Dying, Grief, and the Other Side: Assistance with Making Peace and Transitioning with Dignity

By Judith A. Sommerville

We all have to face death. Although its inevitableor perhaps because its inevitable death can be our biggest fear. And when we fear death, we cant be there for others in their times of transition.

Author Judith A. Sommerville like most of us, she feared death. But ironically, she found funeral industry. Eventually became a palliative caregiver and natural therapist. Dying,Grief, and the Other Side: Assistance with Making Peace and Transitioning with Dignity is the result of her providing twenty-five years of professional and passionate end-of-life care.

Judith has a unique, panoramic view of the needs of the dying, the relief that natural and complementary therapies can provide, the scientific theories and personal explanations of near-death experiences, and the grieving processes families undergo after the death of a loved one.

Dying, Grief, and the Other Side: Assistance with Making Peace and Transitioning with Dignity will help you release the fear that surrounds death. For once it is eased, that space can be filled with love, acceptance, and peace. When the stages of dying and grief are understood and discussed openly and with compassion, this vulnerable, uncertain time will become a respectful celebration of life rather than an anxious denial of demise.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press AU
• Release date: Feb 28, 2017
• ISBN: 9781504306782

Judith A. Sommerville

Judith A. Sommerville, although petrified of death, found herself arranging funerals and studying embalming. Conquering her fears, she was strongly motivated to serve to the living and become a volunteer palliative carer and accredited natural therapist. Twenty-five years later, she is still professionally and passionately providing end-of-life care and education.

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