Gone in the Morning (eBook)

A Writer's Journey of Bereavement

Geoff Mead (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
144 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78450-691-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Looking at how Geoff Mead learned to cope with the grief of his wife's passing, this book shows the importance that 'artful practice', such as writing, can have in making sense of the experience. A moving first person account, it will be of interest to anyone wanting to learn about the different ways of mourning and commemorating a life.

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An exploration of death, bereavement and grief. This first hand account gives Geoff Mead's experience of responding to the loss of his wife from a brain tumour. Giving insight into the grieving process and how Geoff learned to manage his grief, this book will offer hope to anyone experiencing something similar.After coming to the realisation that mourning is a conscious process, to which we can apply creativity, passion and intelligence, Geoff explored the unknown territory of bereavement through his writing. The book shows how artful practice, such as writing, can help to make sense of our experience and navigate the wreckage of grief.

Autor

Geoff Mead is an author and storyteller who acts as Director of Narrative Leadership Associates. He has previously published Coming Home to Story 9781908363015 with JKP.

Inhalt

1. Here be Dragons. 2. Gone in the Mourning. 3. Wild Margins. 4. Into the Void. 5. Curating a Life. 6. Solitude. 7. After Ithaka. 8. Sassy Bear. 9. Being and Becoming. 10. The Wind Rises. 11. Ashes to Ashes. 12. Written on the Body. 13. Captain Midnight. 14. Parting Gifts

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.9.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 49 photos
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Trennung / Trauer
• Schlagworte: artful practice • Coping • Death • Funeral • Grief • Loss • Mourning • Poetry • Remembrance • Rituals • Secular • sorrow • terminal illness • Writing
• ISBN-10: 1-78450-691-5 / 1784506915
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78450-691-9 / 9781784506919