Five books on grief your broken heart needs
Looking after endings
Grief is still sadly a taboo topic, despite the fact that we all experience it in our lives.
We don’t talk about death anywhere near as much as we talk about birth (especially in the UK). But death comes to us all. We cannot avoid it. I really think we should normalise it more by talking about it. I would definitely find it useful, for people to be more open in discussing the realties of death and grief. When we avoid talking about something, we give it more power than it deserves and can handle. It becomes something bigger than it is.
I’ve been writing alot about grief, particularly in this autumnal phase. Autumn relates to Metal in Five Element Philosophy and one of it’s biggest lessons to us it to learn to let go. Like the tree’s effortlessly let go of their leaves, once their time has come to an end. I’ve linked some of my other blogs on grief below.
This posted is entirely dedicated to give books that have helped me massively to face into my own experience of grief (which pulls deep at my heart), of longing (oh the cruel heartbreak) and of death.
I hope they help you too.
Maybe you have some others you’d recommend on this topic? Pop them in the comments if you do.
With the End in Mind, Kathryn Mannix
A palliative care doctor who has looked death in the face many times, shares stories about people you love. Normal people dying normal human deaths.
Do Death, Amanda Blainey
Prepare yourself for your own mortality, so you can indeed start living more fully
The Wild Edge of Sorrow, Francis Weller
Learn how to master the art of grieving, to find more gratitude, and intimacy in your life.
Going to Pieces Without Falling Apart, Mark Epstein
The only true happiness is to learn how to let go
Consolations, David Whyte
I mean literally any book by David Whyte, but most definitely this one.
Other blogs on grief;