Grief/Death

Betty Eadie died after an operation but was later to recover. The afterworld Betty experienced was a sphere of understanding, peace and joy. She was given a message to share with others that has filled thousands of people with hope. First published 1992.

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This is a double book: read the first half if you're a man who's grieving. Read the other side if a man you care about is grieving. More likely you'll read both sides and learn all the more. The masculine style of grief is different. Written by two experienced male professionals.

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The book has been written to help anyone who is dying from cancer or other terminal illness. Drawing on years of practical experience as counsellors in the field, Sue Wood and Peter Fox discuss what they and others have found happening in the terminal stages of illness - what the dying person can expect, what others have found important to do - and generally how to respond positively and practically to situations that are likely to arise on this difficult journey. The authors also address those involved in the day-to-day care and n... read more

Sasha's Legacy: A guide to funerals for babies is for celebrants, funeral directors, social workers and healthcare professionals who, alongside grieving parents, face the difficult task of organising a funeral and burying a child. It describes parents' experiences, raises issues to consider, gives practical advice from celebrants and funeral directors, and offers guidelines for the ceremony. With resources, poetry, music suggestions and websites parents may find helpful, this book is a resource for grieving parents and those who help them.

Like a camera, this anthology provides snapshots on the journey through death and remembrance. It is a chance to explore what it might be like to approach death, and its poems will be a focus for those on the journey with someone they love. Poems can comfort, enlighten, challenge, or inspire; they can articulate feelings that are otherwise hard to express and give insights from those who have travelled such journeys before. Dr Rod MacLeod trained in Scotland. He is director of palliative care at the Mary Potter Hospice in Wel... read more

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When You Lose Someone You Love is a very thoughtful and lovely book to revisit again and again as we live through sorrow and anger and loss. We don't know how we can carry on. This gentle book talks about the feelings of sadness and gives support and strength as you journey through this time of grief. It will be a source of comfort as you very quietly, very gradually begin to heal.

At nine years old, Monica Holloway develops a fascination with the local funeral home. Small wonder, with a father who drives his Ford pick up with a Kodak movie camera sitting shotgun just in case he sees an accident, and whose home movies feature more footage of disasters than of his children. In between her father's bouts of violence and abuse, Monica becomes fast friends with Julie Kilner, whose father is the town mortician. She and Julie preferred the casket showroom to the parks and grassy backyards in her hometown of Elk G... read more

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"A moving, profound exploration of life, death and regeneration." - Oliver James "this book charts what is possible, with love and wisdom, when death brinmgs us face to face with the ultimate meaning of our lives." - Sogyal Rinpoche

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The Secret to Getting Through All Kinds of ChangeThe Grief Club is Melody Beattie's profoundly personal, powerfully healing book to help readers through life's most difficult times. Part memoir, part self-help book, part journalism, The Grief Club is a book of stories bound together by the human experience of loss in its many forms such as death, divorce, drug addiction, and the tumultuous yet tender process of recovery. It's a book you need to read and share.

In this collection of inspirational essays, internationally known author Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross draws on her in-depth research of more than 20,000 people who had near-death experiences, revealing the afterlife as a return to wholeness of spirit.
With frank and compassionate advice for those dealing with terminal illness or the death of a loved one, On Life After Death offers a compelling message of hope to the living, so that they may grow stronger from tragedy and live life to the fullest.

Much more than a simplistic search for the silver lining in storm clouds, SARK's approach is a map, guidebook, and step-by-step strategy for profound, positive transformation through, rather than despite, life's inevitable travails.Though SARK has empowered millions to live their creative dreams, manage their businesses, and savor personal connections, the deaths of her mother and cat and the end of a treasured relationship tested her ability to walk her talk. But as Glad No Matter What shows, she journeyed through the spirals and ... read more

The real-life journal of three children whose father died suddenly. An honest, insightful, and deeply moving perspective on death, its aftermath, and the journey through grief and growth.

The advice is firm but gentle, non-judgemental and compassionate The death of a friend is a wrenching event for anyone at any age. Teenagers especially need help coping with this painful loss. This thoughtful and helpful book answers questions grieving teens often have, like "How should I be acting?" "Is it wrong to go to parties and have fun?" and "What if I can't handle my grief on my own?" This book is suitable for ages 11 and up, and for parents and teachers too. "Speaks directly and simply to anyone who has suffered the... read more

This book offers a new understanding of the grief process. Readers will learn about the spiral staircase, a metaphor used to describe the ebb and flow of emotional pain that typically follow loss. The book offers ways to cope with the events and situations that trigger personal grief by using mindfulness exercises and radical acceptance, a concept that encourages the experience of grief rather than its denial.

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