Recommended Books
After Wendy died, I went to the place we always sought solace: the bookstore. These are many of the titles that have helped me through my journey. Links connect to independent bookstore options.
A Grief Observed By C.S. Lewis
Ash and Spirit: Freeing Grief and Finding Hope in 31 Days of Memories, Mediumship, and Collective Healing by Pema Rocker
Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner's Guide to Grief by Annie Sklaver Orenstein
Anxiety: The Missing Stage of Grief: A Revolutionary Approach to Understanding and Healing the Impact of Loss by Claire Bidwell Smith
After This: When Life Is Over, Where Do We Go? by Claire Bidwell Smith
Can Anyone Tell Me? by Meghan Riordan Jarvis, MA LCSW
Conscious Grieving: A Transformative Approach to Healing from Loss by Claire Bidwell Smith
Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler
Grief is a Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss by Lisa Keefauver
Grief Is for People by Sloane Crosley
Harmony by Whitney Hanson
Hold Nothing: An Invitation to Let Go and Come Home to Yourself by Elena Brower
In My Time of Dying: How I Came Face to Face with the Idea of an Afterlife by Sebastian Junger
Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose by Colin Campbell
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devine, LPC
Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between Lives by Michael Newton, PhD
Life After Life by Raymond A. Moody, Jr., MD
Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives by Dr. Brian Weiss
Memorial Days: A Memoir by Geraldine Brook
Morning Leaves: Reflections on Loss, Grief, and Connection – by Laing F. Rikkers, illustrated by Kelly Leahy Radding
Nobody Ever Talks About Anything But the End: A Memoir by Liz Levine
Ride or Die: Loving Through Tragedy, A Husband's Memoir by Jarie Bolander
Seeking Jordan: How I Learned the Truth about Death and the Invisible Universe by Matthew McKay , PhD
Soul Conversations: A Medium Reveals How to Cultivate Your Intuition, Heal Your Heart, and Connect with the Divine by Austyn Wells
The Book of the Dead by Shinobu Orikuchi
The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing by Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD
The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss by Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD
The Luminous Landscape of the Afterlife: Jordan's Message to the Living on What to Expect after Death by Matthew McKay, PhD
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller
Wolf’s Message by Suzanne Giesemann