--- title: Healing Books for Holiday Grief description: Discover a collection of healing books for grief and loss that offer comfort, wisdom, and community to help you navigate grief during the holiday season. image: https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hubfs/Broadleaf%20Books/Fall_2024/Blog_Assets/BL_HolidayGrief2024_BlogBanner.jpg --- [![BL_logo_4c_horz_lg](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BL/Logos/BL_logo_4c_horz_lg.jpg?width=290&height=52&name=BL_logo_4c_horz_lg.jpg "BL_logo_4c_horz_lg")](https://www.broadleafbooks.com) - [Excerpts](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/tag/excerpt) - [Interviews](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/tag/interviews) - [Op-Eds](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/tag/op-ed) - [Resources](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/tag/resources) - [Shop Now](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/search/allproducts) ## [Healing Books for Holiday Grief](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/books-holiday-grief) Nov 6, 2024 8:14:00 AM / by [Broadleaf Books](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/author/broadleaf-books) ![BL_HolidayGrief2024_BlogBanner](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Broadleaf%20Books/Fall_2024/Blog_Assets/BL_HolidayGrief2024_BlogBanner.jpg?width=684&height=399&name=BL_HolidayGrief2024_BlogBanner.jpg) The holiday season can be a time of great joy and celebration, but for those of us who have lost a loved one—whether a person or a pet—it can also be a time of deep grief, loneliness, and sadness. During times of loss, books can be an invaluable source of comfort by helping us to feel seen and heard, offering practical advice, and providing us space to reflect on our grief and find solace with others. If you or someone you know is grieving this holiday season, explore these books that provide—through the power of words and storytelling—a sense of hope, healing, and community.   [![BL_GrievingRoom_Cover_9781506492377c](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Broadleaf%20Books/Spring_2024/Covers/BL_GrievingRoom_Cover_9781506492377c.jpeg?width=200&height=309&name=BL_GrievingRoom_Cover_9781506492377c.jpeg)](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506492377/Grieving-Room) [Grieving Room](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506492377/Grieving-Room) [Making Space for All the Hard Things after Death and Loss](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506492377/Grieving-Room) [Leanne Friesen](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/author/8678/Leanne-Friesen) Publication date: February 6, 2024 When we lose someone we love, we are forever changed. Leanne Friesen thought she knew a lot about bereavement, but only when her own sister died from cancer did she learn what grieving people need. In the pages of *Grieving Room*, Friesen writes with vulnerability, wisdom, and even wit about stark and sacred lessons learned in the face of death. When we lose someone, what we need most is grieving room. [Shop Now](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506492377/Grieving-Room)   [![BL good grief complete series transparent](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Broadleaf%20Books/Backlist/BL%20good%20grief%20complete%20series%20transparent.png?width=225&height=303&name=BL%20good%20grief%20complete%20series%20transparent.png)](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/category/287159/Good-Grief) [The Good Grief Series](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/category/287159/Good-Grief) [A Companion for Every Loss](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/category/287159/Good-Grief) Various Authors There is no "right" way to grieve; grief is complex and deeply personal. For more than fifty years, [*Good Grief*](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506454474/Good-Grief)has helped millions of readers find comfort and hope after loss. Whether one is mourning the death of a loved one, the end of a marriage, the loss of a job, or other difficult life changes, *Good Grief* is a proven steady companion in times of loss. In addition to *Good Grief*, the Good Grief series offers a [devotional](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506453071/The-Good-Grief-Devotional) and a [journal](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506453095/The-Good-Grief-Journal) for those searching for more resources to help them heal. The three books can be purchased as a complete set, in bundles of two, or individually. [Shop the Series](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/category/287159/Good-Grief)   [![BL_WinterGriefSummerGrace_Cover_9781506494456c](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Broadleaf%20Books/Spring_2024/Covers/BL_WinterGriefSummerGrace_Cover_9781506494456c.jpeg?width=200&height=280&name=BL_WinterGriefSummerGrace_Cover_9781506494456c.jpeg)](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506494456/Winter-Grief-Summer-Grace) [Winter Grief, Summer Grace](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506494456/Winter-Grief-Summer-Grace) [Returning to Life after a Loved One Dies](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506494456/Winter-Grief-Summer-Grace) [James E. Miller](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/author/2405/James-E-Miller) Publication date: January 2, 2024 Grieving the loss of a loved one is an experience with many seasons and stages. *Winter Grief, Summer Grace* helps readers navigate the phases of emotion through the four seasons of the year: winter, spring, summer, and fall. With quotes, poetry, and suggestions, author James E. Miller provides gentle guidance and comfort for those who mourn. [Shop Now](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506494456/Winter-Grief-Summer-Grace)   [![BL_GrievingTheDeathOfAMother_Cover_9798889831921c](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Broadleaf%20Books/Fall_2024/Covers/BL_GrievingTheDeathOfAMother_Cover_9798889831921c.jpeg?width=200&height=309&name=BL_GrievingTheDeathOfAMother_Cover_9798889831921c.jpeg)](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9798889831921/Grieving-the-Death-of-a-Mother) [Grieving the Death of a Mother](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9798889831921/Grieving-the-Death-of-a-Mother) [Harold Ivan Smith](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/author/844/Harold-Ivan-Smith) Publication date: July 16, 2024 Losing a mother is a difficult transition in life, no matter the status of the relationship. In *Grieving the Death of a Mother*, Harold Ivan Smith guides readers through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a mother after her death. A mother's last breath inevitably changes us. Through wise counsel, Smith speaks gently to people who have gone through this loss and helps those yet to face it. This edition includes a new foreword from the author. [Shop Now](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9798889831921/Grieving-the-Death-of-a-Mother)   [![BL_GrievingTheDeathOfAFather_Cover_9798889831914c](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Broadleaf%20Books/Fall_2024/Covers/BL_GrievingTheDeathOfAFather_Cover_9798889831914c.jpeg?width=200&height=309&name=BL_GrievingTheDeathOfAFather_Cover_9798889831914c.jpeg)](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9798889831914/Grieving-the-Death-of-a-Father) [Grieving the Death of a Father](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9798889831914/Grieving-the-Death-of-a-Father) [Harold Ivan Smith](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/author/844/Harold-Ivan-Smith) Publication date: July 16, 2024 Losing a father can be a complex and confusing transition. Whether a father was beloved or feared, the loss and grief are a process—one that sometimes begins before the physical loss has occurred. In *Grieving the Death of a Father*, grief counselor and educator Harold Ivan Smith compassionately guides readers through their grief, from the process of dying through the acts of remembering and honoring a father after his death. This edition includes a new foreword from the author. [Shop Now](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9798889831914/Grieving-the-Death-of-a-Father)   [![BL_TheSpiritualityOfGrief_Cover_9781506483108](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Broadleaf%20Books/Spring%202023/Covers/BL_TheSpiritualityOfGrief_Cover_9781506483108.jpg?width=200&height=309&name=BL_TheSpiritualityOfGrief_Cover_9781506483108.jpg)](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506483108/The-Spirituality-of-Grief) [The Spirituality of Grief](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506483108/The-Spirituality-of-Grief) [Ten Practices for Those Who Remain](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506483108/The-Spirituality-of-Grief) [Fran Tilton Shelton](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/author/8410/Fran-Tilton-Shelton) Publication date: April 18, 2023 Grief is all-consuming. Shattering. *The Spirituality of Grief* honors the complex nature of grief and offers simple comfort: we are not alone, and there is no one right way to grieve. Author Fran Tilton Shelton walks us through the questions that gather in the wake of a loved one's death and offers spiritual practices, emerging from a variety of religious traditions, for those who remain. All who love will eventually grieve. Universal and particular, shared and solitary, grief rearranges every aspect of life. But by bringing the resources of spirituality to bear on our losses, we can carry our sorrows rather than silence them.  [Shop Now](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506483108/The-Spirituality-of-Grief)   [![Wilde_9781506471617_AllTheWaysOurDeadStillSpeak_CoverFinal](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Broadleaf%20Books/Spring_2022/Covers/Wilde_9781506471617_AllTheWaysOurDeadStillSpeak_CoverFinal.jpg?width=200&height=304&name=Wilde_9781506471617_AllTheWaysOurDeadStillSpeak_CoverFinal.jpg)](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506471617/All-the-Ways-Our-Dead-Still-Speak) [All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506471617/All-the-Ways-Our-Dead-Still-Speak) [A Funeral Director on Life, Death, and the Hereafter](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506471617/All-the-Ways-Our-Dead-Still-Speak) [Caleb Wilde](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/author/8114/Caleb-Wilde) Publication date: May 24, 2022 What if our dead remain with us? What if closure is not the goal? No matter what you believe about the afterlife, what if the hereafter intersects with the here and now? *All the Ways Our Dead Still Speak* takes readers on a lyrical and tender quest to encounter the hereafter. Entwining these stories with his own as a sixth-generation funeral director, and with the findings of neuroscience and the solace of faith, Caleb Wilde creates a searching, reverent inquiry into all the ways our dead remain with us.  [Read an excerpt here.](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/the-afterlife-and-skepticism) [Shop Now](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506471617/All-the-Ways-Our-Dead-Still-Speak)   [![BL_DeathIsADayWorthLiving_Cover_9781506487724](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Broadleaf%20Books/Spring%202023/Covers/BL_DeathIsADayWorthLiving_Cover_9781506487724.jpg?width=200&height=311&name=BL_DeathIsADayWorthLiving_Cover_9781506487724.jpg)](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506487724/Death-Is-a-Day-Worth-Living) [Death Is a Day Worth Living](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506487724/Death-Is-a-Day-Worth-Living) [Ana Claudia Quintana Arantes](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/author/8420/Ana-Claudia-Quintana-Arantes) Publication date: March 14, 2023 "It is only through awareness of death that we hasten to build the being that we ought to be," writes Dr. Ana Claudia Quintana Arantes. *Death Is a Day Worth Living* touches a universal nerve, speaking to our most intimate moments and to the vital part of who we are as caregivers and loving family members. With her expertise, Dr. Quintana Arantes courageously takes on a subject that continues to be taboo, offering nothing short of a revolutionary way to reconsider the act of dying. We need to—and can—do more to ensure that everyone has a well-managed and lovingly supported death, and that to do so is a celebration of their life and humanity, and those of their caretakers. 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Grounded in practical advice and research that pet owners can draw on for real help for their broken hearts, this book offers strategies for honoring loss and our own grieving process.  [Shop Now](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506493565/Broken-Heart-Shared-Heart-Healing-Heart)   [Searching for grief books for kids? Click here to explore recommendations from our sister imprint, Beaming Books.](https://www.beamingbooks.com/go/grief-and-loss/) To view all of our books and resources, visit [broadleafbooks.com](https://www.broadleafbooks.com/). - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Topics: [Resources](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/topic/resources) ![Broadleaf Books](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/hs-fs/hubfs/BL_Logo_Spine.jpg?width=100&height=100&name=BL_Logo_Spine.jpg) #### Written by [Broadleaf Books](https://blog.broadleafbooks.com/author/broadleaf-books) ### Searching for more inspiration? Join our community on social media! 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