Executor Help: How to Settle An Estate by David E. Edey
Our reluctance to talk about the inevitable can only cause a lot of problems after we’ve gone. As a certified executor, David Edey has witnessed first hand, how families can become divided when it comes to sorting out what is left behind. In his personal life, he dealt with this in his own family and […]
I’ll Always Love You By Hans Wilhelm
Our animal companions are important parts of our lives and their death is a difficult, life changing event. I’ll Always Love You is a gentle and moving story about losing an animal friend, and the importance of always expressing your love. This tender story is a perfect way to make the topic of loss a […]
It’s OK That You’re Not Ok: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand
In It’s OK That You’re Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy. Having experienced grief from both sides―as both a therapist and as a woman who witnessed the accidental drowning of her beloved partner―Megan writes with deep […]
A Peaceful Piggy’s Guide to Sickness and Death Sadness and Love
Experiencing a loved one’s illness or death is challenging for both children and their grownups. With three distinct sections to choose from—when someone we love is sick, dying, or has died—this guide will help you easily find soothing and practical mindfulness activities focused on what your young one needs in order to guide them through […]
The Salami Salesman and His Daughter Falafel: What an Older Man’S Death Can Teach Us About How and How Not to Care for the Frail and Dying
Dr Laurie Mallery is a practising physician of internal and geriatric medicine at a major urban teaching hospital, where she takes care of frail older patients and sees a lot of dying. But Dr Mallery writes this account, not only as a physician but as a daughter caring for a frail parent at the end […]
Confessions of a Griever
You’re NOT crazy and your feelings ARE normal. By using humour, Chrystal Webster wants readers to know they are not alone. Confessions of a Griever provides “laughable lessons when life just sucks”. Her story of infant loss and infertility is not unique; at the same time, she found herself lonely and debilitated from the […]
Hard Choices for Loving People & Light in the Shadows by Hank Dunn
Hank Dunn, MDiv, is an ordained healthcare chaplain who, during his career of over 30 years, has helped countless patients and their families navigate healthcare decisions during serious illness. He has gathered insights from these patients and compiled them into two easy-to-read books. Hard Choices for Loving People is a compassionate guide for helping patients and […]
You Won’t Always Be This Sad
Sheree Fitch has turned grief into poetry in this book from a reassurance her own mother had given her; her own mother who had also lost a son. Fitch captures her own struggles as she emerges from shock, deep sorrow, unexpected rage, and boundless love. She discovers that she “dwells in a thin place now,” […]
The End of Life Guideline Series by Barbara Karnes
Barbara Karnes, RN, is an internationally respected speaker, educator, author, and considered a leader on matters of end-of-life. While present at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process, hospice pioneer Karnes noticed that each death was following a near-identical scenario. Each person was going through the stages of death in almost […]