Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child (Good Grief Series) - Softcover

Roe, Gary

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1542596165 ISBN 13: 9781542596169

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Unthinkable. Unbelievable. Heartbreaking.

Whatever words we choose, they all fall far short of the reality.

The loss of a child is a terrible thing.

How do we survive this? Can we?

Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child was written to help.

Bestselling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe uses his three decades of experience interacting with grieving parents to give us this heartfelt, easy-to-read, and intensely practical book.

In Shattered, Roe walks the reader through the powerful impact a child’s death can have - emotionally, mentally, physically, relationally, and spiritually.

• Intense, unpredictable emotions can hijack us at a moment’s notice.
• Our minds spin. We forget things. It feels like we’re going crazy.
• Our bodies get hit. Our health can be impacted.
• Our souls feel crushed, shaking our faith and what we think we believe.
• Our relationships change. A deep loneliness of the heart can set in.
• Our plans and dreams are shattered. We’re now in uncharted territory.

Yes, the loss of a child affects everything.

In Shattered, you will discover how to…

• Manage the massive changes that are occurring in your life
• Take care of yourself during this process
• Honor your child with your grief
• Love those around you, even with a broken heart
• Live life as well as possible while in the midst of great pain
• Make your child's life count in deep and powerful ways

Shattered is not a magic pill. The death of a child cannot be fixed. But comfort, compassion, guidance, and hope can be found in these pages.

We will never be the same, but we can survive. And to some degree, we can heal. Shattered can help.

Open this book, and let the healing continue.

About this title

About the Author

Multiple award-winning author, speaker, and grief specialist Gary Roe is a compassionate and trusted voice in grief-recovery who has been bringing comfort, hope, encouragement, and healing to hurting, wounded hearts for more than 30 years. In addition to Shattered, Gary is the author of numerous books, including the award-winning bestsellers Heartbroken:Healing from the Loss of a Spouse, Please Be Patient, I'm Grieving, and Teen Grief: Caring for the Grieving Teenage Heart. 
 
Gary has been featured on Focus on the Family, Dr. Laura, Beliefnet, the Christian Broadcasting Network, Wellness.com, and other major media and has well over 500 grief-related articles inprint. Recipient of the Diane Duncam Award for Excellence in Hospice Care, Gary is a popular keynote, conference, and seminar speaker at a wide variety of venues. A former college minister, missionary in Japan, entrepreneur in Hawaii, and pastor in Texas and Washington, he now serves as a writer, speaker, chaplain, and grief counselor.
 
Gary loves being a husband and father. He has seven adopted children, including three daughters from Colombia. He enjoys hockey, corny jokes, good puns, and colorful Hawaiian shirts. Gary and his wife Jen and family live in Texas.
 
Visit Gary at garyroe.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1542596165
• ISBN 13: 9781542596169
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 259