Grief & Loss

READ BY THE AUTHOR #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER You deserve to stop suffering because of what other people have done to you. Have you ever felt stuck in a cycle of unresolved pain, playing offenses over and over in your mind? You know you can't go on like this, but you don't know what to do next...

Letting go is not a process that comes naturally to us. In a world that teaches us to cling to what we love at all costs, there is an undeniable art to moving on - and it's one that we are constantly relearning. In this series of honest and poignant essays, Heidi Priebe explores the harsh...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A special 25th anniversary edition of the beloved book that has changed millions of lives with the story of an unforgettable friendship, the timeless wisdom of older generations, and healing lessons on loss and grief—featuring a new afterword by the author ...

A searing portrait of a mother’s grief and strength in the wake of unthinkable tragedy. Once upon a time, I was meandering down the road of life with my husband, Jon. It was a regular and beige life, and it worked. It was a warm beige. We felt, and were, blessed and lucky. Normal. On the...

From the indie rockstar of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity. In this exquisite story of family, food, grief...

A New Resource for Those Experiencing Loss With It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we help others who have endured tragedy. Having experienced grief from both sides—as both a therapist and as a woman who...

Winner of the 2015 RBC Taylor Prize Winner of the 2016 Forest of Reading Evergreen Award After almost twenty years of caring for elderly parents—first for their senile father, and then for their cantankerous ninety-three-year-old mother—author Plum Johnson and her three younger brothers...

National Book Award, Nonfiction, 2005"Life changes fast....You sit down to dinner and life as you know it ends." These were among the first words Joan Didion wrote in January 2004. Her daughter was lying unconscious in an intensive care unit, a victim of pneumonia and septic shock. Her husband...

The original, official, bestselling guide to Swedish death cleaning—a charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life. In Sweden there is a kind of decluttering called döstädning, dö meaning “death”...

Worship leader and recording artist Laura Story's life took an unexpected turn when her husband, Martin, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Their lives would never be the same. Yes, with God all things are possible. But the devastating news was that no cure existed to restore Martin's short-term...

An explosive, heartbreaking memoir from the widow of Mark Madoff and daughter-in-law of Bernard Madoff, the first genuine inside story from a family member who has lived through- and survived-both the public crisis and her own deeply personal tragedy. When the news of Bernard Madoff 's Ponzi...

NPR SciFri Book Club Pick Next Big Idea Club's "Top 21 Psychology Books of 2022" Behavioral Scientist Notable Books of 2022 A renowned grief expert and neuroscientist shares groundbreaking discoveries about what happens in our brain when we grieve, providing a new paradigm for understanding love...

At once a loving legacy and an unsparing depiction of a devastating illness, Danielle Steel’s tribute to her lost son is a gift of life, hope, healing, and understanding to us all. “This is the story of an extraordinary boy with a brilliant mind, a heart of gold, and a tortured soul. It is...

Are you struggling with the grief of losing a loved one? Feeling lost and alone, as if the world has shifted beneath your feet? I Didn't Get to Say Goodbye: Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One is a compassionate guide designed to help you through this challenging time.

A well-written book that is a curious reminder that our in-between life with all its information lies within our subconscious....

Are you experiencing physical or emotional symptoms that no one is able to explain? If so, you may be suffering a traumatic reaction to a past event, teaches Dr. Peter A. Levine. Medical researchers have known for decades that survivors of accidents, disaster, and childhood trauma often endure...

A courageous, life-changing memoir that teaches us to apply the lessons learned by those nearing their death to our own life....

In this groundbreaking and “poignant” (Los Angeles Times) book, David Kessler—praised for his work by Maria Shriver, Marianne Williamson, and Mother Teresa—journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning. In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross first identified the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Passionate advocate for end-of-life care and TikTok star Hadley Vlahos shares moving stories of joy, wisdom, and redemption from her patients’ final moments in this “brilliant” (Zibby Owens, Good Morning America) memoir. “This extraordinary book helps...

A warm, heartfelt memoir of family, loss, and a house jam-packed with decades of goods and memories. After almost 20 years of caring for elderly parents - first for their senile father and then for their cantankerous 93-year-old mother - author Plum Johnson and her three younger brothers have...

The follow-up to celebrated grief expert, neuroscientist, and psychologist Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor’s The Grieving Brain focuses on the impact of grief—and life’s other major stressors—on the human body. Coping with death and grief is one of the most painful human experiences. While...

Written after his wife's tragic death, A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss....

The award-winning, New York Times bestselling international sensation hailed as an “instant classic” (Dwight Garner). One of the New York Times's 100 Best Books of the 21st Century One of Kirkus Reviews’s Best Books of the 21st Century One of the New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best...

When a loved one dies, the pain of loss can feel unbearable—especially in the case of a traumatizing death that leaves us shouting, “NO!” with every fiber of our body.

The New York Times Bestseller | Read by Rachel Hollis herself! Fear. Grief. Loss. Betrayal. Rachel Hollis has felt all those things, and she knows you have too. Now, she takes you to the other side. With her signature humor, heartfelt honesty, and intimate true-life stories,# 1 New York Times...

A powerful memoir about one young woman's survival against the odds, and how the love of her mother saved her. When the White Island volcano erupted in New Zealand in 2019, it shattered the lives of Stephanie and Marie Browitt. Stephanie, just 23 years old, suffered horrific burns to 70 per cent...

Read by the author. "Vulnerable and slyly funny."--Publishers Weekly "You're doing so well," they tell you. "You're so strong." Meanwhile, you're standing in the middle of your living room, staring at a mountain of grown-man Legos, wondering if it's disrespectful to donate them or insane to keep...

Surviving the unsurvivable. Healing from the unhealable. This is an inspiring memoir of physical and mental recovery, from someone who lived through the Whakaari White Island volcanic eruption. ""I heard someone say, 'Wow!' And someone else exclaimed, 'Look at that!' I had my back to the crater...

Most people don’t know how to have a “good death”—but Jane Callahan does. By day, Jane is a corporate marketer and mom, but by nights and weekends, she works with the almost-dead. As an end-of-life doula, she helps the terminally ill prepare for their imminent demise. And it has revealed invaluable truths about this temporary status called life.

It's easy to become overwhelmed by anxiety, loss, or disappointment, to think that your story is unravelling. What if your pain isn't pointless? What if God is just beginning to weave your new story through a challenging season? In The Fabric of Hope, Kirby Kelly invites you into a deeply honest...

En el Día del Padre de 2018, la vida de Jeffrey Simmons cambió para siempre. Después de regresar a casa del trabajo, encontró al amor de su vida sin vida. No hubo despedida. No hubo últimas palabras. Solo silencio… y un dolor que parecía imposible de comprender.

My family's story of healing, hope and living life in colour - a stunningly moving and uplifting memoir of love, loss and transformation, and navigating unimaginable heartbreak through parenting, work and life by the Brisbane media star and 35-year radio veteran In the wild, flamingos transform...

Grief is universal—but it’s also deeply misunderstood. Too often, those who are grieving are left feeling isolated, hurt by clichés, or silenced by the discomfort of others. This book gives voice to those living with loss and reveals what they truly want family, friends, and caregivers to understand. With honesty and compassion, this medical doctor offers a road map for anyone who longs to be more present, supportive, and helpful—but doesn’t know what to say or do.

Two men. One river. A lifetime of grief neither can name. A retired doctor wakes beside a river he can't remember driving to. His camp is stocked. The fish are always biting. The fire catches on the first match. And he can't remember anything before the water. Then a younger man stumbles out of the trees — loud, warm, with trembling hands and a laugh that fills the whole valley. He doesn't remember how he got here either. Night after night, they trade stories by the fire. A tobacco harvest in Kentucky. A wife in red shoes. A daughter who said pasketti. A patient who died on the table and ...

A Practical Guide for Grief & Loss: How to find your pathway to peace and purpose is a guide to understanding the process of grief and grieving for any kind of loss, but with a focus on major loss. Because the author is a grief counsellor, with an extensive knowledge of different areas, it is both informative and provides practical and real examples of situations of loss that her clients have generously shared. Names have been changed for confidentiality.

Homeless, running from a violent partner, and battling suicidal depression, she found herself sitting by a river holding a bottle of pills in one hand and a bottle of red wine to wash them down in the other. Out of the twilight sky a majestic blue heron circled and landed just a few feet away. Something in the heron's piercing eyes caused her to stop swallowing the pills. In that moment, she realized that there was just too much beauty and magic in the world to give up. Thus began a decades-long quest to understand how wondrous encounters can spark healing from trauma and grief.

Between Laughter and Loss by A.G. Riley is a story of love, courage, and the unbreakable bond between sisters. When Theresa, full of wit and fire, was diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, she chose to live her final year out loud, surrounded by family, laughter, and the small joys that made life worth holding onto. Her younger sister, Annette, became her caretaker and constant companion, walking beside her through hospital rooms, quiet nights, and moments of light that shone even brighter against the darkness.

Seit vielen Jahren begleitet Diane Button als Sterbebegleiterin Menschen in ihrer letzten Lebensphase – sie sitzt bei ihnen am Bett, regelt mit ihnen die wichtigen Dinge und unterhält sich über das Leben, das nun hinter ihnen liegt. Was sie von den Sterbenden erfährt, birgt in sich einen Schatz an berührenden Einsichten darüber, was ein »gutes Leben« ausmacht. Denn oft werden sie uns erst im Rückblick bewusst: die Momente, Dinge und Entscheidungen, durch die wir wahres Glück und tiefe Erfüllung empfunden haben. Diane Button öffnet uns die Augen für das, was wirklich zählt.

In 2016, Michael Reed lost his wife and two daughters in the Gatlinburg wildfire. Surviving the loss was only the beginning. The harder question came later: How do you live again when the life you knew is gone? In the years that followed, Reed discovered that understanding grief was only the first step. The deeper challenge was learning how to rebuild a life in its aftermath—when the future you once imagined no longer exists and the person you once were feels forever changed. The Million Stages of Healing picks up where Michael Reed’s #1 bestselling book, The Million Stages of Grief, ...

Casey needs a family of her own: the joys and the sorrows, people who love her, and a place she belongs—what Zorba the Greek called “the full catastrophe”—and she’s determined to make it happen. Adrift in the world after losing her father to a heart attack when she was eleven and her mother to cancer soon after, the death of her only sibling eight years later strengthens her resolve.

No todo se supera. No todo se cierra. No todo se va. Hay cosas que quedan. Personas. Historias. Versiones tuyas que ya no existen… pero siguen dentro. Este libro no viene a decirte que “todo pasa”. Viene a acompañarte en eso que no pasó. En las ausencias que todavía pesan. En los recuerdos que vuelven sin aviso. En ese intento silencioso de seguir, incluso cuando algo adentro ya cambió para siempre. “Lo que no se va” es un espacio íntimo, honesto y sin frases vacías, para quienes aprendieron que el tiempo no cura todo… pero igual siguen. Porque seguir no siempre es sanar. ...

Cuando alguien que amas entra en la UCI, todo cambia en minutos. Las decisiones son rápidas. El lenguaje es técnico. Las consecuencias son reales. Y la mayoría de las familias no están preparadas. Este libro fue escrito para ese momento. Explica, de forma clara y directa, cómo funciona realmente una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos. Qué significan los monitores. Qué hacen los ventiladores. Cómo se toman las decisiones. Quién está realmente a cargo del cuidado. Y qué preguntas debes hacer cuando cada minuto importa. También aborda lo que pocos explican: La recuperación después de ...

When life delivers a profound loss, crisis, or unexpected change a heartbreak, career collapse, diagnosis, or identity shift the old roadmap to your future suddenly burns to ash. In that disorienting "After," everything feels unfamiliar, even foreign. With poetic insight and gentle wisdom, Eriyen Martin guides you through this uncharted terrain. Drawing from personal experience and fellow travelers' stories, this book reframes healing not as "getting over it" or chasing mythical closure, but as integrating the loss into a richer, more authentic life.

What do you do when life does not play fair? When good people suffer. When doing everything right still leads to loss. When the world stops making sense. This is the question most books avoid. Why do bad things happen to good people? This book does not offer clichés. It does not rely on empty reassurance or easy answers. It takes an honest, grounded look at one of the most difficult questions a person can ask. Inside, you will find a clear and structured exploration of what is actually happening beneath the surface of life: Why the idea that life keeps score is flawed How randomness and ...

You are never as alone as you feel. In her memoir, Because “I AM”, Maribel Del Valle-Berdiel traces the quiet, persistent presence of God through the chapters of her life she once believed were beyond repair. From the heavy silence of grief to the unexpected bursts of joy, she offers an unfiltered look at what it means to trust God when life breaks you open in ways you never imagined. A profound part of Maribel’s story includes her medical menopause journey — a journey initiated by a total hysterectomy.

Love Transcends Death. While Cheryl Lafferty Eckl navigated the rough waters of grief after the passing of her beloved husband and twin soul, Stephen, many experiences proved to her that Love is not only stronger than death, Love transcends death. Although Stephen was no longer alive on earth, their souls could communicate through the veil separating this world and the next. Over the years, their communion has grown even stronger. Cheryl suggests that Love is grief’s unfailing companion and that to fully know one, we must know the other.

Terminally Smiling is a luminous, soul-baring memoir from singer-songwriter and storyteller Cinder Shine Ernst, who knows firsthand how to live with beauty and bravery in the face of cancer, chronic illness, grief, and uncertainty. This is not a book about pretending things are okay. It’s about how to sing anyway. Through poetic prose, deeply personal stories, and original songs woven throughout the narrative, Cinder invites listeners into her world, a place where rainbow resilience meets raw truth, and where hope doesn’t require a cure to be real.

In When Love Refused to Leave, Pat Turner writes with quiet honesty about life after the death of his wife of fifty-four years. This is not an audiobook about 'moving on,' nor is it filled with answers or timelines. It is the story of what happens when love remains after loss, and when grief becomes something you must learn to carry rather than escape.

Drawing from yoga philosophies, psychology, personal stories, and proven techniques, this book is a comforting companion for anyone facing life after loss. You don’t have to walk this path alone—and you don’t have to just survive. You can thrive.

Have you lost a beloved pet and feel like the world kept moving while yours quietly changed? Are waves of grief, guilt, or sudden memories catching you off guard? Or maybe you’re carrying this loss quietly, wishing someone understood how deep this bond truly was. This audiobook is a gentle companion for the path of pet loss. Narrated with warmth and steady reassurance, each chapter offers emotional clarity and grounded support to help you move through grief at your own pace - without pressure to “move on” or be anywhere other than where you are.