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Widower to Widower - 2nd Edition by Fred Colby (Paperback)
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Highlights
- The greatest fears I had during my grieving was that I was losing control, going crazy, and might make decisions that would harm me, my family, and my friends.
- Author(s): Fred Colby
- 318 Pages
- Family + Relationships, Death, Grief, Bereavement
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About the Book
Widower to Widower weaves research, lessons learned, and real-life examples from other widowers around Fred Colby's own journey through deep grieving. This book confronts issues unique to the male grief experience.
Book Synopsis
The greatest fears I had during my grieving was that I was losing control, going crazy, and might make decisions that would harm me, my family, and my friends. This included suicidal thoughts which scared the hell out of me. I was desperate to find answers. Quickly, I found those answers would be hard to find, as resources for widowers are minimal and often of dubious value.
In Widower to Widower, I've compiled the most vital information I could find on the widower experience into one book, so the reader does not have to search as hard as I had to do. I include many critical issues not addressed in other publications. This can be raw and brutal at times, much like the grieving process itself.
Widower to Widower is woven around blogs I wrote during and after my wife's passing. This storytelling element allows the reader to be in the moment with me during the grieving experience, and to see that their own experience is not uncommon.
As I've learned from hundreds of fellow widowers, mine was not a unique journey but was similar, in many respects, to their journey as well. I am the expert only on my own experience. Each widower's experience is unique, but there are common threads and shared experiences. We must each find our own path while learning what we can from each other.
This second edition includes 60 additional pages of research, insights, resources, and a men's grief group guide. Reader testimonies are included in the first two pages of this 2nd edition.
For more information go to: www.fredcolby.com
Review Quotes
"This new book is now ... on the National Widowers Organization website... reflects the first hand input of a widower combined with scientific research to put things into perspective. It offers insights and recommendations that can only come from someone who has been there." National Widower's Organization
"Fred Colby's book, Widower to Widower, shares his experiences as he navigates the grief process following the death of his wife. With a straight-forward voice and clear writing style, Fred provides insight from his personal journey to provide education, understanding and comfort to other men who are grieving. This book is an essential tool for grief counselors as well as their male clients." Mia Towbin, MS, LMFT - Grief Counselor.
"For any man who has suffered, either recently or not so recently, the death of his beloved wife, Fred Colby's book is essential reading. As a fellow widower, I give this book my highest recommendation." Robert Devereaux, Widower, Writer, Actor
WRITER'S DIGEST 7TH Annual Writer's Digest Self-Published Ebook Reviews
"The writer tackles a very sensitive subject (the death of a spouse or longtime partner) with emotion, thought and kindness....
The writing is very well done. He mixes in his own personal experiences but also shares ideas on how the reader could have approached the same situations in a different manner. He doesn't come across as preachy, which happens in a lot of self-help books, but instead the text reads as a sincere approach by someone who wants to help.
An interesting part of the text are the Caring Bridge entries, which show... a "realtime" look into the circumstances, helping the reader gain a better understanding of the experience he will soon share.
The text is filled with helpful advice, such as making sure to allow grandchildren an opportunity to say goodbye and including adult children in major decisions involving care and the aftermath.
... This approach from the widower's point of view is well done. He breaks down many of the barriers men put up for themselves during the grieving process and lets them understand how to move forward without the accompanying guilt. He unabashedly shares intimate details of his personal struggles to let other men experiencing these same issues know they are not alone."