Product Description

All of us will experience grief in our lives and in SEVEN CHOICES, the reader is guided through the often-confusing range of emotions and issues that occur during the grieving process. She author identifies the 7 major phases of grief, each of which offers the griever a choice that will engender growth and allow them to break with the past and experience the discovery of a stronger and balanced self. IMPACT, SECOND CRISIS, OBSERVATION, THE TURN, RECONSTRUCTION, WORKING THROUGH and INTEGRATION. Elizabeth Neeld lost her own young husband 10 yrs ago and her own journey through grief is poignantly told, as are the stories of others who have have coped with loss, helping readers understand that they are not alone in their chaos and confusion. Her familiarity with the scientific literature gives the reader invaluable information on how our choices and behavior determine our progress. Enriched by the experiences of people who have found a renewed zest for life, this beautifully written book provides the deep compassion, the keen insight, and the practical steps that will empower the bereaved person to become a healthier, happier and wise individual.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #145251 in Books
• Published on: 2006-11-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 368 pages

About the Author
Dr. Elizabeth Harper Neeld is a former Professor of English and Assistant to the President at Texas A&M University whose published work includes seventeen books. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and two dogs.

Customer Reviews

A Vital Support For The Bereaved
If you have been recently bereaved, read this book. If you know someone who has lost someone close, buy them a copy of this book and get them to read it. It will help them enormously. The author has written a deeply-felt, very thoughtful and supportive work here. It guides you through the seven stages of bereavement, and helps you recognise that everything you are feeling is normal. The author discusses her own experience of widowhood at an early age and includes short quotes from bereaved and divorced people she has interviewed. As a result, the whole approach is extremely sympathetic and gently encouraging. It is like the author takes you hand and personally guides you from the point of impact right through to reintegration into a normal, rebuilt life.

I cannot recommend it highly enough and would give it six or even seven stars, if I could.

This Is the very best book to turn to in your grief
I am so happy I found this book. It was passed around to everyone in my grief support group.we only had 2 copies and at the time we tried to buy more we were told it was out of print.Everyone will be happy to hear they can buy there own copy now.I read every book I could get my hands on when my husband died.This book gave me the strength,hope & spirit to go on with my life

A way to focus the process of greiving
After losing my husband at the age of 33 I found myself with nobody in the same situation to share my feelings with. This book helped me focus the feelings I had, which were often so overwhelming and confusing. I found myself reading her quotes of other people's feelings and experiences and saying "yes - that's it - I feel that too". The book was such help to me that I buy a bunch of them from time to time and share them with friends who lose someone close to them.