Love Untethered: How to Live When Your Child Dies

by Vanessa May

Overview

Vanessa May gives a moving account of what she went through after the unexpected death of her son, demonstrating that it's possible to survive such a shattering and traumatic loss, even when that might feel impossible. By sharing her personal experience, the author enables others who have gone through a similar loss to feel less isolated in their grief. She also provides advice on supporting physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing using her experience - not just as a bereaved mother, but as a nutritional therapist, wellbeing coach and now holistic grief coach. She offers the reader various tools for withstanding a devastating loss and for navigating a particularly challenging path. Love Untethered is about holding on to hope when it feels like there isn’t any, and about finding purpose as a means of surviving a devastating and life-changing bereavement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781803410487
Publisher:	Collective Ink
Publication date:	12/01/2022
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	5.54(w) x 8.26(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Vanessa May is a nutritional therapist and wellbeing coach. She also works as a holistic grief coach, using a unique mind, body, spirit approach. She lives in London, UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part 1 My Story 3

Chapter 1 The Day It Happens 5

Chapter 2 The First Week of a New Life 13

Chapter 3 Disbelief and Shock 23

Chapter 4 The Funeral 30

Chapter 5 The Descent 36

Chapter 6 The Problem with Sudden Death 45

Chapter 7 The Bottom of the Sea 54

Chapter 8 Signs and Psychics 61

Chapter 9 The Inquest 74

Chapter 10 The First Holiday 79

Chapter 11 The Dark Night of the Soul 89

Chapter 12 The Unbreakable Bond 98

Chapter 13 The Abyss Again 106

Chapter 14 Survival 113

Part 2 How to Support the Grieving Process 121

Introduction: The Reality of Grief, Survival and Hope 123

Chapter 1 The Body's Response to Grief, Shock and Trauma 127

Chapter 2 Counselling and Alternative Therapies for Bereavement 137

Chapter 3 Ways to Heal 147

Chapter 4 Building Resilience and Continuing Bonds 154

Chapter 5 Who Can Help You Heal 169

Chapter 6 Going Forward Without Those We Love 178

Epilogue 182

Appendix 187

Reading 189

Key Organisations 191

Resources for Grief Support 194

About the Author 198

Acknowledgements 200