Nisha Zenoff - The Unspeakable Loss: How Do You Live After a Child Dies?

This unique book explores the aftermath of the death of a child with wisdom, depth, and incredible love.

Kathlyn Hendricks, PhD, CEO, the Hendricks Institute, the Foundation for Conscious Living

There can be few better guides to dealing with the death of a child. Nisha Zenoff has crafted a fresh and compelling book sharing practical advice and wisdom for those in early loss as well as those who are through the initial shock. It is an important read for friends, families, and therapists as well as the bereaved that are looking for support and seeking to transform their experience in positive ways.

Gloria C. Horsley, PhD, MFT, CNS, president and founder of Open to Hope Foundation

This concise book will not only be invaluable to generations of mourners, but to the therapists and supporters who need guidance in how to be helpful in that most overwhelming of tragic times. I cannot recommend it too strongly.

John Edward Ruark, MD, Emeritus Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists, coauthor of Dying Dignified

Every page of this thoughtful and open-hearted book soothes, reassures, and supports as it details the contours of healing from the unimaginable loss of a child. Nisha Zenoffs sure and steady voice reaches out in kindness to guide you.

Sylvia Boorstein, cofounder, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, author of Happiness Is an Inside Job

It is a powerful read, addressing everything from the fact that we all mourn such tragedies differently, that our lives are significantly changed in many individual ways, [to] how to respect our own needs for mourning and what to NEVER SAY to someone who has suffered such a loss. This book is emotionally moving as well as intellectually informative.

Barbara Finn, PhD, CGP, FAGPA, adjunct clinical faculty, Stanford Department of Psychiatry

The Unspeakable Loss reveals a deep wisdom that only comes from one who has gone through the fire. Nishas words have an authenticity and authority that will resonate with broken-hearted parents around the world.

Dennis Apple, MDiv, bereavement pastor, author of Life After the Death of My Son

A common response from any parent whose child has died is that her life is over. Indeed, the life she once knew is over; however, a new life of greater meaning is reachable. Nishas book gives bereaved parents this hope and understanding. Her book provides much needed support at this most difficult time.

Carol Kearns, PhD, author of Sugar Cookies and a Nightmare: How My Daughters Death Taught Me the Meaning of Life

In Nishas own powerful story and the experiences of others who have taken the same difficult journey, I became more aware of the remarkable resilience of human beings. Nishas book is a gift that will touch anyone who has felt profound loss. Professionals who work in the healing fields will also benefit from the tools and insights she gives.

Gay Hendricks, PhD, author of The Big Leap and coauthor, with Kathlyn Hendricks, PhD, of Conscious Loving Ever After

Nisha Zenoff has done a remarkable job as an author, mother, and professional therapist of speaking the unspeakable, and of inspiring bereaved parents and families to believe that they can survive. This book will be a much appreciated addition to my grief resource library.

Lee Pollak, LCSW, grief counselor and therapist

The words from parents who experienced such loss are priceless, and Nishas own hard-won wisdom soothes as it provides deep insight instead of platitudes. This book will help parents heal and deal and find the strength to go on.

Brenda Knight, author of The Grateful Table and Be a Good in the World

The Unspeakable Loss is a compassionate and practical in-depth road map grieving people need to read after the death of a child. The compelling story of Nisha Zenoffs own loss, the words of other survivors, and her deep understanding of the grief process will guide the reader back to life, decidedly different, but a life that can be once again full of joy.

Nancy Saltzman, PhD, speaker and award-winning author of Radical Survivor

Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.

Helen Keller

There is nothing to fear; there is only love.

In memory of our beloved Victor Victor Robinson Zenoff July 1962July 1980

This book is dedicated to bereaved parents and families and to those who support them, with love from my heart to yours, and to my family and friends, whose love sustains me.

In loving memory of our children, and all the children not named here, who will always be remembered and who teach us that love never dies.

Andrea Daniela Dany Aguirre