eCondolence.com has compiled a list of suggested reading relating to loss and mourning. Selections are divided by four categories: General, Loss of a Child, For Grieving Children, and Faith-Based Coping.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D. (July 8, 1926 – August 24, 2004) was a Swiss-born psychiatrist and a pioneer in near-death studies. She proposed what is now known as the Kübler-Ross model. In this work she proposed the now famous Five Stages of Grief as a pattern of adjustment.
SYNOPSIS
On Death & Dying is one of the most important psychological studies of the late twentieth century. Considered a classic on the presentation of the five stages of grief, this work characterizes the threads that many people go through as they are processing the grief of loss. Kubler-Ross offers practical insights into progressing through each stage.
The Granger E. Westberg was considered a pioneer in the interrelationship of religion and medicine, and in holistic health care. He held a joint professorship in medicine and religion at the University of Chicago and a professorship in preventive medicine at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
Good Grief is a classic best-seller that for fifty-years has helped millions of readers find comfort and hope after loss. The book identifies ten stages of grief – shock, emotion, depression, physical distress, panic, guilt, anger, resistance, hope and acceptance. Clearly stating there is no “right” way to grieve, the book offers valuable insights into the natural responses people may face during the grieving process.
Kevin Young is not only author to six vividly imagined collections, including Dear Darkness, but has also compiled several great anthologies, including this one, The Art of Losing: Poems of Grief & Healing.
The Art of Losing is the first anthology of its kind, delivering poetry with a purpose. Editor Kevin Young has introduced and selected 150 devastatingly beautiful poems that embrace the pain and heartbreak of mourning. Divided into five sections (Reckoning, Remembrance, Rituals, Recovery, and Redemption), with poems by some of the world’s most beloved poets as well as the best of the current generation of poets, The Art of Losing is the ideal gift for a loved one in a time of need and for use by therapists, ministers, rabbis, and palliative care workers who tend to those who are experiencing loss.
Theodore Menten is also the author of Gentle Closings, Teddy Bear Studio and A Healing Journal.
Written to first give help in actually saying goodbye to a dying loved one, the book also seeks to provide help for the survivors as they process grief, accept and let go of the pain, and move on after the death. By taking into account the most common elements of the grieving process, this sensitive guide to begin again teaches the bereaved how to work their way through the pain and back to life. With touching personal accounts and honest answers to difficult questions, “After Goodbye” is a valuable resource for easing the pain of loss.
David Kessler is the world’s foremost expert on grief and loss. His experience with thousands of people on the edge of life and death has taught him the secrets to living a happy and fulfilled life, even afterlife’s tragedies. He is the author of six books, including the new bestselling book, Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. He coauthored two books with Elisabeth Kubler Ross, including On Grief and Grieving updated her 5 stages for grief. His first book, The Needs of The Dying received praise from Saint (Mother) Teresa.
In 1969, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross first identified the stages of dying in her transformative book On Death and Dying. Decades later, she and David Kessler wrote the classic On Grief and Grieving, introducing the stages of grief with the same transformative pragmatism and compassion. Now, based on hard-earned personal experiences, as well as knowledge and wisdom gained through decades of work with the grieving, Kessler introduces a critical sixth stage: meaning.