List of Books for Grieving Parents

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If you have recently lost a child, or if you know someone that has, this list of books for grieving parents is for you.  Here are some books that many people have found to be helpful during this difficult time.

Some friends of my husband and I recently lost their 16 year old daughter to Leukemia.  I see how much it hurts them and can’t imagine what they are really going through.

I did get several of these books for them to hopefully help them understand what they are going through.  Sometimes it is very helpful to hear stories from people that have already been through what you are going through.  You may get some tips from them that may make it a little easier.

List of Books for Grieving Parents

 Healing a Parent’s Grieving Heart, 100 Practical Ideas After Your Child Dies By: Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD

Beyond Tears:  Living After Losing a Child, by Ellen Mitchell, Rita Volpe, Ariella Long and 7 more

• A Broken Heart Still Beats:  After Your Child Dies by Anne McCracken and Mary Semel

• Surviving the Loss of a Child:  Support for Grieving Parents by Elizabeth B. Brown

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  After the Death of a Child:  Living with Loss Through the Years by Ann K. Finkbeiner

• When the Bough Breaks:  Forever After the Death of a Son or Daughter by Judith R. Bernstein, PhD

(This is a book I sent to a friend to read after her son died suddenly and to my friend I talked about earlier that lost her daughter.)

• The Death of a Child:  Reflections for Grieving Parents By Elaine E. Stillwell

9/27/17

Another friend of mine lost a child, her son, suddenly last month.  Her father died the month before her son died.  She was also the aunt of the 16 year old, that I mentioned earlier, that died from Leukemia.  Their family is grieving!

I always look to books for help with whatever I am going through.  I am sending her some books to help her through this tough time of grieving for her son.  Below are more books that I have found.

Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief

For those who have suffered the loss of a loved one, here are thoughtful words to strengthen, inspire and comfort.

I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One

Each year about eight million Americans suffer the death of someone close to them. Now for thse who face the challenges of sudden death, there is a hand to hold, written by two women who have experienced sudden loss. This updated edition of the best-selling bereavement classic will touch, comfort, uplift and console. Authors Brook Noel and Pamela D. Blair, Ph.D. explore sudden death and offers a comforting hand to hold for those who are grieving the sudden death of a loved one.

The Sun Still Rises: Surviving and Thriving after Grief and  Loss

Every day, many people lose loved ones and face the grieving process. They suffer while coping with the loss of a child, spouse, parent, friend, or sibling. It is perhaps the most difficult and devastating challenge any of us face in our lifetime.

In this book, the author supports the idea that you can survive and thrive after grief and loss. This is not a predictable five stages of grief book. In The Sun Still Rises, Shawn Doyle uses his heart wrenching personal story of bereavement to supply you with tools, tips, and techniques for dealing with loss and grief on an hourly, daily, and weekly basis. These are tools that are proven to work if you open your mind and heart.

  Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child (Good Grief Series) (Volume 4)

Life After the Death of My Son: What I’m Learning

On the morning of February 6, 1991, Dennis Apple discovered the lifeless body of his son on their family room couch. Eighteen-year-old Denny had died without warning from what was later explained as complications due to Mono. Sixteen years later, Dennis still struggles with living in a world without his son.Life After the Death of My Son shares a glimpse of the unspeakable pain, helplessness, frustration, and eventual healing that Dennis and his wife, Buelah, have experienced since losing their son. Using excerpts from his journal—which he began the day after Denny died—Dennis explores the dark, lonely road of grieving for a child. He discloses his anger and disappointment with God, discusses

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