I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye Workbook: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One (Workbook) (I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye, 1)

"I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye" has become a classic help for those suffering incomprehensible loss. By demand, the authors have created this companion workbook to help the bereaved in their journey through grief.

Each year, about eight million Americans suffer the death of a close family member. The list of high visibility disasters, human suffering and sudden loss is long and will continue to grow. From TWA Flight 800 to Egypt Air, from Oklahoma City to 9-11 daily we face incomprehensible loss. Outside of the publicized tragedies there are many families and individuals that are suffering behind closed doors in our neighborhoods, in our own homes and in hospital waiting rooms. They are pacing ICU hallways, watching as life support is discontinued, sitting numb in hard chairs. They are impatiently waiting in a hotel room for a body to be found. They are grappling with sudden death, a sudden ending, a sudden tragedy. None of them ready to say "goodbye."

The I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye book and workbook act as a touchstone of sanity through difficult times. The authors interviewed other tragedy survivors, share their own stories and provide over 30 pages of resources. They cover such difficult topics as the first few weeks, suicide, death of a child, when a body isn’t found, children and grief, funerals and rituals, physical effects, homicide, depression and many others.

Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist and pastoral counselor in private practice in Hawthorne, New York. Additionally she is the Director of the Divorce Resource Network, a columnist for Single Living magazine and a Contributing Editor for DIVORCE magazine. She is also a faculty member of the New York Open Center, Interface Institute, Wainwright House. Pamela holds an MDW from The New Seminary in New York; a Masters in Metaphysics and Philosophy and a Ph.D. in Holistic Theology. She has appeared on many radio and television shows including Geraldo.

Brook Noel is the author of five books and the founder of Champion Press, Ltd. Noel writes and speaks extensively on issues of family, parenting, grieving and life management for women. She has been a guest on many television and radio shows including CNN Headline News, ABC World News Now, Fox Friends and The Parent's Journal. She is also the founder of Grief Steps, a 24/7 internet support community, and a member of the National Air Disaster Alliance Family Support Team.