Resources

If you are looking for a non-fiction book*, podcast, film, journal article, or other resource specific to the loss you suffered, we have created an extensive list of the many different mediums that may resonate.

* Please note that we are not including fiction or memoirs in the adult resources at this time, but have included those genres for children and young adults, as that is often the best way to connect with those under 18. 

The list is divided it into 9 categories, below:

General Loss

Books

  • Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief by Claire Bidwell Smith (Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2018)
  • Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore (Wisdom Publications, 2017)
  • Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology and How You Can Heal by Donna Jackson Nakazawa (Atria Books, 2015)
  • Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler (Scribner, 2020)
  • Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death, and Surviving by Julia Samuel (Scribner, 2017)
  • Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair by Miriam Greenspan (Shambhala, 2004)
  • How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies, by Therese A. Rando (Bantam, 1991) 
  • It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand, by Megan Devine (Sounds True, 2017)
  • On Grief & Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler (Scribner, 2005)
  • Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive by Allison Gilbert (Seal Press, 2016
  • Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing by Thomas R. Golden (G.H. Publishing, L.L.C., 1st Ed. 2000)
  • The Other Side of Sadness: What the New Science of Bereavement Tells Us About Life After Loss by George A. Bonanno (Basic Books, 2009)
  • The Truth About Grief: The Myth of Its Five Stages and the New Science of Loss by Ruth Davis Konigsberg (Simon & Schuster, 2011)
  • The Way Men Heal by Thomas R. Golden, LCSW (G.H. Publishing, L.L.C., 1st Ed. 2014)
  • The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller (North Atlantic Books, 2015)
  • We Get It: Voices of Grieving College Students and Young Adults by Heather Servaty-Seib and David C. Fajgenbaum (Jessica Kingsley, 2015)
  • When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron (Shambhala, 2016)
  • Your Grief, Your Way: A Year of Practical Guidance and Comfort After Loss by Shelby Forsythia (Zeitgeist, 2020)

Videos

Films and TV

Websites & Podcasts

Early Parent Loss

Books

  • A Music I No Longer Heard: The Early Death of a Parent by Leslie Simon and Jan Johnson Drantell (Simon & Schuster, 1998)
  • Always Too Soon: Voices of Support for Those Who Have Lost Both Parents by Allison Gilbert and Christina Baker Kline (Seal Press, 2006)
  • Fatherless Women: How We Change After We Lose Our Dads by Clea Simon (John Wiley & Sons, 2001)
  • Fatherloss: How Sons of All Ages Come to Terms with the Deaths of Their Dads by Neil Chethik (Hyperion, 2001)
  • Kiss Me Goodnight: Stories and Poems by Women Who Were Girls When Their Mothers Died by Ann O’Fallon and Margaret Vaillancourt (Syren Books, 2005)
  • Mothering Without a Map: The Search For the Good Mother Within by Kathryn Black (Viking Adult, 2004)
  • Motherloss by Lynn Davidman (University of California Press, 2000)
  • The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Loss and Reclaiming Our Lives by Denna D. Babul and Karin Luise (Avery, 2015)
  • The Loss That Is Forever: The Lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father by Maxine Harris, Ph.D. (Plume, 1996)
  • What to Do When I’m Gone: A Mother’s Wisdom to Her Daughter by Suzy Hopkins (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018)

Videos

Films and TV

  • Northern Rescue, Netflix, 1 season only.
Adult Parent Loss

Books

  • Always Too Soon: Voices of Support for Those Who Have Lost Both Parents by Allison Gilbert and Christina Baker Kline (Seal Press, 2006)
  • Fatherless Women: How We Change After We Lose Our Dads by Clea Simon (John Wiley & Sons, 2001)
  • Fatherloss: How Sons of All Ages Come to Terms with the Deaths of Their Dads by Neil Chethik (Hyperion, 2001)
  • Healing The Adult Child’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Parent Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. (Companion Press, 2002)
  • How to Survive the Loss of a Parent: A Guide for Adults by Lois F. Akner and Catherine Whitney (William Morrow, 1994)
  • Losing a Parent: Passage to a New Way of Living by Alexandra Kennedy (HarperSanFrancisco, 1991)
  • Midlife Orphan: Facing Life’s Changes Now That Your Parents Are Gone by Jane Brooks (Berkley Books, 1999)
  • Parentless Parents: How the Loss of Our Mothers and Fathers Impacts the Way We Raise Our Children by Allison Gilbert (Hyperion, 2011)
  • The Orphaned Adult: Understanding and Coping With Grief and Change After the Death of Our Parents by Alexander Levy (Da Capo Lifelong Books, 2000)
  • Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died: Coping With Loss Every Day by Ty Alexander (Mango Publishing, 2018)
  • When Parents Die: Learning to Live With the Loss of a Parent by Rebecca Abrams (Routledge, 2013)

Videos

Early Sibling Loss

Books

  • The Empty Room: Understanding Sibling Loss by Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn (Scribner, 2007)
  • From Mourning to Knight: Overcoming Loss by Damon Silas, Psy.D.  (Balboa Press, 2016)

Articles

Films and TV

Adult Sibling Loss

Books

  • Healing the Adult Sibling’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Brother or Sister Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt (Companion Press, 2008)
  • Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies by T.J. Wray (Harmony, 2003)

Videos

Friend Loss

Videos

Films and TV

  • Beaches
Spousal Loss

Books

  • The Group: Seven Widowed Fathers Reimagine Life by Donald L. Rosenstein and Justin M. Yopp (Oxford University Press, 2018)
  • Healing a Spouse’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. (Companion Press, 2003)
  • When Your Soulmate Dies: A Guide to Healing Through Heroic Mourning by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. (Companion Press, 2016)

Videos

Films and TV

  • PS I Love You

Websites & Podcasts

Child Loss

Books

  • Still: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood by Emma Hansen (Greystone Books, 2020)
  • Healing a Parent’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After a Child Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. (Companion Press, 2002) 
Children & Teen Resources

Books

For Grade- and Middle-School Readers:

  • A Terrible Thing Happened by Margaret M. Holmes (Magination Press, 2000)
  • After Charlotte’s Mom Died by Cornelia Spellman (Albert Whitman & Company, 1996)
  • Eddie’s Brave Journey: How One Little Elephant Learned All About Grief by Randi Pearlman Wolfson (Grief and Grits, 2020)
  • Eden and Her Joy by Tracy Schlepphorst (Emotion Belly Books, 2018)
  • How It Feels When a Parent Dies by Jill Krementz (Alfred A. Knopf, 1981)
  • I Miss You: A First Look At Death by Pat Thomas (Barron’s Educational Series, 2001)
  • I Wish I Had a Book to Read: Helping a Child’s Heart Heal When Someone Special Has Died by Randi Pearlman Wolfson (Look Up at the Moon Publications, 2007)
  • My Grandmother Is Always With Me: A Remembering Journey by Lorraine Hedtke and Addison Davidove (NRD Publishing, 2013)
  • Sad Isn’t Bad: A Good-Grief Guidebook for Kids Dealing With Loss by Michaelene Mundy (Abbey Press, 1998)
  • Saying Good-bye to Grandma by Jane Resh Thomas (Clarion Books, 1988)
  • Someone I Loved Died By Suicide: A Story for Child Survivors and Those Who Care for Them by Doreen Cammarata (Limitless Press LLC, 2009)
  • The Invisible String by Patrice Karst (DeVorss Publications, 2000)
  • The Memory Box: A Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland (Sparkhouse Family, 2017)
  • The Tenth Good Thing About Barney by Judith Viorst (Atheneum Books, 1987)
  • Maybe Tomorrow? by Charlotte Agell (Scholastic Press, 2019)
  • Death is Stupid by Anastasia Higginbotham (Feminist Press, 2016)
  • Healing Your Grieving Heart For Kids: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. (Companion Press, 2001)
  • Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech (HarperCollins Children’s Books, 2012)

For Teens:

  • Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins: A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing a Loss by Enid Samuel-Traisman (Centering Corporation, 2002)
  • Healing Your Grieving Heart For Teens: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D. (Companion Press, 2001)
  • Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers: How to Cope With Losing Someone You Love by Earl A. Grollman (Beacon Press, 1993)
  • Weird Is Normal When Teenagers Grieve by Jenny Lee Wheeler (Quality of Life, 2013)
  • You Are Not Alone: Teens Talk About Life After the Loss of a Parent by Lynne B. Hughes (Scholastic, 2005)
  • What to Do When I’m Gone: A Mother’s Wisdom to Her Daughter by Suzy Hopkins (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018)

Films and TV

Websites

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