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Healing your grieving heart after miscarriage: 100 practical ideas for parents and families Cover Image Book Book

Healing your grieving heart after miscarriage: 100 practical ideas for parents and families

Wolfelt, Alan D. (Author).

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  • ISBN: 9781617222184
  • Physical Description: print
    112 p. 21 cm.
  • Publisher: Fort Collins, CO: Companion c2015

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Subject: Grief -- Psychological aspects
Bereavement -- Psychological aspects
Miscarriage -- Psychological aspects
Infants -- Death
Topic Heading: Elk Valley Hospice.

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Introduction 1(6)
100 Ideas
1 Embrace your need and right to grieve
7(1)
2 Mourn your loss
8(1)
3 Use the words that feel right to you
9(1)
4 Understand the six needs of mourning: Need 1. Acknowledge the reality of this loss
10(1)
5 Understand the six needs of mourning: Need 2. Embrace the pain of the loss
11(1)
6 Understand the six needs of mourning: Need 3. Remember what happened
12(1)
7 Understand the six needs of mourning: Need 4. Develop a new self-identity
13(1)
8 Understand the six needs of mourning: Need 5. Search for meaning
14(1)
9 Understand the six needs of mourning: Need 6. Receive ongoing support from others
15(1)
10 Allow for numbness
16(1)
11 Consider yourself in emotional intensive care
17(1)
12 Know there is no order to grief
18(1)
13 Keep a journal
19(1)
14 Share the experience of the miscarriage itself
20(1)
15 Find ways to make peace with the disposition
21(1)
16 Be compassionate with your partner
22(1)
17 Be loving toward your children
23(1)
18 If you've had infertility problems, know that this will complicate your grief
24(1)
19 If you've had more than one miscarriage, seek extra support
25(1)
20 If you or your partner were ambivalent about the pregnancy, know that this can complicate your grief
26(1)
21 Cry
27(1)
22 Designate a time to mourn each day
28(1)
23 Understand when others say, "I'm sorry"
29(1)
24 Take time off work
30(1)
25 If you feel guilty, find ways to express it
31(1)
26 If you feel angry, find ways to express it
32(1)
27 If you feel envious, find ways to express it
33(1)
28 If you feel afraid, find ways to express it
34(1)
29 If you feel disappointed, find ways to express it
35(1)
30 Just be
36(1)
31 Open your heart
37(1)
32 Remember: One day at a time
38(1)
33 Understand what it means to be traumatized
39(1)
34 Make an inventory of survival strategies
40(1)
35 Relinquish control
41(1)
36 Be patient
42(1)
37 Let go of destructive misconceptions about grief and mourning
43(1)
38 Wear a symbol of mourning
44(1)
39 Know there are no bad days, only "necessary" days
45(1)
40 Reach out to others who truly understand your pain
46(1)
41 Believe in your capacity to heal
47(1)
42 Empower yourself with information
48(1)
43 Move toward your grief, not away from it
49(1)
44 Give attention to your relationship
50(1)
45 Expect to have whirlwind emotions
51(1)
46 Talk about grief and mourning
52(1)
47 Turn to ceremony
53(1)
48 Acknowledge the multitude of losses
54(1)
49 Watch for warning signs
55(1)
50 Identify someone you can count on
56(1)
51 Set boundaries
57(1)
52 Prepare to answer uncomfortable questions
58(1)
53 Share your story
59(1)
54 Talk to your baby
60(1)
55 Ignore hurtful advice
61(1)
56 Take care of you
62(1)
57 Make sleep a priority
63(1)
58 Honor what your body needs
64(1)
59 Reach out and touch
65(1)
60 Trust that you're not going crazy
66(1)
61 If you're having dreams about the baby, share them with someone close to you
67(1)
62 Create a personal sanctuary just for you
68(1)
63 Trust in yourself
69(1)
64 Let go of tension with a sigh
70(1)
65 Protect yourself from negativity
71(1)
66 Learn something new
72(1)
67 Find help online
73(1)
68 Remember, even rocks crumble with too much weight
74(1)
69 Find the words in music
75(1)
70 Find ways to honor this baby
76(1)
71 Volunteer
77(1)
72 Tell someone you love her
78(1)
73 Acknowledge when you are feeling lost
79(1)
74 Allow for unfinished business
80(1)
75 Simplify
81(1)
76 Prepare yourself for the holidays
82(1)
77 Demonstrate your faith
83(1)
78 Ground your thoughts with a touchstone
84(1)
79 Communicate with your partner about your sex life
85(1)
80 Write a letter to your higher power
86(1)
81 Don't be caught off-guard by griefbursts
87(1)
82 Expect grief at milestones
88(1)
83 Understand the concept of reconciliation
89(1)
84 Get away from it all
90(1)
85 Think about what comes next
91(1)
86 Move your grief to gratitude with yoga
92(1)
87 Bring in more light
93(1)
88 Laugh
94(1)
89 Take in the sun
95(1)
90 Express your grief through art
96(1)
91 Contemplate the universe
97(1)
92 Express your child-like self
98(1)
93 When and if either of you is ready, talk with your partner about trying again
99(1)
94 Reunite and reconnect
100(1)
95 Envision
101(1)
96 Reconfigure your life
102(1)
97 Be purposeful in everything you do
103(1)
98 Share what you've learned
104(1)
99 Say goodbye
105(1)
100 Embrace your transformation
106(1)
A Final Word 107(2)
Resources 109(2)
The Mourner's Code 111

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