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In 1989, Dr. Joyce Brothers's husband of more than thirty years, Dr. Milton Brothers, passed away. As a widow, Dr. Brothers found herself emotionally lost and alone, at sea in an ocean of grief -- until she dealt with her despair, overcame her loneliness, and, gradually, put her life back together again.
In WIDOWED, Dr. Brothers shares this intimate journey and offers the knowledge she has gained along the way. In her personal, comforting way, Dr. Joyce Brothers describes the very real incidents and feelings that every woman who has lived through the death of a spouse will immediately recognize.
Here is compassionate insight on confronting grief and loss, coping with the myriad emotions that bombard a widow, and handling the pain and self-pity that ultimately lead to change. This is the book you can turn to for support, strength, and, most importantly, a glimpse of hope.
"Crammed with good advice, generously coated with genuine compassion, WIDOWED is must reading." -- The Pittsburgh Press.
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Singles are coming into their own: Each year more and more people are single either by choice or by circumstance This book celebrates the joys and challenges of living life single, and like its Chicken Soup predecessors, will be a source of inspiration, laughter and wisdom.

With chapters on Love, Single Parenting, Dating, Family and Friends, Finding Your Mate, Overcoming Obstacles and Single and Happy, readers will relate to each of these stories no matter what their situation or stage of life. Chicken Soup for the Single's Soul will show readers that they're never alone as long as they believe in themselves. Whenever they find themselves in need of some reinforcement, this book will be a source of strength and comfort.

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Mom Minus Dad is the only resource guide available with more than 500 resources for adults who lose a parent and need to assist a newly widowed parent. The book provides readers with practical advice on ten major parent loss topics along with more than 500 valuable and time-saving resources including Web sites, companies, government resources, U.S. laws, books, and nonprofit organizations to assist the approximately twelve million sons and daughters who lose a parent every year.

Each section provides online and book resources and simple practical solutions to common problems - from finding affordable counseling to building new budgets for the widowed parent to managing changing family dynamics. Each chapter reveals ideas, relevant insights from the author's personal experience, questions to consider, and additional resources to find specific assistance.

The author of Mom Minus Dad gleaned intimate knowledge of balancing her own life with a newly widowed parent. Ms. Haverkampf assisted her fifty-six-year-old widowed mother in Virginia, while still running her real estate business in California, after the early unpredicted loss of her father to cancer. In her groundbreaking book, Haverkampf shares how she and her sister--both in their early thirties--found success and managed struggles during their journey after their father's death. This is a reference guide grievers will refer to during the year after loss and years beyond..
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Whether your loss was sudden or anticipated, your relationship brief or long-term, everyone's experience with grief is different Recognizing and understanding the varied pathways of grief is crucial to your healing process. As the shock subsides and the healing begins, it is imperative for survivors to identify their emotions and reactions as well as the actions of those around them. The often-noted inability of friends, family and society to deal with death and dying is confusing and hurtful, and at times can interfere with the ability to assimilate your loss..
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This adult book was written to help seniors of both sexes, who may be widowed or divorced, and are now exposed to an arena in which they are unfamiliar, and ill equipped to cope. The book contains several chapters of hints or suggestions on how to conduct oneself in an attempt to find a partner, and what is necessary to find a comfortable single senior existence. It covers subjects like how today's dating differs from that of years ago, as well as the new unwritten rules for senior dating. Several chapters chronicle the ups and downs of the author as he travels and dates females of all sizes and shapes and age groups. His zeal is that of a much younger man and is never ending in his quest for a meaningful relationship. However his efforts, in many cases, serve as an example of what not to do. The how and why of dating for seniors, are discussed, as are situations to be cognizant of, and situations to be aware of. Possible opportunities of where and how to find a partner is discussed in detail with telephone numbers of various groups. The pro's and con's of joining singles groups is one of the many subjects explored. What dating is all about for seniors and how each date can be a learning process, is included and what is acceptable and not acceptable behavior. It explains how some single females who may not be cognizant of their behavior, are actually subconsciously setting themselves up psychologically, to avoid any kind of a long term commitment. Many seniors follow standards learned in their youth, including proper dress and behavior, which is sometimes, unknown to them, to their determent. How to avoid dead-end situations is one of the many situations shown by example. One chapter is devoted to Internet dating and the wild personal experiences, both good and bad, of the author, in exploring this particular avenue. Several chapters are devoted to the outrageous sexual experiences of the author while dating single.
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