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.

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

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....

When Bozoma Saint John's husband, Peter, died of cancer, she made one big decision: to live life urgently. Bozoma was no stranger to adversity, having lost her college boyfriend to suicide, navigated an interracial marriage....

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

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....

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

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.

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

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

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.

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....

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....

Where Have I Been All My Life? is a compelling memoir recounting one woman’s journey through grief and a profound feeling of unworthiness to wholeness and healing. It begins with the chillingly sudden death of Rice’s mother, and is followed by her foray into the center of mourning....

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

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

Learn how to recover from life’s disappointments and rebuild a life you love. I Thought It Would Be Better Than This is a manifesto of hope that will empower you to transform your circumstances and move forward with intention and purpose.

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

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

Psychiatrist and author of Life After Life Dr. Raymond Moody and New York Times bestselling author Paul Perry present a groundbreaking book that combines nearly fifty years of afterlife and near-death experience research to provide proof of the existence of the soul and life after death....

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

Practical wisdom and holistic planning to ease life's most difficult transition, from an acclaimed hospice nurse, death doula, and end-of-life educator.

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....

When it comes to the “hard seasons” of life—the death of a loved one, divorce, loss of a job—transformation seems impossible when grief and uncertainty dominate your days. Especially when no one asks to have their future completely rearranged for them....

For most of us, there is no harder life experience than caring for a loved one who is dying. Suzanne O'Brien realized this earlier than most during her her time working as a nurse in hospice care, often offered as a comforting alternative to a sterile hospital environment. But Suzanne saw the real financial and staffing limitation that came with hospice, and, realizing this option didn't provide all the answers, wanted to take it a step further, providing her patients and their families with the tools to approach the death of a loved one with grace, dignity, knowledge, and compassion.

Have you ever felt like your body has failed you? Maybe you’re not as quick or as strong as you used to be, or an illness has wrecked your sense of self, or no matter what diet you follow, you still feel uncomfortable in your own skin. So you go to war with your body for what it can no longer do—when the truth is, our bodies are always on our side. In This Is Body Grief, disability advocate and recovery expert Jayne Mattingly lays out a groundbreaking approach to mourning and accepting one’s ever-changing body.

Losing one’s dog is one of the most difficult experiences we go through and it’s hard to find solace. However, the profound, four-legged narrator of I’m Still Here has nothing but good news for humans. The free verse is equally rhapsodic about the eternal nature of our souls and the amazing sound of crinkly wrappers that means cheese is about to be sliced. This very good dog proclaims that love never dies, that we will meet again, and that if you ever doubted that humans are magnificent creatures, look no further than the humble ball.

On 2 August 2015, Irishman Jason Corbett was killed in his North Carolina home by his American wife Molly Martens and her father Tom. Sarah, Jason's eight-year-old daughter, and her brother Jack were also in the house that fateful night, asleep upstairs. Now eighteen years old, Sarah Corbett Lynch tells her story for the first time. She shares her earliest memories of her beloved dad and her life with him, Jack and Molly Martens in their home in North Carolina, and gives her account of the events leading up to the night that changed everything.

So, you’ve lost someone. At first, there is an outpour of support and phone calls and care packages. But after the services are done and the phone stops ringing, there is a quiet in the air and an expectation to get on with your life as previously planned. The problem is that death has a way of making all plans go out the window. Renegade Grief offers the support in this next stage of grieving—when you feel isolated in your loss and are figuring out how to navigate it.

Escrita com reverência e compaixão, esta é a história comovente de uma mulher que, ao cuidar dos outros, transformou a própria vida.

📖 El Guardián de las Cenizas Una historia breve donde las cenizas hablan y el viento no olvida 🌬️ Una fábula espiritual sobre la pérdida, los recuerdos y el arte de soltar. Solo se le conoce como el Guardián de las Cenizas. Nadie sabe de dónde vino ni cuánto tiempo lleva realizando su sagrada labor: esparcir las cenizas de los que ya partieron en los lugares que alguna vez amaron. 🕯️ Con cada viaje, lleva consigo una urna, una carta y el peso del último deseo de alguien más. Lee las palabras en voz alta al viento. A veces llora. A veces sonríe. Siempre escucha. No pide...

Alice Litman died by suicide in May 2022, aged just twenty years old, having already waited almost three years for her first appointment at a gender identity clinic. In stunningly beautiful prose, Caroline Litman captures the realities of an often-messy journey navigating both her daughter’s transition and the days, weeks and months after Alice’s death.

As the Roll Turns 📜 A modern and surreal fable about time, transformation and the beauty hidden in the everyday. 🔹 Time is not what we believe. 🔹 Life accelerates when we least expect it. 🔹 And the ordinary can hide the deepest answers.. It all begins with a seemingly trivial phrase: "Life is like a toilet paper roll: the closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes." For Gabriel Vega, a recently retired systems analyst in the colorful port city of Valparaíso, these words become an unexpected obsession. What starts as simple curiosity leads him on a transformative journey ...

Der NEW-YORK-TIMES-BESTSELLER endlich auf Deutsch. Was passiert am Lebensende? Sehen wir unser Leben wie "einen Film" vor unseren Augen ablaufen? Ist da ein Licht, auf das wir zugehen? Ein Tunnel? Hospizpflegerin Hadley Vlahos hat schon viele Menschen auf ihrem letzten Weg begleitet und weiß: Wir sterben so individuell, wie wir gelebt haben. Aber es gibt da dieses Dazwischen, den Raum, in dem sich Leben und Tod berühren. Und was dort passiert, ist so unglaublich, so berührend, so tief bewegend, dass sie sich sicher ist: Der Tod ist nicht das Ende.

From Grief to Grace: A Therapist's Journey of Healing After Loss by Anita Salek Aasen is an intimate memoir that takes listeners through her inspirational journey of personal loss and healing. Anita, a licensed clinical social worker, shares her raw, heartfelt journey through grief after the sudden loss of her beloved brother, Lou. Her story reveals the impact of grief and the consuming path toward finding strength and acceptance, transforming her pain into resilience and purpose.

Losing a child is an experience beyond this world. In her seminal work, The Flight, Cammie Wolf Rice shatters reality — and in the process, reshapes our perspectives on pain, suffering and the meaning of it all. The Flight displays her struggle to make sense of losing her son to opioids. In this journey, you will find your own.

Growing up in the whaling city of New Bedford, Massachusetts, author Jason E. Bouchard enjoyed a special relationship with his parents. He was a momma’s boy, and his dad is his best friend. Bouchard cherished the relationship with his mother, sharing a love for midnight ice cream snacking. She was his biggest supporter in life, and he constantly strived to make her proud. In February of 2021, Bouchard learned his mother had cancer that spread quickly, and within three weeks she passed away.

Grief can feel overwhelming, leaving you lost in a sea of emotions with no clear path forward. Whether you’ve lost a loved one, a relationship, or a sense of self, this practical guide offers a step-by-step approach to help you navigate the storm. The Grief Survival Handbook provides essential tools to cope with the pain, find strength in the darkest moments, and rebuild your life after loss. With empathy and wisdom, The Grief Survival Handbook is designed not only to help you survive grief, but to find strength, healing, and transformation in its wake.

Attention: When life feels dark and overwhelming, a glimmer of hope can light the way to healing and renewal. Interest: Join a seasoned mindset coach as she shares her personal journey in Embracing Life After Death. Having faced deep loss after losing both parents, her story offers strength and inspiration for anyone going through tough times.

A Little Book of Mourning follows the journey of the human heart when confronted with loss. Through this collection of spontaneous short essays, Katherine Lench Meyering shares the pathway she navigated through the abyss any parent would experience after a child's catastrophic choice.

Death is a clear-cut objective moment, but the process of dying and the choices we make for our own death and others is a wholly different subject. Not becoming educated on your ability to influence your dying process is leaving that potentially long helpless period to fate. Raw and informative, this book explores the truth and asserts your right to knowledge and your right to say "No" to medical procedures that ultimately only prolong suffering once imminent and inevitable death arrives.

This compassionate guide is designed to help you navigate the stages of grief and begin your healing journey. It offers practical advice and heartfelt support to help you rediscover hope even in the darkest moments.

Euthanasia is one of the most controversial issues in contemporary medicine, involving profound ethical, medical, and psychological dilemmas. This work explores the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide, challenging medical traditions by questioning the extent to which we have the right to decide the end of our lives. With technological advancements artificially prolonging life, new questions arise about the meaning of a "dignified death" and how far extreme suffering should be alleviated, even if it means shortening life.

Die wichtigen Fragen des Lebens auf später verschieben? Nicht mit diesem Buch. Dieser kurzweilig geschriebene Ratgeber vereint Humor, Ernsthaftigkeit und praktische Anleitungen miteinander und stellt offen Fragen über das Leben und das Sterben, die er auch beantwortet. Es gibt keinen festen Zeitpunkt oder eine Frist, sich die wichtigen Fragen des Lebens zu stellen: Welchen Zweck hat mein Leben und wie kann es gelingen? Was möchte ich erleben und wie kann ich mich auf das Sterben und den Tod vorbereiten?