Christophe Andre įsitikinęs, jog negandos ir sunkumai – tai gyvenimo nuomos mokestis. Tačiau su jais susidoroti gali tik išmokęs teikti ir priimti paguodą. Aptardamas, kaip paguodą suvokia įvairūs rašytojai, filosofai ir psichologai, dalindamasis asmeniniais pokalbiais su pacientais, kolegomis ir artimaisiais, autorius pristato daugiasluoksnį guodimo meną ir įrankius, padėsiančius jį įvaldyti.

„Uždraustas sielvartas“ tai knyga, galinti padėti geriau suprasti poabortines problemas ir paaiškinti būsenas, patiriamas nuslopinus gedulą, bei žengti sveikimo keliu. Tačiau ji nėra vadovėlis.

Kūdikio praradimo skausmą patyrusios mamos nepaliaujamai ieško atsakymų į dažniausiai po šios nelaimės kylančius klausimus. Kodėl tai įvyko? Ar šis košmaras gali pasikartoti? Ar susilauksiu dar vaikų? Kodėl kiti nesupranta mano skausmo? Kaip šioje situacijoje elgtis kūdikio netekusiam tėčiui? Knygą sudaro ne tik daugybės ekspertų – psichologų, akušerių, ginekologų, neonatologų – nuomonės, bet ir skausmingą įvykį išgyvenusių mamų pasakojimai. Tai padeda geriau suprasti fizinę ir emocinę netektį patyrusios moters reakciją.

Knygoje „Laikinos būtybės“ Irvinas Yalomas kviečia skaitytojus suvokti ir priimti du didžiausius gyvenimo iššūkius: tiesą, kad vieną dieną mes visi mirsime, ir atsakomybę už savo gyvenimo kokybę. Žmonės kreipiasi į Yalomą ieškodami nusiraminimo ir prasmės.

Gedėjimas yra stiprus emocinis atsakas į netekties skausmą, taip pat kelionė į išgijimą. Jis turi stebuklingų galių. Nors dažnai neįvertiname jo gydančios jėgos, tačiau jis iš tiesų daro stebuklus. Gedėjimas perkeičia sugniuždytą, sužeistą sielą, tą, kuri jau nebenori keltis rytais, tą, kuri nebeturi prasmės gyventi, sielą, kenčiančią dėl didžiulės netekties. Nėra visiems tinkamo būdo nei laiko gedėti. Šia knyga skaitytojai supažindinami su gedulo ir gedėjimo patirtimis. 

„Ištvertas sielvartas“ – tai kenčiančio žmogaus pastangos įdėmiai pažvelgti į savo skausmą, sukrečiantį didžiausią jo gyvenimo sielvartą, netekus artimo ir mylimo asmens. Kiekvieno sielvartas yra nepakartojamas. tai – ne būsena, bet procesas.

Moterys savo jautriomis asmeninėmis istorijomis atskleidžia motinystės pusę, kuri dažnai nutylima. Tuomet, kai besilaukiančiai, netektį išgyvenančiai ar neseniai pagimdžiusiai moteriai sunku, svarbus saugumas ir palaikymas.

Mirties tema niekada nebuvo ir nebus kasdieniškai populiari. Mirties tema ir negali būti populiari. Tačiau ši tema neturėtų tapti vengtina, paslėpta visuomenėje. Tačiau mūsų nūdienos visuomenėje linkstama gyventi tik su devizu „viskas gerai“. Vis labiau įsivyrauja tikėjimas, kad žmogaus gyvenimas turi būti ištisas džiaugsmas ir malonumas, kad nėra skausmo, liūdesio nei kančios. Taip nelieka vietos natūraliems jausmams, susijusiems su mirtimi ir ją lydinčiomis netektimis. Kristinos Onos Polukordienės knyga „Netekties psichologija“ kviečia visus atviriau kalbėti apie išgyvenamus netekties jausmus, padeda geriau išgirsti ir suprasti tuos, kurie neteko jiems brangių žmonių ar ryšių.

Knygoje „Gimėme ir jau nebemirsime. Kjaros Korbelos Petrilo istorija“ pasakojama įkvepianti jaunos šeimos istorija apie gyvybės svarbą ir nesibaigiantį džiaugsmą ir pasitikėjimą Dievu.

Kjara Korbela ir Enrikas Petrilo neteko dviejų kūdikių, mirusių vos gimus, o laukiantis trečiojo užklupo netikėta žinia – Kjarai vėžys. Bet ji nedvejodama pasirinko gimdyti...

The heartache of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death affects thousands of U.S. families every year. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart, Third Edition offers reassurance to parents who struggle with anger, guilt, and despair during and after such a tragedy. In this new and updated edition, Deborah Davis encourages grieving and strives to cover many different kinds of loss, including information on issues such as the death of one or more babies from a multiple birth, pregnancy interruption, and the questioning of aggressive medical intervention. There is also a special chapter for fathers as well as a chapter on "protective parenting" to help anxious parents enjoy their precious living children. Doctors, nurses, relatives, friends, and other support persons can gain special insight. Most importantly, parents facing the death of a baby will find necessary support in this gentle guide.

In It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy. Having experienced grief from both sides―as both a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner―Megan writes with deep insight about the unspoken truths of loss, love, and healing. She debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, "happy" life, replacing it with a far healthier middle path, one that invites us to build a life alongside grief rather than seeking to overcome it.

Following pregnancy loss, it can feel like you’ve forgotten how to speak and need to learn a new language. You can tell your story to a room full of people but if no-one speaks this new language, they won’t understand. They will try but ultimately, they won’t fully grasp what you are saying. This is us. This is our new language. It is a language built from pain, and it is a language we need to teach others. Welcome to our gang.

Grieving Reproductive Loss: The Healing Process acknowledges the devastating impact these losses can have. Written in ""plain language"", the book attempts to bring about a greater understanding of the grief associated with reproductive loss and, through the Healing Process Model[copyright], offers a holistic approach for constructive healthy grieving and healing of body, mind, and spirit.

It can devastate an individual, a couple, and family to their very core. And yet, this painfully common human experience is so rarely talked about. How do we continue functioning? How do we tell our partner what we need? How do we deal with emotional dumpster fire that is the aftermath of a miscarriage? How do we not kill the fifth person who tells us “You can always have another baby.”

If you’ve experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy due to health risk or abnormality, or death in the first year of your baby’s life, you’re not alone. Life after these losses can be heartbreaking, confusing, and lonely. Family, friends, and medical professionals may minimize your loss or say “You can always try again.” Written by a psychologist who experienced two pregnancy losses herself, At a Loss offers thirty essays on the thoughts, feelings, and struggles that come along with losing a pregnancy or baby. Whether you are early in a crisis of grief or exploring the loss years afterward, you will find self-compassion, healing, and new ways to make meaning of your loss. Donna Rothert, PhD, is a clinical psychologist who specializes in perinatal issues, including pregnancy and infant loss.

Empty Arms is written for Surviving the First Hours and Beyond Revised and updated! This classic book is one of the first given to newly bereaved parents to offer guidance in decision-making after their baby's death and to assist caregivers as they support families. Empty Arms encourages families to meet their babies and say hello before rushing to say goodbye. With compassion that comes from Sherokee and David's experience of having lived through the death of their son Brennan, the book offers guidance and practical suggestions for the decision-making at the time (including why and how one might see, hold, and memorialize one's baby) and over time (such as how to handle such times as anniversaries, holidays and the birth of other babies in the parents' close circle.)

What do you do when the unthinkable happens? Elle Wright had an admittedly easy pregnancy - her scans went well, she and her baby were healthy throughout, and in May 2016, she and her husband welcomed their son, Teddy, into the world. Just a few hours after giving birth, they woke to find a nurse holding a cold and unresponsive Teddy, who had stopped breathing during the night. The happiest day of Elle's life had turned into every parent's worst nightmare, and she had to let her beautiful baby boy go. Three days after delivering him into the world, Elle sat with Teddy in her arms as he took his last breaths, and tucked him in for the final time. Ask Me His Name is a moving account of Elle's pregnancy, Teddy's life, and what happens when a mother leaves a hospital with empty arms.

Nisha Zenoff lost her son in a tragic accident when he was just seventeen years old. Now, with decades of experience as a grief counselor and psychotherapist, she offers support and guidance from her own journey and from others who have experienced the death of a child. The Unspeakable Loss helps those who mourn to face the urgent questions that accompany loss: "Will my tears ever stop?" "Who am I now without my child?" "How can I help my other children cope?" "I lost my only child, how do I live?" "Will my marriage survive?" "Will life ever feel worth living again?"