Like President-Elect Obama, many of us face personal parental and grandparent loss as our incredibly busy lives swirl around us and life expects us to move on. I can’t imagine what it was like for Obama to lose his grandmother the day after winning the Presidential election. As a griever, Obama will walk through his grief in both private and public ways. I am sure he will have all the best grief counselors and advisors at his disposal but what books would I recommend to assist him with his journey through grief? I believe the best would be 1) Healing After Loss (a small mediation book) by Martha Hickman; 2) This Thing Called Grief: New Understandings Of Loss by Tom Ellis, 3) and for the upcoming holidays…Healing Your holiday Grief: 100 Practical Ideas for Blending Mourning and Celebration during the Holiday Season by Alan Wolfelt for their ease of reading and usefulness. Please add your ideas of excellent grief resources for Obama during his journey after loss…

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