Resources for Grief and Infant Loss

“Grief is experiential and therefore it must be experienced”, these words came from our counselor and, resist as we may, they are true. The only way to deal with grief is to go through it. But how do you walk along a path that is dark, unfamiliar, and terrifying? We have found the following books, podcasts and resources to be helpful in navigating a new normal, a guide along a foreign road.

Books on Grief:

• When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Rabbi Harold Kushner

• It’s OK That You’re Not Ok by Megan Devine

• Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore

• Grief Day By Day by Jan Warner

• A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis

• The Bible

Books on Infant Loss:

• Dear Cheyenne by Joanne Cacciatore

• Noah’s Rainbow by David Flemming

• Sunlight in December by Kristin Hernandez

Books on Grief for Children:

(Side note- although these books are meant for children, they are still very helpful and healing for adults too. I have read and very often re-read them all.)

• God Gave Us Heaven by Lisa Tawn Bergren

• Tear Soup by Pat Schweibert and Chuck Deklyen

• The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

Grief Podcasts:

• The Joyful Mourning Podcast - for women who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss

• The Mindfulness & Grief Podcast- compassionate insights for coping with grief and life after loss

Daily Devotionals & Meditations

• Healing After Loss by Martha W. Hickman

• Jesus Calling by Sarah Young