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My eyes lifted to the horizon and the unmistakable snowy outline of Everest. Everest, the mountain of my childhood dreams. A mountain that has haunted me my whole life. A mountain I have seen hundreds of times in photographs and films but never in real life. In April 2018, seasoned adventurer...

Over rouw en het fijne van herinneren In 2021 krijgt Eva Hermans-Kroot de diagnose longkanker. Jarenlang gaat alle aandacht logischerwijs naar Eva. En is Matthijs – haar man en haar beste vriend – op de achtergrond altijd bij haar, een liefde die groot is en onvoorwaardelijk. Op 30 november 2024 sterft Eva, een feit dat zelfs het landelijke nieuws haalt, wordt Matthijs op 29-jarige leeftijd weduwnaar en begint de rouw en het alleen zijn. Voor het eerst dingen in zijn eentje doen waar Eva altijd bij was: kerst vieren, jarig zijn, familiebezoek. Hoe doe je dat?

When a home burglary strips Kim Danielson of heirlooms and other special keepsakes, she loses more than the items themselves. She is also robbed of tangible connections to her history, and physical reminders of loved ones who have died—igniting grief both old and new. Feeling the weight of disappointment for future generations who cannot inherit a piece of her family’s legacy, Kim creates a new and lasting heirloom, one that can never be stolen.

When Corey McAuliffe’s father died, she thought their cherished monthly dates would end forever. But when the number 23 began appearing everywhere—on receipts, clocks, and even trail markers—Corey realized her father was still reaching out. What followed was a journey unlike anything she could have imagined.

From the author of The Art of Living a Meaningless Existence comes a moving, accessible, and ultimately hopeful series of meditations on the gifts and burdens of self-awareness. Whether we realize it or not, all of us experience the pain of self-awareness. In an age when we are aware of so...

Daniel Isenberg lost his vivacious, tenacious, and gifted Neapolitan wife after a four-year battle with a very rare, untreatable cancer. In “Not for You” Isenberg takes us with him on a uniquely honest, intimate, raw journey starting with the months leading up to his loss, and in the months after, grappling with the “knife” buried in his chest after her death.

>"What are you reading?" That's the question Will Schwalbe asks his mother, Mary Anne, as they sit in the waiting room of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. In 2007, Mary Anne returned from a humanitarian trip to Pakistan and Afghanistan suffering from what her doctors believed was a rare type of hepatitis. Months later she was diagnosed with a form of advanced pancreatic cancer, which is almost always fatal, often in six months or less. This is the inspiring true story of a son and his mother.

As his mother was dying, Philip Kennicott began to listen to the music of Bach obsessively. It was the only music that didn't seem trivial or irrelevant, and it enabled him to both experience her death and remove himself from it. He spent the next five years trying to learn one of the composer's greatest keyboard masterpieces, the Goldberg Variations. In Counterpoint, he recounts his efforts to rise to the challenge, and to fight through his grief by coming to terms with his memories of a difficult, complicated childhood.

Pain has a way of breaking us open. It arrives without permission, dismantles what we thought was stable, and leaves us standing in the ruins of an old life. Yet within that destruction lies an often overlooked truth. Pain does not have to end the story. It can become the beginning of purpose. Turn Pain Into Purpose is a deeply reflective twelve-week transformation journey designed to help you process suffering, reclaim your inner strength, and create meaning from life’s hardest experiences.

Shadows of Me is a poignant mix of prose and poetry that delves deep into the raw realities of addiction. It is a journey that navigates through the labyrinth of despair, desperation, and heartbreak, painting a vivid picture of the relentless battle against the destructive force of addiction. The author, having lived through the harrowing experience, offers a unique perspective. The narrative is not just a story, but a shared experience, a common thread that pierces through every life affected by addiction.

“A wise and perceptive journey into grief and the ways we seek to assuage it. Incredibly powerful reading for all who have known, or who will inevitably know, loss.” —Lauren Elkin, author of Flâneuse and Art Monsters In this lyrical and moving story of the world of Prolonged Grief...

An embodied guide to being with grief individually and in community—practical exercises, decolonized rituals, and Earth-based medicines for healing and processing loss We live in a culture that suppresses our ability to truly feel our grief—deeply, safely, and on our own terms. But each...

Read by the author with eleven audiobook-exclusive bonus poems! Find the inspiration you need to embrace your next adventure in life with confidence. It can be difficult and scary to take that first step into your future and surrender to the unknown. This illustrated collection of poetry and...

Everyone will experience grief at some point in their lives. There is no one answer to overcoming the grieving process, but understanding it is key. According to The 5 Stages of Grief, there are five stages that a person goes through after a loss: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Each stage has its own challenges and needs that must be addressed in order to move on. However, by recognizing these early signs and addressing them head-on, most people can overcome their grief and move on with their lives.

Brought to you by Penguin. Every single one of us is living with the aftershocks of heartbreak. Whether it's the sting of not fitting in at school or the pain of witnessing our parents' divorce, the end of our own marriage or the death of a loved one, to be human is to bear the wounds of all our...

More than a quarter of pregnancies end in miscarriage. Experiencing this loss, you may wonder why it happened, what happens next, and what it means for your future. You may also feel incredibly alone. For more than 20 years, Dr. Kate has taken care of those navigating the physical and emotional pain of pregnancy loss. After experiencing two miscarriages of her own, she wrote Your Guide to Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss to offer others the same compassionate conversation she has with her patients.

Here is a deeply moving account of a couple's struggle with cancer and their journey to spiritual healing. Grace and Grit is the compelling story of the five-year journey of Ken Wilber and his wife, Treya Killam Wilber, through Treya's illness, treatment, and, finally, death.

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.

Pema Chödrön presents her first live talk on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. With Embracing the Unknown, she reveals how one of Buddhism’s most revered texts contains essential guidance not only for understanding the mysteries of life, death, and rebirth - but also profound wisdom for living fearlessly in “the bardo of this life”. Experience one of today’s most beloved spiritual teachers at her best as she helps us navigate fear, doubt, and uncertainty with a compassionate and open heart.

At once a loving legacy and an unsparing depiction of a devastating illness, Danielle Steel’s tribute to her lost son is a gift of life, hope, healing, and understanding to us all. “This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a heart of gold, and a tortured soul. It is...