Alexander Levy
Books
The Orphaned Adult: Understanding and Coping with Grief and Change After the Death of Our Parents -- Alexander Levy, Paperback
This wise and caring book (Library Journal) is a guide to understanding and coping with grief and all of the disorienting emotions that accompany the death of our parents.
Losing our parents when we ourselves are adults is in the natural order of things, a rite of passage into true adulthood. But whether we lose them suddenly or after a prolonged illness, and whether we were close to or estranged from them, this passage proves inevitably more difficult than we thought it would be. From the recognition of our own mortality and sudden child-like sorrow to a sometimes-subtle change in identity or shift of roles in the surviving family, The Orphaned Adult guides readers through the storm of change this passage brings and anchors them with its compassionate and reassuring wisdom.
Author: Alexander Levy
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Published: 10/19/2000
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.34h x 5.30w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780738203614
Losing our parents when we ourselves are adults is in the natural order of things, a rite of passage into true adulthood. But whether we lose them suddenly or after a prolonged illness, and whether we were close to or estranged from them, this passage proves inevitably more difficult than we thought it would be. From the recognition of our own mortality and sudden child-like sorrow to a sometimes-subtle change in identity or shift of roles in the surviving family, The Orphaned Adult guides readers through the storm of change this passage brings and anchors them with its compassionate and reassuring wisdom.
Author: Alexander Levy
Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books
Published: 10/19/2000
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.34h x 5.30w x 0.55d
ISBN: 9780738203614
About the Author
Alexander Levy is a psychologist in private practice. His book The Orphaned Adult has become an essential resource for those who have lost their parents. He lives in Pennsylvania.