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.

In this candid and emotional memoir, Allison Holker opens up about her incredible dance career, her relationship with Stephen “tWitch” Boss, and the resilience that has carried her forward after his death.

A heartrending and beautiful memoir of sudden loss and a journey towards peace, from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Horse.

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....

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....

Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we help others who have endured tragedy....

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

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....

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

In this groundbreaking new work, David Kessler - an expert on grief and the coauthor with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross of the iconic On Grief and Grieving - journeys beyond the classic five stages to discover a sixth stage: meaning....

Offers a moving and humane approach to understanding life's windstorms....

Scrambled or Sunny-Side Up? Living Your Best Life After Losing Your Greatest Love shares Loren Ridinger’s life story—one that began with her husband JR Ridinger’s bold vision to change the world through the power of the Internet.

Updated to commemorate its 20th anniversary, this classic resource further explores the effects of grief and sheds new light on how to begin to take effective actions to complete the grieving process' and work towards recovery and happiness....

Death is not waiting for us at the end of a long road. Death is always with us, in the marrow of every passing moment. She is the secret teacher hiding in plain sight....

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....

Hospice nurse Penny Hawkins Smith brings transparency and levity to the grim topic of death while revealing truths about the reckless past that influenced her decision to become a hospice nurse.

Elizabeth Kübler-Ross' groundbreaking On Death and Dying changed the way we talk about the end of life. Now On Grief and Grieving will profoundly influence the way we experience the process of grief....

Healing After the Loss of Your Mother is a heartfelt and practical guidebook for those mourning the loss of their mother and for supporters hoping to help a loved one through the grief....

Allison Holker was just eighteen when she found fame as a contestant on the reality TV show So You Think You Can Dance. Over the next several years, she had her first child, built a successful career as a professional dancer despite the industry being hostile to working moms, and fell in love with and married fellow dancer Stephen Boss, the former hype man and DJ of The Ellen DeGeneres Show known for his charisma and relentless positivity.

Many cultural and religious traditions expect those who are grieving to step away from the world. In contemporary life, we are more often met with red tape and to-do lists. This is exactly what happened to Geraldine Brooks when her partner of more than three decades, Tony Horwitz–just sixty years old and, to her knowledge, vigorous and healthy–collapsed and died on a Washington, D. C. sidewalk.

Death is undeniable and unavoidable. We must accept it; there is no other choice. But coming to terms with our mortality can profoundly influence how we live—and how we die. Having been a hospice nurse for decades, Penny Hawkins Smith is an expert on death and dying. As a recovering alcoholic and former drug addict, she knows what it means to change course and become a meaningful contributor to society. Through her work with death, Penny found her purpose in life. In Influencing Death, Penny brings transparency and levity to the grim topic of death.

Pet grief is still grief – this book about pet grief recovery offers emotional validation and practical guidance for your path toward healing. Pet loss is one of life's hardest emotional experiences. The empty food bowl that will never need filling again. The leash hanging silently by the door. The sudden stillness in spaces once filled with purrs, barks, or gentle footsteps. When we lose a pet, we lose not just an animal, but a piece of our daily life, a source of unconditional love, and a cherished soul who shared our most intimate moments.

Trauma does not just happen to a few unlucky people; it is the bedrock of our psychology. Death and illness touch us all, but even the everyday sufferings of loneliness and fear are traumatic. In The Trauma of Everyday Life renowned psychiatrist and author of Thoughts Without a Thinker Mark Epstein uncovers the transformational potential of trauma, revealing how it can be used for the mind’s own development.

"El Duelo es un territorio oscuro, misterioso, casi inaccesible. Una conmoción que nos sorprende, nos toma desprevenidos y cambia nuestro entorno en un instante. No importa lo preparados que creamos estar para enfrentar una pérdida, esa preparación jamás será suficiente. Cuando ocurre, todo se desmorona y por un tiempo nada tiene sentido. Algo se quiebra en nosotros, el mundo se derrumba y nos muestra su aspecto más cruel." Con estas palabras describe Gabriel Rolón cuál será el camino a transitar en su nuevo ensayo: la pérdida.

Losing a pet feels like losing a part of yourself. They weren’t just animals—they were companions, confidants, and family. Their absence creates an empty space, leaving behind quiet moments and loneliness that can be hard to explain. Grieving a pet is deeply personal, layered with emotions like sadness, guilt, and anger. You may feel regretful over the things left undone. Memories bring both tears and smiles as the pain of their absence clashes with the joy they brought.

Life and death go hand in hand, two sides of the same coin. Most people in America die in a hospital, but many families choose hospice for end of life care. Death, as experienced by hospice nurses, can be beautiful, peaceful, humorous, touching, tragic, disturbing, and even otherworldly. Hospice nurses midwife the dying into the next world every day. Death transforms not just the patient and family, but the hospice nurse as well. The stories in this book are presented with the hope that their transformation extends to you, too. Heidi Barr, R.N.

When death touches your family, you are never quite prepared. Complicating your personal pain and the need to grieve is the equally important task of helping your children understand and process the loss of a loved one. How should you answer your child's questions about death? Should you let them see you cry? How can you support their resilience? How can you help preserve memories? Drawing from their own personal and professional experience, Erin Nelson and Colleen Montague help you navigate loss alongside your child.

A week before Christmas 1951, Dr. Ralph Russell risked everything to voluntarily enter a locked federal drug-treatment facility known as a "narcotic farm." Sixty-five years later, Dr. Russell's granddaughter Debbie suffers a debilitating crisis of identity when her father (Dr. Russell's oldest son), always her biggest fan, is accepted into hospice. Debbie's investigation into her paternal lineage reveals family secrets and ignites her mother's volatile outbursts, propelling her into therapy.

You're not alone in mourning—it's possible to move past the denial, start the healing, and memorialize your beloved pet, even if the pain of loss feels overwhelming. Losing a pet can feel like losing a member of your family. Their absence leaves an ache in your heart that may seem impossible to heal. Do you continually find yourself asking, "Why is this so hard?" Are you desperate to explain your pet's loss to your child, but you just can't find the right words? Do you yearn to hold onto their memory, yet unsure how to keep their spirit alive?

One breath. One moment. One foot in front of the other. That's how Patty Gilbride describes her method for surviving the days after losing the love of her life. In Something More Than Love, the author details the last six weeks of her life with her husband and the impending reality of life without him. Through a series of emotional journal entries, this raw and deeply personal narrative describes the heart-wrenching truths of being an advocate and caregiver for her steadfast partner of 22 years after he was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer.

Have you witnessed someone’s last days and felt completely inept at supporting them as they prepared for the inevitable? Would you like to help dying people, and their loved ones, deal with the numerous internal and external challenges surrounding death? Becoming a trained death doula allows you to provide hands-on support to someone who is dying.

Becky Galli was born into a family that valued the power of having a plan. With a pastor father and a stay-at-home mother, her 1960s southern upbringing was bucolic—even enviable. But when her brother, only seventeen, died in a waterskiing accident, the slow unraveling of her perfect family began.

Julia ist nach einer Fehlgeburt erneut schwanger. Gegen ihre Angst vor einem weiteren Verlust widmet sie sich im Paarurlaub dem kreativen Schreiben. Der Krieger und der Mönch begleiten sie als Urlaubslektüre: Die beiden Archetypen führen einen Dialog durch die metaphorische Nacht. Eine tiefe Heilung über Generationen hinweg beginnt.

How to Navigate Grief and Loss as a Child is a heartfelt and practical guide designed to help children process grief with compassion and understanding. Perfect for parents, caregivers, teachers, and counselors, this book offers expert advice, age-appropriate tools, and creative activities to create a safe environment for healing.

Finding a way forward when loss unravels your world. If you or someone you care about has experienced a devastating loss, you may be wondering how anyone could survive such debilitating grief. How do you find a way forward through that kind of darkness? Living in the light again probably seems impossible.

Krisen bewältigen und Lebensfreude wiederfinden: Geschichten, die Mut machen. Als Katharina Afflerbach vom tödlichen Unfall ihres Bruders erfährt, hebt dieser Schicksalsschlag ihr Leben aus den Angeln. Sie muss lernen, ihre Trauer zu verarbeiten. Dabei begegnen ihr Wärme und Mitgefühl, aber auch verschlossene Herzen. In diesem inspirierenden Hörbuch erzählt sie offen und persönlich von diesem traumatischen Erlebnis – und wie das Leben trotzdem weiterging. Ihr eigenes Empfinden öffnet ihr den Blick für andere.

Der Verlust des Partners, des Ehemanns oder Lebensgefährten, ist für jede Frau ein Schicksalsschlag. Ganz gleich, ob jung oder alt, ob die Partnerschaft schon sehr lange oder erst kurz bestand, ob die Beziehung noch "glücklich wie am ersten Tag" war oder Liebe und Leidenschaft über die Jahre hinter die Anforderungen des Alltags zurückgetreten ist: wenn der Partner gestorben ist, erschüttert dies Körper, Geist und Seele. Eva Terhorst beschreibt in ihrem neuen Buch, wie Frauen die vielfältigen Herausforderungen nach dem Tod ihres Partners bestehen können.

Grieving the loss of a pet is one of the most painful experiences in life and navigating their passing is incredibly difficult. If you are looking for thoughtful advice and practical help for working through your loss, Losing A Pet was written specifically for you. You loved your furry friend and gave them a fantastic life. Whether they've passed or are suffering from illness, you're left with the hardest part: accepting it, honoring their life, and getting yourself through this.