For Dealing with Grief and Loss

The Journey through Grief: Reflections on Healing by Alan Wolfelt (1997). Compassion Books.

  • Soothing words for those grieving the death of a loved one.

Understanding Grief: Helping yourself Heal by Alan Wolfelt (1992). Accelerated Development.

  • Includes exercises for working through grief after a loved one has died.

Lessons of Loss: A Guide to Coping by Robert Neimeyer (1998). McGraw-Hill.

  • Written for grieving people and for those trying to help them.

Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies, and Impossible Expectations that all of us have to Give up in order to Grow by Judith Viorst (1986). Simon and Schuster.

  • Addresses loss as a theme throughout the life cycle

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