Resources

Recommended Books for Adults

A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

Being a Widow by Betty Jane Wylie

Death: The Final Stage of Growth by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

Companion Through the Darkness: Inner Dialogues on Grief by Stephanie Ericsson

Seven Choices: Finding Daylight After Loss Shatters Your World by Elizabeth Harper Neeld

Safe Passage: Words to Help the Grieving by Molly Fumia

Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief by Martha Whitmore Hickman

I am Grieving as Fast as I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal by Linda Sones Feinberg

Understanding Your Grief � Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing Your Heart by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

Magazines For the Bereaved

Bereavement: A Magazine of Hope and Healing 350 Gradle Dr., Carmel, IN. 46032. Published nine times a year

Golden American, a monthly newspaper full of resources, discounts, information and activities for people 55 or older. 2142 8th Ave. N., Seattle, WA 98109

Thanatos: A Realistic Journal Concerning Dying, Death and Bereavement P.O Box 6009, Tallahassee Fl. 32314. Quarterly

Grief-Related web sites

Crisis, Grief and Healing is an excellent site by TOM GOLDEN LCSW of Washington D.C. who is an internationally known psychotherapist, author, and speaker on the topic of healing from loss.

Children Grieve Too is a specialized therapeutic program designed for children and teens who have lost a family member or friend through death.

Safe Crossings is a Hospice of Seattle program designed to meet the needs of children up to the age of 18 facing the loss of a loved one. This is done through a variety of educational and supportive activities.

Journey of Hearts: A Healing Place In Cyberspace is an excellent site by Kirsti A. Dyer, MD, MS. It is a website for anyone who has ever experienced a loss. A place for enhancing physical and mental well being.

WidowNet is a wonderful self-help resources site for widows and widowers.

Center for Loss & Life Transition is a site that publishes books, articles and other resources to help people who are grieving and bereavement caregivers.