FOR SPECIAL./INDIVIDUAL NEEDS
Below is a list of books that are excellent resources for those going through the grieving and rebuilding process, available at most retail outlets.


Beyond the Relaxation Response, by Herbert Benson. This volume builds on the best selling original The Relaxation Response, adding the Faith Factor to the meditative technique.

Blessed Are Those Who Mourn, Comforting Catholics in Their Time of Grief, by Glenn M. Spencer, Jr. The author, a chaplain and director of pastoral care, looks at the grieving process within the context of the Church and the sacraments. Explains how to grow from the grief experiences.



Celebrate Yourself, Making Life Work For You, by Dorothy Corkille Briggs. A practical step-by-step guide to building a positive self-image that will enhance every area of life and create new joy and satisfaction.

The Courage to Laugh, Humor, Hope and Healing In the Face of Death and Dying, by Allen Klein. Provides poignant wisdom and inspirational examples from a world in which we think there is no laughter. The author shows how to face the grieving process with dignity, compassion and yes, even laughter.

Getting Through The Night, Finding Your Way After the Loss of a Loved One, by Eugenia Price. A small book with a deep message that through God’s strength we can one day learn to live again in the morning light.

The Good News About Worry, by William Backus. The author, a Christian psychologist, applies the truth of the Gospel in very practical terms to problems of anxiety, fear and worry.

The Healing Journey Through Grief, Your Journal for Reflection and Recovery, by Phil Rich. This guide invokes the healing power of writing to provide you with a means for collecting your thoughts, sorting out your feelings, and taking an active part in your own recovery.

Healing the Bereaved Child, by Alan D. Wolfelt. A comprehensive book describing how a grieving child thinks, feels and mourns. Explains six needs of the mourning child and how to help, and much more.1

How Do We Tell the Children? A Step-by-Step Guide for Helping Children Two to Teen Cope When Someone Dies, by Dan Schaefer & Christine Lyons. Drawing on more than three decades of experience helping families in crisis, the author reveals what children already know, what they are capable of understanding, and how adults can help them cope with feelings of grief, fear, and loss.

Making Peace With Your Parents, The Key to Enriching Your Life and All Your Relationships, by Harold H. Bloomfield, with Leonard Felder. Whether or not your parents are alive, this book will help you come to terms with this fundamental relationship, and help you become more fulfilled in the process.

Meditation Made Easy, by Lorin Roche. A comprehensive book that helps you overcome meditation obstacles and gets you started with meditation that will become both natural and vital.

Mourning and Mitzvah, A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner’s Path Through Grief to Healing, by Anne Brener. Explores in depth the place where psychology and religious ritual intersect. Many useful activities. Also helpful to those outside the Jewish tradition.

What Color Is Your Parachute? A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-changers, by Richard N. Bolles. This book is revised every year.

The Worrywart’s Companion, Twenty-one Ways to Soothe Yourself and Worry Smart, by Dr. Beverly Potter. Brimming with practical ideas you can try today, this book includes twenty-one simple things you can do when you feel a worry coming on. The author believes that worry is a behavior than be unlearned.

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