BOOKS
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Albom, Mitch – Have a Little Faith – a true story
Albom, Mitch – The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
Alexander, Eben – Proof of Heaven, about the author’s (a neurosurgeon) near-death experience.
Backman, Fredrik – A Man Called Ove
Cori, Jasmin Lee – Healing from Trauma – related to PTSD, a survivor’s guide to understanding your symptoms and reclaiming your life
Edelman, Hope – Motherless Daughters – deals with the loss of a mother
Fanslow-Brunjes, Cathleen – Using the Power of Hope to Cope With the Dying – how the author developed the”Hope System “ while working as an RN in Hospice.
Frankl, Viktor – Man’s Search for Meaning, the author describes how he survived the death Camps of WW II, having lost his wife and much more.
Glanz, Barbara A. – What Can I Do? – ideas to help those who have experienced loss
Golden, Thomas R. – Swallowed by a Snake – The gift of the masculine side of healing
Hall, Ron and Moore, Denver – Same Kind of Different As Me
Harris, Trudy – Glimpses of Heaven – A collection of true stories from the author’s work in Hospice as an RN
Harvey, Greg – Grieving for Dummies – A series of explanations and exercises to help process grief
Haugk, Kenneth C. – Journeying Through Grief (Four booklet series) – Offers insights into the journey of grief in short chapters
Heisel, Doug – Jesus’ Secret
Hoy, William G. – Road to Emmaus: Pastoral Care With the Dying and Bereaved
James, John W. and Friedman, Russell –The Grief Recovery Handbook – The active program for moving beyond death, divorce and other losses
Johnson, Bill – When Heaven Invades Earth
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth – Death: The Final Stages of Growth – Addresses the notion of death being a taboo subject and examines the sources of our fears
Lewis, C. S. – A Grief Observed – A stirring account of the author’s suffering alongside his wife while cancer took its toll on her.
Lorenz, P. – Life’s Too Short to Fold Your Underwear
Noel, Brook and Blair, Pamela D. – I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye – Dealing with sudden death
Noel Brook and Blair, Pamela D. – I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye, Workbook – Companion workbook with exercises to process grief
Pearlman; Wortman; Feurer; Farber and Rando – Treating Traumatic Bereavement – A Practitioner’s Guide
Peterson, Cathy – Call Me if You Need Anything and Other Things NOT to Say.
Schloss, Eva and Kent, Evelyn Julia – Eva’s Story – The true story of Eva
Schloss, step-sister to Anne Frank and survivor Auschwitz
Schwiebert, Pat and DeKlyen, Chuck – Tear Soup – Beautifully illustrated; appropriate for adults and children. Explains how each person’s grief is different and how each person has a “recipe” for working through it.
Sittser, Jerry L. – A Grace Disguised – Faith-based – How the soul grows through loss
Smith, Claire Bidwell – After This: When Life is Over, Where Do We Go?
Smith, Claire Bidwell – The Rules of Inheritance – A powerful memoir about a young woman who loses her family but finds herself.
Smith, Harold Ivan – When You Don’t Know What to Say – How to help your grieving friends
Sprague, Billy – Letter to a Grieving Heart
Whitmore-Hickman, Martha – Healing After Loss – Formatted as daily meditations, a collection of the author’s reflections as she works through the loss of her daughter
Wilkinson, B. – The Prayer of Jabez
Wofel, Alan D. – Healing a Parent’s Grief – 100 Practical ideas after your child dies
Wolfelt, Alan D., – Healing Your Grieving Heart – Short, manageable exercises for processing grief
Wolfelt, Alan D. – Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids – Same as above for kids
Wolfelt, Alan D. – Healing Your Holiday Grief – Short, manageable exercises for handling grief during the holidays
Worden, William – Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy – Four tasks of grief
Wright, H.N. – Experiencing Grief
MAGAZINES
Grief Digest – The Centering Corp., www.griefdigest.com
Living With Loss – Bereavement Publications, Inc., www.livingwithloss.com
VIDEOS
Shadowlands – Dramatization of A Grief Observed, by C.S. Lewis, C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer, and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets a spirited poet from the U.S.
The Way –A father heads overseas to recover the body of his estranged son who died while traveling the “El camino de Santiago,” and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.
WEBSITES
Compassionate Friends – Specifically for the loss of a child – www.compassionatefriends.org
National Widowers Organization – https://nationalwidowers.org/
What’s Your Grief – https://whatsyourgrief.com/
The Dougy Center – www.dougy.org
Forest Lawn – Grief resources available online – www.forestlawn.com
Our House – For grieving children and adults – www.ourhouse-grief.org
Parents of Murdered Children – www.pomc.com
Survivors of Suicide (SOS) – www.survivorsofsuicide.c
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BOOKS SPECIFIC TO SUICIDE
Alexander, Victoria – Words I Never Thought to Speak – Collection of personal accounts from people who have lost a loved one through suicide.
Bloom, Lois A. – Mourning After Suicide – This 24-page booklet is easy to read and is an excellent introduction for someone newly bereaved.
Bolton, Iris – My Son, My Son – Especially helpful for mothers who have lost a loved one to suicide.
Fine, Carla – No Time to Say Goodbye – The author relates her experience with her husband’s suicide. We learn through her that the dark legacy of suicide can be borne with dignity, forgiveness, and hope.
Glover, Beryl S. – The Empty Chair: The Journey of Grief After Suicide
Jamison, Kay Redfield – Night Falls Fast – This book helps to understand the suicidal mind and to comprehend the profound loss for those left behind
Lidbeck, Brandy – The Gift of Second: Healing from the Impact of Suicide – This book offers encouragement and hope to guide survivors through this desperate time.
Lin-Gust, Michelle – Do They Have Bad Days in Heaven? – Deals with loss of a sibling to suicide.
Lukas, Christopher and Seiden, Henry M. – Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide – Provides useful strategies and support for those affected by suicide, as well as professionals in the fields of psychology, social work and medicine.
Marcus, Eric – Why Suicide – Without moral judgment, this book offers lucid, thoughtful and comprehensive answers about this complex topic.
Myers, Michael E. and Fine, Carla – Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss – The authors, one a physician, one a survivor, offer compassionate and practical advice to anyone affected by suicide.
Ross, E. Betsy – After Suicide: A Ray of Hope – An extremely valuable guide for survivors; vivid and compelling.
