Helpful Resources

At Love Not Lost, we want to share a variety of resources to help you through life and grief.

These resources are not boxes you need to check off in the grieving process or requirements to heal. It will be up to you to decide which resources will be most helpful to you at this point in your journey, but this is a good place to start.

Every person has a unique journey through life. Every person has a unique journey through grief.

Books On Our List

At least one person from our team reads each book before we add it to our list. We want to find books that can help you love yourself or love other people better through life and grief. There are a variety of books listed written from different perspectives and beliefs. Please read the summaries below and the Amazon ratings and reviews to determine what would be best for you at this time.

You can purchase any of the books listed by clicking on the book covers below:

Permission To Mourn

Tom knows a thing or two or three about grief. After losing his daughter, his wife, and then his son, he is committed to helping people discover a new way to do grief. Tom believes the death of someone we love cracks us open inviting us to become the person we were born to be and he will help you see pain in a new way.

Confessions of a Funeral Director

Caleb Wilde’s shares his wisdom, thoughts, and insights from working at a funeral home and inheriting the family business that goes back more than 6 decades! He writes full of wonder, compassion, and empathy for those looking to explore more about death, life, and beyond.

The Good Goodbye

Whether you’re facing the end of a relationship or a job, the death of a loved one, or the loss of a long held dream, the way you say goodbye can mean the difference between stagnating in grief and thriving in the future. Dr. Gladys Ato helps you release old pain and discover new experiences to create the life you want.

Option B

After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again. Adam Grant, a psychologist at Wharton, told her there are concrete steps people can take to recover and rebound from life-shattering experiences. They share this and more with you in Option B. 

The Grief Recovery Handbook

The Grief Recovery Handbook is an incredible tool to help you navigate through a lifetime of grief no matter where you are in your journey - even decades later. You will learn tangible exercises/activities to process your loss, grief, and incomplete emotions that may have you feeling stuck to find healing.

In My Own Skin

Kirsten Schowalter's memoir is an incredible invitation to join her on her journey through grief after losing her dad to a tragic car accident. Navigating through grief with her mother and younger sisters proves to be challenging, but Kirsten brings such honesty and vulnerability as she shared their story in finding life again.

A Grief Observed

You may know C.S. Lewis as the author of Chronicles of Narnia. But what you may not know is that he wrote this book after his wife's tragic death as a way of surviving the "mad midnight moment." A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis's honest reflection on the fundamental issues of life, death, and faith in the midst of loss.

A to Z Healing Toolbox

Written by social worker Susan Hannifin-MacNab after her husband was killed suddenly, she eventually realized that grief and trauma healing do not occur by waiting for time to pass. Action and intention are the pillars needed to lay a foundation for rebirth and build a powerful roadmap for healing.

Guide For Grief

Rev. Dr. Rodger Murchison brings decades of pastoral experience (conducting more than 500 funerals), grief counseling, and his doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary to help guide people with a Christian perspective through grief and healing. This book includes questions and prayers to sit with.

Notes On Grief

This is a really raw take on grief, getting a personal look into the shock, loneliness, and struggle Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie faced as well we her family faced after the death of her father in 2020. It’s a short book, but impactful, as her award-winning storytelling transports us into her loss and grappling with how to feel and heal.

Maybe You Should Talk To Someone

With startling wisdom and humor, Gottlieb invites us into her world as both clinician and patient, examining the truths and fictions we tell ourselves and others as we teeter on the tightrope between love and desire, meaning and mortality, guilt and redemption, terror and courage, hope and change.

Please read book reviews on Amazon to gain a better understanding of what each book holds. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn from qualifying purchases by linking to Amazon.com.

A Place to Start in Podcasts

Here are some podcasts that we’ve enjoyed if you’re looking for a place to start in searching for a podcast to offer support, comfort, and a place of community… Just click on each image to be taken to their apple podcast page.

Blogs We've Found Helpful

A Documentary To Watch

Affiliate Partner Services

We have teamed up with Grief Coach to provide a discount to our community for those wanting grief support via text messaging. Please check out their offering. If you sign up for their services, you will receive $10 off and Love Not Lost will receive $10 towards serving families.

*We will never partner with companies whose services we wouldn’t use for ourselves. We welcome any and all feedback in regards to services to ensure we have the best partners.

We're continually learning about new books, blogs, podcasts, conferences, organizations, and other resources. We review every resource before adding it to this page to try and bring you a diverse collection of helpful tools.

Thank you for visiting this page. We hope these resources are helpful for you!