Recommended Booklist

Discover our recommended booklist for mental health resources and guidance on grief and bereavement, tailored for all ages and experiences.

General Grief and Bereavement

  • Duty, Honor, Hope: Strategies for Understanding & Unpacking First Responder Grief – Beth L. Hewett, PhD, CT, CCISM, CEOLS
  • The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief – Francis Weller
  • Opening to Grief: Finding Your Way From Loss to Peace – Claire B. Willis & Marnie Crawford Samuelson 
  • The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss – Mary-Frances O’Connor
  • The End Is Just the Beginning: Lessons in Grieving for African Americans – Ph.D Arlene Churn 
  • Resilient Grieving – Lucy Hone
  • Grief Works – Julia Samuel 
  • The AfterGrief – Hope Edelman
  • Surviving Suicide Loss: Making Your Way Beyond the Ruins – Rita A. Schulte, LPC
  • The Long Grief Journey: How Long-Term Unresolved Grief Can Affect Your Mental Health and What to Do About It – PH.D Pamela Blair and Brandie McCabe Hansen

Spousal Loss

  • On the Road: Surviving a Loss of a Spouse – Sheryl Garrett
  • It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand – Megan Devine
  • Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like “Journey” in the title – Leslie Gray Streeter
  • A Parent’s Guide to Raising Grieving Children: Rebuilding Your Family After the Death of a Loved one – Phyllis R. Silverman and Madelyn Kelly
  • The Loss of a Life Partner – Carolyn Ambler Walter
  • Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief – Joanne Cacciatore

Parent and Sibling Loss

  • Still Here with Me: Teenagers and Children on Losing a Parent – Suzanne Sjoqvist
  • The Empty Room: Surviving the Loss of a Brother or Sister at Any Age – Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
  • A Daughter’s Grief Journal: Daily Prompts and Exercises for Navigating the Loss of Your Mother – Diane P. Brenna
  • Grieving For the Sibling You Lost: A Teen’s Guide to Coping with Grief and Finding Meaning After Loss – Erica Goldblatt Hyatt.
  • A Child’s View of Grief: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors – Alan Wolfelt

Teen and Youth

  • Out of the Blue: Making Memories Last When Someone has Died – Winston’s Wish
  • Fire In My Heart, Ice In My Veins: A Journal for Teenagers – Enid Traisman 
  • Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas – Alan Wolfelt 
  • Chill and Spill: A Place to Put It Down And Work It Out – Jeanean Jacobs 
  • Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love – Earl A. Grollman
  • One Wave at a Time: A Story about Grief and Healing – Holly Thompson
  • No Matter What – Debi Gilori
  • Grief in Children: A Handbook for Adults Second Edition – Atle Dyregrov (Author), William Yule

Young Children

  • Eddie’s Brave Journey: How one little elephant learned about grief – Randi Pearlman Wolfson
  • Waldo, Tell Me About Dying – Hans Wilhelm
  • I Miss You: A First Look at Death – Pat Thomas
  • LifeTimes: A beautiful way to explain death to children – Bryan Mellonie
  • The Invisible String – Patrice Karst

Have Questions About the Program?

Contact our Care Management Team with any questions or requests you may have. Our Care Management Team is available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.