Explore

Grief is as individual as a fingerprint and so will be the support you seek. There are no stages and there is no timeline. Grief is also crazy making, messy and a sneaky lil bastard so stockpile your resources and prepare to swim.

These outlets found their way to me in harmony with my needs and this page will continue to evolve and grow. This is not a prescriptive list but a place to dive in and explore.    

Online Communities & Support Groups

  • Helping Parents Heal * CHILD LOSS Online and in-person support group and varied powerful resources for child loss embracing the beauty that our souls spirit lives on.

  • Compassionate Friends * CHILD LOSS Providing grief information and education to the community with in person and or online resources.

  • MISS Foundation * CHILD LOSS Quick access to counseling resources and support services for those grieving the death, or impending death, of a child.

  • The Broken Pack * SIBLING GRIEF A powerful sibling loss organization and podcast.

  • Grief.com * ALL GRIEF David Kessler’s comprehensive site hosting his "Tender Hearts "support group and also serving as a homebase for helping others with all facets of grief. Serving family, friends and professionals alike.

  • Salt Water * ALL GRIEF An amazingly rich and explorable site full of valuable and varied support.

  • All There Is with Anderson Cooper * ALL GRIEF A powerful memoir driven podcast and grief community.

  • Claire Bidwell Smith * ALL GRIEF Conscious Grieving support group, books, retreat and workshops can all be found here.

  • What's Your Grief * ALL GRIEF Comprehensive resources for the griever and care takers to help promote grief education, exploration, and expression in both practical and creative ways.

  • Evermore * ALL GRIEF With changing current policies and practices in mind, Evermore is dedicated to making the world a more livable place for bereaved people.

  • Let's Reimagine * ALL GRIEF Host of online and in person events exploring loss, adversity, and mortality together as a community.

  • Get Griefy Magazine * ALL GRIEF Going beyond the conventional narratives surrounding grief and loss, acknowledging that life after loss and assisting in strength building to live fully again.

  • Nikki Mark * ALL GRIEF Multiple explorable resources, turning grief into growth.

  • The Dinner Party * ALL GRIEF / SUPPORT FOR YOUNG ADULTS Connecting young adult grievers to help each other navigate loss, life, and all the stuff in between.

  • E-Motion * ALL GRIEF / SUPPORT THROUGH MOVEMENT Movement based grief group w/ local chapters.

  • Heroes in Grief * ALL GRIEF / FOCUS ON HEALERS Podcast hosted by a bereaved father and featuring inspiring folks making purpose through their grief.

  • Parents of Murdered Children * CHILD LOSS / MURDER Non-profit support group for ALL survivors of those who had loved ones taken from them by violent death.

  • Love From Lydia * CHILD LOSS / YOUNG CHILDREN Provides support to grieving families following the death of a child and encourages random acts of kindness.

  • HALO - Healing After Loss Outreach * CHILD LOSS / INFANT Infant loss support w/ Lauren Welch and Hayley Weichler.

  • Alive Alone * CHILD LOSS / ONLY CHILD Supporting bereaved parents whose only child, or all their children, are deceased​

  • Still Standing Magazine * CHILD LOSS / INFERTILITY Still Standing Magazine shares stories from around the world of writers surviving the aftermath of loss and infertility.

  • The Shared Grief Project * ALL GRIEF / SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN IN GRIEF Resource for children who have experienced early loss.

  • The Dougy Center * ALL GRIEF / SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN + FAMILIES Dedicated to grief support for children and families, offering resources for both those grieving and their supporters.

  • Shatterproof * ALL GRIEF / ADDICTION National organization assisting with addiction treatment, changing stigmas, and providing support to those in need.

  • American Association of Suicidology * ALL GRIEF / SUICIDE Designed as a resource for anyone concernd and / or affected by suicide.

  • American Foundation of Suicide Prevention * ALL GRIEF / SUICIDE AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide.

  • Zocdoc * ALL GRIEF / MEDICAL GUIDANCE Website which assists in finding Bereavement / Grief Counseling Docs near you

  • Windbridge Research Center * AFTERLIFE Studying dying, death, and what comes next. Science backed books, resources and certified Mediums.

  • Forever Family Foundation * AFTERLIFE A volunteer run, science backed network about death, grief, and life after physical death. Dive into their book resources, Certified medium list and healing retreats.

BOOKS

Mind and Body

Memoirs

Spirit Matters

Science of Consciousness

Moving Pictures

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Miles’ book collection as he left it.

Please send me titles that you know he loved.