Healing the Empty Nester's Grieving Heart

Download or read book Healing the Empty Nester's Grieving Heart written by Alan D. Wolfelt and published by Healing Your Grieving Heart. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You've spent most of your adult life focused on the care and raising of your children...and now they're leaving. For you and for them, this major transition is often challenging in many ways. You may feel surprised at the power of your grief-- a confusing mixture of sadness, hope, emptiness, fear, excitement, and other emotions all at once. This book by one of the world's most beloved grief counselors helps parents understand their normal and necessary empty nester grief. The 100 practical tips and activities are designed to help you acknowledge and express your feelings of loss, foster love and respect, and, over time, find ways to re-instill your life with meaning. Advice is also offered for nurturing a marriage or partnership through this challenging time.