#1 Recommended book for bereaved families, loved ones, and professionals Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief By, Dr. Joanne Cacciatore Informational Books - For the initial time before, during, or after the death of a child 1. When The Bough Breaks: Forever after the Death of a Son or Daughter By, Ph.D. Judith R. Bernstein 2. Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby By, Deborah L. Davis, Ph.D. 3. A Time To Decide, A Time To Heal: For Parents Making Difficult Decisions About Babies They Love By, Molly A. Minnick (Author), Kathleen J. Delp (Author), Mary C. Ciotti (Editor) 4. Finding Hope When a Child Dies: What Other Cultures Can Teach Us By, Sukie Miller, Ph.D.
Grief Journeys - 1st hand accounts or collections of individuals’ healing processes after a loss 1. Dear Cheyenne: A Journey into Grief By, Dr. Joanne Cacciatore (Founder of the MISS Foundation *) 2. Beyond Tears: Living after Losing a Child By, Mitchell, Volpe, Long, Levine, Kasden, Goldstein, Eisenberg, Colletti, Cohen, and Barkin 3. They Were Still Born: Personal Stories about Stillbirth By, Janel C. Atlas 4. Brona: A Memoir By, Mara Hill 5. Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother By, Alexa Bigwarfe 6. Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back By, Kelly Farley 7. to linger on hot coals: collected poetic works from grieving women writers By, Stephanie Paige Cole 8. Life Touches Life: A Mother’s Story of Stillbirth and Healing By, Lorraine Ash 9. A Broken Heart Still Beats: After Your Child Dies By, Anne McCracken and Mary Semel
Next Stages - Contemplating and getting through the next pregnancy 1. Pregnancy After a Loss: A Guide to Pregnancy after a Miscarriage, Stillbirth, or Infant Death By, Carol Cirulli Lanham 2. Journeys: Stories of Pregnancy After Loss By, Amy L. Abbey 3. Celebrating Pregnancy Again By, Franchesca Cox
For Family and Friends - Books for their own grief/healing and to help better support their loved ones 1. Forgotten Tears: A Grandmother's Journey through Grief By, Nina Bennett 2. For Bereaved Grandparents By, Margaret H. Gerner 3. Bereaved
Children and Teens: A Support Guide for Parents and Professional
5. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages
For Children - Books that are age appropriate for kids of various ages 1. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages
2. Someone Came Before You By, Pat Schwiebert
3. The Invisible String By, Patrice Karst
4. Sad About Sammy: A first response family resource for children experiencing sibling loss and grief By, Valette J. Sopp and Tonya L. Southwick
5. Always My Brother By, Jean Reagen
6. Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love By, Earl Grollman
7. Finding Your Own Way to Grieve: A Creative Activity Workbook for Kids and Teens on the Autism Spectrum By, Karla Helbert
FILMS The STILL Project - http://stillproject.org/
Return to Zero - http://returntozerothemovie.com/blog/
Losing Layla - http://www.vanessagorman.com/documentary.htm LOSING LAYLA is ultimately the story of two lovers navigating their way through the territory of the heart after the death of their infant daughter. |