As long as you need : permission to grieve / J.S. Park.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Park, J. S. (Hospital chaplain), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grief.

Bereavement.

grief.

mourning.

Genre:

Self-help publications.

Informational works.

Physical Description:

xiii, 225 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Nashville, Tennessee : W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, [2024]

Summary:

"In a world that often chooses to ignore pain and suffering, J.S. Park provides an unflinching look at the one human experience that cannot be easily explained away: grief. As a hospital chaplain, he has seen all manner of sickness and pain--terminal patients, estranged families, and victims of devastating accidents. Using stories from his own life experience and his many hours in the hospital, Chaplain Park unpacks the various losses that lead to grief--loss of loved ones, loss of autonomy, loss of health, and loss of plans and dreams."--page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction: Bravo, memory, honor

Part One: Losing spirit. Loss of future dreams: a skip in time

Loss of faith: a hole-shaped God

Part Two: Losing mind. Loss of mental health: all we could have done

Loss of worth: what you deserve

Part Three: Losing body. Loss of autonomy: most of all your self

Loss of humanity: grief, rage, and the unmade

Part Four: Losing heart. Loss of connection: lifting in mist, we drift

Loss of loved ones: you go, I go

Epilogue: Every wound is a calling

Acknowledgments

Notes

About the author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-224).

ISBN:

9781400336845

1400336848

OCLC:

1387008908