The Tao of Grieving
Psycho-Spiritual Publications (2007) ISBN 0-9672870-5-8

This is a spiral-bound book of short meditations and photographs designed to help the grieving. The words are by Doug Smith, the photographs by Patrick Dean. The book can be used by individual grievers for their own meditations and healing process. Also, the book can be used by counselors as a tool in a counseling session, using any of the meditations or photographs to elicit constructive dialogue with a client.

Caregiving: Hospice-Proven Techniques for Healing Body and Soul
Macmillan Publishing (1997) ISBN 0-02-861663-4

This book contains a collection of tools and techniques centered around addressing the rights of the terminally ill (the right to be in control, the right to have a sense of purpose, the right to laugh, etc.). The book also has many stories about caring for the terminally ill.

Being a Wounded Healer
Psycho-Spiritual Publications (1999) ISBN 0-9672870-0-6

This book is about the author’s struggles with several wounds in his life (death of his daughter, being a patient in a mental hospital, losing his priesthood, etc.). The book presents a “spiritual model” of care to complement the “medical model.” The medical model seeks to eliminate wounds; the spiritual model seeks to find meaning and value in the midst of wounds.

Spiritual Healing
Psycho-Spiritual Publications (2000) ISBN 0-9672870-1-4

This book is a handbook of activities, guided imagery, meditations, and prayers for exploring and enhancing spirituality. The material (addressing the needs of the sick, dying, grieving, and general public) is designed to be used by people of any spiritual or religious tradition.

The Complete Book of Counseling the Dying and the Grieving
Psycho-Spiritual Publications (2003) ISBN 0-9672870-3-0

All the tools and patient stories from the author’s workshops. Over 200 counseling tools and activities for working with the dying and grieving, close to 100 patient stories (case studies), and hundreds of quotations and helpful suggestions. This book can be easily used as a training manual for professional caregivers as well as volunteers, a textbook, and a valuable resource manual for any counselor or health care provider.

It Takes A Village To Say Goodbye
Psycho-Spiritual Publications (2005) ISBN 0-9672870-4-9

This book provides a format for setting up a care team composed of family members and friends of the dying/grieving. It also has several suggested activities, tools, and techniques as well as offering contact phone numbers and email addresses of numerous helpful national resources ready to assist in the caregiving process.

To order from author, make check payable to “Doug Smith.” Add $1.00 per book for shipping and handling. All books sent via “Priority Mail.”

Send check to:

Doug Smith
4718 Waukesha St.
Madison, WI 53705