Recommended Resources and Helpful Links
Suicide Loss:
Finding Your Way After the Suicide of Someone You Love - David B. Biebel, Suzanne L. Foster (Zondervan, 2005)

"This uniquely designed resource for those left behind after a suicide (loved ones, friends, siblings, and extended family) provides encouraging, practical help and hope. It also includes features designed for SOS support groups, pastors, Christian counselors, and church leaders with the goal of helping the church function more fully as the healing community it could be for the survivors of suicide in its midst."
"This is the best book I have read on this subject and is the only one I recommend.
I use it all the time." H. Norman Wright, Author, Speaker, Grief Counselor
"This is the best book I have read on this subject and is the only one I recommend.
I use it all the time." H. Norman Wright, Author, Speaker, Grief Counselor
Chaos of the Heart - A CD of songs and spoken words for those who have lost loved ones to suicide.
(Click on the picture to learn more about Chaos of the heart. Also, go to the Music for the Soul website at www.musicforthesoul.org to learn about other available resources and to order or download).
(Click on the picture to learn more about Chaos of the heart. Also, go to the Music for the Soul website at www.musicforthesoul.org to learn about other available resources and to order or download).
Additional Resources:
Grief Resources:
Experiencing Grief - H. Norman Wright
A Grace Disguised - Gerald Sitser
A Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis
The Grief Recovery Handbook - John James and Russell Friedman
Understanding Your Suicide Grief - Alan Wolfelt
If God is so Good, Why Do I Hurt So Bad? - David Biebel
Roses in December - Marilyn Heavilin
Life After Loss - Bob Deits
Grieving a Suicide - Albert Hsu
Recovering From the Losses of Life - H. Norman Wright
How to go on Living When Someone You Love Dies - Therese Rando
Marriage/Relationships:
Hold Me Tight - Sue Johnson
Attachment Process in Couple and Family Therapy - Sue Johnson
The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work - John Gottman
Getting the Love You Want - Harville Hendrix
The Emotionally Destructive Relatiionship - Leslie Vernick
The Emotionally Destructive Marriage - Leslie Vernick
Marriage Rules - Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships - Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Connection - Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Intimacy - Harriet Lerner
Forgiving and Reconciling - Everett Worthington
Parenting:
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child - John Gottman
The Smart Step-Family - Ron Deal
Parenting Your Out-Of-Control Teenager - Scott Sells
Co-Parenting Works: Helping Your Children Thrive After Divorce - Tammy Daughtry
Miscellaneous:
The Courage to Heal - Ellen Bass, Laura Davis
Avoiding the 12 Relationship Mistakes Women Make - Georgia Shaffer
Boundaries - Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin - Anne Katherine
The New Co-Dependency - Melody Beattie
Safe People - Henry Cloud and John Townsend
I Thought it was Just Me (but It's Not) - Brene Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown
Men, Women and Worthiness - Brene Brown
Daring Greatly - Brene Brown
Who Switched off my Brain - Controlling Toxic Thoughts and Emotions - Caroline Leaf
Helpful Links:
www.afsp.org - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
www.suicidology.org - American Association of Suicidology
www.compassionatefriends.org - Compassionate Friends (Loss of a child)
Experiencing Grief - H. Norman Wright
A Grace Disguised - Gerald Sitser
A Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis
The Grief Recovery Handbook - John James and Russell Friedman
Understanding Your Suicide Grief - Alan Wolfelt
If God is so Good, Why Do I Hurt So Bad? - David Biebel
Roses in December - Marilyn Heavilin
Life After Loss - Bob Deits
Grieving a Suicide - Albert Hsu
Recovering From the Losses of Life - H. Norman Wright
How to go on Living When Someone You Love Dies - Therese Rando
Marriage/Relationships:
Hold Me Tight - Sue Johnson
Attachment Process in Couple and Family Therapy - Sue Johnson
The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work - John Gottman
Getting the Love You Want - Harville Hendrix
The Emotionally Destructive Relatiionship - Leslie Vernick
The Emotionally Destructive Marriage - Leslie Vernick
Marriage Rules - Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Anger: A Woman's Guide to Changing the Patterns of Intimate Relationships - Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Connection - Harriet Lerner
The Dance of Intimacy - Harriet Lerner
Forgiving and Reconciling - Everett Worthington
Parenting:
Raising an Emotionally Intelligent Child - John Gottman
The Smart Step-Family - Ron Deal
Parenting Your Out-Of-Control Teenager - Scott Sells
Co-Parenting Works: Helping Your Children Thrive After Divorce - Tammy Daughtry
Miscellaneous:
The Courage to Heal - Ellen Bass, Laura Davis
Avoiding the 12 Relationship Mistakes Women Make - Georgia Shaffer
Boundaries - Henry Cloud and John Townsend
Boundaries: Where You End and I Begin - Anne Katherine
The New Co-Dependency - Melody Beattie
Safe People - Henry Cloud and John Townsend
I Thought it was Just Me (but It's Not) - Brene Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection - Brene Brown
Men, Women and Worthiness - Brene Brown
Daring Greatly - Brene Brown
Who Switched off my Brain - Controlling Toxic Thoughts and Emotions - Caroline Leaf
Helpful Links:
www.afsp.org - American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
www.suicidology.org - American Association of Suicidology
www.compassionatefriends.org - Compassionate Friends (Loss of a child)