Library
Below you will find a few recommended books that we hope will help you along in your journey.
Bereavement
Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss
Michael F. Myers & Carla Fine
Gotham Books, 2006
ISBN: 978-1-592-40228-1
Goodbye Friend: Healing Wisdom for Anyone who has ever Lost a Pet
Gary Kowalski
New World Library, 2012
ISBN: 978-1-60868-086-3
The Orphaned Adult: Confronting the Death of a Parent
Marc D. Angel
Insight Books, 1987
ISBN: 0-89885-334-6
Gifts from the Unknown: Using Extraordinary Experiences to Cope with Loss and Change
Louis E. Legrand
Authors Choice Press, 2001
ISBN: 978-0-595-17869-8
A Grief Observed
C. S. Lewis
Bantam Books, 1961
ISBN: 0-553-27486-4
The Journey Through Grief: Reflections on Healing
Alan D. Wolfelt
Companion Press, 1997
ISBN: 1-879651-11-4
Mindfulness & Grief - With Guided Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Restore Your Spirit
Heather Stang
Cico Books, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-78249-112-5
Children
The Kissing Hand
Audrey Penn
Tanglewood Press, 2007
ISBN: 978-1-933718-10-1
Sad Isn't Bad: a Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss
Michaelene Mundy
Abbey Press, 1998
ISBN: 0-87029-321-4
I Miss My Pet: a First Look at When a Pet Dies
Pat Thomas
Barron's Educational Series, 2012
ISSBN: 978-1-4380-0188-3
Dinosaurs Divorce: a Guide for Changing Families
Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown
Little, Brown and Company, 2009
ISBN: 978-0316109963
A Terrible Thing Happened
Margaret M. Holmes
Magination Press, 2000
ISBN: 978-1-55795-701-3
When Someone has a Very Serious Illness Children can Learn to Cope With Loss and Change
Marge Heegaard
Woodland Press, 1991
ISBN: 978-0-9620502-4-4
Water Bugs and Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children
Doris Stickney
The Pilgrim Press, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-8298-1830-7
Bully B.E.A.N.S
Julia Cook
National Center for Youth Issues, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-931636-49-0
Jolo's Two Bedrooms: a Book for Children in Family Separation
Teresa de Grosbois, & Rae and Fiona Fox
Small Shifts Books & Media Inc., 2009
ISBN: 978-0-9809484-6-2
When Someone You Love has Cancer: a Guide to Help Kids Cope
Alaric Lewis
Abbey Press, 2005
ISBN: 978-0-87029-395-5
When Mom or Dad Dies: a Book of Comfort for Kids
Daniel Grippo
Abbey Press, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-87029-415-0
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
Judith Viorst
Aladdin Books, 1971
ISBN: 0-689-71203-0
The D (Divorce) Word
Julia Cook
National Center for Youth Issues, 2011
ISBN: 978-1-931636-76-6
When Mom and Dad Separate Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief from Divorce
Marge Heegaard
Woodland Press, 1991
ISBN: 978-0-9620502-2-0
Good Night Yoga: a Pose-by-Pose Bedtime Story
Mariam Gates
Sounds True, 2015
ISBN: 978-1-62203-466-6
Clinical and Research Titles
Parenting After the Loss of a Child: a Practitioner's Guide
Jennifer L. Buckle & Stephen Fleming
Routledge, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-99573-3
Love Lives on: Learning from the Extraordinary Encounters of the Bereaved
Louis Legrand
Berkley Books, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-425-21193-9
Disenfranchised Grief: New Directions, Challenges, and Strategies for Practice
Kenneth J. Doka (Editor)
Research Press, 2002
ISBN: 0-87822-427-0
Working with Loss & Grief: a New Model for Practitioners
Linda Machin
Sage Publications, 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4129-4668-1
Families Making Sense of Death
Janice Winchester Nadeau
Sage Publications, 1998
ISBN: 978-0-7619-0266-9
Grief After Suicide: Understanding the Consequences and Caring for the Survivors
John R. Jordan and John L. McIntosh (Editors)
Routledge, 2011
ISBN: 978-0-415-99355-5
Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy
Susan M. Pollack, Thomas Pedulla, & Ronald D. Siegel
The Guilford Press, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-462-51398-7
Curricula
Adventure in the Land of Grief: a 9-Week Children's Bereavement Group Curriculum
Steve Dawson and Laura Harris
Words on the Wind Publishing, 1997
ISBN: 0-9660681-0-6
Breaking the Silence: a Guide to Helping Children with Complicated Grief - Suicide, Homicide, AIDS, Violence, and Abuse
Linda Goldman
Taylor and Francis, 2001
ISBN: 1-58391-312-2
Guide Books
Life & Loss: a Guide to Help Grieving Children
Linda Goldman
Accelerated Development, 1994
ISBN: 1-55959-052-1
Soul Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation
Sarah McLean
Hay House, Inc., 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4019-3586-3
Overcoming Grief: a Self-Help Guide Using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques
Sue Morris
Basic Books, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-465-00537-6
Work Books
The Compassion Fatigue Workbook: Creative Tools for Transforming Compassion Fatigue and Vicarious Traumatization
François Mathieu
Routledge, 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-89790-7
Lessons of Loss: a Guide to Coping
Robert A. Neimeyer
Center for the Study of Loss and Transition, 2006
ISBN: 978-0-978-95561-8
A Path Through Loss: A Workbook for Healing and Growth
Nancy Reeves
Northstone, 2012
ISBN: 978-1-77064-438-0
Health and Wellness
Perfect Health: the Complete Mind Body Guide (Revised & Updated)
Deepak Chopra
Three Rivers Press, 2000
ISBN: 978-0-609-80694-7
Overcoming Shock: Healing the Traumatized Mind and Heart
Diane Zimberoff & David Hartman
New Horizon Press, 2014
ISBN: 978-0-88282-480-2
Breaking Free from the Victim Trap: Reclaiming Your Personal Power
Diane Zimberoff
Wellness Press, 2014
ISBN: 978-0-962-27280-6
My Stroke of Insight: a Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
Jill Bolte Taylor
Viking, 2006
ISBN: 978-0-670-02074-4
Mindfulness and Meditation
Effortless Mind: Meditate with Ease
Ajayan Borys
New World Library, 2013
ISBN: 978-1-608-68154-9
Present Perfect: A Mindfulness Approach to Letting Go of Perfectionism & the Need for Control
Pavel Somov
New Harbinger Publications, 2010
ISBN: 978-1-572-24756-7
Soul Centered: Transform Your Life in 8 Weeks with Meditation
Sarah McLean
Hay House, Inc., 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4019-3586-3
Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness
Susan L. Smalley & Diana Winston
De Capo/Lifelong Books, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-738-21324-8
Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness & Compassion can Free You from Anxiety, Fear & Panic
Jeffrey Brantley
New Harbinger Publications, 2007
ISBN: 978-1-57224-487-0
Mindfulness & Grief - With Guided Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Restore Your Spirit
Heather Stang
Cico Books, 2014
ISBN: 978-1-78249-112-5
Relationships (Marriage, Separation, Divorce)
The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts
Gary Chapman
Northfield Publishing, 2010
ISBN: 978-0-8024-7315-8
Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples
Harville Hendrix
HarperPerennial, 1988
ISBN: 0-06-097292-0
Anxious in Love: How to Manage Your Anxiety, Reduce Conflict & Reconnect with Your Partner
Carolyn Daitch & Lissah Lorberbaum
New Harbinger Publications, 2012
ISBN: 978-1-60882-231-7
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
John M. Gottman
Three Rivers Press, 1999
ISBN: 978-0-609-80579-7
After the Affair: Healing the Pain and Rebuilding Trust When a Partner has been Unfaithful
Janis Abrahms Spring
HarperPerennial, 1996
ISBN: 0-06-092817-4
Religiosity and Spirituality
The Next Place
Warren Hanson
Waldman House Press, 1997
ISBN: 978-0-931674-32-7
The Way We Pray: Prayer Practices from Around the World
Maggie Oman Shannon
Conari Press, 2001
ISBN: 1-57324-571-2
How God Changes Your Brain
Andrew Newberg &
Mark Robert Walden
Ballantine Books, 2009
ISBN: 978-0-345-50342-8
Ordinary People as Monks & Mystics
Marsha Sinclair
Paulist Press, 1986
ISBN: 978-0-80914-284-2
Teens
The Shyness & Social Anxiety Workbook for Teens: CBT and ACT Skills to Help You Build Social Confidence
Jennifer Shannon
Instant Help Books, 2012
ISBN: 978-1-60882-187-7
Helping Teens Work Through Grief
Mary Kelly Perschy
Taylor & Francis, 1997
ISBN: 1-56032-558-5