Carol Mahlstedt, M.S.W., Psy.D.
24 Bailey Avenue
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
203-894-1069
Connecticut License Number: 002108
Employer Identification Number: 65-1246852
NPI Number: 1851514228
Telephone Number: 203-894-1069
Suggested Reading on Grief and Loss
Adults
Blair, Pamela. I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye: Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a Loved One.
2008. Source Books
Bowers, Duane T. Guiding Your Family Through Loss and Grief. 2012. Wheatgrass Press
Didion, Joan. The Year of Magical Thinking. 2007. Vintage International Press
James, John, Friedman, Russell, Matthews, Dr. Leslie. When Children Grieve: For Adults to Help Children Deal with
Death, Divorce, Pet Loss, Moving, and Other Losses.
James, John W. Friedman, Russell. Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce,
and Other Losses Including Health, Career, and Faith.. 2009 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Kushner, Harold. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. 2004. New York: Knopf-Doubleday
Rando, Therese. How to Go on Living when Someone You Love Dies. 1991. New York: Random House
Rappaport, Nancy. In Her Wake: A Child Psychiatrist Explores the Mystery of Her Mother’s Suicide. Basic Books, 2009.
Wolfelt, Alan. Healing a Child's Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas for Families, Friends and Caregivers. Companion
Press.
Children
Coloroso, Barbara. Parenting through Crisis: Helping Kids in Times of Loss, Grief, and Change. 2001 HarperCollins
Myers, Edward and Adams, Kelly. Teens, Loss, and Grief: the Ultimate Teen Guide. 2006. Rowman and Littlefield
Myers, Edward. When Will I Stop Hurting?: Teens, Loss, and Grief. 2004. Rowman and Littlfield
Wilcox Rathkey, Julia. What Children Need When They Grieve: The Four Essentials: Routine, Love, Honesty, and
Security. 2004 Crown Publishing
Carol Mahlstedt, M.S.W., Psy.D.
24 Bailey Avenue
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
203-894-1069
Connecticut License Number: 002108
Employer Identification Number: 65-1246852
NPI Number: 1851514228
Telephone Number: 203-894-1069
After Suicide
Cammarata, Doreen. Someone I Love Died By Suicide: A Story for Child Survivors and Those Who Care for Them. Grief
Guidance, Inc. 2000
Chalifour, Francis. After. 2005. Tundra.
Doka, Kenneth. Living with Grief: After Sudden Loss: Suicide Homicide Accident Heart Attack. Hospice Foundation of
America, Hospice Foundation of America
Loehr, Carol Ann. My Uncle Keith Died. Trafford Publishing, 2006.
Kuklin, Susan. After a Suicide: Young People Speak Up. 1994. Putnam Publishing Group
Myers, Michael and Fine, Carla. Touched by Suicide: Hope and Healing After Loss. 2006. Penguin Press
Parkin, Rebecca and Maxim-Dunne, Karen. Child Survivors of Suicide: A Guidebook for Those Who Care for Them. 1995
Requarth, Margo. After a Parent's Suicide: Helping Children Heal. Healing Hearts Press, 2006.
Grief and Loss: Books for Younger Children
Brown, Margaret Wise. The Dead Bird. 1995. Harper-Collins
Buscaglia, Leo. The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages. 1982. Slack.
Clifton, Lucille. Everett Anderson’s Goodbye. 1983. Henry Holt.
Cohen, Miriam. Jim’s Dog Muffins. 2008. Star Bright
dePaola, Tomie. Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs. 2000. Putnam.
Kempf, Fr. Joe. Sometimes Life is Just not Fair: Hope for Kids through Grief and Loss. 2012. Our Sunday Visitor.
(religious)
Krasny Brown, Laurie and Brown, Marc. When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death. 1996. Little, Brown.
Viorst, Judith. The Tenth Good Thing About Barney. 1971. Simon and Schuster.
Carol Mahlstedt, M.S.W., Psy.D.
24 Bailey Avenue
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
203-894-1069
Connecticut License Number: 002108
Employer Identification Number: 65-1246852
NPI Number: 1851514228
Telephone Number: 203-894-1069