What Forever Means After the Death of a Child

Writing from the perspective of bereaved parent and psychotherapist, Kay Talbot describes the trauma and multiple secondary losses experienced by bereaved parents. What Forever Means After the Death of a Child builds on empirical and qualitative research and gives examples of what helps and what hinders bereaved parents as their grief and loss evolve. Talbot encourages clinicians to help parents reframe their role as the child's biographer, though continuing rather than breaking the bond with their deceased child. Examples demonstrate how bereaved parents reconstruct personal identity, resolve spiritual and existential crises, reach out to help others, and create productive futures that honor their children and provide new meaning to their lives.

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