Caregiving, end-of-life, and grief experienced
RESOURCES, STORIES, & TOOLS FOR CAREGIVERS, GRIEVERS, & END-OF LIFE PREPARATION WITH JENNIFER A. O’BRIEN, THE CREATOR OF GRIEFLANDIA™
STEP INTO GRIEFLANDIA™, THE ORIGINAL ILLUSTRATED WORLD CREATED BY JENNIFER A. O’BRIEN TO REPRESENT THE MANY EXPERIENCES OF GRIEF
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Resources for Where You Are
Whether you’re currently a caregiver, trying to finalize your end-of-life preparation, coping with grief, or working in health care, I’ve created resources to help you feel less overwhelmed and more effective.
By a Caregiver, for Caregivers
Whether you’re looking to connect & learn through an art journal filled with genuine moments or a guide to the leadership that is day-to-day and big picture family caregiving, I have a book for you.
My Journey from Heartbreak to Helpful
As a healthcare CEO, widow of a palliative care physician, creator of Grieflandia™, family caregiver to my mother, husband, then father as well as sole survivor sibling for over 40 years, I have unique insights about caregiving, end of life, and grief.
My goal is to enhance societal death literacy by recognizing and advocating for: the family caregiver, complete end-of-life preparations, comprehensive after-loss services, and a thorough understanding and support of those grieving loss from death.
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kind words
(about my books & advocacy)
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“I am spellbound by this wonderful book. I finished it in one evening because I couldn’t stop turning pages to see what special thoughts and collaged items were next. It made me cry . . . but that’s okay.”
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“There is not a word to convey both the practical and emotive power of this book. Taking an incredibly difficult, dark subject and, filtered through a prism, this creation is not only helpful but very, very beautiful.”
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"Eloquent and intimate, informative without the trappings of self-help."
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"This book is both raw and beautiful and describes loving someone that you know you will lose. Just as life is full of pain and joy, so is care giving and navigating this 'other world' of life with a serious illness."
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"This book is a resource that fills a gap between what I provide for my patients and what their family caregivers need. I have loaned my copy to the spouses of the three patients I recently diagnosed with ALS.”
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"I smiled, I teared, I loved it. A heartwarming love story and practical guide in one. Everyone facing death, their own or a loved one's could profit from the wisdom shared."
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Resources for Caregivers, Grievers, & End-of-Life Preparation
