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Christine Pedley

Facing the Unfathomable

Surviving your son's suicide

Christine Pedley

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English
Christine Pedley
29 August 2024
Sociology: death & dying; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Coping with death & bereavement
'I'm afraid Jono is no longer on this earth.'

This was the call no mother ever wants to receive. Christine Pedley was overseas when she learned that her son had died by suicide. Christine spent many years working in the death and bereavement field, and she thought she understood grief, but the torment she experienced was beyond anything she'd ever known. None of her professional knowledge or experience gave her any comfort.

This book is a tragic, harrowing, and hopeful story of grief and bereavement by a mum who found a pathway through pain and back to life. Entering a relationship with grief enabled Christine to live in a meaningful way while she rediscovered her purpose.

The first half of Facing the Unfathomable takes you on a journey through Christine's grief experience. The second half of the book draws on relevant grief theories, the power of language when supporting a grieving person, and how glimmers of hope can pierce even the blackest days.

Christine Pedley Assoc.

Dip of Social Science (Welfare Studies); Bachelor of Social Work (Honours) Registered Marriage Celebrant; Trained Deathwalker - She is currently a celebrant, death doula, and advocate for death literacy. She lives in Melbourne, Australia.
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Imprint:   Christine Pedley
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 12mm
Weight:   299g
ISBN:   9781763658608
ISBN 10:   1763658600
Pages:   200
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Christine, a former Social Worker, loves being a Celebrant, Death Doula and Writer. She began working in the death, dying and bereavement field in 2000 and is passionate about life as well as honouring the profound moment of death. The foundations of her existence crumbled when she had to face the suicide of her 31-year-old son. Christine is now journeying towards an exciting future that focuses on supporting and mentoring those reaching out for more information about death, dying and bereavement. She is an advocate for building compassionate support systems for those who are grieving.

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