📚 Books on Grief & Trauma
Holding Space: On loving dying and letting go by Amy Wright Glenn. A hospital chaplain reflects on grief, loss, mindfulness, and healing.
Wounds into Wisdom by Rabbi Titzah Firestone. Our past does not simply disappear. The painful history of our ancestors and their rich cultural wisdom intertwine within us to create the patterns of our future.
Finding Meaning by David Kessler. In this book, Kessler gives readers a roadmap to remembering those who have died with more love than pain; he shows us how to move forward in a way that honors our loved ones.
An Autobiography of Trauma by Peter Levine. In this intimate memoir, renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing, Peter A. Levine, shares his personal journey to heal his own severe childhood trauma and offers profound insights into the evolution of his innovative healing method.
The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller. Psychotherapist Francis Weller introduces the 5 gates of grief, helping us come to terms with grief and loss within a culture so fundamentally detached from the needs of the soul.
In the Absence of the Ordinary by Francis Weller. In his singular and inimitable voice, Weller offers 17 soulful essays to help us move together through the anxieties, difficulties, and sacred transitions of 21st-century life.