Grief & Loss
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The Invisible String by Patrice Karst
Specifically written to calm a child’s fear of being apart from the ones they love, The Invisible String… delivers a compelling message in today’s uncertain times. Grown ups and children everywhere who are looking for reassurance and reaffirmation of the transcendent power of love to bind, connect, and comfort will discover how easily they can “tug” on each other’s heart with The Invisible String!
When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard
This book was designed to teach children death education, to recognize and express feelings of grief, encourage open communication, and help adults discover unhealthy misconceptions the child may have.
Understanding Your Grief by Alan Wolfelt
Understanding Your Grief is practical. It’s built on Dr. Wolfelt’s Ten Touchstones, which are basic principles to learn and actions to take to help yourself engage with your grief and create momentum toward healing. This second edition maintains the content of the first edition but builds on it by adding concise wisdom on new topics such as the myth of closure, complicated and traumatic grief, grief overload, unmourned grief, loneliness, the power of ritual, and more. Excellent as an empathetic handbook for anyone in mourning as well as a text for support groups
It's Okay That You're Not Okay by Megan Devine
In It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy. Having experienced grief from both sides―as both a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner―Megan writes with deep insight about the unspoken truths of loss, love, and healing. She debunks the culturally prescribed goal of returning to a normal, “happy” life, replacing it with a far healthier middle path, one that invites us to build a life alongside grief rather than seeking to overcome it
The Invisible Leash by Patrice Karst
From the author of the modern classic and bestselling phenomenon The Invisible String comes a tender story about permanent loss that also celebrates the joy that animals give us in this life and beyond.
Gentle Willow by Joyce C Mills, PHD
Gentle Willow: A Story for Children about Dying by Joyce C. Mills is a children's book that uses the story of a dying tree and its forest friends to help children cope with death, addressing feelings like sadness, anger, and disbelief, and offering a way to understand loss and say goodbye.