Other Online Helpful Resources

Our Grief Library

Preston-Hanley has a Grief Library available as a resource for members of our community, available without charge. We hope that this lending library will provide help during and after the loss of a loved one.

 

The books include:

  • Life After Loss: A practical Guide to Renewing Your Life After Experiencing Major Life - Bob Diets*
  • The Seven T's: Finding Hope and Healing in the Wake of Tragedy - Judy Collins*
  • How to Survive the Loss of a Parent: A Guide for Adults - Lois F. Akner, C.S.W.*
  • No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One - Carla Fine*
  • Mommy, Please Don't Cry...There are no Tears in Heaven - Linda DeYmaz*
  • When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children – John W. James and Russell Friedman
  • The Grief Recovery Handbook – John W. James and Russell Friedman
  • Life, Death and Grief: A book of thoughts and short stories – Gary L. Franks, Jr.
  • When Will I Stop Hurting? Teens, Loss and Grief – Edward Myers
  • Don't Despair on Thursdays! – Adolph Moser, Ed.D.
  • Death and Grief: A Guide for Clergy – Alan D. Wolfeldt, Ph.D.
  •  Where the Balloons Go – Paul Coleman
  • Tell Me Papa – Joy & Dr. Marvin Johnson
  • Thank You for Coming to Say Goodbye – Janice L. Roberts & Joy Johnson
  • The Memory Box – Tammy L. Pitre
  • Healing Your Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas for Kids - Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.
  • When Bad Things Happen to Good People - Harold S. Kushner
  • Good Grief (35th Anniversary Edition) - Granger E. Westberg
  • Understanding Mourning: A Guide For Those Who Grieve - Glen W. Davidson
  • When Your Loved One Dies - Samuel W. Hale, Jr.
  • When Will I Stop Hurting? Dealing with a Recent Death - June Cerza Kolf
  • The Bereaved Parent - Harriett Sarnoff Schiff
  • Timothy Duck: The Story of the Death of a Friend - Lynn Bennett-Blackburn
  • Miscarriage: A Shattered Dream - Sherokee Ilse & Linda Hammer Burns
  • When a Baby Dies: A Handbook for Healing and Helping - Rana K. Limbo & Sara Rich Wheeler
  • Talking About Death: A Dialogue between Parent and Child - Earl A. Grollman
  • A Scrapbook Of Memories: A Workbook for Grieving Children - Dr. Earl A. Grollman
  • God’s Answers To Your Questions: A Quick Reference to Bible Topics - Tim Crosby, Editor
  • Peace Above The Storm: Freedom From Worry, Guilt and Fear - Ellen G. White
  • A Touch of Joy: Devotional Thoughts for Women by Women - Rose Otis, Editor
  • How Will I Get Through the Holidays? - James E. Miller
  • Helping the Bereaved Celebrate the Holidays - James E. Miller
  • Behind the Scenes at Special Events - Lena Malouf
  • How Do We Tell the Children? - Dan Schaefer and Christine Lyons
  • Don’t Take My Grief Away from Me: How to Walk Through Grief and Learn to Live Again - Doug Manning

In addition, Preston-Hanley has the following media library of films available:

  • Expressions of Grief Teen Grief
  • Life Through Ceremony
  • Grief In America by Bert Atkinson
  • Teen Grief: A Guide for Adults (Part 2 of 2)
  • Honoring Tradition: Incorporating Innovation
  • Picking Up the Pieces: A Child’s View of Grief
  • Personalized Memories - Batesville 2002
  • Talking About Death with Children
  • How Do I Go On? Redesigning Your Future After Crisis Has Changed Your Life
  • Advice – For Friends of the Bereaved
  • Understanding Grief: Kids Helping Kids.

* New additions to our Grief Library.

 

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