Inspired Life, Beautiful Death — book cover

The new book

Inspired Life,
Beautiful Death

Healing grief, overcoming fear of death & living a spiritual life.

★★★★★ 4.6 on Amazon · 82% five-star reviews

Paperback · eBook · Audiobook — all retailers via the button above.

What it's about

What if the pain of grief could truly be healed? What if love never dies?

For years, as a clinical psychologist, I struggled to help my grieving clients. Traditional therapy could offer support — but not the profound healing they truly needed. That changed when I discovered IADC therapy: a groundbreaking technique that not only eases deep sadness, but often facilitates extraordinary reconnections with the deceased.

Inspired Life, Beautiful Death is a deeply personal and scientific journey — vivid case studies, cutting-edge research, and revelations from my own experience that challenge what we assume about death, consciousness and existence. This book is not just about grief. It's about how to live.

  • If you're grieving — real hope, grounded in evidence, that healing is possible.
  • If you support the grieving — the inside account of a brief therapy with remarkable results.
  • If you're simply curious — an honest, sceptical mind confronting life's biggest question.
Dr Tom Nehmy with Inspired Life, Beautiful Death
Picture: Ben Clark

What readers say

“…a must-read for both professional grief therapists and people who have lost a loved one.”

Allan L. Botkin, PsyD — creator of IADC therapy, author of Induced After-Death Communication

“This is not a book that spoon-feeds easy answers… For those willing to take the journey, the reward is not just a better understanding of loss, but a deeper appreciation of life. A wonderful piece of work.”

Stephen Berkley — filmmaker, Life with Ghosts

“This book has the potential to offer people so much hope, as well as guidance for living with more inner peace about both life and death.”

César Valdez, LMSW — Co-Executive Director of IADC

Rated 4.6 out of 5 by readers on Amazon — 82% five-star.

A gentle note

If you're grieving right now

You don't have to wait for the book. Tom offers IADC therapy online via Zoom, wherever you are in the world — a brief, evidence-based treatment that has helped grieving people find peace, often in just two sessions.

Beyond the book

The research — and the therapy itself

The trial behind the book was published in OMEGA — Journal of Death and Dying — there's a plain-English summary on the Research page. And if you're grieving and want to experience IADC therapy with me, sessions are online via Zoom, wherever you are in the world: healinggriefwithiadc.com.

Tom Nehmy signing copies of Inspired Life, Beautiful Death at the IANDS 2025 conference
Book signing — IANDS 2025 conference, Chicago