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Category Archives: Lending Insight
“Death Is Stupid” by Anastasia Higgenbotham
A children's book that tells it like it is
“Death Is Stupid” is the second installment in the Ordinary Terrible Things book series from author Anastasia Higgenbotham. The Ordinary Terrible Things series tackles stories of common childhood crises to help readers ages 4-8 navigate troubles and trauma with “their … Continue reading
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“The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care” by Anne Boyer
In this genre-defying book, a poet grapples with cancer
These days, it is practically a truism to say that pain resists language. Whether speaking of psychic or bodily pain, many authors agree that words will never be able to express the reality of such intense experiences. Yet, in “The … Continue reading
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“The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma,” by Dr. Bessel van der Kolk
Dr. van der Kolk's book provides a lifetime’s worth of research into the physiological effects of trauma, providing new insight and a pathway to healing
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk is one of the world’s leading experts on trauma and has spent three decades working with survivors. He has compiled his research on the physiological effects of trauma in his 2015 book, “The Body … Continue reading
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“Bah, Humbug!” by Heather Horrocks
The Christmas novella mixes bits of loss and grief with comedy and romance
Over this holiday break, I read through Heather Horrocks’ “BAH, HUMBUG! (A Romantic Comedy Christmas Novella).” I didn’t expect to find an underlying message about loss and grief, but, alas, there it was, nestled among this lighthearted story of holidays … Continue reading
“Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death,” by Caitlin Doughty
A mortician answers children’s most pressing questions about death and dying
In “Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?” Caitlin Doughty, a mortician, encourages curiosity about death from readers of all ages. Drawing on science, personal experience and anecdotal evidence, she brings a lighthearted approach to questions that range from the practical … Continue reading
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“It’s Ok That You’re Not OK” by Megan Devine
Psychotherapist Megan Devine wants us to rethink our relationship to grief
“It’s Ok That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn’t Understand” is psychotherapist and grief advocate Megan Devine’s offering to the world of grief literature. In it she draws from her experiences as a therapist … Continue reading
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