Books on Suicide Loss

We are in the process of working on this list, but here are a few to get you started - Many of the books have a link to centering.org. Those that do not can be purchased on Amazon or other bookstore sites.


The Lighthouse Newsletter created by Bud Wiener
THE LIGHTHOUSE is the newsletter of Touched by Suicide, Survivors Gather support group, Dixon, IL. Bud Wiener has been editor since creating it in Spring, 2003. Essays, editorials, personal stories, poems, book reviews, responses, and news events are included.

To receive this free quarterly publication email Kim Brabender at Kbrabender@cghmc.com.

THE Lighthouse newsletter is always looking for reader submissions. If you would like to submit an essay, personal story, poem, book review, or an event, please email your submission to Bud Wiener at bpwiener@yahoo.com.

Struck by Living: From Depression to Hope by Julie K. Hersh
In Struck by Living, Julie Hersh picks apart the irony of her life with humor and brutal honesty.  Despite a loving husband, healthy children, financial security, Julie attempted suicide three times.  With the help of ECT (electroconvulsive therapy), Julie broke the deadly course of her disorder.  Hersh takes the reader through the depression war zone, providing hope for both survivors of suicide and those who suffer from mental illness.

Purchase this book for only $19.95 on Julie Hersh's Website at www.struckbyliving.com. On the home page, there is a BUY NOW link.

Angel Catcher: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance by Kathy and Amy Eldon
A friend of mine purchased this journal for me just months after my son died and
I found it very helpful and healing. The journal is written by a mother and daughter
and provides guidance as you journey through your loss.

After Suicide: A Ray of Hope for Those Left Behind by E. Betsy Ross
Betsy shares her own story of coping with her husband's suicide.
Betsy Ross also started the Ray of Hope support group.

How to be a Friend to a Survivor of Suicide: Ask Me... 30 Things I Want You To Know by Nan Zastrow
Sometimes people don't know how to help their friend or loved one deal with suicide loss. This book provides the suicide survivor, or anyone who grieves, specific information they can share with friends or loved ones who want to help, but don't know how.

Purchase this book for only $5.95 on Nan Zastrow's Website www.wingsfrief.org or at www.centering.org

My Son… My Son by Iris Bolton
Iris Bolton shares her story about her son's suicide. This book offers incredible comfort, understanding, and inspiration to others who have lost a friend or loved one to suicide.

Purchase this book for only $15.00 at www.centering.org

Suicide of a Child by Adina Wrobleski
For parents whose child died by suicide

Purchase this book for only $3.50 at www.centering.org

When a Grandchild Dies by Nadine Galinsky
What to Do, What to Say, How to Cope

Purchase this book for only $12.95 at www.centering.org

Sanity and Grace by Judy Collins
Judy shares her life story including her son’s death

The Seven T’s by Judy Collins
Finding Hope and Healing in the Wake of Tragedy

When Someone You Love Completes Suicide by Sondra Sexton-Jones
Sondra found her husband after he completed suicide

Purchase this book for only $4.99 at www.centering.org

A Man You Know is Grieving – When a Man Faces Grief by James Miller ad Thomas Golden
A double book with 12 ideas for helping a man heal after loss

Purchase this book for only $6.95 at www.centering.org

After a Parent’s Suicide by Margo Requarth, M.A., M.F.T.
Helping Children Heal

Purchase this book for only $14.95 at www.centering.org

Suicide Survivors’ Handbook by Trudy Carlson
A Guide for the Bereaved and Those Who Wish to Help Them

Purchase this book for only $15.95 at www.centering.org

Dying to Be Free by Beverly Cobain and Jean Larch
Honest, gentle advice for those who have survived an unspeakable loss the suicide of a loved one

Purchase this book for only $12.95 at www.centering.org

Autopsy of a Suicidal Mind by Edwin S. Shneidman
Edwin Shneidman provides a unique analysis of the suicidal mind