The Orphaned Adult

Understanding And Coping With Grief And Change After The Death Of Our Parents

By: Alexander Levy

Narrated by: Jeff Steitzer

This "wise and caring book" (Library Journal) is a guide to understanding and coping with grief and all of the disorienting emotions that accompany the death of our parents.
Losing our parents when we ourselves are adults is in the natural order of things, a rite of passage into true adulthood. But whether we lose them suddenly or after a prolonged illness, and whether we were close to or estranged from them, this passage proves inevitably more difficult than we thought it would be. From the recognition of our own mortality and sudden child-like sorrow to a sometimes-subtle change in identity or shift of roles in the surviving family, The Orphaned Adult guides readers through the storm of change this passage brings and anchors them with its compassionate and reassuring wisdom.

Comforting Book!

I felt understood by this author.
I recommend it to anyone experiencing the loss of a parent.

It helped

I recently lost my mother and had lost my father as a teenager. The book helped me understand my grief a little better.

I lost my dad and this book helped me overcome

I lost my dad and this book helped me overcome my sadness, depression and feelings of regrets after the tragic loss of my beloved father. To my knowledge, there is no other book like this one which tackles the death of parents and surviving such tragedies. Highly recommend it

A must read if you have lost both your parents!

An “orphan” is exactly how I try to explain how it feels once you no longer have parents. Perfect title!

Absolutely anyone who has lost a parent or both MUST read this book!

I think I’m a pretty critical person by nature, but I have not one complaint about this book. You know how sometimes you have to make a book “fit” your situation because something wasn’t covered or didn’t quite reflect what YOU were going through. This book covers it ALL. It’s relatable and not only that like so many others...it provides tangible and realistic strategies and techniques for coping with grief. It’s really an easy read. I feel for anyone experiencing the loss of a parent who hasn’t benefitted from reading this book. It’s just that helpful.