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Grief After Losing a Parent
How to Survive the First Year Without Your Mom or Dad: Coping With Guilt, Regret, Sudden Loss, Friends Who Say the Wrong Thing, and Finding Joy AgainBy Imad Muratspahic
Length3h 37m
About this audiobook
Your mom or dad died, and the world kept going. The cashier still asks about your weekend. Friends sent a heart emoji and went quiet. You can't remember why you walked into the kitchen, you replay the last conversation in the middle of the night, and underneath it all is a question you are almost afraid to ask: how do people actually survive this, and will I ever feel happy again? Grief After Losing a Parent is a warm, honest and practical companion for adults getting through the first year after a mother's or father's death, whether it came suddenly or after a long illness. It explains what grief does to your brain, body and sleep, gives you words for the guilt and regret, scripts for the people who say the wrong thing, and simple plans for the days you dread, so you can keep functioning while you grieve. This is not an estate-settlement manual, a hospice guide, a book about losing a spouse, a clinical textbook or a sermon. It starts on the day your parent dies and walks with you through the first year and beyond, with checklists and scripts you can use the same day you read them. Inside, you'll learn: You don't have to be over it to live well again.
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help
Length3 hrs 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateOct 1, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Grief After Losing a Parent
2Important Notice
3Nobody Tells You How to Keep Living
4Chapter 1: The First Days: What Has to Happen Now and What Can Wait
5Chapter 2: Grief Brain: What the Loss Does to Your Body, Mind and Sleep
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6Chapter 3: How They Died: Sudden Loss, Long Illness and the Scenes That Replay
7Chapter 4: Guilt, Regret, Relief and the Last Conversation
8Chapter 5: Friends Who Vanish and People Who Say the Wrong Thing
9Chapter 6: Your Surviving Parent, Your Siblings and the New Family Shape
10Chapter 7: Grieving While Raising Kids
11Chapter 8: Learning to Function Again: The Floor, Work and Daily Life
12Chapter 9: Their Things, Their Phone, Their House
13Chapter 10: Mother's Day, Father's Day, Holidays and the First Anniversary
14Chapter 11: Keeping Them Close: Continuing Bonds, Rituals and the Big Questions
15Chapter 12: When Grief Gets Stuck or Dangerous: Warning Signs and Real Help
16Chapter 13: Will I Ever Feel Joy Again? Identity, Both Parents Gone and the Years Ahead
17One Year On, and the Years After
18Quick Reference: Checklists, Scripts, Red Flags and Straight Answers
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