Recommended Music, Books and Films

While it's not meant to be a complete list, the following Music, Books, and Films are great resources for dealing with grief.

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Music for Degriefing

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Books for Degriefing

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  • Achterberg, Jeanne. Imagery in Healing: Shamanism &modern medicine.Shambala Publications, Boston, MA.,1985
  • Amodea, John. The Authentic Heart : An Eightfold Path to Midlife Love. John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. 01
  • Anderson, Megory. Sacred Dying: Creating Rituals for Embracing the End of Life. Prima Publishing, Roseville, CA., 2001
  • Boss, Pauline. Ambiguous Loss: learning to live with unresolved grief. First Harvard University Press paperback edition, 2000
  • Boucher, Sandy. Hidden Spring: A Buddhist Woman Confronts Cancer. Wisdom Publications, Somerville, MA. 2000
  • Brennan, Barbara Ann. Hands of Light. Bantam Books: N.Y., 1987
  • Chodron, Pema. When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Hard Times, 2000
  • Dawson Church. The Heart of Healing: Inspired Ideas, Wisdom and Comfort from Today’s Leading Voices. Elite Books, Santa Rosa, CA., 2004
  • Devananda, Vishnu Swami. The Sivananda Companion to Yoga. Simon & Schuster 1983
  • Diemer, Deedre. The ABC’s of Chakra Therapy: A workbook. Samuel Weiser, Inc., York Beach, ME., 1995
  • Doidge, M.D., Norman, The Brain that Changes Itself. Penguin Group NY. NY. USA, 2007
  • Doka, Ph.D., Kenneth J. - Hospice Foundation of America- Living with Grief After Sudden Loss: Suicide, Homicide, Accident, Heart Attack, Stoke. Taylor & Francis, Bristol, PA., 1996
  • Drozda, Donna Iona. Twenty-Two Prayer Poems for Care Givers. Wren House, Virginia Beach, VA. 1999
  • Dubus III, Andre,  House of Sand and Fog. Vintage Books, 2000
  • Eckberg, Maryanna. Victims of Cruelty. North Atlantic Books, Berkeley, CA 2000
  • Emoto, Masaru. Messages from Water: the messages from water are telling us to look inside ourselves. HADO Kyoikusha, Yanagibashi, Taito-ku, Tokyo, Japan 2000
  • Fine, Carla. No Time to Say Goodbye: Surviving the Suicide of a Loved One. Broadway Books a division of Random House, Inc. N.Y., N.Y., 1997
  • Fischer-Rizzi, Susanne. Complete Aromatherapy Handbook: Essential Oils for Radiant Health. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., N.Y., 1990
  • Garfield, Laeh Maggie. Sound Medicine: Healing with Music, Voice and Song. Celestial Arts, Berkeley, CA. 1987
  • Gendlan, Eugene T.  Focusing, Bantam Books, New York, 1981
  • Goodheart, Ph.D., Annette. Laughter Therapy: how to laugh about everything in your life that isn’t really funny. Less Stress Press, Santa Barbara, CA., 1994
  • Gray, Kathleen and Lassance, Anne. Grieving Reproductive Loss: The Healing Process. Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., Amityville, N.Y., 2003
  • Grenshaw, David A.. Bereavement: Counseling the Grieving throughout the Life Cycle. The Continuum Publishing Company, N.Y., N.Y. 1991
  • Harris, Ph.D., Maxine. The Loss that is Forever: The lifelong Impact of the Early Death of a Mother or Father.  A Plume Book-Penguin Group, N.Y, N.Y., 1996
  • Herman, Judith Lewis. Trauma and Recovery. The aftermath of violence from domestic abuse to political terror. N.Y., '92
  • Hickman, Tom. Death: A User’s Guide. Bantam Dell a division of Random House Inc. N.Y., N.Y., '02
  • Huber, Cheri. The Depression Book. Keep it Simple Books, Murphys, CA 19
  • James, John W. and Cherry, Frank. The Grief Recovery Handbook. Harper & Row: N.Y., 1988
  • Jones, J. Phillip. Light on Death: the spiritual art of dying. Mandala Publishing, San Rafael, C.A., '07
  • Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D., Jon. Full Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body ad Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness.  Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., N.Y., N.Y., 1990
  • Kabat-Zinn, Jon , Williams, Mark; Teasdale, John; Segal, Zindel, The Mindful Way through Depression: freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness. The Guilford Press, N.Y., N.Y., '07
  • Kapleau, Philip. The Zen of Living and Dying: A Practical and Spiritual Guide. Shambala Publications, Inc., Boston, MA., 1998 
  • Kramer, Kenneth. The Sacred Art of Dying: How World Religions Understand Death. Paulist Press Mahwah, N.J. 1988
  • Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth.On Death and Dying. MacMillan Co: N.Y., 1988
  • Kübler-Ross, Elisabeth and Kessler, David. On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief through the Five Stages of Loss. Scribner, N.Y., N.Y., 2005
  • LaGrand, Ph.D., Louis E.. Messages and Miracles: Extraordinary Experiences of the Bereaved. Llewellyn Publications, St. Paul, MN, 1999
  • Levine, Peter, Waking the Tiger: Healing Trauma. North Atlantic Books, Berkley, 1997
  • Levine, Stephen. A Year to Live. Bell Tower: N.Y., 1997
  • Levine, Stephen. Healing into Life and Death. Anchor Press: N.Y., 1987
  • Levine, Stephen. Who Dies?. Doubleday: N.Y., 1982
  • Lewis, C.S., On Grief : Thomas Nelson Publishers, Nashville  TN 1998   ***(A Grief Observed)
  • Lewis Herman, M.D., Judith. Trauma and Recovery: The aftermath of violence-from domestic abuse to political terror. HarperCollins Publishers Inc.N.Y,.N.Y., 1992
  • Mein, Eric M.D. Keys to Health. Harper & Row: N.Y., 1989
  • Montagu, Ashley. Touching. Harper & Row: N.Y., 1971
  • Myss, Caroline. Anatomy of the Spirit. Crown Publishers: N.Y., 1996
  • Martin, Terry L. and Doka, Kenneth J. Men Don’t Cry…Women Do: Transcending Gender Stereotypes of Grief.  Brunner/Mazel, Philadelphia, PA., 2000
  • Mumford (Swami Anadakapila Saraswati), Dr. Jonn. A Chakra & Kundalini Workbook: Psycho-Spiritual
  • Murray RN, BSN, MA, CHPCN(C), Katherine. Essentials in Palliative Care: A Resource for Caregivers. Life and Death Matters, Saanichton BC, Canada, 2006
  • Nelson M.D., John E.  and Nelson, Psy.D ., Andrea. Sacred Sorrows: Embracing and Transforming Depression. Penguin Putnam Inc., N.Y., N.Y. 1996
  • Patchett, Anne The Magicians Assistant. Harcourt NY 1997   
  • Pelletier, Kenneth R. Mind as Healer, Mind as Slayer: A holistic approach to preventing stress disorders. Dell Publishing a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., N.Y., N.Y., 1992
  • Pert, Ph.D., Candace B.. Molecules of Emotion: The Science Behind Mind-Body Medicine. Scribner, N.Y.,N.Y., 1997
  • Ruiz, Don Miguel. The Four Agreements . Amber-Allen Publishing, Inc., San Rafael, CA., 2004
  • Ruiz, Don Miguel with Mills, Janet. The Voice of Knowledge: A practical guide to Inner Peace. Amber-Allen Publishing, Inc., San Rafael, CA., 2004
  • Outerbridge, David E. and Hersh M.D., Alan R. Easing the Passage: A guide for prearranging and ensuring a pain-free and tranquil death via a living will, personal medical mandate, and other medical, legal and ethical resources.Harper Collins Publishers, N.Y., N.Y., 1991
  • Pausch, Randy with Zaslow, Jeffrey. The Last Lecture. Hyperion, N.Y., N.Y., 2008
  • Rando, Therese A. Grief Dying, and Death: Clinical Interventions for Caregivers. Research Press Company, Champaign, IL., 1984
  • Rando, Therese A. Grief, Dying, and Death. Research Press: Ill. 1984
  • Remen, Rachel Naomi. Kitchen Table Wisdom. Berkley Publishing, N.Y. 1994
  • Rinpoche,S. The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying. HarperCollins: N.Y., 1992
  • Selby John. Kundalini Awakening. Bantam Books, N.Y., 1992
  • Schatz, William H. Healing a Father’s Grief. Medica Publishing Co., Redmond, WA., 1984
  • Schwiebert, Pat ; DeKlyen, Chuck and Bills, Taylor (Illustrator). Tear Soup: A recipe for healing after loss. Grief Watch, Potland, OR., 2008
  • Siegel, Bernie S. Love, Medicine and Miracles. Harper & Row: N.Y., 1986
  • Singh, Kathleen Dowling. The Grace in Dying. HarperCollins: N.Y., 1998
  • Sonsino, Rifat and Syme, Daniel B. What Happens After I Die: Jewish Views of Life After Death. UAHC Press, N.Y., N.Y., 1990
  • Stahl, Ph.D.,Bob & Goldstein, Ph.D., Elisha,. A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, NewHarbinger Publications, Oakland, CA 2010
  • Staudacher, Carol. A Time to Grieve: meditations for healing after the death of a loved one. HarperSanFrancisco a division of HarperCollinsPublishers, N.Y., N.Y., 1994
  • Stebnicki, Marc A., Empathy Fatigue: Healing, Mind, Body and Spirit of Professional Counselors, Springer Publishinng, N.Y.,N.Y. 2008
  • Stone, Hal & Sidra. Embracing Our Selves: The Voice Dialogue Manual. Nararaj Publishing, Novato, CA. 1989
  • Tatelbaum, Judy. The Courage to Grieve. Harper & Row, N.Y., 1980
  • Thompson, Helen. Milagros: A Book of Miracles. HarperCollins Publishers, N.Y., N.Y., 1998
  • Walter, Carolyn Ambler & McCoyd, Judith. Grief and Loss across the Lifespan. 
  • Weiss, Brian. Many Lives, Many Masters. Simon & Schuster, N.Y., 1988
  • Wilber, Ken & Treya. Grace and Grit, Shambala, CA, 2001
  • Worden, William J. Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy. Springer Publishing Co: N.Y. 1992
  • Springer Publishing NY, NY

Books on Aromatherapy
  • Albright, M.D., Peter and Selby, Anna. Aromatherapy: An introduction to the essential oils and their therapeutic uses. MACMILLAN, N.Y., N.Y., 1996
  • Hobbs, Christopher. Handbook for Herbal Healing: A Concise Guide to Herbal Products. Botanica Press, Santa Cruz, CA., 1995
  • Lavabre, Marcel. Aromatherapy Workbook. Healing Arts Press, Rochester, VT. 1997
  • Compiled by Essential Science Publishing. PDR: People’s Desk Reference for Essential Oils. 1999
  • Tisserand, Maggie. Aromatherapy for Women: A Practical Guide to Essential Oils for Health and Beauty. Healing Arts Press, Rochester, VT., 1988
  • Tisserand, Robert B.. The Art of Aromatherapy: The Healing and Beautifying Properties of the Essential Oils of Flowers and Herbs. Healing Arts Press, Rochester, VT., 1977  

Films for Degriefing

An Affair to Remember (Original version)
Bambi
Barfly
Born on the Fourth of July
Chocolat
The Cider House Rules
Days of Wine and Roses
Dead Man Walking
Eat, Pray, Love
House of Sand and Fog
The Deer Hunter
The Diary of Anne Frank
The End of the Affair
Fanny and Alexander
Full Metal Jacket
The Godfather
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
Jacknife
My Life As House
Lorenzo's Oil
Love Story
Mask
Message in a Bottle
My Left Foot
Mystic River
Ordinary People
Pollock
RedsRevolutionary Road
Saving Private Ryan
Schindler's List
Seven Pounds
Shine
Sophie's Choice
Stepmom
Sweet November
Terms of Endearment
The Bedroom
Doctor
The Heart Is a Lonely HunterThe Piano
The Reader
The Sweet Hereafter
A Thousand Acres
Truly, Madly, Deeply
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Wit

Self-Reflection / Introspective Cards

  • Angel Cards
  • Animal Cards: Find One’s Animal Totem
  • Journal Cards! ©1999 Sue Meyn, M.C. www.journalmagic.com
  • Mexico Day of The Dead. Shambala Redstone Editions.
  • OSHO® Zen Tarot: The Trascendental Game of Zen. St. Martin’s Press N.Y., N.Y.
  • OSHO® Transformation Tarot: Insights & parables for renewal in everyday life. St. Martin’s Press N.Y
  • The Power Deck by Lynne Andrews
  • THE ART BOX. Phaidon
  • Well Being Cards