Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse

Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse

by Gary Roe
Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse

Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse

by Gary Roe

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Overview

Best Book Awards Finalist and National Indie Excellence Awards Finalist



"Roe nicely describes the emotions surviving spouses feel." - Cecil Murphey, widower, NY Times Bestselling author of more than 130 books



He was your love. She was your partner. Now your heart is broken.



What do you do with all the pain, confusion, and anger? What will life be like? Who are you now?



Your heart needs answers. Heartbroken can help.



Award-winning author, speaker, grief counselor and bereavement specialist Gary Roe is a compassionate and trusted voice in grief recovery who has been bringing comfort, hope, encouragement, and healing to hurting, wounded hearts for more than 30 years. He has walked with hundreds of widows and widowers through this painful valley. From their stories he has composed this incredibly practical work that will touch your heart and comfort your soul.



In Heartbroken - this deeply personal, easy-to-read book - you will learn how to...


  • Process grief's overwhelming, roller-coaster emotions (sadness, anger, confusion, anxiety, fear, guilt, depression).
  • Manage life's new upheavals and stresses, including physical symptoms and illness.
  • Survive feeling misunderstood, alone, and even rejected.
  • Deal with all the different relationship shifts (family, friends, church, social groups) that occur with this loss.
  • Take care of yourself - health, fitness, nutrition, expectations, and commitments.
  • Think about and face the future with hope, including birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays.
  • Recover, heal, grow, and live again.


As you read, you will discover three important truths:



  • You're far from alone,
  • You're not crazy,
  • You will make it through this.


"Heartbroken had what I needed to hear delivered in a kind and upbeat tone." - Kelli



"Heartbroken touched on every emotion I experienced since the death of my husband." - Leslie



"Heartbroken connected with my heart. I needed that. Badly." - Sam



"Concise, well-organized, easy-to-read." - Eleanor



"I was stunned. Heartbroken was my survival kit." - Steve



Whether sudden or anticipated, the death of a husband or wife is traumatic. Recovery and healing are challenging. Take your grief seriously. Be kind to yourself. Scroll up and grab your copy of Heartbroken today.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781950382019
Publisher: Gary Roe
Publication date: 02/13/2019
Series: Good Grief , #2
Pages: 206
Sales rank: 113,779
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.47(d)

About the Author

Multiple award-winning author, speaker, and grief specialist Gary Roe is a compassionate and trusted voice in grief recovery who has been bringing comfort, hope, encouragement, and healing to hurting, wounded hearts for more than 30 years.

The author of numerous books, Gary has been featured by Focus on the Family, Dr. Laura, Beliefnet, the Christian Broadcasting Network, Wellness.com, ThriveGlobal, Charisma, Hospice Times, Hitched, The Parenting Bookmark, and other major media and has well over 600 grief-related articles in print. Recipient of the Diane Duncam Award for Excellence in Hospice Care, Gary is a popular keynote, conference, and seminar speaker at a wide variety of venues. A former college minister, missionary in Japan, entrepreneur in Hawaii, and pastor in Texas and Washington, he now serves as a writer, speaker, and grief counselor.

Gary loves being a husband and father. He has seven adopted children, including three daughters from Colombia. He enjoys hockey, corny jokes, good puns, and colorful Hawaiian shirts. Gary and his wife Jen and family live in Texas.

Visit Gary at garyroe.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Part One: Managing the Emotions

Those Crazy Emotions

“This Can’t Be Happening”

“I’m Stunned”

“The Funeral is Over, but the Loss Isn’t”

“My Heart is Broken”

“I’m Learning to Express What I’m Feeling”

“It was All So Sudden”

“I Can’t Catch My Breath”

“I Thought I was Prepared”

“This Hurts So Badly”

“I’m Numb”

“I’m Anxious about Everything”

“I’m Tired All the Time”

“The Air I Breathe is a Reminder”

“I’ve Lost My Best Friend”

“Our Marriage Wasn’t the Best”

“Everything Reminds Me of Him”

“I Feel Lost”

“I Miss His Voice”

“Am I Going Crazy?”

“I Feel Guilty”

“I’m Relieved”

“Why?”

“I Hate Coming Home to an Empty House”

“I Miss the Little Things”

“I Didn’t Know What I Had”

“I Throw Eggs and Break Dishes”

“I Lost Him in Pieces”

“It’s Not Fair!”

“I Feel Depressed”

“She Didn’t Deserve This”

“Everything that Happens is Big Now”

“Life as I Knew It is Done”

“My Dreams are Gone”

“I Can’t Imagine the World without Her”

“Half my Heart is Gone”

“It’s Not Getting Any Easier”

Riding the Roller-Coaster Well



Part Two: Navigating the Relationships

People Can Make the Difference

“People Just Don’t Get It”

“My Dog Reminds Me Every Day”

“How Do I Parent Through This?”

“My Kids are Hurting”

“Family has been the Most Comforting Part”

“Family has been a Pain”

“No One Understands”

“I’ve been Surprised by Kindness”

“I Want to Be Alone Sometimes”

“My Friends Evaporated”

“People Pushed Me to Make Decisions”

“Buck Up and Get Over It?”

“I’m More Vulnerable than I Thought”

“Others Don’t Want to Hear about My Pain”

“They Kept Asking What They Could Do”

“I Needed People Who Knew Grief”

“Others are in the Same Boat”

Why You Need a Grief Recovery Team

Part Three: Leaning Forward

The Rearview Mirror

“It Feels Like Yesterday”

“Shouldn’t I Be Better by Now?”

“No Major Decisions!”

“Our Anniversary is Coming Up”

“Her Birthday is Next Week”

“Happy Holidays?”

“How Can I Go On Without Her?”

“How Am I Going to Find That Again?”

“The Color is Coming Back”

“I’ll Always Miss Him”

“I’m Going to Make It”

How Long Will This Take?

Some Final Thoughts

A Request from the Author

About The Author

An Urgent Plea

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