The first part of the book is invaluable for those who have just lost a loved one, but how many of us are likely to find such a book at that difficult time?Īlthough it’s a good one to suggest to someone who has just lost a family member, this book can also be very helpful to those who are farther along in their grief process. I wish this little book, a 67-page guideline for dealing with suicide, could be handed out to everyone who is dealing with a suicide in the family. This book shares Desiree's struggle to regain her faith ( to believe again that an all-knowing God is still caringly in charge and present in her universe) after her son was taken by the scourge of mental illness and suicide.Īfter Suicide Loss: Coping With Your Griefīy Bob Baugher, Ph.D. In this book, a Tibetan lama shares how the Buddha discovered that the cure for universal suffering is to recognize that everything we care about is impermanent,Īnyone who has suffered the loss of something of great value to them is faced with a choice between retreating into the darkness or searching for meaning in their loss. What Makes you Not a Buddhist by Jamyang Khyentse That tells a sad story about those who didn't survive but is a wake-up call for those of us who are still here.Ģ. Viktor Frankl, who survived years in a concentration camp, said that those who survived the holocaust had a reason to live.

Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl Please click on the icons to read more.ġ. Some books that helped Michael Gray, an SOS member, blogger, and father, navigate the wilderness of grief after his son, Jon, died by suicide.

One Friday in April by Donald Antrim