How to handle the painful journey through grief after a traumatic loss. Everyone experiences the death of significant people in their lives. Certified trauma specialist Dr. Norman Wright has written "Grieving the Loss of a Loved One" to help people handle a traumatic loss and move forward through the painful journey of grief. Readers will learn that they are not alone in their experience of loss and grief. They will learn what to expect and how to manage grief through topics such as the purpose of grief, what is appropriate in grieving, steps to take in moving through grief, discovering the stages of saying goodbye and moving on in life, preparing for death and anticipatory grief, handling sudden death and its aftermath, how family members grieve, the disruption of family, and helping a neighbor or friend who has experienced a death.