Grief and Bereavement Books
A Grief Companion: Practical support and a guiding hand through the darkness of loss
'This is a book that takes you by the hand and promises the gentlest comfort in the darkest of times.' Tamsin Greig
A Grief Companion offers us practical help to use alongside the theory of... (more)
Languages of Loss: A psychotherapist's journey through grief
'This is the most startlingly honest book about grief I have ever read. Its immediacy hits you on the first page and takes you on an unforgettable journey. No one has set out so clearly the stages we... (more)
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
As a neurosurgeon, I lived in a world filled with fear and suffering, death and cancer. But rarely, if ever, did I think about what it would be like if what I witnessed at work every day happened to... (more)
My Mother's Story: Gone Too Soon
Following the success of My Mother's Story: The Originals and North Vancouver, actor and project founder Marilyn Norry, and Registered Therapeutic Counsellor Michelle Hohn, combine their experience... (more)
Persian Blues, Psychoanalysis and Mourning
In Persian Blues, Psychoanalysis and Mourning, Gohar Homayounpour plays a theme and variations on loss, love, and family against the backdrop of Iran’s chaotic recent past.
Homayounpour is... (more)
Letters from the Grief Club: How we live with loss
Welcome to the club you never wanted to join.
When someone you love dies, it may seem impossible to know what will happen next and how you will cope. Losing someone in early adulthood, you may... (more)
Crying in H Mart
In this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humour and heart, she tells of growing... (more)
Silo's Sadness
Silo the lion cub has lost his grandfather due to the illness on the Savanna, El the wise elephant helps Silo explore and manage his grief. (more)
The Myth of Closure: Ambiguous Loss in a Time of Pandemic and Change
How do we begin to cope with loss that cannot be resolved?
The COVID-19 pandemic has left many of us haunted by feelings of anxiety, despair and even anger. In this book, pioneering therapist,... (more)
Helping Children with Loss: A Guidebook
Now in a fully updated second edition, this professional guidebook has been created to help adults provide emotional support for children who have experienced the loss of somebody they know, or... (more)
Helping Children with Loss and The Day the Sea Went Out and Never Came Back
Now in its second edition, this practical guidebook and beautifully illustrated storybook have been created to help teachers and professionals support children aged 4-12 who have experienced loss. ... (more)
Grief Work in Addictions Counseling
Grief Work in Addictions Counseling is a book for practitioners and students in the field of substance abuse counseling who encounter grief and loss issues with clients recovering from addiction. ... (more)
The State of Disbelief: A therapist's story of love, death and mourning
When Juliet Rosenfeld's husband dies of lung cancer only seven months into their marriage, everything she has learnt about death as a psychotherapist is turned on its head.
As she attempts to... (more)
Perspectives on a Young Woman's Suicide: A Study of a Diary
Perspectives on a Young Woman's Suicide is a unique and updated analysis of a diary left behind by Katie, a young woman who took her own life.
By drawing on clinicians, researchers,... (more)
A Matter of Death and Life: Love, Loss and What Matters in the End
Internationally renowned psychiatrist and author Irvin Yalom has devoted his career to counselling those suffering from anxiety and grief. But never had he faced the need to counsel himself until his... (more)
The Reactor: A Book about Grief and Repair
The Reactor is a memoir about absence and creative possibilities, assembled like the pieces of a puzzle. Through philosophy, music, fashion, psychology, art and film, Blackburn travels a vast... (more)
Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice
Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society is the authoritative guide to the study of and work with major themes in bereavement. The classic edition includes a new preface from the lead editors... (more)
Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention: Building on Strengths
With clarity and eloquence, Trauma and Grief Assessment and Intervention comprehensively captures the nuance and complexity involved in counseling bereaved and traumatically bereaved persons in all... (more)
Life and Loss: A Guide to Help Grieving Children
For decades, Life and Loss has been the book clinicians have relied on for a full and nuanced presentation of the many issues with which grieving children grapple, as well as an honest exploration of... (more)
Understanding Bereaved Parents and Siblings: A Handbook for Professionals, Family, and Friends
Understanding Bereaved Parents and Siblingsis based on lived experiences and provides insight, ideas, and inspiration on how to support the bereaved, how to talk to them about their experience, and... (more)
The Last Act of Love: The Story of My Brother and His Sister
In the summer of 1990, Cathy's brother Matty was knocked down by a car on the way home from a night out. It was two weeks before his GCSE results, which turned out to be the best in his school.... (more)
A Manual for Heartache
When Cathy Rentzenbrink was still a teenager, her happy family was torn apart by an unthinkable tragedy. In A Manual for Heartache she describes how she learnt to live with grief and loss and find... (more)
Challenges and Choices for Patient, Carer and Professional at the End of Life: Living with Uncertainty
Living with Uncertainty gives a broad perspective on the complexities and challenges of the practice of end-of-life care, as well as the perceived benefits and limitations of medical... (more)
Superhero Grief: The Transformative Power of Loss
Superhero Grief uses modern superhero narratives to teach the principles of grief theories and concepts and provide practical ideas for promoting healing.
Chapters offer clinical strategies,... (more)
Supporting Children and Young People Who Experience Loss: An Illustrated Storybook and Guide
This beautifully illustrated storybook and accompanying guide has been designed to be used by adults supporting children through loss.
The attractive and engaging story describes a young girl... (more)
The Girl Who Lost the Light in Her Eyes: A Storybook to Support Children and Young People Who Experience Loss
This beautifully illustrated and sensitively written storybook has been created to be used therapeutically with children experiencing loss. Telling the story of a young girl who searches high and low... (more)
Using the Expressive Arts with Children and Young People Who Have Experienced Loss: A Pocket Guide
This guidebook has been created to be used alongside the storybook, The Girl Who Lost the Light in Her Eyes. Using a relational approach, it explores the themes of the story and offers guidance to... (more)
Grief and Addiction: Considering Loss in the Recovery Process
Grief and Addiction illuminates the role of grief work in addiction counseling, encouraging counselors to be more comprehensive in their treatment and to increase empathy for what the treatment... (more)
Images of the Dead in Grief Dreams: A Jungian View of Mourning
While in training at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich in 1988, Susan Olson suffered the loss of her daughter in an auto accident. In this intimate and unique exploration, Olson uses C. G. Jung's... (more)
Experiential Action Methods and Tools for Healing Grief and Loss-Related Trauma
Experiential Action Methods and Tools for Healing Grief and Loss-Related Trauma introduces innovative psychodramatic and creative expression methods for helping those affected by bereavement and... (more)