Teen Grief Relief: Parenting with Understanding, Support, and Guidance

by Gloria Horsley Ph D, Heidi Horsley Psy D

Overview

A self-help book for grieving teenagers and their parents, written by highly credentialed, mother/daughter, international grief experts. Teenage grief is hard, lonely and painful. Parents want to know: How can I help? Teen Grief Relief provides both parents and teens with the help they need. Shared here are teen stories, feelings, techniques, references and resources for use in not only surviving but thriving after the painful loss of a family member or close personal friend. The journey can be hard and sad, but Teen Grief Relief can be a welcome and comforting companion. Included: * Understanding emotional extremes, * When and how to talk about a death, * Understanding parents, * Understanding anger and guilt, * Aspects of normal grief, * Warning signs of complicated grief, * Finding balance and happiness, and * Teen-tested "Good4U" steps. What Others Say "Teen Grief Relief is an important book with groundbreaking information for a teen who has lost a family member or a friend. If we'd only had this information before our fifteen-year-old son Jeff took his own life..." -Eric Hipple, former Detroit Lions quarterback and Suicide Prevention Advocate "Teen Grief Relief is a moving, must-have book, written by that most unusual breed of experts - those who have been there. I wish I'd had it when my brother died." - Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn, sister of Ted, whose life was loosely portrayed in the John Travolta made-for-TV movie, The Boy in the Plastic Bubble. Elizabeth is the author of The Empty Room: Surviving the Loss of a Brother or Sister at Any Age

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781568251103
Publisher:	Rainbow Books, Incorporated
Publication date:	06/01/2007
Pages:	87
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Heidi Horsley, Psy.D., L.M.S.W., M.S. - Dr. Heidi Horsley is an internationally known grief expert and a bereaved sibling. She hosts the syndicated internet radio show, "Healing the Grieving Heart," and was a recent guest on ABC's 20/20. Dr. Heidi is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University School of Social Work and is a therapist and researcher for the FDNY/Columbia University Family Program, a study providing ongoing intervention to families of firefighters killed in the World Trade Center. She also conducts workshops with 9/11 bereaved siblings. In addition, she presents numerous seminars throughout the country, and facilitates annual workshops at National Compassionate Friends Conferences. Dr. Heidi is the coauthor, with Dr. Gloria Horsley, of the forthcoming book The Eric Hipple Story: Men's Depression, Real Men Do Cry. Gloria C. Horsley, Ph.D., M.F.C., C.N.S. - Dr. Gloria Horsley is an internationally known grief expert, therapist and bereaved parent. She is a licensed Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Marriage and Family Therapist. She hosts, with her daughter Heidi, the syndicated internet radio show, "Healing the Grieving Heart," heard weekly and archived on www.thegriefblog.com and www.thecompassionatefriends.org . She also serves on the National Board of The Compassionate Friends. Dr. Gloria has made appearances on a number of television and radio shows including "The Today Show." She has authored numerous articles and written several books, including The In-Law Survival Manual: Cultivating Healthy In-Law Relationships (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) and In-laws: A Guide to Extended Family Therapy (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     xi
A Note from Dr. Heidi Horsley     xii
A Note from Dr. Gloria Horsley     xiii
Foreword   Pat Loder, Executive Director     xiv
Introduction     xv
Facing the Worst-Case Scenario
Living In an Upside-Down World     3
Emotional Extremes     8
What If You Don't Want to Talk About It?     12
Surviving the Pain
One Minute at a Time     25
There's Nothing Easy About This     29
Watching for Trouble Signs     34
Finding Your New Normal
Finding Hope in the Dark     45
What to Do When You Can't Find The Light     51
You Can Feel Happy Again     58
Keeping Your Connection
Forever in Your Mind     67
Now What?     76
Resources: Help and Information for Grieving Teens     79
Hot Lines     79
Chat Rooms     79
Internet Radio     80
Organizations and Websites     80
References     84
About the Authors
Heidi Horsley, Psy.D.     86
Gloria Horsley, Ph.D.     86

Editorial Reviews

"Teen Grief Relief is an important book with groundbreaking information for a teen who has lost a family member or a friend. If we'd only had this information before our fifteen-year-old son Jeff took his own life..."

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