Letters from the Afterlife is a hopeful, inspiring after-death communication received by a woman almost a century ago. In the early part of the twentieth century, a woman began a process of "automatic writing" - as though sh...

The inspiring story of a son and his dying mother, who form a "book club" that brings them together as her life comes to a close./Mary Anne Schwalbe is waiting for her chemotherapy treatments when Will casually asks her what...

Gary Chapman, a marriage counselor, builds on the insights he introduced in THE FIVE LOVE LANGUAGES. Here he shows that apology, too, has several languages, and that finding the right way to apologize to another can make a relationshi...

In 1969, Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross changed the way we think about the fi nal stage of our lives with her revolutionary book, On Death and Dying. Now, in this landmark recording, this revered researcher speaks about her largely privat...

The cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project and pioneer behind the compassionate care movement shares an inspiring exploration of the lessons dying has to offer about living a fulfilling life. Death is not waiting for us at the end of a ...

Two months to live.That's what the doctor says. Sally responds with grace and optimism. Marisa responds by closing herself off. If her mother is going to die before she graduates from high school, why even try. Cancer has already ru...

A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK CRITICS' TOP 10 BOOK OF THE YEAR"In its loving, fierce specificity, this book on how to die is also a blessedly saccharine-free guide for how to live" (TheNew York Times Book Review).Former NEA fellow a...

New from nationally known grief counselor Harold Ivan Smith, Grieving the Death of a Mother is a thoughtful guide to coping with the loss of a mother. Drawing on the author's own experience and that of many others, this book is an ide...

Your heart will be captured by these beautiful stories in "Pet Tales". From two to four legged and feather and fur, our pets have always had a special place in our lives and hearts. They are with us in good times and in bad ...

Even Vegans Die empowers vegans and their loved ones to make the best decisions regarding their own health, their advocacy for animals, and their legacy. By addressing issues of disease shaming and body shaming, the authors present a ...

"There was an old man who dwelt in the land of New Mexico, and he lost his wife." From that opening line, this tender novella is at once universal and deeply personal. The nameless narrator, a writer, shares his most intimat...

Walking the Labyrinth of My Heart: A Journey of Pregnancy, Grief and Infant Death breaks the lonely, silent suffering of bereaved mothers facing infant and pregnancy loss. Dianna Vagianos Armentrout details her pregnancy journey with ...

With her bracing storytelling, Bair shows what it’s like for her family to seek equilibrium after their unspeakable loss of 8-year-old Kelly. Bair proposes that grief is an intuitive, loving, life-long partner in sorrow, no...

When Michelle Bauer’s 13-year-old son, Jesse, died unexpectedly from complications related to type 1 diabetes, she felt lost – as lost as any parent whose child has died. After Jesse was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes as a...

An updated edition of the most respected book on hospice care—for both patients and caregivers. This warm and informative resource on hospice and other end-of-life care options now gets an update. It receives a new preface and revi...

A loved one was recently diagnosed with cancer and you aren't sure the best way to help. Surely there's something you can do besides bringing a frozen dinner? This book will be your guide to practical ways you can help a cancer pati...

Forgotten Tears is a unique and honest portrayal of a grandmother's grief journey following the stillbirth of her granddaughter. Our death fearing and death denying society perpetuates the sense of isolation felt by grandparents, who ...

What happens when a master of personal transformation suffers unspeakable loss? After thirty years of battling obesity and struggling with her finances, Elizabeth Benton transformed herself. She lost 150 pounds, eliminated $130,000 o...

Are you caught in a spiral of loneliness and grief over the loss of a loved one? Do you wonder how you will go on living when the person you always turned to is gone forever? Perhaps you are questioning how you will survive today w...

Find Hope and Recreate a Good Life After Losing a Spouse Are you a widow or widower struggling with grief and moving forward after losing a spouse? The problem isn't you. It's the grief that is changing the way your brain works (or d...

As we learn to praise God through life's trials, we can quickly learn how difficult it actually can be.  What happens when our dreams of having a family come to a sudden halt when at a routine check-up we find out our expectant baby ...

A Powerful Resource for Grieving CouplesLosing a child is among the most tragic experiences one can face. The crushing grief puts immense strain on the marriage, family relationships, and friendships that few can understand. That's w...

How Much Big Is the Sky is a mother's searingly melodic and eloquent love song to her teenage son, Ryan, following his sudden death resulting from a car crash. Sherry Chapman captures the intimacy and immediacy of her experience with ...

Kelsey Chittick was in a great place. Her husband, the love of her life since college at the University of North Carolina, had finished a grueling six years in the NFL and had successfully transitioned into a new, fulfilling career i...

Written by one of the world's leading baby loss support experts, The Baby LossGuide is designed to help you navigate this complex issue. Whether you have personally encountered loss, or are supporting people through this harrowing tim...

The greatest fears I had during my grieving was that I was losing control, going crazy, and might make decisions that would harm me, my family, and my friends. This included suicidal thoughts which scared the hell out of me. I was des...

When a loved one dies and a young child becomes a survivor -- a parent, another relative or a close friend is there to provide the guidance and love that will see the child through this crisis. But bereavement doesn't always happen th...

A trusted companion and go-to resource for everyone supporting someone at the end of life--from the moment we first learn that someone is dying through the time of death and beyond.Present through the End offers the guidance and essen...

After the death of a child, there is no closure. It is like learning how to live with an amputation---you are forever changed and need to learn how to live a new "normal." There can be a feeling of desperation to find someon...

John Dietsch—fly fishing coordinator and stuntman for Brad Pitt on the timeless film A River Runs Through It—explores our connection to the outdoors through the prism of fly fishing and investigates its transformative and ...