Self Care
Resources for Grappling with Grief
Books That Helped Me Heal
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Beattie, Melody. Journey to the Heart: Daily Meditations on the Path to Freeing Your Soul. Harper, 1996.
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Devine, Megan. It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief & Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand. Sounds True, 2017.
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Hanson, Rick, and Mendius, Richard. Buddha's Brain: The Practical Neuroscience of Happiness, Love & Wisdom. ReadHowYouWant, 2012.
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Hickman, Whitmore Martha. Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief. HarperCollins, 1994.
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Kushner, Harold. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. Schocken Books, 2004.
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Leder, Steve. The Beauty of What Remains: How Our Greatest Fear Becomes Our Greatest Gift. Avery. 2021.
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Santlofer, Jonathan. The Widower's Notebook: a memoir. Penguin Books, 2018.
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Soffer, Rebecca. The Modern Loss Handbook: An Interactive Guide to Moving Through Grief and Building Your Resilience. Running Press, 2022.
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Wolfelt, Alan. Understanding Your Grief. Companion Press, 2021.
Podcasts and Such
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All There Is with Anderson Cooper (podcast and live show)
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Grief Out Loud (podcast) produced by the Dougy Center
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It's OK That You're Not OK (podcast) with Megan Devine
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Modern Loss with Rebecca Soffer
(website & follow on FB, Instagram)
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Terrible, Thanks for Asking (podcast) hosted by Nora McInerny
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The Science of Happiness (podcast) hosted by Dacher Keltner
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We Can Do Hard Things (podcast) - with Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach and Amanda Doyle
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What's Your Grief (podcast)
Organizations and Other
LOCAL - Grief & Loss
NATIONAL - Grief & Loss
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Crisis Text Line (Text HOME to #741741)
- OptionB (an online community)
OTHER Helpful Orgs
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California Yoga by Kimi Rae