Doug Manning
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The Funeral is written for funeral professionals, discussing the value of the funeral, developing consulting skills and new approaches to the rituals of funeral service. Included are solutions which can transform your firm. A facilitator's guide is included in the back of the book which includes discussion questions matched to the chapters. Ideal for individual funeral professionals or for use in training situations.
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Most bereavement materials are focused on the first year of the grieving experience. For many people, that provides the support, guidance and wisdom that allows the person to deal with the difficult issues that loss presents. However, for some people, the grief journey takes a longer time or it is delayed beyond the first year as a result of complicating factors. We have often been asked, "What do you have for after the first anniversary?" In response...
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When Love Gets Tough: Care Decisions for Loved Ones provides wisdom and guidance in making care facility placement decisions for a loved one and addresses the feelings of guilt, exhaustion and worry that can accompany a care placement decision.
Doug outlines the decision process, how to understand the emotions and guilt that may accompany a move to a care facility and how to develop a healthy relationship with the loved one once the move has been...
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The holidays are difficult for anyone on the grief journey. The candles are lit, the houses are decorated and the grieving person struggles to find any joy in the celebrations. Doug gives the reader permission to find their own special way to cope, to remember and to survive the hurdles that the holiday season can present.
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In 1982, Doug Manning wrote his first book dealing with the issues and decisions to be faced with aging loved ones, When Love Gets Tough. He was fifty-years-old at the time and wrote from the experiences he had dealt with as a pastor, a counselor and with his own family. He brought a great deal of wisdom and power to the conversation about determining the best and healthiest path for caring for those who need care. It has been a best seller for InSight...
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When a death happens in the family, our first thoughts are often of the children. However, we feel at a loss for ways to help children deal with death and with their own feelings. Doug Manning provides answers and assurances for anyone who is concerned about a child in grief. Doug looks at the grieving family, the grieving child and the red flags to watch for. He also discusses providing a safe place for children to grieve and being a safe person...
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Most bereavement materials are focused on the first year of the grieving experience. For many people, that provides the support, guidance and wisdom that allows the person to deal with the difficult issues that loss presents. However, for some people, the grief journey takes a longer time or it is delayed beyond the first year as a result of complicating factors. We have often been asked, "What do you have for after the first anniversary?"
In response...