Books Worth Sharing

Adams, Kathleen. Journal to the Self: Twenty-two Paths to Personal Growth New York: Grand Central Publishing, 1990.

Alexander, Elizabeth. The Light of the World: A Memoir. New York: Grand Central Publishing, 2016.

Allen, Benjamin Scott. Out of the Ashes: Healing in the AfterLoss. Senssoma Publishing, 2014.

Bauer-Wu, Susan. Leaves Falling Gently: Living Fully with Serious and Life-Limiting Illness through Mindfulness, Compassion, and Connectedness. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, 2011.

Bays, Jan Chozen. How to Train a Wild Elephant: And Other Adventures in Mindfulness. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2011.

Brach, Tara. True Refuge: Finding Peace and Freedom in Your Own Awakened Heart. New York: Bantam Books, 2016.

Butler, Katy. The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life. New York: Scribner, 2019.

———. Knocking on Heaven's Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death. New York: Scribner, 2014.

Cacciatore, Joanne. Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2017.

Caldwell, Gail. Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship. New York: Random House, 2010.

Dalai Lama XIV, and Desmond Tutu. The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World. New York: Avery, 2016.

Devine, Megan. It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2017.

Didion, Joan. The Year of Magical Thinking. New York: Vintage, 2007.

Ellison, Koshin Paley, and Matt Weingast (eds.). Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End-of-Life Care. Somerville, MA: Wisdom Publications, 2016.

Emmons, Robert. Thanks! How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier. New York: Mariner Books, 2008.

Forbes, Sukey. The Angel in My Pocket: A Story of Love, Loss, and Life after Death. New York: Penguin Books, 2014.

Gilbert, Elizabeth. Big Magic: Creative Living beyond Fear. New York: Riverhead Books, 2016.

Gottlieb, Lori. Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2019.

Grollman, Earl. Living When a Loved One Has Died. New York: Beacon Press, 1995.

Hanson, Rick. Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness. New York: Harmony Books, 2020.

Hedtke, Lorraine. Bereavement Support Groups: Breathing Life into Stories of the Dead. Chagrin Falls, OH: Taos Institute Publications, 2012.

Hickman, Martha Whitmore. Healing after Loss: Daily Meditations for Working through Grief. New York: William Morrow Paperbacks, 1994.

Holzer, Burghild Nina. A Walk between Heaven and Earth: A Personal Journal on Writing and the Creative Process. New York: Bell Tower, 1994.

Hood, Ann. Comfort: A Journey through Grief. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2008.

Housden, Roger. Dropping the Struggle: Seven Ways to Love the Life You Have. Novato, CA: New World Library, 2016.

Kabat-Zinn, Jon. Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment—and Your Life. Boulder, CO: Sounds True, 2016.

————————. Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. Boston: Hachette, 2005.

Kessler, David. Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. New York: Scribner, 2019.

Kleon, Austin. Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You about Being Creative. New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2012.

Korpi, Sid. Good Grief: Finding Peace after Pet Loss: Personal and Professional Insights on the Animal Lover's Unique Grieving Process. Minneapolis: Healy House Books, 2009.

Lamott, Anne. Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope, and Repair. New York: Riverhead Books, 2013.

Levine, Stephen. Unattended Sorrow: Recovering from Loss and Reviving the Heart. Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2005.

Lewis, C. S. A Grief Observed. New York: HarperOne, 2001.

MacIver, Roderick (ed.). Meditations on Nature, Meditations on Silence. Williston, VT: Heron Dance Press & Art Studio, 2006.

Miller, B. J., and Shoshana Berger. A Beginner's Guide to the End: Practical Advice for Living Life and Facing Death. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2019.

Moore, Kathleen Dean. Wild Comfort: The Solace of Nature. Boston: Trumpeter Books, 2010.

Nhat Hanh, Thich. The Blooming of a Lotus: Guided Meditation for Achieving the Miracle of Mindfulnes. Boston: Beacon Press, 2009.

O'Donohue, John. To Bless the Space between Us: A Book of Blessings. New York: Doubleday, 2008.

Réa, Rashani, and Francis Weller. The Threshold between Loss and Revelation. North Charleston, CA: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017.

Richardson, Jan. The Cure for Sorrow: A Book of Blessings for Times of Grief. Orlando: Wanton Gospeller Press, 2016.

Salzberg, Sharon. Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness. Boston: Shambhala Publications, 2002.

Schneider, Pat. Writing Alone and with Others. New York: Oxford University Press, 2003.

Stang, Heather. Mindfulness and Grief: With Guided Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Restore Your Spirit. New York: CICO, 2018.

Thompson, Barbara E., and Robert A. Neimeyer (eds.). Grief and the Expressive Arts: Practices for Creating Meaning. New York: Routledge, 2014.

Warner, Jan. Grief Day by Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living with Loss. Emeryville, CA: Althea Press, 2018.

Weller, Francis. The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief. Berkeley: North Atlantic, 2015.

Willis, Claire B. Lasting Words: A Guide to Finding Meaning toward the Close of Life. Brattleboro, VT: Green Writers Press, 2014.

Wolfelt, Alan D. Understanding Your Suicide Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart. Fort Collins, Companion Press, 2009.

Young, Kevin. (ed.). The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief and Healing. New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2010.