{"product_id":"healing-conversations-isbn-9780470603550","title":"Healing Conversations","description":"Whether it's the loss of a job, a marriage, or a life, in today's 24\/7 world we're increasingly faced with uncomfortable situations where we don’t know what to say yet we're called upon to quickly respond -- online or in person. We may fumble, avoid contact, or simply walk away perplexed, thinking we have done a bad job of responding to our friends, family, neighbors, clients, and co-workers. How do we pause, listen, and offer comfort in those hard moments? Filled with touching stories, this practical guide helps us step into someone else's shoes so that we can empathetically learn how to respond in times of need. The revised compact edition includes a new introduction, index and short reflections at the end of each chapter to help readers become more comfortable and effective when offering or accepting comfort in their demanding lives.  A Preface for Changing Times.  \u003cp\u003eAn Invitation to Healing Conversations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting Started.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupporting others without fixing, rescuing, or judging.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 When You Need a Friend.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlease, Don’t Ask Me How I Am, Unless . . .\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning a healing conversation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUsing the Rule of Six.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsking for help.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJust Listen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter a sudden loss.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRediscovering Empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat comforts you may not comfort someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt'll Be OK, Sugarplum.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeing a light at the end of the tunnel.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMommy, Will He Be OK?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelping children face their fears and yours.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsking One Friend to Help Another.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen you don't have answers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore and After the Move.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmotional attics and new road maps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt’s Not What You Think.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe hidden hurts of bankruptcy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWho Am I If I'm Not Who I Was?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter a life-changing event.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's Over.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA relationship ends.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnniversaries of Loss.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpecial dates to remember.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflection: Tuning out of your head, tuning in to your heart.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Health Matters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTest Results.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the news or waiting to hear.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeaceful Warrior.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen you want to help deal with a diagnosis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFacing Surgery.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBefore, during, and after.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePaciencia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecovering from depression.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIs the Doctor In?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking the most of your time as a patient or as a doctor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat's the Difference Between a Cure and Healing?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving with chronic pain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat About Me?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupporting the caregiver.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSecond Sight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a disability becomes an ability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfter the Accident.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFears remain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Cry for Help.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to attempted suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflection: How to be with someone who's in pain.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Transitions: Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“We're Getting Divorced”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppreciating what you may not understand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBe a Friend, Not a Hero.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHelping someone deal with verbal abuse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Don't Want to Be a Burden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupporting the widowed spouse.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSplinters, Mice, and Little Things.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning to live alone.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBroken Hearts and Burnt Offerings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a gift offers a reservoir of care.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePlant Closings and Pink Slips.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaking away their jobs but not their dignity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrapezes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen someone is laid off, fired, or acquired.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat Is Enough?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRetirement as a way of life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI Know Her Name.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLiving with Alzheimer’s.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Long Goodbye.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen death takes its time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe Knows He's About to Die.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVisiting a friend in hospice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflection: Being with their silence—and yours.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Lost Loves and Special Friends.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLeo the Cat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting a “four-footed angel” to sleep.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen You Don't Get the Chance to Say Goodbye.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnfinished feelings.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest-Laid Plans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen last wishes clash with the needs of the living.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's a Blessing, Really.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen death brings relief.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTake a Friend to Lunch.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting the obituary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOh, Damn! Did Anybody Bring a Knife?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScattering ashes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Mom Leaves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA gift of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHonoring Paul Tsongas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWriting a eulogy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes to Keep a Memory Alive.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA letter to the children.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen a Young Child Dies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA parent's bewilderment lingers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrail Submarines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen someone chooses suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Tragedy Inspires Action.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResponding to a sudden death.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGrief Unburied.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSorrow returns in waves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReflection: Sometimes there are no words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: In the End.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHealing Takes Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppreciations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNance Guilmartin\u003c\/b\u003e is a four-time regional Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist, speaker, business advisor, executive coach, and community service advocate. As a Westinghouse Broadcasting executive, she helped launch national initiatives, including the Designated Driver Program and the For Kids' Sake and Time to Care campaigns. Prior to her television career, she was press secretary to the late U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas. Her listening skills developed as a young news writer at CBS radio in Boston. Today she challenges organizations and executives to achieve breakthroughs and unlock hidden opportunities.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn today's relentless 24\/7 world, this revised edition of \u003ci\u003eHealing Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e is a communications first-aid kit for difficult and troubling times. Filled with touching stories, it serves as an everyday resource to offer, accept, or ask for comfort when facing life's inevitable challenges. Whether you are at a loss for what to say, what to do, or simply how to be when you're responding to transitions, losses, or awkward moments, \u003ci\u003eHealing Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise and useful guide.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Through real-life stories… Ms. Guilmartin shows how to be a helpful and comforting resource, how to listen as well as to talk, and, conversely, how to seek comfort in rough times.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eTHE NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"I urge you to buy a copy of \u003ci\u003eHealing Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e… you'll feel more confident about your ability to know what to say and how to say it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—CHRISTIANE NORTHRUP,\u003c\/b\u003e M.D., renowned physician and author of \u003ci\u003eWomen's Bodies, Women's Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"A tremendously important book that I could have used a hundred times before.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—RICHARD CARLSON,\u003c\/b\u003e author, \u003ci\u003eDon't Sweat the Small Stuff\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"This is a sensitive and wise book.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—JOAN HALIFAX ROSHI,\u003c\/b\u003e head teacher, Upaya Zen Center   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"An extraordinary, comprehensive blueprint for dealing with the slings and arrows of daily, stressful, sometimes hurting life.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—JEFFREY FOX,\u003c\/b\u003e author, \u003ci\u003eHow to Become CEO: The Rules for Rising to the Top of Any Organization\u003c\/i\u003e   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Doctors, nurses, patients, and their families need this book right now.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—RUDI ANSBACHER,\u003c\/b\u003e M.D., past president, Society for Humanism in Medicine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989348827365,"sku":"NP9780470603550","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470603550.jpg?v=1761783765","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/healing-conversations-isbn-9780470603550","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}