Grief & Loss

Born to an American myth and raised in the wilds of Graceland, Lisa Marie Presley tells her whole story for the first time in this raw, riveting, one-of-a-kind memoir faithfully completed by her daughter, Riley Keough.

Writing an ethical will, a document that includes stories and reflections about your past, is an ancient tradition. It can include joy and regrets, and ultimately becomes both a way to remember a loved one who is gone and a primer on how to live a better, happier life....

From the indie rock star of Japanese Breakfast fame, and author of the viral 2018 New Yorker essay that shares the title of this book, comes an unflinching, powerful memoir about growing up Korean American, losing her mother, and forging her own identity....

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it....

As the senior rabbi of one of the largest synagogues in the world, Steve Leder has learned over and over again the many ways death teaches us how to live and love more deeply by showing us not only what is gone but also the beauty of what remains....

Whenever we worry about what to eat, how to love, or simply how to be happy, we are worrying about how to lead a good life....

A charming, practical, and unsentimental approach to putting a home in order while reflecting on the tiny joys that make up a long life....

Based on O’Connor’s own trailblazing neuroimaging work, research in the field, and her real-life stories, The Grieving Brain combines storytelling, accessible science, and practical knowledge that will help us better understand what happens when we grieve and how to navigate loss with more ease....

Yogi, mystic, and bestselling author Sadhguru provides a deeper understanding of death so that we can live more fulfilling lives.

From multi-award winner Whoopi Goldberg comes a new and unique memoir of her family and their influence on her early life....

At Peace outlines specific active and passive steps that older patients and their health-care proxies can take to ensure loved ones live their last days comfortably at home and/or in hospice....

La enfermedad y la muerte de una hija, ¿cómo sobrellevar un terremoto así? Isabel Bohorquez tanteó con las palabras hasta poder decir lo que significó para ella la pérdida de Florencia. "Cuando Dios parece injusto" refleja su búsqueda por encontrarle...

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 deeply personal memoir....

In The Year of Magical Thinking, Didion explores with electric honesty and passion a private yet universal experience....

TikTok star Julie McFadden—known online as “Hospice Nurse Julie” shares a comforting and informative guide that demystifies our end-of-life journey....

The Wild Edge of Sorrow offers hope and healing for a profoundly fractured world—and a pathway home to the brightness, pains, and gifts of being alive.

Tiny Beautiful Things collects the best of Dear Sugar in one volume, bringing her wisdom to many more readers. This tenth-anniversary edition features six new columns and a new preface by Strayed....

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

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.

On July 1, 1975, Kelsey Grammer's younger sister, 18-year-old Karen Grammer, was raped and murdered---now, for the first time, Kelsey discusses how it has affected him and the hope and healing he has found in the decades since.

7 Sencillos Pasos para Liberarte de Tu Carga Emocional - Descubre Cómo Soltar el Pasado y Abrazar un Futuro Feliz y Lleno de Posibilidades.

Discover how to find healing from the pain and heartbreak in your life when you allow God and His people to come alongside you.

One spring morning, Kathryn Schulz went to lunch with a stranger and fell in love. Having spent years looking for the right relationship, she was dazzled by how swiftly everything changed when she finally met her future wife.

Reclaim your joy and thrive through the storms of life when you find your strength in God.

Written after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moment"....

Karen Salmansohn, bestselling author of How to Be Happy, Dammit and a leading behavioral change expert went on her own “I’m-going-to-die” journey. And it made her life better. Way better. So she began sharing these tools with her clients, and their lives also began to bloom in amazing ways. Science backs up the perks of mortality awareness. Studies show that when you embrace the fact that your time is limited, you stop wasting energy on nonsense—and start making choices that align with your deepest values.

Dealing with chronic illness can be an isolating and challenging experience. Whether it’s you or someone you love, it’s common to struggle with feelings of fear, sadness, or anger as you navigate the uncertainty of your experience. The practices here help those facing illness, as well as their loved ones, embrace the present moment, make peace with themselves, and deepen interpersonal connections.

In his mid-40s, aid worker Simon Boas was diagnosed with incurable cancer—it had been caught too late, and spread throughout his body. But he was determined to die as he had learned to live—optimistically, thinking the best of people, and prioritizing what really matters in life. The advice isn't quite “Don't buy any green bananas”—but it's close to “Don't start any long books.”

The instant New York Times bestseller and award-winning sensation, Helen Macdonald’s story of adopting and raising one of nature’s most vicious predators has soared into the hearts of millions of people worldwide. Fierce and feral, her goshawk Mabel’s temperament mirrors Helen’s own state of grief after her father’s death, and together raptor and human “discover the pain and beauty of being alive” (People). H Is for Hawk is a genre-defying debut from one of our most unique and transcendent voices.

Treating Traumatic Loss starts with an introduction to traumatic loss and the GRIEF approach model, then guides you, step by step, through treatment planning—from conducting a thorough assessment of symptoms informed by a multicultural lens, to selecting modules for intervention.

What if the hardest part of loss isn’t the goodbye—but the endless thoughts that echo afterward? The what-ifs. The if-onlys. The invisible weight of a moment you can’t change. This audiobook is for the hearts still trying to breathe through grief—whether it came as a shock or unfolded slowly. It’s about feeling your way through with gentleness, clarity, and truth. Stop Overthinking After Loss and Breakups offers more than advice. It gives you a language for what your mind and body are still holding.

The Four-Bed Method: A Garden for Rebuilding When Life Doesn’t Go Back to Normal is not a self-help book pretending to offer quick fixes or miraculous turnarounds. It’s a deeply lived, narratively precise exploration of how real healing—messy, cyclical, and unglamorous—can unfold in the act of tending a modest garden. Written by a clear-eyed friend who doesn’t flinch from the truth, this book introduces the reader to four symbolic garden beds: Grief, Growth, Boundaries, and Belonging. Each chapter functions as both a literal and metaphorical inquiry into how to live alongside ...

Was Pain Engineered into Reality? A Reflective Philosophical Exploration Why does suffering exist? Is pain a cosmic mistake, a divine test, or a feature of a simulated universe? This provocative book dares to confront one of the most haunting questions of existence: Was pain intentionally built into the fabric of reality? From ancient religious doctrines to cutting-edge transhumanist visions, this philosophical deep-dive explores how major traditions - Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism - wrestle with the meaning of suffering. But it doesn’t stop there. Journey through the dark ...

A mother's heart is shattered and forever changed when she loses a precious baby. The sorrow runs deep, the questions feel unanswerable, and the emptiness is overwhelming. Cradled in Hope is a Christ-centered book for grieving moms that offers real comfort, biblical truth, and compassionate guidance through the heartbreak of pregnancy and infant loss. Ashley Opliger, host of the Cradled in Hope podcast, understands this pain intimately.

When loss turns your world upside down, there’s no “right” way to grieve—only your way. Grief doesn’t follow rules, timetables, or stages. It doesn’t care how strong you are or how much advice you’ve heard about “moving on.” Whether you’re mourning the death of a loved one, the end of a relationship, a health crisis, or any invisible loss that reshapes your life, A Grief and Loss Companion is here to meet you where you are. Rooted in compassion, honesty, and practical wisdom, this book offers a gentle and realistic approach to surviving what feels impossible—without ...

Can a loving relationship endure career setbacks, infidelities, and mismatched sexual desires? This is the question psychologist Bonnie Comfort grapples with as she navigates her unpredictable thirty-year marriage to Hollywood screenwriter Bob, while she provides marital therapy to others. Bob is affectionate, brilliant, and hilarious—but his sexual desires are incompatible with Bonnie’s. Despite her misgivings, she indulges his kinks, which often included photographing her in lingerie.

In this poignant and deeply personal narrative, Grief Is a Badass: And She Made Me One Too chronicles the transformative journey of losing a beloved husband to cancer and the tumultuous path that followed. Faced with the profound sorrow of loss, the author embarks on a journey, both literal and emotional, traveling through a world that felt foreign and unyielding. Amidst the backdrop of unfamiliar landscapes and internal strife, this memoir delves into the raw, unfiltered experience of grief—a formidable force initially perceived as an adversary.

Abschied und Neuanfang – wie wir aus Krisen Kraft schöpfen können. Nachdem Bestsellerautor Lars Amend in seinen Zwanzigern das Leben eines Rockstars führte, voller Ruhm und mit den ganz Großen der Musikszene, fand er Ruhe und Erfüllung im Familienleben. Doch diese neue Geborgenheit wird jäh erschüttert, als Lars vor einer seiner härtesten Prüfungen steht: der Krankheit und dem Tod seiner Mutter. Durch diese persönlichste aller Erfahrungen reflektiert er, was im Leben tatsächlich Bedeutung hat und teilt seine Einsichten in einem Hörbuch, das nicht nur berührt, sondern auch inspiriert.

And So I Run is a story about running. Jamie Doward uses running as an escape, as a way to evade life’s most painful realities. As the marathon medals stack up, a new obsession creeps in – beating the clock, needing to run a time, a time that once attained would magically solve all of life’s problems.

Grief. We've all experienced this heavy emotion at some time, whether you've lost a loved one, a home, a job, or a dream. Perhaps your loss has been financial, a marriage, a body part, or your health. Loss and grief are an inherent part of the human experience. As with all things, we must learn how to navigate this emotion or risk losing ourselves in its all-consuming wake. God wants to be your comforter in this time of trouble. He loves you. Let's walk through this journey together and let Jesus be our guide.

A poetry book about losing a parent and becoming lost in depression to then finding love.

The unexpected death of a loved one is a traumatic, life-altering experience. If you've experienced a sudden loss, your life becomes instantly unrecognizable. In addition to the overwhelming shock, pain, sadness, and grief, you may now feel unsafe in the world, out of control, or unable to carry out basic daily tasks. Most people do not understand what it is like to have a loved one die suddenly or unexpectedly, so it can be challenging to get the support you need. But you are not alone. This gentle workbook can help guide you toward a place of healing and solace.

Experiencing Grief is inevitable in life because death is certain. Nobody can avoid it, and yet it seems that too many people hide from this fact, preferring to 'leave it till later'. The very word 'death' is whispered and most often dodged if possible, preferring words like 'lost', 'passed' or 'sleeping'. Grief can be a shock when death occurs, even if it has been previously experienced because grief is never the same.

Not sure what to do next? Caring for a loved one is stressful, but necessary. I know, I’ve been there many times. There are new situations, new issues, and new decisions to make every day. When you don’t know what to expect or what questions to ask, it can be a frustrating feeling, and your emotions can often affect your decisions. This book provides resources and information to guide you in caring for your aging loved one. The information includes information I wish I had known many years ago when I started my journey of caring for several relatives.

Never doubt that love transcends death. Those who have lost someone that they loved dearly can rest assured that their loved one can still communicate through thoughts and messages in nature. The author documents actual events leading up to and after her mother’s death that give solid evidence of continued soul communication.

Some losses don’t just break you—they take you apart, piece by piece, until you are no longer the person you once were. On July 7, 2005, Azuma Wundowa’s life crumbled when her mother boarded a bus in London and never came home. That summer, at sixteen, Azuma was gleefully waiting for concert tickets to arrive and enjoying life as it was. But then her mother went missing amidst one of the most devastating tragedies in London—the 7/7 bombings.

After my son, Michael, passed at the age of nineteen, I started writing down my experiences: the inner struggles, the questions, and most importantly, the inner dialogue between myself and the universe. In the beginning, it wasn’t my intention to write a book.

Forever change the way you change... Who hasn’t struggled with change? Whether in our personal lives, at work, or in relation to global change, we’ve all known its related dread, confusion, and loss. In today's rapidly changing environment, we all can get better at facing change. Instead of approaching change from whether we like it or want it, Thresholds of Change suggests looking for what change wants from us. Like the seasons, change is a distinct process with its own phases and sequence.

If you’ve experienced miscarriage, stillbirth, termination of pregnancy due to health risk or abnormality, or death in the first year of your baby’s life, you’re not alone. Life after these losses can be heartbreaking, confusing, and lonely. Family, friends, and medical professionals may minimize your loss or say “You can always try again.” Written by a psychologist who experienced two pregnancy losses herself, At a Loss offers thirty essays on the thoughts, feelings, and struggles that come along with losing a pregnancy or baby.

Angela Clement offers compassionate guidance through the raw, complex emotions of grief, helping you find a path toward healing and renewal. With practical exercises, journal prompts, and spiritual insights, Awakening Through Grief will support you in processing your emotions, exploring energy healing techniques, and rediscovering joy and purpose in life. By the end of the book, you will see that healing after loss is possible and can lead to a life filled with renewed meaning and purpose.