Chosen by Angela SchellenbergLicensed trauma therapist

Books for suicide loss

Q: What is the best book to start with for losing someone to suicide?

Angela’s first pick on this shelf is No Time to Say Goodbye by Carla Fine. In her words: “The book most often recommended after a suicide loss. Carla lost her own husband and wrote what she most needed to read.”

Q: What other books does Angela recommend for losing someone to suicide?

Also on this shelf: History of a Suicide by Jill Bialosky; Night Falls Fast by Kay Redfield Jamison; Life After Suicide by Jennifer Ashton, MD; Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide by Christopher Lukas. Each one has a short note above on who it helps.

Q: Is there a guided journal for losing someone to suicide?

Yes. No Goodbye is Angela’s own guided journal for this loss ($14.99).

For the grief that comes with questions that may never be answered.

Books that meet suicide loss with honesty and without judgment.

5 books · each with Angela’s note on who it helps

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The 5 books

No Time to Say Goodbye Carla Fine Angela saysThe book most often recommended after a suicide loss. Carla lost her own husband and wrote what she most needed to read. View on Amazon

History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky Angela saysA memoir investigating her sister's suicide twenty years later. Honest about how the questions stay. View on Amazon

Night Falls Fast Kay Redfield Jamison Angela saysA clinical psychologist's account of suicide. Read this when you want to understand what was happening for the person you lost. View on Amazon

Life After Suicide Jennifer Ashton, MD Angela saysA physician's account of losing her husband and the long work of after. Accessible and warm. View on Amazon

Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide Christopher Lukas Angela saysBuilds from interviews with suicide-loss survivors. Particularly good on the long arc. View on Amazon

Angela’s journal for this lossNo GoodbyeA grief journal for sudden and unexpected loss.$14.99See the journal →

Common questions

What is the best book to start with for losing someone to suicide?

Angela’s first pick on this shelf is No Time to Say Goodbye by Carla Fine. In her words: “The book most often recommended after a suicide loss. Carla lost her own husband and wrote what she most needed to read.”

What other books does Angela recommend for losing someone to suicide?

Also on this shelf: History of a Suicide by Jill Bialosky; Night Falls Fast by Kay Redfield Jamison; Life After Suicide by Jennifer Ashton, MD; Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide by Christopher Lukas. Each one has a short note above on who it helps.

Is there a guided journal for losing someone to suicide?

Yes. No Goodbye is Angela’s own guided journal for this loss ($14.99).

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