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Books
There is an ever growing number of books available for dads along with three amazing companions to guide you through your loss. Links below will direct you to their websites, their socials or direct to purchase.
Watch this space..... There is at least 4 new books, written by dads for dads and for families in production at the moment due to be released over the next 18 months.
welcome to the sh!t club
(Welcome to) The Sh!t Club is an honest story about a man (Jason Dykstra) struggling with worthiness, belonging, and control, only to be transformed through his devastating blessing. This book invites you into the heart of loss and healing when Jason’s world is undone by the stillborn death of his son, Ezra. Whether you are mere days or many years into your journey with loss and grief, this book will give you a sense of recognition and encouragement that you are not alone as it guides you into the healing path of acceptance, vulnerability, and embrace.
A Heart that works- Rob Delaney
In this memoir of loss, acclaimed writer and comedian Rob Delaney grapples with the fragile miracle of life, the mysteries of death, and the question of purpose for those left behind.When you're a parent and your child gets hurt or sick, you not only try to help them get better but you also labour under the general belief that you can help them get better. That's not always the case though. Sometimes the nurses and the doctors can't fix what's wrong. Sometimes children die.This is the story of what happens when you lose a child, and everything you discover about life in the process.
where to from here? A Guided Grief Journal
A Guided Grief Journal for Families Suffering the Loss of a Child Through Stillbirth
This guided grief journal aims to help parents through their grief. In these pages you will find solace, a shared experience and passages to relate your grief to, to remind you that you're not alone.
For the times when you can't feel at all, you will find colouring pages designed to guide the mind through a meditative repetitive practice, and hopefully help renew the colour of your world.
Written by Rob Saunders - Billie’s Dad
This guided grief journal aims to help parents through their grief. In these pages you will find solace, a shared experience and passages to relate your grief to, to remind you that you're not alone.
For the times when you can't feel at all, you will find colouring pages designed to guide the mind through a meditative repetitive practice, and hopefully help renew the colour of your world.
Written by Rob Saunders - Billie’s Dad
A Little Help- Companion Series
A little help from Jack
A Practical resource designed by Jack's Parents, Emily and Nick, to help all families navigating pregnancy and baby loss including, but not limited to Stillbirth and Neonatal Loss. A Little Help From Jack
a little help from remy
In collaboration with Emily and Nick, the creators of a little help from Jack, Remy's parents Meagan and Chris have created a little help from Remy - a one-stop resource for parents experiencing TFMR, which will save you endlessly scrolling.
a little help from lily
In collaboration with Emily and Nick, Will and Priyanka have designed this companion to help guide families who may be expecting or have a child born with life limiting conditions. This companion will help parents explore memory making options and prepare for and understand what is possible at end of life.
daddy and the two bears
This powerful book about a journey of grief, loss and mental health struggles will inspire and captivate you as a reader. Gary tells how he navigated the emotional journey of his wife's pregnancy, the birth, and then the loss , of his twin baby daughters, Alana & Dana. This was all happening while he was also dealing with his own mental health issues and traumas. This book will inform Dads suffering with mental health and bereavement, partners, family members, midwives, neonatal staff, doctors, nurses, mental health professionals and counsellors - anyone who would benefit from gaining an insight into such a tragic time. This book offers hope to all that read it.
He Lost His Baby Too
This book was written specifically for fathers grappling with the unbearable aftermath of losing a baby. It is all too easy for a bereaved father to succumb to a haunting sense of isolation after such a loss. However, within these pages lies a lifeline—a survival guide infused with wisdom, providing a roadmap through the complicated path of grief.
Grieving Dads: To The Brink And Back
Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back is a collection of candid stories from grieving dads that were interviewed over a two year period. The book offers insight from fellow members of, in the haunting words of one dad, “this terrible, terrible club,” which consists of men who have experienced the death of a child. This book is a collection of survival stories by men who have survived the worst possible loss and lived to tell the tale. They are real stories that pull no punches and are told with brutal honesty.
Men And Miscarriage
From an esteemed author known for battling gender norms and bringing down "man up" culture, comes this essential guide for men and those who love them.
Miscarriage, infertility, and abortion are generally considered women’s issues—and while they are far from uncommon in our society, open conversations surrounding those topics are exceedingly rare. They're seen as taboo, even distasteful. And that’s just for women.
Miscarriage, infertility, and abortion are generally considered women’s issues—and while they are far from uncommon in our society, open conversations surrounding those topics are exceedingly rare. They're seen as taboo, even distasteful. And that’s just for women.
Asher, My Son: A Year in the Life of a Childless Father
The loss of a child leaves few lives untouched. Regrettably, one in four pregnancies ends in loss. As a result, numerous families shoulder the uniquely painful and difficult burden of a grief that only the death of a child brings. "Asher, My Son: A Year in the Life of a Childless Father" is an account of that grief from a father's perspective over the course of one year. It is the author's hope that Asher's story offers comfort to those who have suffered loss and provides helpful insight to those who seek to support those families and individuals.
From Father to Father: Letters From Loss Dad to Loss Dad
This book is a simple book of letters written for you, a grieving loss dad, from other loss dads who are living and surviving after the death of their precious child. In the pages of this book, fathers from around the world share letters of love from their hearts to yours with the hope that, maybe, in the darkest, loneliest hours of grief, you will find a little bit of comfort in the words of another father who has been where you are now.
Dear Dad...: 7-Day Devotional & Reflective Journal for Fathers Grieving the Loss of a Child Through Miscarriage
This is a open and honest guide designed specifically for fathers navigating the profound grief of losing a child to miscarriage. Through seven days of introspective devotionals, this journal offers a compassionate space for fathers to process their pain, confront their anger, and seek solace.
Angel Baby
In "Angel Baby," a young child has a special connection with their angel sibling who was lost before they were born. The child reassures the angel baby that everything is okay and that Mommy and Daddy still love and miss them. Through heartfelt conversations and tender moments, the family learns to cope with their loss and find comfort in the love that still surrounds them. This touching story explores the emotions of pregnancy loss in a gentle and uplifting way, reminding readers that love and memories can keep us connected to those we have lost.
Though I Couldn't Stay- I'm Never Far away
Even though I couldn’t stay I’m never far away. It’s a book to help remind us, that even if we can't be with the ones we hold dear, their love will always be present and near. This book was written to help bridge the grief conversation gap for all ages allowing people to speak more freely about those who we have lost big and small.
Written by an Australian dad called Mark who also founded a support group for dads called 'Angel Baby Dads'
Written by an Australian dad called Mark who also founded a support group for dads called 'Angel Baby Dads'