TEN BOOKS THAT HELPED ME MOST IN MY FIRST YEAR OF GRIEVING

“Books offer profound comfort, companionship, and a quiet space to process pain,

serving as a form of emotional and mental refuge.” – Center for the Advancement of Well-Being

To paraphrase from my book, Love Loss Light-Illuminating the Path Through Grief, after

losing by beloved husband to suicide, “I was brought to my knees, and I was desperate

to find solace, to find some scrap of meaning in my loss and suffering. For me, as it no

doubt is for you, it was a matter of survival…My quest for relief became a spiritual

quest, and it began with reading over forty books, (within the first five months) on grief

and loss and on mindfulness practice. These books were my salvation and helped to

keep me sane. They were something for me to hold on to when I felt most alone.”

And although every one of the books I read then, and those I have subsequently read,

provided me great solace and comfort knowing I wasn’t alone, I thought I would share

the ten books, all of which, eleven years later, remain in my bookcase, that were then

and remain a healing balm to my heart and soul.

I do wish to add, that over these ensuing years, I have spoken with many people who

have lost a loved one who told me that the very LAST thing they wanted to do, or even

COULD do early on, was to sit down and concentrate on reading anything! This is not

only understandable, but common. So, when you ARE ready to embrace reading as

part of your healing journey, I hope you and your shattered heart will find solace in one

or more of these wonderful books. All are available on Amazon.

Books Specific to Suicide Loss

No Time to Say Goodbye-Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One

Carla Fine

Facing Darkness, Finding Light-Life After Suicide

Steffany Barton, RN

A 365-Day Grief Companion

Healing After Loss-Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief

Martha Whitmore Hickman

MEMOIR

This is a placeholder paragraph. Replace this text with your own content.Heart Broken Open-A Memoir Through Loss to Self-Discovery

Kristine Carlson

COMPASSIONATE AND SPIRITUAL GUIDES

The Wild Edge of Sorrow-Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief

Francis Weller

Grieving Mindfully-A Compassionate and Spiritual Guide to Coping with Loss

Sameet M. Kumar, PH.D.

A Return to Love-Reflections on the Principles of A Course in Miracles

Marianne Williamson

When Things Fall Apart-Heart Advice for Difficult Times

Pema Chodron

THE REST

Tears to Triumph-The Spiritual Journey from Suffering to Enlightenment-Marrianne

Williamson

Shattered by Grief-Picking Up the Pieces to Become Whole Again-Claudia Coenen

BONUS

Live Your Truth-Kamal Ravikant

I Will Not Die an Unlived Life-Reclaiming Purpose and Passion-Dawna Markova