Mine, Ours, and Yours: A Father's Journey through the Life and Death of a Child - Paperback

Sometimes we can't find help when we're aching the most. Sometimes the world's best intentions can leave us feeling alone in our pain; and when that pain comes from the grief of a profound loss, it can be confusing and isolating.Author Watson Jordan dedicates this book to "all the men who needed and wanted to grieve and heal, who looked for help and found none they could recognize..." In sharing his story of loss and eventual healing, he hopes to encourage other men, especially, as they grieve.Mine, Ours, & Yours is a tender and honest account of a father's experience through the ever-shifting emotional landscape of the birth and death of his youngest child. Through thoughtful descriptions, Watson invites us to witness the many facets of his life: the familiar and unexpected, joys, heartbreaks, and the intergenerational connection that is both a wound and a salve. Watson shows us that to follow the path of healing, one must look within for answers, depend on the support of the community, and trust that loved ones will find their own unique way forward. Mine, Ours, & Yours fills a gap in the self-help literature by providing a father's perspective, navigating the complex grief associated with the death of a child. Kimberly Ernst Ph.D.