The Caregiver Space is here to support caregivers, but we’re not the only ones here to help! Here some of the books our community has enjoyed. Please note that this isn’t an official endorsement and we’re not necessarily affiliated with these authors.
Is there a book caregivers should know about that isn’t on the list? Let us know.
Caregiving memoirs
Confessions of an Imperfect Caregiver
The Four Walls of My Freedom
by Donna Thompson // Read Allie’s review
One Hundred Names for Love
by Diane Ackerman // Read Allie’s review
Susie & Herman
by L.B. Smith // A Story of Love and Caregiving // Read Allie’s review
To Remember Love
by Tonya Ferguson // Two Promises that Led Me to the Notes in the Ashes // Read Allie’s review
For young caregivers
I Funny
by James Patterson // A middle school story
The Fault in Our Stars
by John Green
Books we just really like
101 Affirmations To Ease Your Grief Journey
by Harriet Hodgson // Words of Comfort, Words of Hope
The accidental universe
by Paul Davies // The most fundamental questions of all
The art of asking
by Amanda Palmer // How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help
The art of stillness
by Pico Iyer // Adventures in Going Nowhere
Eat, Pray, Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert // One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Full Cup, Thirsty Spirit
by Karen Horneffer-Ginter // Nourishing the Soul When Life’s Just Too Much // Read Allie’s review
Happy Again!
by Harriet Hodgson // Your New & Meaningful Life After Loss
Herzog’s A guide for the perplexed
by Paul Cronin // Conversations with Paul Cronin
How to be alone
by Sara Maitland // Learn how to enjoy solitude and find happiness without others
How to be Happy
by Lama Zopa Rinpoche // Read Allie’s review
My age of anxiety
by Scott Stossel // Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind
The Power of Now
by Eckhart Tolle // Awakening your life’s purpose
Small victories
by Anne Lamott // Spotting Improbable Moments of Grace
This Is Water
by David Foster Wallace // Some Thoughts, Delivered on a Significant Occasion, about Living a Compassionate Life // Read Allie’s review
The truth about trust
by David DeSteno // How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More
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