{"product_id":"newly-widowed-now-socially-awkward-eileen-l-cooley-ph-d-9780998477800","title":"Newly Widowed, Now Socially Awkward: Facing Interpersonal Challenges After Loss","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a new widow, I expected profound sadness, but was thrown off-guard by changing relationships and unexpected social awkwardness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was upset with well-meaning people who: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- offered \"words of wisdom\" \u003cbr\u003e- compared their prior losses to mine \u003cbr\u003e- introduced me as a widow before I was ready \u003cbr\u003e- failed to include me \u003cbr\u003e- assumed I'd be back on my feet after a year \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI was upset with myself for: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e- seeking too much sympathy \u003cbr\u003e- asking for help too often \u003cbr\u003e- responding unhappily to invitations \u003cbr\u003e- telling my story of loss to strangers \u003cbr\u003e- sharing the worst side of me with my closest friends \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 45 essays, two voices describe the social challenges I encountered. My personal voice is overwhelmed with grief and my changing identity while my voice as a psychologist attempts to identify \"what I can do for myself\" to cope and move on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eileen L. Cooley Ph. D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099847780X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998477800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Eileen L Cooley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.50d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Eileen L. Cooley Ph. D.","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48658956353791,"sku":"9780998477800","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/newly-widowed-now-socially-awkward-eileen-l-cooley-ph-d-9780998477800","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}