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Loss and Grief Book Recommendations

Grief is a Sneaky Bitch:  An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss.

https://www.powells.com/book/grief-is-a-sneaky-bitch-an-uncensored-guide-to-navigating-loss-9781477329306

​Lisa Keefauver

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

https://www.powells.com/book/wild-edge-of-sorrow-rituals-of-renewal-the-sacred-work-of-grief-9781583949764

Francis Weller

The Grieving Brain:  The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss.

https://www.powells.com/book/grieving-brain-the-surprising-science-of-how-we-learn-from-love-loss-9780062946249

​Mary-Frances O'Connor, PhD

Personal Grief Rituals:  Creating Unique Expressions of Loss and Meaningful Acts of Mourning in Clinical or Private Settings.

​https://www.powells.com/book/personal-grief-rituals-creating-unique-expressions-of-loss-and-meaningful-acts-of-mourning-in-clinical-or-private-settings-9780815384120

Paul M Martin

It's OK That You're NOT OK:  Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand.

https://www.powells.com/book/its-ok-that-youre-not-ok-meeting-grief-and-loss-in-a-culture-that-doesnt-understand-9781622039074

​Megan Devine

Navigating Intense Grief:  How to Recover From a Devastating Loss.

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/220335532-navigating-intense-grief---how-to-recover-from-a-devastating-loss

​Emily Vandenberg

Heartbreak:  A Personal and Scientific Journey.

https://www.powells.com/book/heartbreak-a-personal-scientific-journey-9781324050452

Florence Williams

Grief Workbooks and Art Processing Books

How To Carry what Can't be Fixed:  A Journal for Grief.  

​https://www.powells.com/book/how-to-carry-what-cant-be-fixed-a-journal-for-grief-9781683643708

Megan Devine

Navigating Intense Grief:  How to Recover From a Devastating Loss. 

https://www.amazon.com/Navigating-Intense-Grief-Devastating-Transformative/dp/1963621476

​Emily Vandenberg

Grief in Color:  A Journal with Prompts, Quotes, and Coloring Pages to Help You Heal from Grief.

https://www.amazon.com/Journal-remembrance-Recovery-Coloring-Bereavement/dp/B0B21F9QBM

Rebecca Black

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Restored:  A Self-Paced Grief Workbook for Your Journey from Loss to Life.

https://www.powells.com/book/restored-a-self-paced-grief-workbook-for-your-journey-from-loss-to-life-9781949813074

​Marilyn Willis, MA LPCC, NCC

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