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Hello,
As I had posted before, my husband lost his father almost 2 months ago. Lately he has grieved in solitude and silence. I have given him space and offer my support respectfully. I want to maybe suggest a podcast as a first step... any suggestions on any good ones about grief? I've been reading some books to help me help and understand him. Does anyone have any suggestions on books that really helped with grief, that I can recommend to him? He's always been very closed about therapy so I thought maybe this would be a good intro. Any advice is greatly appreciated!
The Orphaned Adult.....(Levy)
The Grief Recovery Handbook (James)
Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones....(Wolfelt)
How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies. (Rando)
The Paradoxes of Mourning: Healing Your Grief....(Wolfelt)
Don't Let Death Ruin Your Life: A Practical Guide.....(Brooke)
Now all of the books I listed are non-secular and don't get into religion much. There are plenty of books that do take a faith-based approach to grieving. So decide which way is for you and sort out which is which.
A couple comments from me. I lost my mom 12 years ago and my dad last fall. I hit the books both times. But also support groups, chat groups, therapy. Frankly it all helped. But keep in mind that this is not something we get over. Life never goes back to normal. Life has changed and we have to get used to a new normal. Also, time does not heal by itself. It takes active grief work. But it sounds like you're on top of that. One thing I didn't do that might help is check out the grief videos on Youtube. There are a lot of them. I have not looked for pod casts. There are some Ted Talks on grief that you might find interesting. Above all be patient. This takes longer than most people think.