11:33, 13 JUL 2021UPDATED11:35, 13 JUL 2021 SOURCE: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/16-books-help-you-cope-24521607Grief is a funny old beast, something that we never know how we’re going to deal with until we are hit with it. It's a long, winding process that can rear its ugly head at any time when you least expect it.
Until you experience a loss of someone close to you, it’s impossible to know how you will feel or how you will react. An extremely difficult one to navigate, so many of us find comfort in various resources, books being one of the most notable places to start.
Book Authority identifies and rates the best books in the world based on recommendations by experts and their community of readers. They compiled some of the most popular, best-selling books to aid people in understanding grief and we’ve put together a little introduction for each book to give you a taste of what each is about and how they can help.
Little Matches -A Memoir of Grief and Light An emotionally raw memoir that illuminates the story of a mother’s grief after the loss of her adult child. The book considers the hope of soulful connections that transcend the boundary of life and death.
Widowish - A Memoir A memoir of grieving 'outside of the box' and the surprising nature of love. Discussing Melissa Gould's approach to grieving, not fitting into the typical 'widow' mould and how she focused on offering the only things she could to her dying husband, love and devotion.
Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief -A Comprehensive Guide to Reclaiming and Cultivating Joy and Carrying on in the Face of Loss This book offers help in healing from grief and loss and its pages are filled with insight, wisdom and relatable stories. This resource shares everything you need to know to start living again with joy, meaning, and love after loss. It's organised so that you can choose a topic from the table of contents relating to the issue that is affecting you the most at that moment.
Good Grief I'm Healed -Hurt in the World, Healed by the Word Author Suzanne Grimaud reveals how she received an inner healing from very painful situations, such as when she lost both her mother and sister in a fatal car accident. This book is for those who are tired of the trauma, grief, anxiety, panic and fear and just want to start living again.
The Night Lake - A Young Priest Maps the Topography of Grief This is a raw and intensely affecting memoir by a young priest about the loss of a child, the following grief and aftermath, and the hard-won joy that can follow.
Pets and the Afterlife 3 - Messages from Spirit Dogs This is the third volume in a series of books by Rob Gutro on pet communications from the afterlife. The book focuses solely on how dogs communicate from spirit. In addition, there is a special chapter by a licensed professional on how to cope with grief.
Good Grief - Embracing life at a time of death Mother and daughter Anne Mayer Bird and Catherine Mayer were widowed within 41 days of each other on the eve of the pandemic, then forced into lockdown alone. Together they discovered ways to navigate their loss and how to handle the startling questions and challenges that confronted them. The main focus, however, is not on death, but on life and love.
The Language of Loss - Poetry and Prose for Grieving and Celebrating the Love of Your Life When Barbara Abercrombie’s husband died, she found the language of condolence irritating, even though it was well intended. She instead yearned for words that acknowledged the reality of death, spoke about the sorrow, loneliness, guilt and anger.This book is one to dip in to and read slowly, a collection of poems and prose to lead you through the phases of grief.
The Irreverent Grief Guide - How to F*cking Survive Months 1-3 The author of this book is a cheerleader for the grief process: "Manage a shower today (badass), skipped the shower and just doused yourself with cologne (your essence is perfection), spontaneous meltdown in a bathroom stall at work (proud of you). Whatever you are feeling is right!"
The AfterGrief - Finding Your Way Along the Long Arc of Loss A validating new approach to the long-term grieving process that explains why we feel "stuck,” why that’s entirely normal, and how shifting our perception of grief can help us to grow.
Your Grief, Your Way - A Year of Practical Guidance and Comfort After Loss This book is comprised of comforting words and practical ideas for living with loss. Some find solace in comforting quotes and warm words, while others feel a need to take action to memorialise their loss. This book offers a path forward for each reader, no matter how you process your grief.
God Does His Best Work with Empty A more religious book, God Does His Best Work with Empty discusses that although we see the emptiness of our lives as our greatest problem, that’s not how God sees it.
Embodied Resilience through Yoga - 30 Mindful Essays About Finding Empowerment After Addiction, Trauma, Grief, and Loss Here you'll find 30 personal essays of resilience to help you heal, connect and thrive through yoga, supporting your journey to self-acceptance and empowerment.
Lost Without You - Loving and Losing Tanya In July 2019, Vinnie Jones tragically lost his wife and soulmate, Tanya, after her six-year battle with cancer. Her passing was a devastating shock to everyone who knew her - and Vinnie found himself struggling to cope. In this extraordinarily intimate memoir, Vinnie tackles his grief honestly by sharing warm and colourful stories from the 25 years he spent married to Tanya alongside unfiltered accounts of the reality of grief.
Heartbroken - Healing from the Loss of a Spouse Bestselling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe is a well-respected and sought after voice in grief recovery. Gary has walked with hundreds of widows and widowers through this painful valley. From their stories he has composed this warm, practical work that will both touch your heart and comfort your soul.
The Gift of Grief - A Practical Guide on Navigating Grief and Loss The Gift of Grief is for those who are navigating a loss and are wanting to understand grief itself and how to heal from a variety of losses. The book helps the reader understand death, dying and other everyday life events that can cause us to grieve.This book helps you to understand the grieving process and addresses the different myths that can impact your personal journey.
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