Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart by Gary Roe

Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart by Gary Roe

How did this happen? Why?

How do we do this? Who are we now? What's next?

The loss of a spouse changes everything. Our hearts are broken. Our souls shake.

We need good companions for this painful journey - who meet us in our grief and walk with us through this painful valley.

This book can be such a companion.

Multiple award-winning author, hospice chaplain, and grief counselor Gary Roe is a trusted voice who has been helping wounded, grieving hearts find hope and healing for more than three decades. Written with heartfelt compassion, this warm, easy-to-read, and practical book reads like a caring conversation with a close friend.

In Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart, you will read about how to...

• Process emotions like sadness, anger, fear, guilt, and depression.
• Navigate feeling alone, misunderstood, isolated, and even rejected.
• Take good care of yourself and deal with physical health issues and new symptoms that can arise.
• Handle challenging spiritual issues that frequently surface.
• Relate well to the people around you - those who are helpful and those who aren't.
• Deal well with emotional triggers and grief bursts.
• Find the support you need for survival, recovery, and healing.
• Develop simple, realistic plans for birthdays, anniversaries, and holidays.
• Use your grief for good - for yourself, your family, and others.

Be kind to yourself. Please don't grieve alone. Let Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart join you on this arduous, tasking journey.

Comfort and hope await you in the pages of this book.

Roe, Gary: - Gary's story began with a childhood of mixed messages and sexual abuse. This was followed by other losses and numerous grief experiences. Ultimately, a painful past led Gary into a life of helping wounded people heal and grow. A former college minister, missionary in Japan, entrepreneur in Hawaii, and pastor in Texas and Washington, he now serves as a writer, speaker, chaplain, and grief counselor with Hospice Brazos Valley in Bryan, Texas. Gary is the author of a dozen books, including the newly released Difference Maker Series (Living on the Edge: How to Fight and Win the Battle for Your Mind and Heart and Difference Maker: Overcoming Adversity and Turning Pain into Purpose, Every Day) and the award-winning bestsellers Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child, Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart, and Heartbroken: Healing from the Loss of a Spouse. Gary has won two national book awards and his books have been honored as national book award finalists seven times. He has been featured on Focus on the Family, Dr. Laura, Thrive Global, Belief Net, the Christian Broadcasting Network, Wellness, Bustle, The Family Educator, the Family Bookmark, Professor's House, and other major media. Gary has over 700 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. He founded and coordinates The Suicide Prevention Project and is part of the Brazos Valley Coalition on Suicide Prevention. He is a member of the Texas Authors Association, the American Institute of Healthcare Professionals, and the American Academy of Grief Counseling. 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 www.garyroe.com.

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ISBN 13	9781950382200
ISBN 10	1950382206
Title	Comfort for the Grieving Spouse's Heart
Author	Gary Roe
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gary Roe
Year published	2019-10-11
Number of pages	238
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