Complete Bibliography & Further Reading
The science behind processing non-death losses
Navigate Loss is built on decades of research in transition psychology, grief studies, resilience science, and meaning-making research. This page provides a comprehensive bibliography of the academic works, books, and research papers that inform the product's 7 loss situations and 27 modules. Each source is available through Amazon with direct purchase links.
The foundational research upon which Navigate Loss is built:
2004 • Da Capo Lifelong Books (Updated Edition)
The seminal work distinguishing external "change" from internal "transition." Bridges' three-phase model—Ending, Neutral Zone, New Beginning—provides the foundational structure for understanding how people process all significant losses, not just death.
2009 • Basic Books
Groundbreaking research from Columbia University challenging traditional grief models. Bonanno demonstrates that resilience is the norm, not the exception, and that multiple pathways exist for healthy recovery from loss.
Essential texts on loss, grief, and life transitions:
2002 • Research Press
Doka coined the term "disenfranchised grief" to describe losses that society doesn't fully acknowledge—job loss, pet loss, divorce, friendship endings. This collection explores how to support people grieving unrecognized losses.
1959 • Beacon Press
The classic work on finding meaning in suffering. Frankl's logotherapy, developed partly from his Holocaust experience, shows that humans can endure almost any loss if they find meaning in it.
2006 • W. W. Norton
Boss's pioneering research on "ambiguous loss"—losses that lack clarity or closure. Essential for understanding losses like job identity, health decline, and relationship changes that don't have clean endpoints.
2017 • Knopf
Sandberg's personal journey through loss combined with Grant's research on resilience. Practical insights on building resilience when life doesn't go as planned—when you have to live "Option B."
Specialized resources for specific types of non-death loss:
2003 • Harvard Business Review Press
Research-based guidance on career transitions and professional identity change. Essential for understanding job/career loss as an identity transition, not just an economic event.
1991 • Prelude Press
A practical guide covering all types of loss—relationship endings, job loss, health changes, moving, and more. Accessible wisdom for any significant life transition.
2015 • Avery
Stanford psychologist McGonigal's research on transforming our relationship with stress. Essential for reframing the stress of loss as potential growth.
1986 • Free Press
A comprehensive exploration of how loss is woven into the fabric of human development. Every stage of life involves necessary losses that enable growth.
Peer-reviewed research underlying Navigate Loss's evidence-based approach:
Harvey, J. H. (2001). Journal of Personal and Interpersonal Loss, 6(1), 1-16.
Foundational research on how people experience and process various types of loss, including non-death losses in relationships, careers, and identity.
Bonanno, G. A., et al. (2002). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83(5), 1150-1164.
Landmark longitudinal study demonstrating that resilience, not prolonged grief, is the most common response to significant loss.
Tedeschi, R. G., & Calhoun, L. G. (2004). Psychological Inquiry, 15(1), 1-18.
Seminal paper on post-traumatic growth—the positive psychological change that can emerge from struggle with highly challenging life circumstances.
Davis, C. G., Nolen-Hoeksema, S., & Larson, J. (1998). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 75(2), 561-574.
Research on meaning-making in loss, showing that finding meaning and finding benefit are distinct processes, both important for recovery.
Doka, K. J. (1989). In Disenfranchised Grief: Recognizing Hidden Sorrow (pp. 3-11). Lexington Books.
The original paper introducing the concept of "disenfranchised grief"—losses that are not openly acknowledged, socially supported, or publicly mourned.
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Further resources for deepening your understanding of loss and resilience:
2018 • Cambridge University Press
Research-based examination of resilience factors, drawn from interviews with POWs, disaster survivors, and others who've overcome extreme adversity.
2015 • Random House
Brown's research on how people rise from falls—failures, disappointments, and setbacks. The "reckoning, rumble, revolution" process for getting back up.
1997 • Shambhala
Buddhist teacher Chödrön offers wisdom on staying present with pain and using difficult times as opportunities for awakening and growth.
2014 • Penguin Books
Groundbreaking research on how trauma affects the body and mind, with implications for understanding how significant losses affect us physically and emotionally.
Find guidance and wisdom for processing life's non-death losses with Navigate Loss's 27 modules and 2,700+ curated quotes.