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  • Healing After the Loss of Your Mother

  • A Grief & Comfort Manual
  • By: Elaine Mallon
  • Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
  • Length: 2 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (169 ratings)

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Healing After the Loss of Your Mother

By: Elaine Mallon
Narrated by: Jane Oppenheimer
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Publisher's summary

Healing After the Loss of Your Mother is a heartfelt and practical guidebook for those mourning the loss of their mother and for supporters hoping to help a loved one through the grief.

Like a compassionate friend, author Elaine Mallon captures the raw, unique pain of losing your mother with empathy, honesty, and eloquence. She tenderly walks the listener through each step of the grieving process, offering straightforward answers to many common questions and addressing fears faced by those grieving, as well.

This is an essential step-by-step guidebook for anyone uncertain about what to do or where to turn after their mother’s death.

For those hoping to support someone who is grieving, this book also offers insight on how to comfort them by explaining what a person in mourning is going through and how to be most helpful to them.

If you’ve lost your mother, please know this: If you’re grieving, you’re healing - and you are not alone.

This grief recovery manual provides helpful information on:

  • What can I expect? The list
  • How do I do this? The process
  • How long will this pain last?
  • Getting a support system
  • Shifting relationships
  • Identity crisis
  • Grief work vs. allowing
  • Coping tools
  • Grief vs. depression
  • When to seek help
  • Triggers
  • Surviving the holidays, Mother's day, birthdays, and special occasions
  • The new normal
  • The path toward healing
  • What to do/what not to do for someone grieving
  • Grief community forum Q&As

Bonus: personal journaling section

  • Notes to myself
  • Favorite stories and memories
  • Gratitude journal
©2018 Elaine Mallon (P)2020 Elaine Mallon
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A must read when grieving and coping

A must read when grieving and learning to cope from a loss of a loved one.

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10 Months Later.

Loved the storyline, but still struggling with the loss 10 months later. I guess more time is needed.

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Definitely needed

I started listening to this just a few weeks after my mom died unexpectedly and continued slowly for a few months. It was incredibly helpful to validate many feelings I had. Definitely what I needed.

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Great book

I lost my mom 3 and a half years ago now and still have good days and bad days. This book is so helpful in making me feel like I'm not alone.

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I'm not alone in grieving my Momma 💕

It has been over a month since the passing my beautiful mother and this book has been so helpful. That the way I'm feeling how I think how my life has been impacted and such a tremendous terrible way, hearing others are going through this awful heartache 💔 Thank you so much for the kind words and advice, and was read beautifully😇

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A good listen if you a struggling

I would recommend this audio if you are struggling with the loss of your mom. It’s been 3 years & 4 months & 1 day. I still struggle & miss my mom every moment of every day!

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Loved this book!!

First, the soft voice of the reader made this book easy to listen to. My mom died 3 months ago and I'm
Still in a lot of emotional pain. Your book helped me so much! I was thinking I may be losing my mind. But now I know that it's the grief I'm experiencing. I've had 2 more deaths since my mom died and I now know I need professional help to get thru. Thank you!

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Absolutely helpful

This book brought out all of my emotions but , also gave me so much insight and understanding to why I have been acting so differently. I truly thought there was something wrong with me.

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Really hit close to home!

This book was very helpful and it was relieving to know what I'm going through is normal! Its a must read/listen to if you've lost your mom or know someone who has!

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I needed this book

This book has helped me so much. It has made me feel normal. Everything I have been feeling is described in this book. Thank you.

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