At least one person from our team reads each book before we add it to our list. We want to find books that can help you love yourself or love other people better through life and grief. There are a variety of books listed written from different perspectives and beliefs. Please read the summaries below along with the Amazon ratings and reviews to determine what would be best for you at this time.
Permission to Mourn
Tom knows a thing or two or three about grief. After losing his daughter, his wife, and then his son, he is committed to helping people discover a new way to do grief. Tom believes the death of someone we love cracks us open inviting us to become the person we were born to be and he will help you see pain in a new way.
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Option B
After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. They share this and more with you in Option B.
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A Grief Observed
You may know C.S. Lewis as the author of Chronicles of Narnia. But what you may not know is that he wrote this book after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moment." A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss.
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Notes On Grief
This is a really raw take on grief, getting a personal look into the shock, loneliness, and struggle Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie faced as well we her family faced after the death of her father in 2020. It’s a short book, but impactful, as her award-winning storytelling transports us into her loss and grappling with how to feel and heal.
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Confessions of a Funeral Director
Caleb Wilde’s shares his wisdom, thoughts, and insights from working at a funeral home and inheriting the family business that goes back more than 6 decades! He writes full of wonder, compassion, and empathy for those looking to explore more about death, life, and beyond.
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The Grief Recovery Handbook
The Grief Recovery Handbook is an incredible tool to help you navigate through a lifetime of grief no matter where you are in your journey - even decades later. You will learn tangible exercises/activities to process your loss, grief, and incomplete emotions that may have you feeling stuck to find healing.
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A to Z Healing Toolbox
Written by social worker Susan Hannifin-MacNab after her husband was killed suddenly, she eventually realized that grief and trauma healing do not occur by waiting for time to pass. Action and intention are the pillars needed to lay a foundation for rebirth and build a powerful roadmap for healing.
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Maybe You Should Talk To Someone
With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both clinician and patient, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change.
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The Good Goodbye
Whether you’re facing the end of a relationship or a job, the death of a loved one, or the loss of a long held dream, the way you say goodbye can mean the difference between stagnating in grief and thriving in the future. Dr. Gladys Ato helps you release old pain and discover new experiences to create the life you want.
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In My Own Skin
Kirsten Schowalter's memoir is an incredible invitation to join her on her journey through grief after losing her dad to a tragic car accident. Navigating through grief with her mother and younger sisters proves to be challenging, but Kirsten brings such honesty and vulnerability as she shared their story in finding life again.
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Guide For Grief
Rev. Dr. Rodger Murchison brings decades of pastoral experience (conducting more than 500 funerals), grief counseling, and his doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary to help guide people with a Christian perspective through grief and healing. This book includes questions and prayers to sit with.
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