Books
Books Written by People Widowed in this Way
This collection of books were written by a person whose loved one experienced the type of death noted for the category on which the book is included. The topics covered are varied, but will relate to some aspect of the widowed experience. A mix of titles from all categories will be included in this section of our book library, and have not in all cases been individually vetted by the Soaring Spirits Program Team.
A to Z Healing Toolbox
A Practical Guide for Navigating Grief and Trauma with Intention
A Widow’s Walk: A Memoir of 9/11
Beyond the Bullet: Personal Stories of Gun Violence Aftermath
Companion Through the Darkness
Confessions of a Mediocre Widow: Or, How I Lost My Husband and My Sanity
Creative Grieving: A Hip Chick’s Path from Loss to Hope
Healthy Healing: A Guide to Working Out Grief Using the Power of Exercise and Endorphins
Here if You Need Me
It’s OK That You’re Not OK
Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn't Understand
Listen for the Whispers: Coping With Grief and Learning to Live Again
Lost & Found: Finding Life After Death
Finding Death After Loss
My Steve
Never Stop Dancing
Planet Widow: A Mother’s Story of Navigating a Suddenly Unrecognizable World
Radical Survivor
Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives
The Alchemy of Loss
The Unedited Heart: Letters on Loss
Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love
Psychoeducational Books
The books included in our psychoeducational category are written by a person with an educational background in a mental health field, and have been vetted by our Soaring Spirits Program Team. The authors of these books may or may not be widowed, but the concepts included in their books will offer valuable resources to anyone mourning a person who has died.
A to Z Healing Toolbox
A Practical Guide for Navigating Grief and Trauma with Intention
African American Grief
Anxiety the missing stage of grief
The Missing Stage of Grief
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
From Grief to Growth
Getting Grief Right
Healing Trauma
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye
Surviving, Coping, and Healing after the Death of a Loved One
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye, 2nd Ed.: A Companion Workbook
Invisible Heroes
Survivors of Trauma and How they Heal
Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On
Twenty Lessons for Managing Worry, Anxiety, and Fear
Mind-Body Workbook for PTSD
A 10 Week Program for Healing After Trauma
On Grief and Grieving
Seven Choices: Finding Daylight After Loss Shatters Your World
Finding Daylight after Loss Shatters Your World
The Body Keeps The Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma
The Grief Recovery Handbook
The Healing Power of the Breath: Simple Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Enhance Concentration and Balance Your Emotions
The Post-Traumatic Insomnia Workbook: A Step-by-Step Program for Overcoming Sleep Problems After Trauma
The Posttraumatic Growth Workbook
The PTSD Solution: The Truth About Your Symptoms and How to Heal
Thriving Through Crisis: Turn Tragedy and Trauma into Growth and Change
Transforming Traumatic Grief: Six Steps to Move from Grief to Peace After the Sudden or Violent Death of a Loved One.
What Doesn’t Kill Us
The New Psychology of Postraumatic Growth
Peer Recommendations
Our peer recommendation category offers a space within our library for community members to recommend books related to grief and widowhood that they've found valuable. These books are not individually vetted, but have helped a widowed person who took the time to recommend the book to others.
A Grief Observed
A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor
A Widow’s Walk: A Memoir of 9/11
Boldly into the Darkness: Living with Loss, Growing with Grief & Holding on to Happiness
Companion Through the Darkness
Confessions of a Mediocre Widow: Or, How I Lost My Husband and My Sanity
Creative Grieving: A Hip Chick’s Path from Loss to Hope
Don’t Take My Grief Away From Me
Everything Happens For a Reason…And Other Lies I’ve Loved
Healing After Loss
Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief
Healing Your Traumatized Heart
100 Practical Ideas After Someone You Love Dies A Sudden, Violent Death
Healthy Healing: A Guide to Working Out Grief Using the Power of Exercise and Endorphins
Here if You Need Me
How to Survive the Loss of a Love
I’m Grieving as Fast as I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal
Listen for the Whispers: Coping With Grief and Learning to Live Again
Loving Grief
My Steve
Open to Hope: Inspirational Stories for Handling the Holidays After Loss
Option B
Remembering with Love
Messages of Hope for the First Year of Grieving and Beyond
Safe Passage
Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives
The AfterGrief: Finding Your Way Along the Long Arc of Loss
The Hospice Doctor’s Widow: A Journal
The Little Book of Trauma Healing
The Sudden Loss Survival Guide: Seven Essential Practices for Healing Grief
The Widower’s Journey: Helping Men Rebuild After Their Loss
The Year of Magical Thinking
Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love
When Your Spouse Dies
A concise and practical source of help and advice
Widowish: A Memoir
Available 2/1/2021
You Can’t Do It Alone
Your Grief, Your Way
Your Own Path Through Grief: A workbook for your journey to recovery
Camp Widow Presenter Books
Soaring Spirits' flagship program, Camp Widow, has been supported by a huge group of volunteer presenters who have shared their personal experiences, their wisdom, and their hearts with our community at any of our camp events. These books are all written by an author who has donated their time to at least one camp weekend. We list their books, which have not been individually vetted, to thank them for the generous support and to offer a broader audience access to the lessons they've taught onsite at Camp Widow.
