The Group

The Group is inspired by Single Fathers Due to Cancer Program, an innovative program at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. This book integrates for the lay reader poignant narratives from the fathers in the support group with the latest advances in grief resolution, resilience, positive psychology, meaning-making, and post-traumatic growth.

Donald L. Rosenstein, MD, is Professor of Psychiatry and Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he is Director of the UNC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program and Division Head of General Adult Psychiatry. He is the former Clinical Director of the National Institute of Mental Health and Past-President of both the Academy of Consultation Liaison Psychiatry and the American Psychosocial Oncology Society.
Justin M. Yopp, PhD, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he serves as Program Director of Psycho-Oncology for the UNC Comprehensive Cancer Support Program.
Together, the authors are the creators of the Single Fathers Due to Cancer Program.

Part I: Unimaginable Loss
Chapter 1: Neill's Dilemma
Chapter 2: The First Meeting
Chapter 3: Beyond Death and Dying
Chapter 4: Going It Alone
Chapter 5: The Wrong Parent Died
Chapter 6: "Of Course I'm Depressed, but Do I Have Depression?"
Chapter 7: Band of Brothers
Part II: Adaptation
Chapter 8: The Good Enough Father
Chapter 9: A Child's Grief
Chapter 10: The Ring Thing
Chapter 11: Last in Line
Chapter 12: Dating 2.0
Part III: Reimagined Lives
Chapter 13: Future Trajectories
Chapter 14: The Meaning of Life
Chapter 15: Posttraumatic Growth
Chapter 16: An Unexpected Partnership
Chapter 17: Hard-Earned Wisdom
Chapter 18: Winding Down
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index