About the Book


In The Unspeakable Loss, Nisha Zenoff offers support, guidance and wisdom from others who have experienced the death of a child, as well as her personal story after the death of her beloved 17-year-old son, Victor, and her insight as a grief counselor and psychotherapist.
Charting the long path from the worst possible nightmare, shock, trauma, and overwhelming pain, to a life that once again miraculously contains joy, love, and laughter, The Unspeakable Loss addresses the importance of self-compassion and self-care. Written in a Q & A format, it goes to the heart of grief, answering the urgent questions that accompany loss. "Will my tears ever stop?" "Who am I now without my child?" "How can I help my other children cope?" “ I lost my only child, how do I live?” "Will my marriage survive?" "Will life ever feel worth living again?" The book addresses bereaved family members no matter where they are in their grief process, whether newly bereaved or dealing with a death that occurred many years earlier. It provides an in-depth perspective on how the death of a child affects siblings, other family members and friends, and offers a unique long-term perspective on grief. While books on grief have sadness at their core, this one contains invaluable hope about surviving and living a purposeful and meaningful life in the aftermath of such heartbreak. The Unspeakable Loss emphasizes love, truth and the often unspoken “signs and signals” from loved ones. It doesn't flinch from the reality or pain caused by the death of a child, yet ultimately it is a book about the choice to embrace life again.
– Dr. Arnold Mindell, psychologist and author of Dream Body, Coma, and The Shaman’s Body
– Dr. Arnold Mindell, psychologist and author of Dream Body, Coma, and The Shaman’s Body
–June Singer, Ph.D., author of Boundaries of the Soul and A Gnostic Book of Hours
–June Singer, Ph.D., author of Boundaries of the Soul and A Gnostic Book of Hours
—Bruce Feiler, New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets of Happy Families and The Council of Dads
—Bruce Feiler, New York Times bestselling author of The Secrets of Happy Families and The Council of Dads
–John Edward Ruark, MD, author of Dying Dignified: The Professional's Guide to Care
–John Edward Ruark, MD, author of Dying Dignified: The Professional's Guide to Care
–Gloria C. Horsley, Ph.D., MFT, CNS, President and Founder of Open to Hope Foundation
–Gloria C. Horsley, Ph.D., MFT, CNS, President and Founder of Open to Hope Foundation
–Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., CEO, The Hendricks Institute, The Foundation for Conscious Living
–Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., CEO, The Hendricks Institute, The Foundation for Conscious Living
–Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart: A Guide through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
–Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with Heart: A Guide through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life
–Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., author of The Big Leap and coauthor, with Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., of Conscious Loving Ever After
–Gay Hendricks, Ph.D., author of The Big Leap and coauthor, with Kathlyn Hendricks, Ph.D., of Conscious Loving Ever After
–Kristine Carlson, author of Heartbroken Open: A Memoir through Loss to Self-Discovery and co-author of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff books
–Kristine Carlson, author of Heartbroken Open: A Memoir through Loss to Self-Discovery and co-author of the Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff books
–Peggi Johnson, bereaved mother and active member of The Compassionate Friends
–Peggi Johnson, bereaved mother and active member of The Compassionate Friends
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Author Dr. Nisha Zenoff discusses her book The Unspeakable Loss: How Do You Live After a Child Dies?
Interview from The Compassionate Friends Conference 2016
Open to Hope TV Interview: Grief Healing
Finding Hope After Loss. Co- Hosts Dr. Gloria Horsley, Dr. Heidi Horsley, Executive Director of The Compassionate Friends Alan Pedersen.
Mothers’ Voices
Speaking the Unspeakable
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