It takes the average reader 4 hours and 16 minutes to read First Aid in Bereavement by John N. Greenwood
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
In the aftermath of a death, people are left bewildered and confused. They have no guide to show where their lives will lead to next. This book is an easy to follow book on grief, which provides that guide. Death and grief are topics about which we do not wish to talk. The suggestions in this book for helping yourself and others on their journey through grief bring them into the light of day. There they can be talked about and so ease the pain of grief. This provides the reassurance to mourners that they are travelling on a well-trod, well-mapped route.The natural experiences of grief following the death of a loved one are described. This informs the mourner that their feelings are normal and to be expected. It signals that it is safe to discuss them with other people who will have experienced them in their mourning. They reveal that a mourner is moving in the right direction to emerge from the dark wood which grief can be. The more painful experiences of grief are explained. Suggestions are made on how to alleviate the emotions associated with grief. Mourners are helped to progress in their new life without their loved one. The closing chapters set out the practical help which the Christian faith can be on the journey through grief.For those who see death as the end of all existence, this book will ease the stresses of grief. It provides a handbook which helps our understanding of the course our grief will follow. For life's worst stresses and strains come when we lack understanding and have no guide to follow. People of faith and of no faith are all going to suffer bereavements at some stages of their lives. This book will help to reduce the emotional impact of the resulting grief. It is a self-help book to assist people in building a new life following the death of a loved one. A new life in which they can once again enjoy friendships, old and new, and blossom and flourish in longstanding and fresh activities. While also remembering with happiness, nostalgia and thankfulness the times shared with their loved one. All of which is what their loved one would want for them. But this will all take time. How long will vary from individual to individual, as explained in this book.
First Aid in Bereavement by John N. Greenwood is 253 pages long, and a total of 64,009 words.
This makes it 85% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read First Aid in Bereavement aloud.
First Aid in Bereavement is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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