Resources
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General Grief
Books
- The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief – Francis Weller
- Opening to Grief: Finding Your Way From Loss to Peace – Claire B. Willis & Marnie Crawford Samuelson
- The End Is Just the Beginning: Lessons in Grieving for African Americans – Ph.D Arlene Churn
- Resilient Grieving – Lucy Hone
- Grief Works – Julia Samuel
- The AfterGrief – Hope Edelman
- Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like “Journey” in the title – Leslie Gray Streeter
- The End Is Just the Beginning: Lessons in Grieving for African Americans – Ph.D Arlene Churn
Websites & Articles
- MyGrief
- Supporting someone with intellectual disabilities: Module Overview: Overview (mygrief.ca)
- Canadian Virtual Hospice Books, Links, and More
- Canadian Virtual Hospice Support Discussion Forums
- Modern Loss – Candid conversation about grief. Beginners welcome.
- Threads of Life – Assoc for Workplace Tragedy Family Support
- The Collective for Radical Death Studies
- Complicated Grief Overview | Center for Complicated Grief (columbia.edu)
- ‘Shouldn’t You Be Over That by Now?’ How to Respond to Judgment on Your Grieving Process | HuffPost Life
- Grief: How to maintain relationships after a death | Kitchener Counselling Services-Doon Counselling (calmingtreecounselling.ca)
- How People Of Color Can Experience Grief Differently Than White People | HuffPost Life
- Elizabeth Gilbert on Love, Loss, and How to Move Through Grief as Grief Moves Through You – The Marginalian
- Learn About Sleep | Tuck Sleep
- How to Speak to Someone About an Unspeakable Loss (tinybuddha.com)
- How To Help A Grieving Friend Long-Distance (bustle.com)
- How To Cope With The Loss Of A Loved One While Overseas — Globelle Travels Resources | Just Healing Resource Site (wordpress.com)
- Grief Is Like A Jigsaw Puzzle – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- Grief, Anger & Guilt – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- Steps To Survival – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- Grief is… – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- Twelve Freedoms of Healing – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- The Value Of Self-Help Groups – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- Understanding The Concept Of “Reconciliation” – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- Dealing With Grief – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- Borrowed Hope – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- Forever & Always – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- https://nanha.org/2020/02/11/dealing-with-death-grief-and-bereavement/
Podcasts
- What’s Your Grief Podcast on Apple Podcasts
- Grief Out Loud Podcast | Listen & Subscribe | Dougy Center
- Griefcast on acast
- Where’s The Grief? (libsyn.com)
- Open to Hope Podcasts – Open to Hope
- Grief Refuge | Podcast on Spotify
- Grief and Finding Meaning – Brené Brown (brenebrown.com)
- “How are you?” | Inappropriate Questions | CBC Podcasts
Loss of a Sibling
Books
- The Empty Room: Surviving the Loss of a Brother or Sister at Any Age – Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn
- Grieving For the Sibling You Lost: A Teen’s Guide to Coping with Grief and Finding Meaning After Loss – Erica Goldblatt Hyatt
- You’ll Always Be – Callie Fryt
Websites
- My Grief
- What’s Your Greif – Death of a Sibling
- Center for Loss
- Modern Loss – Candid Conversation about Grief. Beginners welcome.
- Siblings & Grief: 10 Things Everyone Should Know
- Online Support Group – SIBS Online
- Loss of a Lifetime – Sibling Loss
- Specific Qualities of Sibling Grief
- Helping Children with Grief (wgu.edu)
Podcasts
Other Sources
Youth and Child Grief
Books
- The Empty Room: Surviving the Loss of a Brother or Sister at Any Age by Elizabeth DeVita-Raeburn | Goodreads
- Motherless Daughters by Hope Edelman Deconstruction/Reconstruction: A Grief Journal for Teens by the Dougy Center
- Out of the Blue: Making Memories Last When Someone has Died – Winston’s Wish
- Fire In My Heart, Ice In My Veins: A Journal for Teenagers – Enid Traisman
- Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens: 100 Practical Ideas – Alan Wolfelt
- Chill and Spill: A Place to Put It Down And Work It Out – Jeanean Jacobs
- Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love – Earl A. Grollman
Websites
- www.youthgrief.ca
- Helping a Teenager Deal with Grief (whatsyourgrief.com)
- Teenage Grief Sucks – Grief Support by & for Teens
- Help 2 Make Sense | Support for grieving young people
- Normalize Grief | @GlitterAndGrief – Share Your Grief
Websites – For Young Adults
Webinars/Videos
Pregnancy/Newborn/Child Loss
Books
- Mommy Says I Have a Brother – Stephany Resendes, founder of Grayson’s Army
- My Sibling Still: For those who’ve lost a sibling to miscarriage, still birth or infant death
- Grieving the Child I Never Knew: A Devotional for Comfort in the Loss of Your Unborn or Newly Born Child – Kathe Wunnenberg
- Love Letters to Miscarried Moms: Written in the midst of my grief so that you will not be alone in yours. – Samantha Evans
Websites Recommended/On-line Articles
- Loss Mama – Learning to Live Again, One Breath at a Time
- Pregnancy & Infant Loss Support Centre – pilsc.org
- Pregnancy & Infant Loss (PAIL) Network – Sunnybrook Hospital
- Miscarriage Hope Desk – Resources and Support – Miscarriage Hope Desk
- Helping Your Family Heal After Stillbirth – Center for Loss & Life Transition
- Raising An “Only Child” Who Isn’t… – Pregnancy After Loss Support
- PALS – Pregnancy After Loss Support – Pregnancy After Loss Support
- Miscarriage and Stillbirth – Modern Loss – Modern Loss
- Loss & Grief in Pregnancy & Postpartum | Postpartum Support International (PSI)
- Home | Loving Your Baby
- The Love & Loss Project (lovelossproject.com)
- One Year Since Losing Lachlan: Lessons in Grief – Embracing Ottawa
- Whats your Grief – A Grief Website for the Rest of Us
- Meaningful Grieving After Pregnancy Loss (whatsyourgrief.com)
- Infant Loss and Men – Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day
- Support Network | Miscarriage For Men
- How To Talk To Children About Miscarriage and Stillbirth – Whats your Grief
Webinars/Videos
- Why We Should Share Our Stories | Kelly Kittel | TEDxNewport – YouTube
- Grief Matters: Ended Beginnings | Body Talk – YouTube
Podcasts
- Episode 8: Liz on Miscarriage + Motherhood
- Episode 14: Kenya on Trying to Conceive
- Episode 20: Gabe on Family, Blessings and Infertility Miscarriage Hope Desk Podcast
Other Resource Recommendations
- Life After Miscarriage & Pregnancy Loss
- Embrace Counselling Services
- Lisa Aldworth Counselling and Therapy
- Kathryn Wagner at The Wellness Collaborative
- Christine McCormack at Attune Trauma and Regulation Centre
- Leah Neumann
- Guelph Women’s Health Associates
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month Facebook page
- Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day Canada Facebook page
- International Wave of Light
Death of a Child
Books
- Compassionate Friends of Canada
- Still Life: A Memoir – Jeff Sutherland
Books – Pregnancy and/or Newborn Child Loss
- Grieving the Child I Never Knew: A Devotional for Comfort in the Loss of Your Unborn or Newly Born Child – Kathe Wunnenberg
- Love Letters to Miscarried Moms: Written in the midst of my grief so that you will not be alone in yours – Samantha Evans
Websites Recommended/On-line Articles
- Death of an adult child
- Unhappy Crapaversary
- What the Death of my Daughter is teaching me about grief
- Caring together
- Hidden Loss – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- The Compassionate Friends | Supportive leaflets for bereaved parents, siblings and grandparents | Leaflets for bereaved parents (tcf.org.uk)
- When your child has died: Module overview: Introduction (mygrief.ca)
- Grief Stories – Helping Grief Make Sense, One Story At A Time…
Webinars/Videos
- How a marriage survives the loss of a child
- A Love That Never Dies | Film Screenings | The Good Grief Project
Other Sources
Loss of a Parent/Grandparent
Books – Loss of a Parent
- Still Here with Me: Teenagers and Children on Losing a Parent – Suzanne Sjoqvist
- One Wave at a Time: A Story about Grief and Healing – Holly Thompson
- No Matter What – Debi Gilori
- A Daughter’s Grief Journal: Daily Prompts and Exercises for Navigating the Loss of Your Mother – Diane P. Brennan
- The Orphaned Adult: Understanding and Coping with Grief and Change After the Death of Our parents – Alexander Levy
Books – Loss of a Grandparent
- Grandad’s Island – Benji Davies
- Thank you, Grandpa – Lynn Plourde
Websites Recommended/On-line Articles
Parents Supporting Children
Books
- Grief in Children: A Handbook for Adults Second Edition
- A Child’s View of Grief: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors – Alan Wolfelt (2004)
- A Parent’s Guide to Raising Grieving Children: Rebuilding Your Family After the Death of a Loved one – Phyllis R. Silverman and Madelyn Kelly
- Bereaved Parents and Their Continuing Bonds: Love after Death – Catherine Seigal
- Surviving the Loss of a Child: Support for Grieving Parents – Elizabeth B. Brown
- Longing for my Child: Reflections for Parents and Siblings After a Child’s Death – Christine O’Keefe Laser
MAiD – Medical Assistance in Dying
Websites Recommended/On-line Articles
- Bridge C-14 l Support Through the MAiD Journey | Canada (bridgec14.org)
- Home – MAiD Family Support
- Grief and Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD): Module overview: Introduction (mygrief.ca) Bereavement Week Series: Elizabeth’s story | Dying With Dignity Canada
- Bereavement Week Series: Joanne’s story | Dying With Dignity Canada
- Bereavement Week Series: Jyothy’s story | Dying With Dignity Canada
- Bereavement Week Series: Lise’s story | Dying With Dignity Canada
- Bereavement Week Series: Elaine’s story | Dying With Dignity Canada
- So Now What? Grief and bereavement following MAiD — Carolyn Gibson Smith
Suicide Loss
Books
- Surviving Suicide Loss: Making Your Way Beyond the Ruins
- Home | Puddle Jumper Publishing
Websites Recommended/On-line Articles – Adults
- Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council | Home (wrspc.ca)
- suicide_loss_toolkit_eng.pdf (mentalhealthcommission.ca)
- Healing Your Spirit: Surviving After The Suicide Of A Loved One (albertahealthservices.ca)
- Suicide survivors face grief, questions, challenges – Harvard Health
- Understanding Survivors of Suicide Loss | Psychology Today Canada
- Grieving After a Suicide Death – What’s Your Grief (whatsyourgrief.com)
- An Open Letter, From a Grieving Sibling | AFSP
- My husband, David Buckel, died by public suicide. Here’s what I learned about grief and hope in the aftermath. – The Washington Post
Websites Recommended/On-line Articles – Children
- When a parent dies by suicide … What kids want to know | CAMH
- For Parents: Module 3: Chapter 5: When death is from suicide: Telling the children (kidsgrief.ca)
- The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families | Portland, OR
- About that Farm Upstate – This American Life
Webinars/Videos
- #14: Part 1: How to Manage Grief, Death, Dying and Suicide – YouTube
- #15: How to Manage Grief, Death, Dying and Suicide Part 2 – YouTube
Substance Abuse
Books
- Don’t Forget Me: A Lifeline of Hope for Those Touched – Substance
- Abuse and Addiction – Steve M. Grant
- Addiction and Overdose – Connie Goldsmith
- Overdose – Benjamin Perrin
- Age of Fentanyl – Brodie Ramin
- I Am Here For You! A Story To Support Your Grieving Child Through Death From Substance Use (for children 4-10 years old)
Websites Recommended/On-line Articles
- WRIDS (waterlooregiondrugstrategy.ca)
- Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy – Working collaboratively to respond to issues of substance misuse in Guelph and Wellington County (wgdrugstrategy.ca)
- Moms Stop The Harm
- Grieving the Loss of a Loved One | Healing Hearts Bereavement Support – Canada (healingheartscanada.org)
- GRASP Canada – Grief Recovery for Those Who Have Lost Due to Drugs (grasphelp.org)
- Whats your Grief – A Grief Website for the Rest of Us
- The Grief of an Overdose Death: Part 1 – Whats your Grief
- The Grief of an Overdose Death: Part 2 – Whats your Grief
- You Were A Million Other Things – Whats your Grief
- Olivia’s Story (drugfreekidscanada.org)
- The Grief of an Overdose Death — and How You Can Support Someone Grieving a Substance Use Loss – Partnership to End Addiction (drugfree.org)
- The Grief of an Overdose Death — and How You Can Support Someone Grieving a Substance Use Loss – Partnership to End Addiction (drugfree.org)
Webinars/Videos
Podcasts
- Grief Out Loud: Grieving An Overdose (Part 1 of 3) – The Death Of A Brother on Apple Podcasts
- Grief Out Loud: Grieving An Overdose (Part 2 of 3) – The Loss Of A Child on Apple Podcasts
- Grief Out Loud: Grieving An Overdose (Part 3 of 3) – A Teen’s Perspective on Apple Podcasts
- Grief Out Loud: Marie & Jonathan – When the Love Of Your Life Dies Of An Overdose on Apple Podcasts
- What’s Your Grief Podcast: Surviving the Grief of an Overdose on Apple Podcasts
- Grieving Overdose Death (libsyn.com)
- Rolling Stone Music Now: Melissa Etheridge: The Rolling Stone Interview on Apple Podcasts
Grief and Holidays
Websites Recommended/On-line Articles
- Grief and the holidays in 2020 (parkview.com)
- Getting Through The Holidays After Baby Loss | HuffPost Parents
- Alone Together: 14 Ideas for a Virtual Holiday – Whats your Grief
- Coping with COVID: Grief and the holidays | Susan Coale (hospicechesapeake.org)
- 19 Ways to Remember Loved Ones During the Holiday Season (whatsyourgrief.com)
- 4 ways to be there for someone who is grieving during the holidays | Mashable
- Managing Grief During the Holidays – Workplace Options
- Four Easy Ideas for Memorializing Your Loved One at the Holidays (whatsyourgrief.com)
- Facing the New Year when You are Bereaved | VITAS Healthcare
- Grief in the New Year, Hope to Heal | HuffPost Contributor
- New Year’s Resolutions for Grieving – Hospice of the Red River Valley (hrrv.org)
- Grief In The New Year: 6 Mindful Tips To Cope With Loss (mindfulnessandgrief.com)
Death of a Spouse/Partner
Blogs
- https://adventuresinwidowedparenting.wordpress.com/
- Life After Your Spouse Dies | Adventures in Widowed Parenting
- How a Widow Celebrates Valentine’s Day | Adventures in Widowed Parenting
- Diary of a Widower | Daily entries by a husband, who stayed behind with his two sons
- Adventures in Widowed Parenting | Grief, Sarcasm and a Whole Lot of F Bombs
- A Chosen Family – A Solo Parent Reflects | Adventures in Widowed Parenting
- Celebrating Mother’s Day as a Widow | Adventures in Widowed Parenting
- A Chosen Family – A Solo Parent Reflects | Adventures in Widowed Parenting
- Celebrating Mother’s Day as a Widow | Adventures in Widowed Parenting
Websites Recommended/On-line Articles
- https://soaringspirits.ca/
- https://campwidow.org/
- https://modernloss.com/
- https://modernloss.com/tag/spouse-or-partner/
- https://mygrief.ca/mod/lesson/view.php?id=1001
- Grieving the Death of a Spouse or Significant Other – Whats your Grief
- Can life return to normal after the death of a spouse? – BBC News
- Coping with Changed Relationships After the Death of Your Spouse | ESME https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/07/06/david-buckel-suicide-terry-kaelber/
- Hummingbird Centre For Hope Widowed Parent
- Adventures in Widowed Parenting | Grief, Sarcasm and a Whole Lot of F Bombs (wordpress.com)
- Can’t Get Over It – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- Living Through the Death of Your Partner or Spouse – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- 10 Rules For New Widows/Widowers – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
- Spouse or Partner Loss – Bereaved Families of Ontario – South Eastern Region (bfoser.ca)
Webinars/Videos
- Open To Hope TV – Open to Hope
- Episode 187: Surviving the Loss of a Spouse – Open To Hope TV
- Episode 189: Dating After the Loss of a Spouse – Open To Hope TV