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.
| Title | Author(s) | Link |
| After | Cheri A. Copie, MS, BSN CGC | https://www.amazon.com/After-Grief-Journey-What-Expect/ |
| The Body Keeps the Score | Bessel Van Der Kolk MD | https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/ |
| The In-Between | Hadley Vlahos, RN | https://www.amazon.com/Between-Unforgettable-Encounters-During-Moments/ |
| Wait for Me in the Rainbow | Laura Vidal | https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wait+for+me+in+the+rainbow |
| Finding Peace at the end of Life | Henry Fersko-Weiss | https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Peace-End-Life-Caregivers |
| Option B | Sheryl Sandberg / Adam Grant | https://www.amazon.com/Sheryl-Sandberg-Option-Resilience-Hardcover |
| Letting Go | Morrie Schwartz | https://www.amazon.com/Letting-Go-Morries-Reflections-Living/ |
| Living with Death and Dying | Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, MD | https://www.amazon.com/Death-Dying-Doctors-Nurses-Families/ |
| Helping Children with the Mystery of Death | Elizabeth Liggett Reed | https://www.amazon.com/Helping-Children-Mystery-Elizabeth-Liggett/ |
| A Hospice Handbook | Hamilton and Reid | https://www.amazon.com/Hospice-Handbook-New-Care-Dying/ |
| Getting Back to Life when Grief Won’t Heal | Phyllis Kosminsky, Ph.D. | https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Back-Life-When-Grief/ |
| Living When A Loved One Has Died | Earl A. Grollman | https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/living-when-a-loved-one-has-died_earl-a-grollman/ |
| Unspoken Grief Sibling Loss | Helen Rosen | https://www.amazon.com/Unspoken-Grief-Coping-Childhood-Sibling |
| When the Bough Breaks | Judith R. Bernstein, Ph.D. | https://www.amazon.com/When-Bough-Breaks-Forever-Daughter/ |
| Seven Choices | Elizabeth Harper Neeld, Ph.D. | https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Choices-Finding-Daylight-Shatters/ |
| The Last Dance | DeSpelder & Strickland | https://www.amazon.com/Last-Dance-Encountering-Death-Dying/ |
Recommended Community Resources
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