Resources

Recommended Reading List

Books can be powerful companions during the grief journey, offering wisdom, solace, and different perspectives. That’s why we’ve curated a recommended reading list featuring books by renowned authors and grief counselors.

TitleAuthor(s)Link
AfterCheri A. Copie, MS, BSN CGChttps://www.amazon.com/After-Grief-Journey-What-Expect/
The Body Keeps the ScoreBessel Van Der Kolk MDhttps://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/
The In-BetweenHadley Vlahos, RNhttps://www.amazon.com/Between-Unforgettable-Encounters-During-Moments/
Wait for Me in the RainbowLaura Vidalhttps://www.amazon.com/s?k=wait+for+me+in+the+rainbow
Finding Peace at the end of LifeHenry Fersko-Weisshttps://www.amazon.com/Finding-Peace-End-Life-Caregivers  
Option BSheryl Sandberg / Adam Granthttps://www.amazon.com/Sheryl-Sandberg-Option-Resilience-Hardcover
Letting GoMorrie Schwartzhttps://www.amazon.com/Letting-Go-Morries-Reflections-Living/
Living with Death and DyingElizabeth Kubler-Ross, MDhttps://www.amazon.com/Death-Dying-Doctors-Nurses-Families/
Helping Children with the Mystery of DeathElizabeth Liggett Reedhttps://www.amazon.com/Helping-Children-Mystery-Elizabeth-Liggett/
A Hospice HandbookHamilton and Reidhttps://www.amazon.com/Hospice-Handbook-New-Care-Dying/
Getting Back to Life when Grief Won’t HealPhyllis Kosminsky, Ph.D.https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Back-Life-When-Grief/
Living When A Loved One Has DiedEarl A. Grollman  https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/living-when-a-loved-one-has-died_earl-a-grollman/
Unspoken Grief  Sibling LossHelen Rosenhttps://www.amazon.com/Unspoken-Grief-Coping-Childhood-Sibling
When the Bough BreaksJudith R. Bernstein, Ph.D.https://www.amazon.com/When-Bough-Breaks-Forever-Daughter/
Seven ChoicesElizabeth Harper Neeld, Ph.D.https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Choices-Finding-Daylight-Shatters/
The Last DanceDeSpelder & Stricklandhttps://www.amazon.com/Last-Dance-Encountering-Death-Dying/

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