence of a stepfather or father-surrogates. Thomas shows how a father’s early death or abandonment affects a woman’s emotional health and self-esteem, her body image, her sexual experiences, her marriage, her family life, and her career. Perhaps most important, Thomas offers compassionate advice for coming to terms with father loss, even late in life, from actively mourning, to healing, to starting fresh.My Dead Parents: A Memoir
By Anya Yurchyshyn. 2018
A haunting, unforgettable family story about hidden secrets and a daughter’s journey to understand her parents Anya Yurchyshyn grew up…
in a narrow townhouse in Boston, every corner filled with the souvenirs of her parents’ adventurous international travels. On their trips to Egypt, Italy, and Saudi Arabia, her mother, Anita, and her father, George, lived an entirely separate life from the one they led as the parents of Anya and her sister – one that Anya never saw. The parents she knew were a brittle, manipulative alcoholic and a short-tempered disciplinarian: people she imagined had never been in love. When she was sixteen, Anya’s father was killed in a car accident in Ukraine. At thirty-two, she became an orphan when her mother drank herself to death. As she was cleaning out her childhood home, she suddenly discovered a trove of old letters, photographs, and journals hidden in the debris of her mother’s life. These lost documents told a very different story than the one she’d believed to be true – of a forbidden romance; of a loving marriage, and the loss of a child. With these revelations in hand, Anya undertook an investigation, interviewing relatives and family friends, traveling to Wales and Ukraine, and delving deeply into her own difficult history in search of the truth, even uncovering the real circumstances of her father’s death – not an accident, perhaps, but something more sinister. In this inspiring and unflinchingly honest debut memoir, Anya interrogates her memories of her family and examines what it means to be our parents’ children. What do we inherit, and what can we choose to leave behind? How do we escape the ghosts of someone else’s past? And can we learn to love our parents not as our parents, but simply as people? Universal and personal; heartbreaking and redemptive, My Dead Parents helps us to see why sometimes those who love us best hurt us most.Option B: surmonter l'adversité, être résilient, retrouver l'aptitude au bonheur
By Sheryl Sandberg, Anna Souillac, Adam M Grant. 2017
Après le décès soudain de son mari, Sheryl Sandberg était certaine que ni elle ni ses enfants ne pourraient de…
nouveau être heureux. J'étais dans un "néant", écrit-elle, un vide abyssal qui envahit votre coeur et vos poumons puis limite votre capacité à penser et même à respirer. Son ami Adam Grant, psychologue à Wharton, lui a expliqué qu'après un traumatisme nous traversons des étapes pour s'en remettre et renaître. La résilience n'est pas innée : c'est un muscle que tout le monde peut développer. Option B combine l'expérience de Sheryl et les recherches d'Adam sur la façon de faire face à l'adversité. Racontant le moment déchirant où elle trouve son mari, Dave Goldberg, étendu sur le plancher d'une salle de sport, Sheryl ouvre son coeur - et son journal - et met des mots sur le chagrin et l'isolement ressentis après son décès. Mais Option B va bien au-delà du deuil de Sheryl ; par le biais de nombreux témoignages, il explore la façon de surmonter les tragédies de la vie. Ces histoires révèlent la capacité de l'esprit humain à persévérer... et à redécouvrir la joie. La résilience vient du plus profond de notre être et du soutien que l'on trouve autour de nous. Même après les événements les plus terribles, il est possible de grandir en trouvant un sens plus profond à notre vie. 2017.No temas al duelo: Historias de vida, muerte y superación
By Julia Samuel. 2018
Conceptos como muerte y pérdida continúan siendo temas tabú en nuestra sociedad, y la pena y el duelo que conllevan…
todavía son muy difíciles de sobrellevar. Muchos de nosotros nos sentimos incómodos e inseguros acerca de la muerte, y evitamos hablar abierta y claramente sobre ello con familiares y amigos. Desde la muerte esperada de un padre hasta la muerte súbita e inesperada de un niño, No temas al duelo es una guía compasiva cuya finalidad es la de informar y asistir a cualquier persona que esté desconsolada, y también proporciona consejos claros y clave para aquellos que buscan aliviar al afligido. Mediante estudios de conmovedores casos reales sobre historias de pérdidas, y consejosprácticos y accesibles expuestos de forma brillante, No temas al duelo es ese tipo de libro que pasará de generación en generación como la guía definitiva para todos los que hayamos perdido a un ser querido, revolucionando la forma que teníamos de hablar sobre estos difíciles temas de pérdida, muerte y duelo.Shattered by Grief: Picking up the pieces to become WHOLE again
By Claudia Coenen. 2018
This is a practical guide to help readers work through their grief via expressive therapies and activities, based on the…
techniques Claudia Coenen honed as a professional counselor after the unexpected loss of her husband. This book provides clear methods to process grief, experience its pain and learn how to live fully again. Readers are encouraged to completely engage with their grief through storytelling, self-care and ritual, and honest reflection. The book navigates the reader through the healing process while allowing them the freedom to explore their pain in a way that best fits their unique situation. Eschewing the idea of a 'quick-fix' to grief, it suggests ways in which tragedy and loss can be a springboard for rejuvenation and transformation.How to Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life
By Seneca, James S. Romm. 2018
Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to…
die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings, yet he never treated it in a complete work. How to Die gathers in one volume, for the first time, Seneca's remarkable meditations on death and dying. Edited and translated by James S. Romm, How to Die reveals a provocative thinker and dazzling writer who speaks with a startling frankness about the need to accept death or even, under certain conditions, to seek it out. Seneca believed that life is only a journey toward death and that one must rehearse for death throughout life. Here, he tells us how to practice for death, how to die well, and how to understand the role of a good death in a good life. He stresses the universality of death, its importance as life's final rite of passage, and its ability to liberate us from pain, slavery, or political oppression. Featuring beautifully rendered new translations, How to Die also includes an enlightening introduction, notes, the original Latin texts, and an epilogue presenting Tacitus's description of Seneca's grim suicide.Mon amour, mon ange: 9 ans après le suicide de Gaétan Girouard
By Natalie Préfontaine. 2007
"Natalie Préfontaine, qui a partagé la vie du célèbre animateur Gaétan Girouard, nous révèle dans ce livre, avec candeur et…
courage, son cheminement depuis le suicide de son mari. Ce fut l'une des morts les plus imprévisibles et médiatisées au Québec, à la fin des années 90. [...]" -- 4e de couvTIME Animals and Your Health: The Power of Pets to Heal our Pain, Help Us Cope, and Improve Our Well-Being
By The Editors of TIME. 2016
Our history with pets goes a long way back. While it may not always be the happiest of tales, one…
thing is clear-- we need one another. In a story that has gone from adversarial to one of function, we now have come to view animals as healers. They do more than feed us and serve us; they help us grow socially, emotionally and spiritually. In this new Special Edition from TIME, we explore the many ways in which animals enrich our lives.Animals and Your Health covers many topics including emotional-support animals, which are popping up everywhere, and increasingly come in all shapes, sizes, and species to the science of animal healing--how do animals boost our health and happiness, and how do you measure the results? How do animals help connect us to other people, and help extend and enhance the lives of the elderly? They have been proven to help ease PTSD in the lives of suffering soldiers and veterans--what special qualities do they have that facilitate this? Readers will also delve into what every dog and cat owner wonders on an almost daily basis about their pet: "What are you thinking?" Covering animal friendships, animals in pop culture and so much more, Animals and Your Health will bring understanding to our long-standing relationship with the creatures that we share the planet with.The period following the death of a friend or loved one can be tumultuous for anyone, but can be especially…
difficult for children, with lasting effects if the loss is not acknowledged or supported. This book emphasises the importance of listening to children and helping them to create positive bonds that can sustain them as they go through their lives. It provides practical, creative approaches to support children in their time of bereavement and to those whose loved one is dying. By recognising feelings of pain, anger, and confusion through open and positive discussions, a child is able to build emotional resilience and create enduring memories of the person they have lost. The author explains the importance of developing continuing bonds between children and loved ones in times of bereavement and offers practical ways in which these bonds may be nurtured through creative activities, memory making, and personal storytelling.The death of a loved one is a difficult and emotional time for everyone. For most of us, coping with…
death and planning a funeral is one of the most difficult things we will ever be asked to do. Yet, we are generally unaware of our funeral rights and don’t know how we can have genuine and meaningful involvement in the funeral.In this book, Peter Erceg informs and empowers you so that you can have more involvement in the whole experience. He provides independent and practical advice on how you can make informed decisions about all funeral-related matters. You’ll discover:How to plan a personal and meaningful funeral.How to deal with death, bereavement and the funeral process.How to create a unique commemoration of the deceased.How to arrange a funeral without using a funeral director.How to administer the deceased’s affairs when the funeral is over.How to manage a digital life after death.How to cope with the loss of a pet.How baby boomers are changing trends in the funeral industry.“Coping with death and planning a funeral is one of the most difficult things we will ever be asked to do. Yet, we are generally unaware of our funeral rights and don’t know how we can have genuine and meaningful involvement in the whole funeral experience.”Death: A Survival Guide
By Sarah Brewer. 2011
We all have a 100% chance of dying--eventually. But what are the world's biggest killers? When are you most at…
risk? And what can you do to postpone the inevitable for as long as possible? Death: A Survival Guide offers a unique insight into the biggest threats to life and limb in the industrialized world. Sarah Brewer's comprehensive and thorough survey looks at 100 causes of death from the most common such as heart disease, smoking related deaths and domestic accidents to the unusual and downright bizarre lightning strikes and animal attacks. This fascinating--and occasionally sideways--look at death and dying will help you understand the most common causes of death and how each one affects the human body. "At a glance" statistics reveal who dies where, when and how often; lists of warning signs, symptoms and risk factors allow you to determine the chances of it happening to you; and finally case studies on prevention, treatment and cures describe the best steps you can take to avoid meeting your maker in this way.The Owl at the Window: A memoir of loss and hope
By Carl Gorham. 2017
The Owl at the Window is a dramatic, moving and funny memoir. An emotional, ultimately uplifting tale of loss and…
hope.'Amazing and completely compelling...both funny and sad, and so moving, I couldn't put it down.' - Alison Steadman'Devastatingly moving and hilarious in equal measure. I have laughed and cried during the reading of a single sentence.' - Caroline Quentin'She is dead. She was here just now and she was alive. How can she suddenly be dead? People in history are dead. Old people are dead. Grandparents are dead. Other people are dead. Not people like me. Not this person. The person I was married to. Had a child with. Not the person who was standing next to me. Chatting. Laughing. Being.'Shock is just one of many emotions explored in award-winning TV comedy writer Carl Gorham's account of his bereavement which is by turns deeply moving and darkly humorous.Part love story, part widower's diary, part tales of single parenting, it tells of his wife's cancer, her premature death and his attempts to rebuild his life afterwards with his six -year old daughter. Realised in a series of vivid snapshots, it takes the reader on an extraordinary journey from Oxford to Australia, from Norfolk to Hong Kong through fear, despair, pain and anger to hope, laughter and renewal.The Owl at the Window is a fresh and original exploration of what it means to lose a partner in your forties, and how Carl learned to live again.The Wild Other: A Memoir
By Clover Stroud. 2017
'Beautifully written...I love this book.' India Knight'Compelling and candid, deftly weaving together past and present... a heart-wrenching story told in…
haunting, lyrical prose.' Tatler'An uplifting and achingly honest personal story about loss, trauma and grief.' Woman & HomeClover Stroud's idyllic childhood in rural England was shattered when a horrific riding accident left her mother permanently brain-damaged. Just sixteen, she embarked on a journey to find the sense of home that had been so savagely broken. Travelling from gypsy camps in Ireland, to the rodeos of west Texas and then to Russia's war-torn Caucasus, Clover eventually found her way back to England's lyrical Vale of the White Horse.The Wild Other is a grippingly honest account of love, loss, family and the healing strength of nature. Powerful and deeply emotional, this is the story of an extraordinary life lived at its fullest.Grief is a natural and healthy reaction to loss but it can be extremely debilitating and result in a downward…
emotional spiral, impacting on such aspects of life as relationships and work. Relentless grief can cause a host of physical problems due to the sufferer not looking after themselves properly, for example not eating, becoming over-reliant on alcohol, experiencing disrupted sleep. It can also lead to serious emotional and psychological problems such as depression, anxiety, health anxiety and panic attacks. This self-help book will prove invaluable to the recently bereaved, guiding them through the painful process of bereavement. Topics covered: Dealing with expected or unexpected deathChallenging unhelpful thoughtsEstablishing a routine and tackling avoidanceReturning to workPractical aspects such as dealing with the funeral, birthdays, etc.Planning a new futureLove's Last Gift
By Bebhinn Ramsay. 2012
In May 2007, while on a family holiday, Bébhinn Ramsay's husband Alastair woke in the middle of the night with…
a fever. Just over forty-eight hours later, he died in hospital from a rare complication to a common infection. At the age of thirty-one, Bébhinn had not only lost her soulmate and the father of her two young sons, but also her faith in life.In this captivating memoir of hope, courage and eternal love, we journey with Bébhinn as she searches for answers and a sense of meaning to her husband's untimely death, and discover how she comes to find peace and happiness by opening her mind and her heart.A Grief Like No Other
By Kathleen O'Hara, Dan Gottlieb Dr.. 2006
A Grief Like No Other is the book no one wants to ever have to buy; sadly, many people continue…
to need it. From 9/11 to Cindy Sheehan's son - from mass tragedies like the recent London bombings to Law and Order type crimes that make the news only to be replaced by another name. As such, more people are left with the aftermath of dealing with the violent death of a loved one. It brings its own special brand of grieving since victim's families can spend years dealing with legal ramifications, guilt, and a myriad of other circumstances that don't accompany "normal" deaths. Kathleen O'Hara knows both sides of this coin. As a therapist, she has counseled hundreds of people dealing with grief. As a mother, she saw her worst fears realized when her college-aged son was brutally murdered in 1999. In the aftermath of Aaron's murder, O'Hara developed the seven stage journey that is at the heart of A Grief Like No Other. Although this is a book for those left behind in the aftermath of violence, it offers concrete and practical steps and stages, allowing family and friends safe passage through this incredibly harrowing journey.