empowerHER is here to help you know that you are not alone in your grief. And we are not the only resource for you, below you'll find links and lists of some of our favorite resources including other organizations, online support, books, podcasts, etc.
BEREAVEMENT CAMPS & SUPPORT GROUPS
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Grief Support Program Finder | Dougy Center
Online Resources & Books
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Online Resources:
The New Normal Charity: A completely free alternative to one-on-one therapy.
The Dougy Center: The right place when nothing feels right
CancerCare.org: Support groups for cancer loss
The Dinner Party: A worldwide community of 20- and 30-somethings who have experienced loss
Domani for Grief: Support, conversation, and community
Grief in Common: Grieve, Gather, Grow
Grieving.com: Online forums
HealGrief.org: Support for young adults
GriefHealingDiscussionGroups.com
Modern Loss: Candid conversations about grief
Option B: Coping with grief
Refuge in Grief: Writing Your Grief with Megan Devine
Tender Hearts: A Community of Courageous Grievers
Pause: A dedicated digital space for People of Color to find grief support
Books, Journals, & Workbooks:
A to Z Healing Toolbox by Susan Hannifin-MacNab
A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
The Aftergrief: Finding Your Way Along the Long arc of Loss by Hope Edelman
Anxiety the Missing Stage of Grief by Claire Bidwell Smith
Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore
The Beauty of What Remains by Steve Leder
Even in Darkness: A Guided Grief Journal by Morgan Cheek
Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief by David Kessler
Grief Day By Day by Jan Warner
Grief is Love by Maria Renee Lee
The Grieving Brain: by Mary-Frances O’Conner
The Grief Recovery Handbook by John James & Russell Friedman
Hardcore Grief Recovery Workbook by Steve Case
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations by Martha Whitmore Hickman
How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed: A Jounal for Grief by Megan Devine
I Wasn’t Ready to Say Goodbye by Brooke Noel & Pamela Blair
It’s OK That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine
On Grief and Grieving by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross & David Kessler
Option B by Cheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant
Your Grief, Your Way by Shelby Forsythia
Modern Loss: Candid Conversations About Grief by Rebecca Soffer
The Modern Loss Handbook: An Interactive Guide by Rebecca Soffer
Navigating Grief: A Guided Journal by Mia Roldan
The Other Side of Sadness by George Bonanno
Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive by Allison Gilbert
Progressing Through Grief: Guided Exercises by Stephanie Jose
Resilient Grieving by Lucy Hone & Karen Reivich
Welcome to the Grief Club by Janine Kwoh
What’s Your Grief? Lists to Help You Through Any Loss by Eleanor Haley & Litsa Williams
When Bad Things Happen to Good People by Harold Kushner
The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
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Online Resources:
The Dougy Center: The right place when nothing feels right
Motherless Daughters: Online support, healing retreats, & courses
Books:
Motherless Daughters: The Legacy of Loss by Hope Edelman
Motherless Mothers: How Losing a Mother Shapes the Parent You Become by Hope Edelman
Mother Hunger by Kelly McDaniel
The Fatherless Daughter Project: Understanding Our Losses and Reclaiming Our Lives by Denna Babul & Karin Luise
The Orphaned Adult by Alexander Levy
Parentless Parents by Allison Gilbert
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Online Resources:
The Dougy Center: The right place when nothing feels right
Soaring Spirits International: Building community for widowed men and women.
Books & Journals:
Comfort for a Grieving Spouse’s Heart by Gary Roe
Healing a Spouses Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband or Wife Dies by Alan Wolfelt
The Widow’s Journal: Questions to Guide You through Grief and Life Planning after the Loss of a Partner by Carrie Freeman
Widow to Widow by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg
A Widow’s Guide to Healing by Kristen Meekof & James Windell
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Online Resources:
The Dougy Center: The right place when nothing feels right
Compassionate Friends: Supporting parents after a child dies
National Alliance for Children’s Grief: Resources for children, teens, and anyone who supports them
MISS Foundation: Counseling and support programs or family members who have lost a child
Books:
Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child by Gary Roe
Surviving the Loss of a Child by Elizabeth Brown
The Unspeakable Loss by Nisha Zenoff
When a Child Dies by Claire Aagaard
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Grief Camps:
For Children:
When Someone Dies: A Children’s Mindful How-To Guide on Grief and Loss by Andrea Dorn
Lost in the Clouds: A Gentle Story to Help Children Understand Death and Grief by DK & Tom Tinn-Disbury
The Memory Box: A Book About Grief by Joanna Rowland
The Sad Dragon by Steve Herman
How I Feel: Grief Journal for Kids by Mia Roldan
The Good Mourning by Seldon Peden
Why Do I Feel So Sad? by Tracy Lambert-Prater
My Sibling Still: for those who’ve lost a sibling to miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death by Megan Lacourrege
Lifetimes by Bryan Mellonie
For Adolescents:
The Anxiety Toolkit for Teens by Teen Thrive
A Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teens and Their Friends by Helen Fitzgerald
Coloring the Shades of Grief and Healing by Lyn Ragan & Dorothy Pigue
Grief Recovery for Teens by Coral Popowitz
Straight Talk About Death for Teenagers by Earl Grollman
When A Friend Dies: A Book For Teens About Grieving and Healing by Marilyn Gootman
Welcome to the Grief Club by Janine Kwoh
Healing Your Grieving Heart For Teens: 100 Practical Ideas by Alan Wolfelt
For Parents:
The Grieving Child: A Parent’s Guide by Helen Fitzgerald
A Parent’s Guide to Managing Childhood Grief by Katie Lear
A Parent’s Guide to Raising Grieving Children by Phyllia Silverman
35 Ways to Help a Grieving Child by The Dougy Center
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Online Resources:
The Dougy Center: The right place when nothing feels right
Alliance of Hope: Resources for survivors of suicide loss
Everytown: Resources for survivors of gun violence
Circles: Share. Not Shame.
Heartbeat: Survivors after suicide
Support After a Death by Overdose
Books:
Life After Suicide by Jennifer Ashton
Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide by Christopher Lukas
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Online Resources:
The Dougy Center: The right place when nothing feels right
Books:
Surviving the Death of a Sibling by T.J. Wray
Podcasts & Talks
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
1-800-273-8255
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services National Helpline
1-800-662-HELP (4357)
Please call 911 if you are in a life-threatening
emergency and need immediate assistance.