A Reading List for the Brokenhearted
These 92 books were compiled by Daniel Hernandez M.A., Clinical Thanatologist. Daniel leads our Grief Support Groups and teaches seminars on different topics of death, dying and bereavement for Together We Heal Community. He joined us last year and has been a turning point for our organization. He brings his skills, passion and whole heart to our community!
Daniel has worked in mental health for the past 25 years and specializes in the field of thanatology (the study of death, dying and bereavement) and Cross-Cultural Psychotherapy. For the past 25 years he has worked at university settings as a mental health therapist and educator. He has a profound love for teaching and has taught graduate courses in counseling and human development, and mental health.
When Parents Die - Edwards Myers
Father Loss: Daughters Discuss Life, Love, and Why Losing Dad Means So Much - Elyce Wakerman
The Anatomy of Grief – Dororthy P. Holinger
How Can I Help? How to Support Someone Who Is Grieving – June Cerza Kolf
The Art of a Healing Presence: A Guide for Those in Caring Relationships – James E. Miller with Susan C. Cutshall
Grieving Beyond Gender: Understanding the ways Men and Women Mourn - Kenneth J. Doka and Tony L. Martin
When A Friend Dies: A Book for Teens About Grieving and Healing – Marilyn E. Gootman
A December Grief: Living With Loss While Others are Celebrating Harold Ivan Smith
Personal Grief Rituals: Creating Unique Expressions of Loss and Meaningful Acts of Mourning in Clinical or Private Settings – Paul M. Martin
Fatherless Women: How We Change After We Lose Our Dads - Clea Simon
Holiday Grief Hurts: The Dynamics of Holiday Grief and Tips for Caring – Dora Carpenter
The Empty Chair: Handling Grief on Holidays and Special Occasions – Susan J. Zonnebelt-Smeenger, R.N. Ed.D. and Robert C. De Vries, D. Min. Ph.D.
Surviving the Holidays While Grieving: Practical Tools for Experiencing Joy When Facing Grief and Loss – Janet K. Johnson
Surviving The Holidays Without You: Navigating Grief During Special Seasons – Gary Roe
Readings for Remembrance: A Collection for Funerals and Memorial Services – Eleanor Munro
Healing After The Loss Of Your Mother: A Grief and Comfort Manual - Elaine Mallon
The Loss That Is Forever: The Lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father – Maxine Harris, Ph. D.
For Women Who Grieve: Embracing Life After the Death of Your Partner – Tangea Tansley
Losing Malcom: A Mother’s Journey Through Grief - Carol Henderson
A Time To Grieve: Meditations For Healing After The Death Of A Loved One – Carol Staudacher
Glimpses of Heaven: True Stories of Hope And Peace at the End of Life’s Journey - Trudy Harris, RN
Healing After the Suicide of a Loved One – Ann Smolin, C.S.W. and John Guinan, Ph. D.
Life Lessons: Two Experts on Death and Dying Teach Us About the Mysteries of Life and Living – Elisabeth Kubler Ross and David Kessler
After The Darkest Hour, The Sun Will Shine Again: A Parent’s Guide To Coping With The Loss Of A Child – Elizabeth Mehren
Lead Me Home: An African American’s Guide Through the Grief Journey – Carleen Brice
Safe Passage: Words To Help The Grieving – Molly Fumia
How To Go On Living When Someone you Love Dies – Therese A. Rando, Ph. D.
Mother Loss – Lynn Davidman
Empty Cradle, Broken heart: Surviving The Death of Your Baby – Deborah L. Davis, Ph. D.
The Heart of Grief: Death and the Search for Lasting Love – Thomis Attig
First Year Worst Year: Coping With The Unexpected Death Of Our Grown-Up Daughter – Barbara Wilson and Michael Wilson
Spirituality Sensitive Caregiving: A Multi-Faith Handbook – Janice Harris Lord, Mellisa Hook, Sharifa Alkhateeb and Sharon J. English
Final Days: Japanese Culture And Choice at the End of Life - Susan Orpett Long
Ambiguous Loss: Learning To Live With Unresolved Grief – Pauline Boss
When Your Friend Is Grieving: Building a Bridge of Love - Paula D’Arcy
The Journey Through Grief And Loss: Helping Yourself And Your Child When Grief Is Shared - Robert Zucker, M.A., L. C. S.W.
The Mourners Dance: What We Do When People Die - Katherine Ashenburg
Finding Hope When A Child Dies: What Other Cultures Can Teach Us – Sukie Miller, Ph. D. and Doris Ober
Journalism in a Culture of Grief - Carolyn and Janice Hume
Living With Grief At Work, At School, At Worship – Joyce D. Davidson and Kenneth J. Doka
Swimming with Maya: A Mother’s Story – Eleanor Vincent
When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses – John W. James and Russell Friedman
How Losing A Parent Can Change An Adult’s Life: Death Benefits- Jeanne Safer, Ph. D.
African American Grief - Paul C. Rosenblatt and Beverly R. Wallace
Re-membering Lives: Conversations with the Dying and the Bereaved – Lorraine Hedtke and John Winslade
Your Father’s Voice: Letters for Emmy About Life With Jeremy and Without him after 9/11 - Lyz Glick and Dan Zegart
On Children and Death – Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
What Dying People Want: Practical Wisdom For The End Of Life- David Kuhl, M.D.
Motherless Daughters: The Legacy Of Loss – Hope Edelman
The Making of Fatherless Daughters The Book: A Journey of Love, Acceptance and Forgiveness- Angela Carr Patterson
Goodbye Dad: Navigating and Overcoming The Loss of a Father – Anthony Carpino
The Empty Room: Surviving the Loss of a Brother or Sister at Any Age - Elizabeth De-Vita-Raeburn
Facing Death and Finding Hope: A Guide To The Emotional and Spiritual Care Of The Dying – Christine Longaker
The Boy On The green Bicycle: A Memoir - Margaret Diehl
The Farewell Chronicles: How we really Respond To Death - Anneli Rufus
Remember Me: A Lively Tour of the New American Way of Death - Lisa Takeuchi
Remembering Well: Rituals For Celebrating Life And Mourning Death - Sarah York
The Worst Loss: How Families Heal from the Death Of A Child - Barbara D. Rosof
The Mourning Handbook: The Most Comprehensive Resource Offering Practical And Compassionate Advice On Coping With All Aspects of Death And Dying - Helen Fitzgerald
Sacred Dying: Creating Rituals For Embracing The End Of Life - Megory Anderson
Standby (death of a Spouse) - Sandy Broyard
Never the Same: Coming to Terms with the Death of a Parent – Donna Schuurman
The Blessing of a Broken Heart - Sherri Mandell
Ashley’s Garden: One Family’s Journey from Grief to Spiritual Restoration in the Aftermath of the Oklahoma City Bombing - Kathleen Treanor with Candy Chand
Swallowed by a Snake: The gift of the Masculine Side of Healing- Thomas R. Golden
Don’t Let Death Ruin Your Life: A Practical Guide To Reclaiming Happiness After The Death Of A Loved One – Jill Brook
Lessons in Loss And Living: Hope And Guidance For Confronting Serious Illness And Grief - Michele A. Reiss, Ph. D.
Parent Grief: Narratives of Loss and Relationships - Paul C. Rosenblatt
Healing Children’s Grief: Surviving a Parent’s Death From Cancer - Grace Hyslop Christ
When The Bough Breaks: Forever After The Death Of A Son Or Daughter - Judith R. Bernstein, Ph. D.
An Empty Chair: Living In The Wake Of A Siblings Suicide - Sara Swan Miller
How To survive The Loss Of A Child: Filling The Emptiness And Rebuilding Your Life - Catherine M. Sanders Ph. D.
Dying Well: Peace And Possibility At The End Of Life - Ira Byock M.D.
Dancing In The Dark: A Sister Grieves - Elsie K. Neufeld
Children Mourning - Mourning Children – Kenneth Doka Ph. D.
The Healing Choice: Your Guide to Emotional Recovery After An Abortion - Candace De Puy, Ph.D, And Dana Dovitch, Ph. D.
Life is Goodbye Life is Hello: Grieving Well Through All kinds of Loss – Alla Renee Bozarth, Ph.D.
Surviving the Death of A Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies - T.J. Wray
How Do We Tell The Children? – A Step-By Step Guide For Helping Children Two To Teen Cope When Someone Dies – Dan Schaefer, Ph.D., and Christine Lyons
Grieving the Unexpected: The Suicide Of A Son – Dr. Gary LeBlanc
The Dying Time: Practical Wisdom for the Dying and Their Caregivers - Joan Furman, M.S.N., R.N. and David McNabb
Don’t Take My Grief Away: What to Do When You Lose A Loved One -Doug manning
No Time For Tears: Surviving Grief in America -Judy Heath
Through a Season of Grief: Devotions For Your Journey From Mourning To Joy – Bill Dunn and Kathy Leonard
Coming to Terms: A Father’s Story of Birth, Loss and Survival -Author William H. Woodwell, Jr.
Beyond Tears: Living After Losing a Child – Carol Barkin and Others
Waiting With Gabriel: a story of cherishing a baby’s brief life – Amy Kuebelbeck
Nobody’s Child Anymore: Grieving, Caring, and Comforting When Parents Die - Barbara Bartocci
Surviving Grief and Learning To Live Again - Dr. Catherine M, Sanders
Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide – Christopher Lukas and Henry M. Seiden
After the Death Of A Child: Living With Loss Through The Years – Ann K. Finkbeiner
Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear and Despair – Mariam Greenspan
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After The Sudden Death Of A Loved One – Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair Ph.D.
