Resources for Natural or Expected Loss

The following resource guide has been developed to help you find additional information and support as you navigate the loss of someone you love. This guide includes books, websites, and podcasts that you may find helpful as you are learning to live with your grief.

The resources included in this guide are provided for informational purposes only and are intended to support your own independent research. They are not endorsed or affiliated with Dr. Jenniferlevin.com. Please use your own judgment when exploring any resource listed here.

Books

Blair, P. D., & McCabe Hansen, B. (2023). The long grief journey: How long-term unresolved grief can affect your mental health and what to do about it. Sourcebooks.

Cacciatore, J. (2017). Bearing the unbearable: Love, loss, and the heartbreaking path of grief. Wisdom Publications.

Devine, M. (2017). It’s OK that you’re not OK: Meeting grief and loss in a culture that doesn’t understand. Sounds True.

Kessler, D. (2020). Finding meaning: The sixth stage of grief. Scribner.

Neimeyer, R. (2025). Living beyond loss: Questions and answers about grief and bereavement. Routledge.

O’Connor, M. (2023). The grieving brain: The surprising science of how we learn from love and loss. HarperOne.

O’Connor, M. (2025). The grieving body: How the stress of loss can be an opportunity for healing. HarperOne.

Rando, T. A. (1991). How to go on living when someone you love dies. Bantam Books.

Weller, F. (2015). The wild edge of sorrow: Rituals of renewal and the sacred work of grief. North Atlantic Books.

Wolfelt, A. (2024). Understanding your suicide grief: Ten essential touchstones for finding hope and healing your heart. Companion Press.

Websites

What’s Your Grief: www.whatsyourgrief.com

Modern Loss: www.modernloss.com

The Dougy Center: www.dougy.org

Refuge in Grief: www.refugeingrief.com

Podcasts

All There Is with Anderson Cooper

Grief Out Loud

Grief Works

Terrible, Thanks for Asking

The Grief Sofa

The Hereafter with Megan Devine

What’s Your Grief

If you are in crisis, please call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.

For more information about living with loss please visit Dr. Jennifer Levin at drjenniferlevin.com.