ABSTRACT

Widow to Widow shares the experiences of widows who have found comfort and continuity in mutual-help and community support programs. In the second edition of her pioneering text, Phyllis Silverman brings the success of the original widow-to-widow program into the 21st century, preparing a new generation of community leaders, clergy, counselors, hospice staff, social workers, and the widowed themselves to organize and implement mutual-help programs.

chapter |19 pages

Introduction

part Section I|71 pages

Various Dimensions of Widowhood

part Section II|100 pages

On Helping

chapter Chapter 5|16 pages

Could This Really Be Happening to Me?

chapter Chapter 6|16 pages

Uncertainty: What Will Happen Next?

chapter Chapter 7|22 pages

Looking to the Future: The Fruits of Help

chapter Chapter 9|18 pages

The Older Widowed

chapter |12 pages

Conclusion