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

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

  • Grief.com * 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 * An amazingly rich and explorable site full of valuable and varied support.

  • Forever Family Foundation * 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.

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

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

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

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

  • The Dinner Party * Connecting young adult grievers to help each other navigate loss, life, and all the stuff in between.

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

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

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

  • E-Motion * Movement based grief group w/ local chapters.

  • Heroes in Grief * Podcast hosted by a bereaved father and featuring inspiring folks making purpose through their grief.

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

  • Alive Alone * Supporting bereaved parents whose only child, or all their children, are deceased​.

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

  • The Shared Grief Project * Resource for children who have experienced early loss.

  • The Dougy Center * Dedicated to grief support for children and families, offering resources for both those grieving and their supporters.

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

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

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

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

  • Shatterproof | National organization assisting with addiction treatment, changing stigmas, and providing support to those in need.

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

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

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

  • Zocdoc * Website which assists in finding Bereavement / Grief Counseling Docs near you

BOOKS

Mind and Body

Memoirs

Spirit Matters

Moving Pictures

Science of Consciousness

Miles’ book collection as he left it.