Grief and Loss Bibliography
The need for Healing during times of loss is indisputable. Please find listed below links to books about caregiving, grief, loss. and transition.
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
A Companion for the Hospice Journey: Thoughts on Life’s Tough Decisions by Larry Patten
A Gift of Love: A Widow’s Memoir by Linda Della Donna
A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss, by Jerry Sittser
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
A Journey Through Grief: Gentle, Specific Help, by Alla Renee Bozarth
A Place in My Heart: When Our Pets Die by Barbara Karnes
A Tearful Celebration by Dr. James Means
A Time to Grieve: Meditations for Healing, by Carol Staudacher
A to Z Healing Toolbox: A Practical Guide for Navigating Grief and Trauma with Intention by Susan Hannifin-MacNab
A Widow’s Story: A Memoir by Joyce Carol Oates
A Year to Live: How to Live This Year As If It Were Your Last, by Stephen Levine
About Grief: Insights, Setbacks, Grace Notes, Taboos by Ron Morasco and Brian Shuff
Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief, by Pauline Boss
Angel Catcher,by Kathy Eldon and Amy Eldon Turteltaub
Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames by Thich Nhat Hahn
Ask George Anderson: What Souls in the Hereafter Can Teach Us About Life by George Anderson
Aware: The Science and Practice of Presence by Dr. Daniel Siegel, MD
Bearing The Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore
Becoming Radiant: A New Way to Do Life Following the Death of a Beloved by Tom Zuba
Being There for Someone in Grief by Marianna Cacciatori
Blessings from the Other Side: Wisdom and Comfort from the Afterlife for This Life, by Sylvia Browne
Both Sides Now: A True Story of Love, Loss and Bold Living by Nancy Sharp
Caregiving, by Beth Witrogen McLeod
Change Your Mind and Your Life Will Follow, by Karen Casey
Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul, by Jack Canfield and Mark Hanson
Colors of Loss and Healing: An Adult Coloring Book for Getting Through Tough Timesby Deborah S. Derman
Comfort for Grieving Hearts: Hope and Encouragement in Times of Loss by Gary Roe
Companion Through the Darkness: Inner Dialogues on Grief, by Stephanie Ericsson
Conversations with the Other Side by Sylvia Browne
Disaster Falls: A Family Story by Stephane Gerson
Don’t Let Death Ruin Your Life: A Practical Guide, by Jill Brooke
Evidence of the Afterlife: The Science of Near Death Experiences by Jeffrey Long, MD
Facing the Ultimate Loss: Confronting the Death of a Child by Robert J. Marx and Susan Wengerhoff Davidson
Falling Awake: How to Practice Mindfulness in Everyday Life by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Finding Your Way through Grief: A Guide for the First Year by Marty Tousley
Five Good Minutes: 100 Morning Practices to Help You Stay Calm and Focused All Day Long, by Jeffrey Brantley and Wendy Millstine
Gaining Traction – Starting Over After the Death of Your Life Partner by Peggy Panagotacos
Gay Widowers: Life After the Death of a Partner, by Michael Shernoff (Editor)
Getting Grief Right: Finding Your Story of Love in The Sorrow of Loss by Patrick O’Malley and Tim Madigan
Getting to the Other Side of Grief by Susan Zonnebelt-Smeenge and Robert C. DeVries
Ghosts Among Us: Uncovering the Truth About the Other Side, by James Van Praagh
Good Grief: Healing Through the Shadow of Loss, by Deborah Morris Coryell
Grace for Grief by Michael and Brenda Pink
Grace for Grief: Daily Comfort for Those Who Mourn, by Michael and Brenda Pink
Grief Day by Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Loss by Jan Warner
Grief Diaries: How to Help The Newly Bereaved by Linda Cheldelin Fell, et al
Grief Diaries: Loss of Health by Linda Cheldelin Fell
Grief Diaries: Through The Eyes of A Widow by Lynda Cheldelin Fell and Maryann Mueller
Grief Diaries: Through the Eyes of Men by Fell, Jones and Hochhaus
Grief Diaries: Surviving Sudden Loss by Lynda Cheldelin Fell and Maryann Mueller
Grief Is A Journey: Finding Your Path Through Loss by Kenneth J. Doka
Grief One Day At A Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss by Alan Wolfelt
Grief’s Courageous Journey: A Workbook, by Sandi Caplan and Gordon Lang
Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss, by Sameet M. Kumar
Grieving the Death of a Mother, by Harold Ivan Smith
Grieving with Hope: Finding Comfort as You Journey Through Loss by Samuel J. Hodges and Kathy Leonard
Growing Wings: A View from Inside the Cocoon by Kristen Jongen
Happily Even After: A Guide to Getting Through (and Beyond) The Grief of Widowhood by Carole Brody Fleet
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working through Grief, by Martha W. Hickman
Healing the Adult Child’s Grieving Heart by Alan D. Wolfelt
Healing the Adult Child’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Parent Dies, by Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD
Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear and Despair by Miriam Greenspan
Healing Your Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas, by Alan D. Wolfelt
Heart Prayers: Poems, Prayers and Meditations by Peggy A. Haymes
Hello from Heaven, by Bill and Judy Guggenheim
Hope and Healing for Transcending Loss: Daily Meditations for Those Who Are Grieving by Ashley Davis Bush
How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies, by Therese A. Rando
How to Survive Your Grief When Someone You Love Has Died by Susan Fuller
I Wasn’t Ready To Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing after the Sudden Death of a Loved One by Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, PhD
I Will Always Love You and I Will Always Love You Journal by Melissa Lyons
I’m Grieving As Fast As I Can, by Linda Sones Feinberg
In Lieu of Flowers: A Conversation for the Living, by Nancy Cobb
It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand by Megan Devine
It’s Okay to Laugh (Crying Is Cool Too) by Nora McInerney Purmont
Leaning Into Love: A Spiritual Journey through Grief by Elaine Mansfield
Letting Go With Love: The Grieving Process, by Nancy O’Connor
Levels of Life by Julian Barnes
Liberating Losses: When Death Brings Relief by Jennifer Elison and Chris McGonigle
Life After Death: The Burden of Proof by Deepak Chopra
Life after Loss: A Practical Guide, by Bob Deits
Life After Loss: Conquering Grief and Finding Hope, by Raymond A. Moody, Jr. and Dianne Arcangel
Life Lessons, by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross and David Kessler
Loss and Found: How We Survived the Loss of a Young Spouse, by Gary and Kathy Young
Love Never Ends by Connie Martin and Barry Dundas
Loving from the Outside In, Mourning from the Inside Out by Alan D. Wolfelt
Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss, by Hope Edelman
Mourning and Mitzvah: A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner’s Path Through Grief to Healing (25th Anniversary Edition) 3rd Edition by Rabbi Anne Brener
My Glimpse of Eternityby Betty Malz
Never Long Enoughby Rabbi Joseph Krakoff and Dr. Michelle Sider
Night Falls Fast: Understanding Suicideby Kay Redfield Jamieson
No Time For Goodbyes: Coping with Sorrow, Anger, and Injustice After a Tragic Death, by Janice Harris Lord
Now: Overcoming Crushing Grief by Living in the Presentby Jack Cain
On Loss and Living Onward: Collected Voices for the Grieving and Those Who Would Mourn With Themby Melissa Dalton-Bradford
On My Ownby Diane Rehm
One Mindful Day at a Time: 365 Daily Meditations for Living in the Now by Alan D. Wolfelt
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant
Passages in Caregiving: Turning Chaos into Confidence by Gail Sheehy
Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive by Allison Gilbert (Reviewed 7/19/19 by Lucas Morgan at Seven Ponds)
Permission to Mourn by Tom Zuba
Resilience: Reflections on the Burdens and Gifts of Accepting Life’s Adversities by Elizabeth Edwards
Ruthless Grieving: The Journey to Acceptance and Beyond by Susan Powers
Sacred Grief by Leslee Tessmann
Seven Choices: Finding Daylight After Loss Shatters Your World by Elizabeth Harper Neeld
Sibling Grief: Healing after the Death of a Sister or Brother, by P. Gill White
Stillness Speaks, by Eckhart Tolle
Stunned by Grief: Remapping Your Life When Loss Changes Everything by Judy Brizendine
Surviving Grief and Learning to Live Again, by Catherine M. Saunders
Surviving the Death of Your Spouse: A Step-by-Step Workbook, by Deborah S. Levinson
Talking to Heaven: A Medium’s Message of Life After Death, by James Van Praagh
Tears to Triumph: The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment by Marianne Williamson
That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour, by Sunita Puri
The Art of Forgiveness, Loving Kindness, and Peace, by Jack Kornfield
The Color of Rain by Michael and Gina Spehn
The Dying Time: Practical Wisdom for the Dying and Their Caregivers, by Joan Furman and David McNabb
The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate by Gary Chapman
The Gift of Second: Healing from the Impact of Suicide by Brandy Lidbeck
The Green Burial Guidebook: Everything You Need to Plan an Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Burial by Elizabeth Fournier
The Grief Club by Melody Beattie
The Grief Recovery Handbook, by John W. James and Russell Friedman
The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life by Donald L. Rosenstein and Justin M. Yopp
The Healing Power of Love: Transcending the Loss of a Spouse to a New Love, by Gloria Lintermans and Marilyn Stoltzman
The Joke’s Over, You Can Come Back Now: How This Widow Plowed Through Grief and Survived by Laurie Burrows Grad
The Mourning Handbook, by Helen Fitzgerald
The Other Side and Back: A Psychic’s Guide to Our World and Beyond, by Sylvia Browne
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment, by Eckhart Tolle
The Precious Present, by Spencer Johnson
The Shack by Wm. Paul Young
The Tender Scar: Life After the Death of a Spouse by Richard L. Mabry
The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying, by Sogyal Rinpoche
The Ultimate Loss: Coping with the Death of a Child by Joan Bordow
The Unexpected Journey of Caring: The Transformation from Loved One to Caregiver by Donna Thompson and Zachary White
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller
The Year of Magical Thinking, by Joan Didion
There Is No Good Card for This: What To Say and Do When Life Is Scary, Awful, and Unfair to People You Love by Kelsey Crowe and Emily McDowell
Too Soon Old Too Late Smart: Thirty True Things You Need to Know Now, by Gordon Livingston
True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart by Tara Brach
Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love by Matthew Logelin
Unattended Sorrow: Recovering from Loss and Reviving the Heart, by Stephen Levine
Waking Up: Climbing Through the Darkness by Terry Wise
Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children, by Doris Stickney
We Get It: Voices of Grieving College Students and Young Adults by Heather Servaty-Seib and David Fajgenbaum
Life After the Diagnosis: Expert Advice on Living Well with Serious Illness for Patients and Caregivers by Steven Z. Pantilat, MD
What to Do When I’m Gone: A Mother’s Wisdom to Her Daughter by by Suzy Hopkins and Hallie Bateman
When Bad Things Happen to Good People, by Harold S. Kushner
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
When GOD Winks: How the Power of Coincidence Guides Your Life by Squire Rushnell
When Parents Die by Rebecca Abrams
When Their World Stops: The Essential Guide to TRULY Helping Anyone in Grief by Anne-Marie Lockmyer
When Your Soulmate Dies: A Guide to Healing Through Heroic Mourning by Alan D. Wolfelt
When your Spouse Dies, by Cathleen L. Curry
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life, by Jon Kabat-Zinn
Widow to Widow by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg
Will You Dance? by Annette Childs-Oroz
Writing to Heal the Soul: Transforming Grief and Loss Through Writing, by Susan Zimmerman
You Are Not Alone: A Heartfelt Guide for Grief, Healing, and Hope by Debbie Augenthaler
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