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Living, Loving and Loss - The Interplay of Intimacy, Sexuality and Grief (Paperback)
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Living, Loving and Loss - The Interplay of Intimacy, Sexuality and Grief (Paperback)
Series: Death, Value and Meaning Series
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One of the unspoken aspects of mourning concerns the ways that loss
affects our intimate relationships and our sexual expressiveness.
This text opens these subjects for conversation, with the aim of
promoting the trust, care, and respect that enable us to be
vulnerable. It purposefully covers a range of topics, including:
(1) the meaning of intimacy and the significance of sexuality,
providing a basis for the use of these terms throughout the book;
(2) death, grief, and differences in sexual orientation, including
death and intimacy in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
(LGBT) community and the losses endured by young people due to
gender issues; (3) loss of relationship and restoration of intimacy
in families, including pharmacological effects on the grief
processes of widowers; grieving a not-so-loved parent; the "layered
losses" of infertility and intimacy; and the tolls of war--intimacy
and sexuality challenges for soldiers and their families; (4)
adjusting to life's losses associated with aging or illness or
infirmity, including Alzheimer's and dementia-related illnesses,
physical health losses after 50, and intimacy, sex, and
hospice--self-determination and dignity at the end of life; and (5)
religious bases that have shaped our perspectives for understanding
intimacy, sexuality, and healing after loss, and which give us
hope--including the spiritual reflections of a rabbi and a
Christian voice in defining what is right. Set in a framework that
is both psychological and spiritual, the well-researched
contributions are intended to acknowledge these experiences both
professionally and personally. The book concludes with an extensive
bibliography, valuable for research and reference. This book will
be of value in undergraduate and graduate courses on thanatology,
as well as for anyone interested in knowing more about grief--both
those currently bereaved and those who wish to support others in
mourning. The contributors appreciate both the importance of our
capacities for intimacy and sexuality and our inhibitions and
hesitations in giving voice to our needs and concerns, perhaps
especially when we are grieving. The information and compassionate
understanding they provide encourage us to bridge the gap between
the secret and the private and to share what is close to our
hearts.
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