Recommendations for Books on Grief

• A Year to Live (1997) ) – Stephen & Ondrea
  A book that teaches how to live each day and each moment mindfully.
• Consciousness Beyond Life (2014) – Pim van Lommel MD
  The science of the Near-Death Experience. What is consciousness? Where does consciousness go upon death? What is death?
• Dying To Be Me (2012) – Anita Moorjani
  A journey from cancer, to near-death, to true healing that changes one’s perspective on life and death.
• Final Gifts (1992-2012) – Maggie Callanan & Patricia Kelley
  A deeply moving look into the special awareness, needs and communication of the dying, drawn from extensive hospice experience.
• Grace and Grit (1991-2020) – Ken Wilber
  Spirituality and healing in the life and death of Treya Killam Wilber.
• Knowing (2018) – Olsen, Jeffery
  Memoirs of a journey beyond the veil and choosing joy after tragic loss.
• On Death and Dying (1969-1997) – Elizabeth Kübler Ross PhD
  A classic on coming to terms with death and dying.
• Ritual, Power, Healing and Community (1997) – Malidoma Patrice Somé
  The essential role of ritual as our modern world can learn from the tribal world.
• Talking to Heaven (1999) – James Van Praagh
  A medium’s message of life after death.
• Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma (1997) – Peter Levine
  A groundbreaking and widely referenced book offering deep insight into the nature of trauma and the body’s capacity to heal.

Recommendations for Movies on Grief

• Astral City (2010) – By Wagner de Assis (English subtitled)
  A spiritual journey of transformation in the afterlife full of enlightening experiences. Based on the visions of spiritual medium Chico Xavier.
• Dearly Departed (2013) – By Darryl Anka
  Imaginary interviews with the spirits of the dead to get their take on life after death.
• Dying to Live (2009) – Documentary by Sacred Life Productions
  Sharon Lund shares her incredible near-death experiences, sharing messages from the other side.
• Ghost (1990) – Starring Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore
  After being shot, a banker’s ghost lingers on earth and wants to assist his beloved wife.
• Remember Me (2010) – Starring Robert Pattinson and Emilie de Ravin
  Two people scarred by grief find happiness in each other.
• Shadowlands (1994) – Starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger
  Based on a true story, the life of C.S. Lewis changes when a passionate young woman begins to open his heart.
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004) – Starring Jon Voight
  A man’s journey in heaven after he dies, where he meets five people who each teach him things he never knew.
• The Room Next Door (2024) – By Pedro Almodóvar – Starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore
  Two close friends when they were young, face mortality together in a newfound bond.
• Tuesdays with Morrie (1999) – Starring Jack Lemmon and Hank Azaria 
  Based on a true story, a dying man offers powerful wisdom and advice to his young friend.
• What Dreams May Come (1998) – Starring Robin Williams
  A drama about love and grief, with delightful imagery of the afterlife 

Recommendations for Music

These songs have touched my heart in times of sorrow, offering comfort, reflection, and connection with our loved ones who are no longer physically present.

• I Brought My Father with Me – Glenn & Holly Yarbrough 
• My Way – Frank Sinatra  
• Organ Concerto nr 5, Toccata – by Charles-Marie Widor
• Perhaps Love – John Denver                            
• Pie Jesu – Chloe Agnew 
• Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely – Backstreet Boys                 
• Tears in Heaven – Eric Clapton                        
• Time to Say Goodbye – Andrea Bocelli / Sarah Brightman     
• To Where You Are – Josh Groban                                
• What a Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole

Online Resources

These online resources offer support, community, practical tools, and spiritual insight for those navigating grief, healing, and conscious living.

Grief Support to Help You Heal

• The Grief Recovery Method – www.thegriefrecoverymethod.com
  The Grief Recovery Institute provides training to help others with grief, one on one grief support, grief support groups and a personal workshop for the Grief Recovery Method.
• Helping Parents Heal – www.helpingparentsheal.org
  A nonprofit organization offering compassionate support, resources and community to bereaved parents.
• Mourning Discoveries – The Grief Cruises – www.thegriefcruises.com
  Extensive source of information about anything to do with death care, including a Grief Care Library. The Grief Cruises offer a Caribbean cruise vacation with the ultimate grief retreat.
• My Grief Assist – www.mygriefassist.com.au
  Australian website with an extensive list of resources.
• The Compassionate Friend – www.thecompassionatefriends.org
  A self-help support organization assisting families following the death of a child of any age, without membership dues or fees.

Themes Around Death and Dying

• National POLST (or POST, MOLST, MOST for different states) – www.polst.org
  Provides a Portable Medical Order form that communicates your wishes and medical orders, focused on seriously ill or frail people.
• Aging with Dignity – www.agingwithdignity.org / www.fivewishes.org
  Non-profit organization that defends the rights of all people as they approach the end of life. Developed the “Five Wishes,” a detailed and legally binding advance directive.
• Compassion & Choices – www.compassionandchoices.org
  Developing projects to improve end-of-life healthcare – Medical Aid In Dying.
• Final Passages – www.finalpassages.org
  Institute of Conscious Dying, Home Funeral & Green Burial Education, offering courses in caring for the dead and for environmentally friendly home or family-directed funerals.
• Institute of Radical Forgiveness – www.radicalforgiveness.com
  Tools and skills to shift any kind of forgiveness issues through books and ceremonies.

Professional Resources

• Inelda – End-of-Life Doula Certification Program
  Offers comprehensive training to support individuals and families during the dying process. – www.inelda.org
• SouthWestern College, Sana Fe, NM – Grief Certification Program
  Training for professional counselors to assist clients in grief. – www.swc.edu