BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

Books for the conversations that matter.

Writing by Leah Ozment, LCSW, informed by her work as a therapist and her life as Thomas’s mother.

Don’t Ask Her What She Needs

What to Say, What to Do, and What Not to Do When Someone You Love Loses a Child. A direct, practical guide for supporters of bereaved parents. Available now on Amazon. A preferred direct-purchase Lulu link will be added when supplied.

Dying Flowers and a Dead Kid

A Creative Survival Journal for Mothers in the Early Days of Child Loss. In development. This page will include its Lulu purchase option once available.

Why these books exist

Grieving people should not have to translate their experience to be understood. These publications offer language, practical guidance, and room for the realities of child loss.