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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.

100 Acts of Love: A Girlfriend’s Guide to Loving Your Friend Through Cancer

by Kim Hamer

A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor

by Dana Canedy

Black Widow

by Leslie Gray Streeter

Creative Grieving: A Hip Chick’s Path from Loss to Hope

by Elizabeth Berrien

Happily Even After

A Guide to Getting Through and Beyond the Grief of Widowhood

by Carole Brody Fleet

Vodka Soup for the Widowed Soul

by Michelle Miller

Widows Wear Stilettos

A Practical and Emotional Guide for the Young Widow

by Carole Brody Fleet

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 to Z Healing Toolbox

A Practical Guide for Navigating Grief and Trauma with Intention

by Susan Hannifin-MacNab, MSW

African American Grief

by Paul Rosenblatt, PhD & Beverly Wallace, PhD, MDiv, MEd

Anxiety the missing stage of grief

The Missing Stage of Grief

by Claire Bidwell-Smith, LCPC

Different after You: Rediscovering Yourself and Healing after Grief and Trauma

by Michele Neff Hernandez

Getting Grief Right

by Patrick O'Malley, PhD

Healing Trauma

by Peter Levine, PH.D.

Little Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On

Twenty Lessons for Managing Worry, Anxiety, and Fear

by Mark Reinecke, PH.D.

Mind-Body Workbook for PTSD

A 10 Week Program for Healing After Trauma

by Stanley H. Block, MD. & Carolyn Bryant Block

Seven Choices: Finding Daylight After Loss Shatters Your World

Finding Daylight after Loss Shatters Your World

by Elizabeth Harper Neeld, PhD.

The Grief Recovery Handbook

by John James & Russell Friedman

The Healing Power of the Breath: Simple Techniques to Reduce Stress and Anxiety, Enhance Concentration and Balance Your Emotions

by Richard Brown, MD & Patricia Gerbarg, MD

The Post-Traumatic Insomnia Workbook: A Step-by-Step Program for Overcoming Sleep Problems After Trauma

by Karin and Laurel Thompson and Franklin

The Posttraumatic Growth Workbook

by Richard Tedeschi, PhD & Bret Moore, PsyD, ABPP

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 Beacon of Hope- A journal for life after loss

by Nisha Cohen

A Journal for Jordan: A Story of Love and Honor

by Dana Canedy

A Right Brain Awakening: What Grief Taught a Heartbroken Engineer

by John Lodal

A Widow’s Story: A Memoir

by Joyce Carol Oates

At the Helm: The Young Widow’s Journey from Struggle to Strength

by Audra O'Neil

Boldly into the Darkness: Living with Loss, Growing with Grief & Holding on to Happiness

by Autumn Toelle-Jackson

Creative Grieving: A Hip Chick’s Path from Loss to Hope

by Elizabeth Berrien

Don’t Take My Grief Away From Me

by Doug Manning

Everything Happens For a Reason…And Other Lies I’ve Loved

by Kate Bowler

Filled With Gold: A Widow’s Story

by Melissa Grahek Pierce

From Granny Panties to Thongs.

by Penny Schwam & Joanie Pearlstein-Dunn

Healing Your Traumatized Heart

100 Practical Ideas After Someone You Love Dies A Sudden, Violent Death

by Alan D. Wolfelt PH.D.

Healthy Healing: A Guide to Working Out Grief Using the Power of Exercise and Endorphins

by Michelle Steinke-Baumgard

Here if You Need Me

by Kate Braestrup

How To Live Life After Death

by Jazzlynn O'Neal

I’m Grieving as Fast as I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal

by Linda Feinberg

Life Without Lisa

by Richard Ballo

Open to Hope: Inspirational Stories for Handling the Holidays After Loss

by Dr. Gloria Horsley & Dr. Heidi Horsley

Option B

by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant

Re-arranged, Never the Same: The Nature of Grief

by Deva Joy Gouss L.C.S.W.

Remembering with Love

Messages of Hope for the First Year of Grieving and Beyond

by Elizabeth Levang & Sherokee Isle

Safe Passage

by Molly Fumia

Saturday Night Widows: The Adventures of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives

by Becky Aikman

The AfterGrief: Finding Your Way Along the Long Arc of Loss

by Hope Edelman

The More or Less Definitive Guide to Self-Care

by Anna Borges

The Widower’s Journey: Helping Men Rebuild After Their Loss

by Herb Knoll

When You Lose Someone You Love: A Journey Through The Heart of Grief

by Susan Squellati Florence

When Your Spouse Dies

A concise and practical source of help and advice

by Cathleen Curry

Widow To Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas For Rebuilding Your Life

by Genevieve Ginsburg

Widowish: A Memoir

Available 2/1/2021

by Melissa Gould

Yes, and.: A Journey of Hope through Tragedy

by Matthew Croke

Your Grief, Your Way

by Shelby Forsythia

Your Own Path Through Grief: A workbook for your journey to recovery

by Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW

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.

100 Acts of Love: A Girlfriend’s Guide to Loving Your Friend Through Cancer

by Kim Hamer

Always By My Side

by Susan Kerner

Black Widow

by Leslie Gray Streeter

Finding Peace, One Piece at a Time

by Rachel Kodanaz

From Heartbreak to Wholeness

by Kristine Carlson

From Scratch

by Tembi Locke

Grief Quest

A Workbook and Journal to Heal the Grieving Heart

by I.J. Weinstock

Happily Even After

A Guide to Getting Through and Beyond the Grief of Widowhood

by Carole Brody Fleet

How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed: A Journal for Grief

by Megan Devine

It’s OK That You’re Not OK

Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn't Understand

by Megan Devine

Letters to the Widowed Community

by Kerry Phillips

Life Worth Living

by Michelle Hoffman

Listen for the Whispers: Coping With Grief and Learning to Live Again

by Kim Kluxen Meredith

Living with Loss, One Day at a Time

by Rachel Kodanaz

Lost & Found: Finding Life After Death

Finding Life After Death

by Reider Lyne

My Husband is Not a Rainbow

by Kelley Lynn Shepherd

Ordinary Miracles: Life After Loss

by Margo Sage

Planet Widow: A Mother’s Story of Navigating a Suddenly Unrecognizable World

by Gloria Lenhart

Radical Survivor

by Dr. Nancy Saltzman

Second Firsts

by Christina Rasmussen

The Alchemy of Loss

by Abigail Carter

The Grief Practice

by Monique Minahan

The Unedited Heart: Letters on Loss

by Monique Minahan

Vodka Soup for the Widowed Soul

by Michelle Miller

Widowed 2.

Now I Live

by John Polo

Widowed.

Rants, Raves and Randoms

by John Polo

Widows Wear Stilettos

A Practical and Emotional Guide for the Young Widow

by Carole Brody Fleet

Widows’ Words

Women Write on the Experience of Grief, The First Year, The Long Haul, and Everything in Between

by Alice Goode-Elman, Kelli Dunham & Penelope Dugan

Children's Books (Pre-K to 5th Grade)

A Kid’s Grief Journal

by Diana Hamlett & Sonja Sharif

Always By My Side

by Susan Kerner

Angel Catcher for Kids

A Journal to help you remember the person you loved who died

by Amy Eldon

For the Grieving Child

An Activities Manual

by Suzan Jaffe

Help Me Say Goodbye

Activities for Helping Kids Cope When a Special Person Dies

by Janis Silverman

I Miss You

A First Look at Death

by Pat Thomas

LIfetimes

The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children

by Bryan Melloni & Robert Ingpen

Mama’s Right Here

by Susan Kerner

The Dragonfly Door

by John Adams

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf

A Story of life for all ages

by Leo Buscaglia

The Invisible String

by Patricia Karst

Waterbugs and Dragonflies

Explaining Death to Young Children

by Adoris Stickney

Where are You?

A Child's Book About Loss

by Laura Olivieri

Where is My Daddy?

by Alexandria Romero

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