Our list of some of the best Grieving books & series in recent years. Get inspired by one or more of the following books.
- Grieving the Child I Never Knew: A Devotional Companion for Comfort in the Loss of Your Unborn or Newly Born Child [GRIEVING THE CHILD I NEVER KNE] ()
- Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief (1994)
- It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand (2017)
- Grief Day By Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Loss (2018)
- Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss (2005)
- Grieving with Hope: Finding Comfort as You Journey through Loss (2011)
- Grieving the Loss of Someone You Love: Daily Meditations to Help You Through the Grieving Process (2014)
- I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One (2008)
- Healing a Spouse’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies (Healing Your Grieving Heart series) (2003)
- On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss (2014)
- Grieving the Death of a Mother (2003)
Grieving the Child I Never Knew: A Devotional Companion for Comfort in the Loss of Your Unborn or Newly Born Child [GRIEVING THE CHILD I NEVER KNE] ()
Paperback Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company (March 31, 2001) ASIN: B001TICT5Q Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars 142 customer reviews Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,285,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support?
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief (1994)
The classic guide for dealing with grief and lossFor those who have suffered the loss of a loved one, here are thoughtful words to strengthen, inspire and comfort.
It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand (2017)
When a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your world, here is the first thing to know: there is nothing wrong with grief. “Grief is simply love in its most wild and painful form,” says Megan Devine. “It is a natural and sane response to loss.” So, why does our culture treat grief like a disease to be cured as quickly as possible?
Grief Day By Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Loss (2018)
Grief Day by Day offers supportive readings and exercises to help you move through life after loss, one day at a time.Grief is complex. It is ever changing and may come to us differently on any given day.
Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss (2005)
Grief is a personal journey, never the same for any two people and as unique as your life and your relationships. Although loss is an inevitable part of life, how you approach this fact can make the difference between meaningless pain and the manifestation of understanding and wisdom. This book describes a mindful approach to dealing with grief that can help you make that difference.
Grieving with Hope: Finding Comfort as You Journey through Loss (2011)
Practical and straightforward, yet warm and compassionate, Grieving with Hope clarifies the popular misconception that people move through stages of grief. This will be an encouragement to many, as grieving people often think something is wrong with them when their grief doesn’t proceed neatly through stages.
Grieving the Loss of Someone You Love: Daily Meditations to Help You Through the Grieving Process (2014)
Few losses are as painful as the death of someone close. No valley is as vast as grief, no journey as personal and life changing. Compassionate and wise guides Raymond Mitsch and Lynn Brookside shine a light on the road through grief.
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One (2008)
The grief books that just “gets it”.Each year about eight million Americans suffer the unexpected death of a loved one.
Healing a Spouse’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies (Healing Your Grieving Heart series) (2003)
“Helping widows and widowers learn how to cope with the grief of losing their helpmate, their lover, and perhaps their financial provider, this guide shows them how to find continued meaning in life when doing so seems difficult. Bereaved spouses will find advice on when and how to dispose of their mate’s belongings, dealing with their children, and redefining their role with friends and family.
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss (2014)
Ten years after the death of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, this commemorative edition of her final book combines practical wisdom, case studies, and the authors’ own experiences and spiritual insight to explain how the process of grieving helps us live with loss.
Grieving the Death of a Mother (2003)
A mother’s death can make a shambles of schedules, priorities, agendas, commitments, and, sometimes, even our most important relationships. A mother’s last breath inevitably changes us. Drawing on his own experience of loss, as well as those of others, Harold Ivan Smith guides readers through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a mother after her death.
Best Grieving Books You Should Read
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Forget Prayers, Bring Cake: A Single Woman's Guide to Grieving
Author(s): Merissa Nathan Gerson
ID: 3619133, Publisher: Mandala Publishing, Year: 2023, Size: 10 Mb, Format: epub
The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss
Author(s): Mary-Frances O'Connor
ID: 3205087, Publisher: HarperOne, Year: 2022, Size: 3 Mb, Format: epub
Daisy a Day: Hope for a Grieving Heart
Author(s): Harriet Hodgson
ID: 3410323, Publisher: WriteLife Publishing, Year: 2022, Size: 813 Kb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are really chart-busters according to The New York Times, others are composed by unknown writers. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant resources you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.