Finding Life after Losing One : A Parent's Guide for When a Child Dies

When a child dies, the world turns upside down. Nikki King and Alice Rampton—each a mother who buried a young daughter—walk grieving parents through every hard question: Is what I'm feeling normal? How long will this last? What do I say when people ask how many children I have? Blending their own journals with the voices of more than twenty other bereaved families, this compassionate survival manual addresses funerals, guilt, triggers, marriage strain, surviving siblings, faith, and finding life again.

• Written by two mothers who each lived it—not clinicians theorizing about grief
• A practical 'survival manual' for the worst days of a parent's life
• More than twenty bereaved families share their voices, so no reader feels alone
• Interfaith and accessible—comfort for grieving parents of any belief

Perfect for a grieving parent—or a friend or family member of one—searching for reassurance that their pain is normal and that hope is still possible after a child's death.