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1 online resource (107 pages) |
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100 ideas series |
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100 ideas series.
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Print version record. |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Half Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; 1. Make plans for the big day; 2. Practice owning-and communicating-your grief; 3. Allow for numbness; 4. Understand that your child is also grieving; 5. Practice breathing in and out; 6. Understand the six needs of mourning; Need 1. Acknowledge that children leaving home is a significant life transition and loss; 7. Understand the six needs of mourning; Need 2. Learn to embrace the pain; 8. Understand the six needs of mourning; Need 3. Remember your life together with your child so far |
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9. Understand the six needs of mourningNeed 4. Work on your changing self-identity; 10. Understand the six needs of mourning; Need 5. Find new ways to connect with your child; 11. Understand the six needs of mourning; Need 6: Accept help from others; 12. Respect and communicate with your partner; 13. Don't forget your other children; 14. Start an empty-nest journal; 15. Do nothing; 16. If you're divorced, know that empty-nester grief can be more complicated; 17. If you're a single parent, seek extra support; 18. If you've been a stay-at-home parent, be extracompassionate with yourself |
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19. If your child is an only, know that empty-nester grief can be more complicated20. If you're a mother going through hormonal changes, work with your healthcare provider; 21. Inventory your losses; 22. Develop ways to wrangle the worry; 23. Put together a small photo album or photo book for your child; 24. Harness the power of intention; 25. Cocoon; 26. Embrace fear; 27. Relearn how to take care of yourself; 28. Make a plan for the first special days without your child; 29. Ignore hurtful advice; 30. Give your child some space; 31. Declare your values; 32. Notice five things |
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33. Practice spontaneity34. Find ways to cope with the loneliness; 35. Be on the watch for old griefs; 36. Know that your body will grieve too; 37. Give yourself time; 38. Go off the deep end; 39. Be aware of "borrowed tears"; 40. Acknowledge your grief over your own aging; 41. Seek help if you may be clinically depressed; 42. Create new ways of connecting; 43. Explore any regrets; 44. Allow for resentment; 45. Put plans on the calendar; 46. Rebuild friendships; 47. Recommit to (or rethink) your partner; 48. Practice living in the now; 49. Reacquaint yourself with you |
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50. Understand the difference between clean and dirty pain51. Make time for spirituality; 52. Leverage technology; 53. Make friends with the empty bedroom; 54. Believe in the power of "and"; 55. Practice thinking, "I want..."; 56. Renew intimacy; 57. Consider your career; 58. Build new communities; 59. Reconsider the "empty" in "empty nest"; 60. Think momentum; 61. Ask yourself: What gives me joy?; 62. Be grateful for your grief; 63. Celebrate your heritage; 64. Start new traditions; 65. Spend your precious time on what really matters; 66. Take lessons; 67. Reconnect with your siblings |
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Empty nesters -- Psychology.
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Parent and child.
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Separation (Psychology)
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Healing.
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Empty nesters -- Psychology.
(OCoLC)fst00909422
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Parent and child. (OCoLC)fst01053308
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Separation (Psychology) (OCoLC)fst01112717
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General
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PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General
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PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Lifespan Development
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PSYCHOLOGY / General
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| Genre/Form |
Self-help publications. (OCoLC)fst01941328
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Self-help publications.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Wolfelt, Alan. Healing the empty nester's grieving heart. Fort Collins, Colorado : Companion Press, an imprint of the Center for Loss and Life Transition, [2017] 9781617222504 (OCoLC)983466458 |
| ISBN |
9781617222511 (electronic bk.) |
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1617222518 (electronic bk.) |
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9781617222504 |
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161722250X |
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