Healing After Loss/Journey of the Heart

Created for use in bereavement groups, these manuals are valuable as self-guided healing tools as well, gently moving participants through the seven stages of the grief process, and offering tools for transitioning into a place of strength, broadened perspective, hope and renewel. Although both programs cover the same material, "Healing After Loss" is a spiritually rich guide with a strong Christian and Bible based emphasis, while the "Journey of the Heart" material was designed to be spiritually neutral.

Combined with their Leader's Guides, these programs are beneficial for all types of grief and bereavement support groups. Lay persons as well as counselors will find the Leader’s Guide a valuable tool in facilitating your group. Moving gently through the book, workshop participants will cover the following information:

Working Through the Pain of Losing a Loved One.

• Understanding Loss examines the ways that loss is a wound.
• Nature's Anesthetic takes a closer look at shock and denial and how to cope.
• The Many Faces of Anger reveals the necessity of the anger phase of grief and how to make this stage of the healing process work for the griever in positive ways.
• Making a Deal with God explores the bargaining phase of grief and the opportunities it offers for personal growth and greater healing.
• In the Valley of the Shadow reveals how to gain strength and perspective from the depression stage in the grief process.
• The Ravages of Remorse deals with guilt feelings and the crippling effect they can have on the healing process.
• Return to the Sunshine shows how to nurture hope and find renewal in the acceptance phase of grief.

The Leader's Guide provides practical guidance in facilitating the bereavement group using the materials. Information is included on how to:

• Understand your role as a facilitator
• Advertise and prepare for your group
• Create a warm, welcoming, safe environment for your group members to process grief
• Understand the needs of your group
• Help your group deal with the crippling effects of guilt and remorse
• Teach your group coping skills as they face shock and denial
• Understand family systems
• Cope with and understand the phase of anger
• Make a commitment to the healing process
• Gain strength and perspective from the depression stage of grief
• Find healing in the confusion
• Help a grieving child heal
• Understand when it's time to refer a group member to a specialist

Hospitals, churches, schools, and organizations can have Border Mountain staff present either "Healing After Loss" or "Journey of the Heart" as a workshop at your facility.

TO ORDER - see our Catalog Page to order manuals and the Leaders Guide for either the Christian based "Healing After Loss" or the spiritually neutral "Journey of the Heart" program materials.

 

 

Special Resources/Gifts

A single copy of the Participant's Manual for either "Healing After Loss" or "Journey of the Heart" is a very effective personal healing tool. It also makes a sensitive, caring gift for friends or loved ones that are dealing with loss.
While a card, note, or poem will be forgotten in a short time, this gift will help that special person continue to heal over the long term.
Single "Healing After Loss" Participant's Manuals are $29.95 including shipping and handling and may be purchased from the Catalog Page.

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NEW Resource Book!: "Before, During, and After"

Hospice chaplain Deborah Boles Waterman's book makes the process of dying just a little easier for everyone. In the “Before” section, the patient sets down their wishes regarding end-of-life issues, locations of important documents, funeral options, and information to be passed on that wouldn’t necessarily be included in a will. The “During” section includes suggestions for caregiver duties, home safety, questions to ask a professional caregiver, the natural progress of the dying process, and what to do at the time of death. The “After” part gives direction for the family in dealing with the enormous amount of paperwork that is involved with a death. Sensitively written and beautifully illustrated, this practical 84 page manual is a must for every hospice family. The "Before, During, and After" book price is $36.95, including shipping and handling and may be purchased from the Catalog Page..

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NEW! - "This Hurts" Children's Workbooks
A children's guide/journal to death and grief. Intuitively written and wonderfully interactive, this series of workbooks gently leads a grieving child through the process of healing after a major loss. For more information please see the Grieving Children or Catalog pages.