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Gaster Sharpley Sheds Light on the Grief Process

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London (PRWEB) June 17, 2013

Losing a loved a single always brings with it discomfort and moments of weakness. But death is a reality that one must at some point face and discover to accept. In his new book, When Youre Gone: Looking for Closure After the Passing of a Loved One, Gaster Sharpley encourages those struggling with the agony of loss to join him on a journey of comprehensive healing and acceptance.

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When Youre Gone is rooted on Sharpleys individual journey through grief yet its application is practical and universal. The author shares that it was the death of his mother that inspired him to function on it. The event, even though painful, was a substantial encounter that changed his outlook on life. He recalls,

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By way of my mothers death, I was capable to see life differently and appreciate those around me whilst they are alive.

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Sharpley reflects on the painful circumstance, giving voice to the darkness that comes during times of vulnerability and emotional trauma but he does not dwell on it. Rather, he puts the books focus on the lessons he learned and how these can be utilized as a foundation for coping and moving towards total recovery soon after the loss of a loved one.

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The private stories and truths are a supporting message to the primary message in the lessons for the living based on the passing of a loved a single, he shares.

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Sincere, compassionate and insightful, When Youre Gone is a transformative journey that will comfort the heart, uplift the spirit and nourish the soul.

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For much more info on this book, interested parties could log on to http://www.Xlibris.com.

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About the Author&#13

Born in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, in 1969, Gaster Sharpley has written eight books on a range of subjects. The writing is conversational and provokes the reader to think about issues from different angles. Sharpley holds a masters degree in public administration and has numerous developmental qualifications. He is at the moment finishing a Ph.D. in the very same field of study. He is effectively travelled and enjoys motivational speaking.

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Sharpley has served the South African public initial as an activist in student politics throughout apartheid, then as a city councillor in Mthatha, and later the chief executive of the Buffalo City Improvement Agency ahead of becoming municipal manager at the identical institution. He also served on the Eastern Cape Development Corporation Board and is currently a director and chairperson of the Peggy Nesta Foundation. He continues to serve the community as head of department for Human Settlements in the Eastern Cape. He is married to L

Father Shares Journey of Daughters Illness, Death and New Methods to Survive Grief Charles Schmidtke Releases New Book

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Tonawanda, NY (PRWEB) June 05, 2013

Even academic training in death, dying, spirituality and cultural values doesnt prepare a father for the death of his daughter at age 21. In this new book, a professor emeritus shares his private journey with grief and his struggle for meaning and health. He examines U.S. cultural expectations of grief and the feelings tied up with the death of a loved one. Author Charles Schmidtke spent years speaking to other parents in grief assistance sessions and with pals and family members, sooner or later coming to the realization that unhealthy attitudes and approaches to grieving exist in American society. Specialist care providers also re-enforce unfavorable attitudes, he believes.

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Riding the Subway with Heidi: A Fathers Journey of Grieving provides a new point of view on the grieving method, exposing cultural myths that hinder grieving and offering techniques to integrate the approach into day-to-day life. The author shares individual information of Heidis diagnosis in August 2000 with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, the roller coaster of therapies she received and her death in February 2003 following a relapse. A remembrance service a couple of years later for any individual in western New York mourning for a child inspired the books title: Schmidtke felt like he was forever riding a subway and not controlling the contours of the journey. Even though he could move from auto to automobile or switch to an additional line, he couldnt get away.

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Attitude will define the subway ride how 1 journeys on the subway is what matters, he writes. Individuals can affirm their loved ones life and seek healing, or try to compartmentalize the grief in a futile try to move on, or lament the journey and location blame, generating the subway ride miserable for everybody. Schmidtke admits he has struggled in between the emotional influence of Heidis death and intellectual reasoning to make sense of it all. He and his family members treasure the moments they had with the spirited Heidi, as well as indicators theyve observed after her passing and the inspirational words she wrote to her family and other cancer sufferers. This new exploration of death and its effects will resonate with anybody who has encountered the death of a loved a single.

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Author Charles Schmidtke is professor emeritus after serving as an administrator and teaching at a private, Jesuit college in Buffalo, getting led courses in philosophy, English, anthropology, psychology, sociology, communication and gerontology. The grandfather of eight serves as a conference deacon preaching and major worship in parishes all through western New York by means of the Evangelical Lutheran church, and operates with parishes in transition. &#13

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For further data, please check out http://www.charlieschmidtke.com.

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Riding the Subway with Heidi: A Fathers Journey of Grieving&#13

Charles Schmidtke&#13

Dog Ear Publishing &#13

ISBN: 978-1-4575-1622-1