Resources for Grief Support

Books and Literature for Grief Support

General Readings on Grief:

Being a Widow, by Lynn Cain
Widower: When Men are Left Alone, by Scott Campbell & Phyllis Silverman
Life After Loss, by Bob Deits
Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies, by Marta Felber
Healing After Loss, Daily Mediations for Working Through Grief, by Martha Hickman
Don’t Take My Grief Away:  What to Do When You Lose a Loved One, by Doug Manning
I’m Grieving as Fast as I Can:  How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal. New Horizon Press, 1995
Widow to Widow, by Phylis R. Silverman, Ph.D.
The Widower, by Jane Burgess Kohn & Willard K. Kohn
How it Feels When a Parent Dies, by Jill Krementz
The Stages of Sorrow, by Kathleen Smith

Books for Children:

Fall of Freddie the Leaf (ages 5-10), by Leo Buscaglia
The Kid’s Book About Death and Dying By and For Kids, by Eric Rofes, et.al.
How it Feels When a Parent Dies, (ages 7-16).  Alfred A. Knopf Inc., Reprint 1988
Charlotte’s Web, by E.B. White
Tell Me Papa, by Joy and Marv Johnson

Books for Teenagers

Teenagers Face to Face with Bereavement, by K. Gravelle & C. Haskins
When Death Walks In, by Mark Scrivani
Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens & The Healing Your Grieving Heart Journal for Teens, by Alan Wolfelt
Helping Teens Cope with Death Dougy Center for Grieving Children
I Will Remember You:  What to Do When Someone You Love Dies:  A Guidebook Through Grief for Teens, by Dower, Laura and Elena Lister.
Fire in My Heart, Ice in My Veins:  A Journal for Teenagers Experiencing A Loss, by Traisman, Enid Samuel.

Sudden, Unexpected Death

Life After Suicide:  Survivor’s Grief, by Terence Barrett
My Son, My Son:  A Guide to Healing After Death, Loss or Suicide, by Iris Bolton & Curtis Mitchell
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye:  Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One, by Noel Brook & Pamela D. Blair
No Time to Say Goodbye:  Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One, by Carla Fine
What to Do When the Police Leave:  A Guide to the First Days of Traumatic Loss, by Bill Jenkins & Patricia Cornwell.

Internet Resources

♦            www.hospicefoundation.org
♦            www.webhealing.com
♦            www.wwdc.com/deatg
♦            www.aarp.org/families/grief
♦            www.hospicenet.org
♦            www.griefnet.org
♦            www.beyondindigo.com
♦            www.bereavementmag.com