Michelle Shreeve is a freelance writer who has been published nationally and locally in newspapers, magazines, and websites. She has a library, education, and writing background and is the author of Parental Death: The Ultimate Teen Guide. Shreeve lost her mother when she was nine years old.
Description
Acknowledgments Welcome To The Club PART I. UNDERSTANDING PARENTAL DEATH Chapter 1: The Facts Chapter 2: Types of Death Chapter 3: How Life Changes Chapter 4: The First Year Milestones Chapter 5: The Challenges Chapter 6: The Parental Death Dynamics PART II. COPING WITH PARENTAL DEATH Chapter 7: Positive Coping Methods Chapter 8: Negative Coping Methods Chapter 9: Forms of Therapy Options Chapter 10: Supplemental Therapy Options Chapter 11: Support Chapter 12: Role Models in Society PART III. RESOLUTION Chapter 13: Different Path for Everyone Chapter 14: An Ongoing Journey Chapter 15: Parting Advice from Those Who Lost a Parent Appendix A: Helpful Books Appendix B: Helpful Movies Resources Bibliography Index About the Author
Reviews
Shreeve, who herself experienced parental loss as a teen, builds on her experiences as a writer, literary scholar, and autoethnographer to craft a surprisingly readable collection of facts, figures, pop culture references, strategies, and most importantly personal stories that as a collection can work as a powerful therapeutic tool to assist those who are grieving. Geared towards the young adult, Shreeve's work is written in a comforting, approachable tone and would be the ideal first book for teens experiencing parental loss. -- Marlen Elliot Harrison, founder and editor-in-chief of The AutoEthnographer magazine