BOOK LIST

We are Their Heaven
Allison DuBois

With the success of the television series Medium and her first book, Don't Kiss Them Good-bye, millions of people have embraced Allison, her story, and her remarkable gift. The idea for We Are Their Heaven was born out of the pieces of communication that Allison received from the spirits who touched her over her years as a medium.

Don't Kiss Them Good-bye
Allison DuBois

Dubois is the woman who inspired the hit television series "Medium." Her memoir begins with fascinating details about her youthful discovery of her gift. As she matures, she tells of making a decision to use this gift to help others, especially children.

A Time to Grieve: Meditation for Healing After the Death of a Loved One
by Carol Staudacher

A collection of truly comforting, down-to-earth thoughts and meditations -- including the authentic voices of survivors -- for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one.

Chicken Soup for the Grieving Soul
by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen

Brief, easy-to-read stories about life death and overcoming the loss of a loved one, this is a collection of inspirational stories by people who have lost a loved one. Authors share their own experiences of learning to cope, to reach out and to move on.

Healing a Parent's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Child Dies
by Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt

Ideas that have helped grieving parents understand and reconcile their grief. Common challenges, such as dealing with marital stress, helping surviving siblings, and dealing with hurtful advice from others are also addressed.

Healing Your Traumatized Heart: 100 Practical Ideas after Someone You Love Dies a Sudden, Violent Death
by Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt

Dealing with grief in a practical manner, this guide offers compassionate tips for those affected by a traumatic death. Included are topics such as coping with family stress, expressing feelings of hurt and anger, dealing with hurtful comments, and exploring feelings of guilt.

How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies
by Therese A. Rando, PhD

Written by a bereavement specialist, this book leads you gently through the painful process of grieving and recognizes that you must find the best way for yourself. Offe

I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye
by Therese A. Rando, PhD

"A well written book about a very difficult subject. This book will be extremely useful for those going through these difficult times." Bradley Evans, MD,Cardiologist, Providence, Portland

Life After Loss
by Bob Deits

A practical and compassionate guide to renewing your life after experiencing loss. Drawing on numerous first-hand stories and forty years of grief counseling, Bob Deits provides helpful exercises for navigating the journey of grief and loss.

Living Through Mourning: Finding Comfort and Hope When a Loved One Has Died
by Harriet Sarnoff Schiff

Explores the complex feelings people cope with when a loved one dies. Discusses the phases of grief and mourning and the different ways in which we mourn. Practical, helpful and informative.

On Life After Death
by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Written by the worldÕs foremost authority on death and dying, this is a book of four essays drawn from her years of working with the dying. Essays are: Living and Dying; There Is No Death; Life, Death, and Life After Death; and Death of a Parent.

Since My Brother Died (Desde Que Muriò Mi Hermano)
by Marison Muñoz-Kiehne

Desde Que Murio Mi Hermano by Marisol Muñoz-Kiehne. Ages 5-12. Includes both English and Spanish translations of a caregivers section, teachers section, and a story for children. In this book, the child talks about how things are different since his brother died. In the end, the child realizes his brother is still alive in his heart.

Tear Soup
by Pat Schweibert and Chuck DeKlyen

"In this modern fable, accompanied with full color illustrations, a woman who has suffered a terrible (unnamed) loss cooks up a special batch of "tear soup," blending the unique ingredients of her life into the grief process. Along the way she dispenses a recipe of sound advice for those who are in mourning or know someone who has suffered a loss. With more than 60,000 copies in print, Tear Soup is one of the most popular grief resources available for children and adults." - Amazon Review

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf, a Story of Life for All Ages
by Leo Buscaglia, PhD

Originally published in the fall of 1982, the wonderfully wise and strikingly simple story of a leaf named Freddie has become one of the most popular books of our times. How Freddie and his companion leaves change with the passing seasons, finally falling to the ground with a winter's snow, is an inspiring allegory illustrating the delicate balance between life and death.

The Worst Loss: How Families Heal From the Death of a Child
by Barbara D. Rosof

Each week some 1900 American families are faced with the death of a child-allegedly the most harrowing of losses. Research shows that the grief of parents lasts longer and is more intense than any other. Here, Rosof, a California psychotherapist who works with bereaved families, offers compassionate advice to help parents cope. After describing the many ways children (including adult children) die, she explains why grieving is crucial to recovery, how the partners' relationship may be affected and the ways surviving siblings grieve.

Widow to Widow
by Genevieve David Ginsburg

In this remarkably useful guide, widow, author, and therapist Genevieve Davis Ginsburg offers fellow widows-as well as their family and friends-sage advice for coping with the loss of a husband. From learning to travel and eat alone to creating new routines to surviving the holidays and anniversaries that reopen emotional wounds, Widow to Widow walks readers through the challenges of widowhood and encourages them on their path to building a new life.