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Grief Literature Resources

Understanding Grief

  • Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler
  • Grief One Day at a Time: 365 Meditations to Help You Heal After Loss by Alan Wolfelt, PhD
  • It’s Okay Not to Be Okay by Megan Devine
  • The Mourners Book of Hope by Alan Wolfelt, PhD
  • Too Much Loss: Coping with Grief Overload by Alan Wolfelt, PhD

The Loss of a Spouse or Partner

  • Getting to the Other Side of Grief by Susan J Zonnebelt-Smeenge and Robert C DeVries
  • When Your Soulmate Dies: A Guide to Healing Through Heroic Mourning by Alan Wolfelt, PhD
  • Widowed Walk by Gary Roe

The Loss of a Brother or Sister

  • Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies by TJ Wray
  • Grieving the Write Way for Siblings by Gary Roe

The Loss of a Child

  • Shattered by Gary Roe
  • The Unspeakable Loss: How Do You Live After a Child Dies? by Nisha Zenoff

Journaling

  • Grieving the Write Way by Gary Roe
  • How to Carry What Can’t be Fixed: A Journal for Grief by Megan Devine

Getting Through the Holidays

  • Grieving the Holidays Without You by Gary Roe
  • Healing Your Holiday Grief: 100 Practical Ideas for Blending Mourning and Celebration During the Holiday Season by Alan Wolfelt
  • Surviving the Holidays While Grieving by Janet K Johnson

Books for Children

  • Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages by Leo Buscaglia
  • Grief is a Mess by Jackie Schuld
  • I’ll Always Love You by Hans Wilhelm (pet death from natural causes)
  • The Invisible String by Patrice Karst and Joanne Lew-Vriethoff
  • One Wave at a Time: A Story About Grief and Healing by Holly Thompson
  • Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing with Loss by Michaelene Mundy
  • Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler’s Guide to Understanding Death by Bonnie Zucker
  • When Someone Dies: A Children’s Mindful How-To Guide on Grief & Loss by Andrea Dorn
  • Why Do I Feel Sad? A Grief Book for Children by Tracy Lambert-Prater LPC
  • My Big, Dumb, Invisible Dragon by Angie Lucas

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