B Brave recommends the following books, essays and blog posts.
Anticipatory Grief: The time I had to prepare for her death provided an invaluable cushion to catch my fall
Blog post from Carla Steckman on Courageous Parents Network
The Still Point of the Turning World
Book by Emily Rapp
Notes from a Dragon Mom
Rapp’s essay about raising her son, Ronan, who had Tay-Sachs disease
An Exact Replica of a Figment of my Imagination
Book by Elizabeth McCracken
Holding Silvan: A Brief Life
Book by Monica Wesolowska
A Life beyond Reason
Book by Chris Gabbard
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
Book by Harold S. Kushner
Angel Unaware: A Touching Story of Love and Loss
Book by Dale Evans Rogers
Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved
Book by Kate Bowler
What to Say When You Meet the Angel of Death at a Party
Essay by Bowler from the New York Times
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
Book by Joanne Cacciatore, Ph.D.
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy
Book by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant
Man’s Search for Meaning
Book by Viktor E. Frankl
Shared Struggles: Stories from Parents and Pediatricians Caring for Children with Serious Illnesses
Book by Ann F. Schrooten & Barry P. Markovitz
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It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand
Book by Megan Devine
Healing a Parent’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Child Dies
Book by Alan D Wolfelt
Healing a Child’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers
Book by Alan D Wolfelt
Healing a Friend’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas for Helping Someone You Love Through Loss
Book by Alan D Wolfelt
A Grief Observed
Book by C.S. Lewis
A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss
Book by Jerry L. Sittser
Lament for a Son
Book by Nicholas Wolterstorff
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Book by Atul Gawande
When Breath Becomes Air
Book by Paul Kalanithi
How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter
Book by Sherwin B. Nuland
That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour
Book by Sunita Pure
Companioning the Bereaved: A Soulful Guide for Counselors & Caregivers
Book by Alan D Wolfelt
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief
Book by Joanne Cacciatore, Ph.D.
Shared Struggles: Stories from Parents and Pediatricians Caring for Children with Serious Illnesses
Book by Ann F. Schrooten & Barry P. Markovitz
