(G)rief
Below are some resources put together from a fellow survivor and founder of the E+R project. **These are suggested titles/resources and are not official endorsements by the county.**
Grief and Loss Support Book List Ideas
Loss of a Child
- Children Die Too by Joy and Marv Johnson
- Dear Parents: Letters to Bereaved Parents by Joy Johnson
- Farther Along: The Writing Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers by Carol Henderson
- First You Die: Learn to Live After The Death Of Your Child by Marie Levine
- For Better or Worse by Maribeth Wilder Doerr (a handbook for couples whose child has died
- Grieving Dads to the Brink and Back by Kelly Farley
- Mama Mockingbird by Sauni Wood (death of an adult child)
- Never Too Old for a Lullaby by Juanita White (death of an adult child
- Parting Is Not Goodbye by Kelly Osmont (teen accident)
- Recovering from the Loss of a Child by Katherine Donnelly
- Single Parent Grief by Sherokee Ilse
- Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child by Gary Roe
- The Bereaved Parent by Harriett Sarnoff-Schiff
- The Unspeakable Loss: How Do You Live After a Child Dies? Bu Nisha Zenoff
- When There Are No Words: Finding Your Way to Cope with Loss and Grief by Charlie Walton (two sons/accident)
On Grief
- A to Z Healing Toolbox: A Practical Guide to Navigating Grief and Trauma With Intention by
Susan Hannifin-MacNab
- Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore and Jeffrey Rubin
- Becoming Radiant: A New Way to Do Life following the “death” of a beloved by Tom Zuba
- Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler
- Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief
- It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand by Megan Devine
- Permission to Mourn: A New Way to Do Grief by Tom Zuba
- Roses in December by Marilyn Willett Heavilin
- When Bad Things Happen to Good People: Harold Kushner
Homicide
- Just Us: Overcoming and Understanding Homicidal Loss and Grief by Wanda Henry-Jenkins
- No Time for Goodbyes: Coping with Sorrow, Anger, and Injustice After a Tragic Death by Janice Lord
- Tragedy in Aurora: The Culture of Mass Shootings in America by Tom Diaz (website Survivors Empowered).
- What to Do When the Police Leave: A Guide to the First Days of Traumatic Loss by Bill Jenkins & Patricia Cornwell
- Griefprints by Radha Stern
Drug Overdose
- Griefland by Armen Bacon and Nancy Miller
- Grief Diaries: Surviving Loss By Overdose by Lynda Cheldelin Fell with Whitney O’Brien and Shannie Jenkins
Tragic Accident
- Remember Lee by Linda Musser (auto accident death)
- The Circle of Fire: In the Midst of the Ashes an Ember of Hope Flickeredby Justina Page (house fire)
- The Circle of Fire Companion Study Guide by Justina Page
Grandparent’s Grief
- For Bereaved Grandparents by Margaret Gerner
- Grieving Grandparents by Sherokee Ilse and Lori Leininger (after miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death)
- When a Grandchild Dies by Nadine Galinsky
Children
- Animal Crackers by Bridget Marshall
- I Heard Your Mommy Died by Mark Scrivani
- Lean on Me Gently by Doug Manning
- Lost and Found by Ellen Yeomans
- Molly’s Mama Died by Margaret M. Holmes
- The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia, Ph.D
- The Most Special Bear by Bonita Mason
- What Does That Mean by Harold I. Smith and Joy Johnson
- What’s Heaven? by Maria Shriver
- When Families Grieve (Kit) by Sesame Workshop
Facebook Support Groups and Online Grief sites
Facebook support groups for bereaved parents/Family
- Grieving The Loss Of A Child Support And Guidance
- Grieving Mothers
- Grieving Fathers Network
- MOTHERS GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A CHILD -GLOBAL ( Child Loss Survivors )
- Bereaved Parents support group
- Grieving Fathers
- HelpingParentsHeal
- HeavenlySiblings Heavenly Siblings (who’ve lost & loved a brother/sister)
Online Grief Support websites
- Grief.com Because Love Never Dies
- TenderHearts Tender Hears online grief group with David Kessler (monthly fee, first month is free)
- ABedForMyHeart.com A Bed For My Heart with Angela Miller
- Helpingparentsheal.org Helping Parents Heal: monthly newsletter, caring listeners, speakers and local bereaved group meets by Zoom
- SilentGriefSupport.com Silent Grief Support with Clara Hinton: blog and site by childless author