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Articles
Acceptance and Grieving the Breakup - By Paul Colaianni
Adults Grieving the Death of a Sibling - By The Compassionate Friends
Ambiguous Grief: Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive - By What's Your Grief?
American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States (6th edition) (June 2018)
Author Adds Sixth Stage of Grief, One He's Had to Live - By Nick Owchar (Los Angeles Times)
Body Acceptance Begins With Grieving the Thin Ideal - By Meredith Noble
Breaking the Silence as a Survivor of Murder-Suicide Loss - By Brittany Nobel McCarthy
Find more about Murder-Suicide loss at https://brittanynoblemccarthy.com/
Coping After the Death of a Sibling - By What's Your Grief?
Coping In the Aftermath of a Shooting - By Stephanie F. Dailey, Ed.D.
Coping With Grief and Loss - By HelpGuide
Coping with Job Loss - Emotional and Practical Support - By Grief and Sympathy
Coping with the Loss of a Grandchild - By Kimberley Fowler
Dealing With a Breakup or Divorce - By HelpGuide.org
Dealing With Death, Grief, and Bereavement - By National Association of Nursing Home Attorneys
A Deep Dive Into Secondary Loss - By What's Your Grief?
8 Simple Words To Say When Someone You Love Is Grieving - By Tim Lawrence
The Enneagram, Loss and Grief - By David Daniels, MD
Every Lose Is Valid and Every Loss Is Not the Same - By Megan Devine
Everyone Has a Story - By Brene Brown
Feeling Relief (and Guilt) at Caregiving's End - By Barry J. Jacobs, AARP
Four Types of Grief Nobody Told You About And Why it’s Important That We Call Them Grief - By Sarah Epstein MFT
Getting Through the Holidays Without Your Mother - By Liz at A Mothership Down
Going Back to School After a Death: 9 Tips
Grief After a Murder - By David Kessler
Grief Brain: It's a Real Thing! - By Melanie at The Life I Didn't Choose Blog
The Grief of Grandparents - By The Compassionate Friends
Grief Support Gone Wrong: When You're Beyond Second Chances - By What's Your Grief?
Grief Taught Me To Rest: Three Ways to Find Joy In Suffering - By Rusty McKie
Grieving After a Break-Up? 6 Strategies To Help You Heal - A Psychologist's Advice: How To Cop & Move On - By Cleveland Clinic
Grieving and Complex PTSD - By Pete Walker, M.A.
Grieving in the Age of Social Media - By Safe Passage Urns
Guilt vs Regret in Grief - By What's Your Grief?
Help! Grief Feels So Big! Art Can Help You Figure Out How to Start - By Danica Thurber
Helping Your Friends to Help You - By What's Your Grief?
HBO's 'Alternate Endings' Asks You To Talk About Death - By Annika Neklason
How a Suicide Support Group Helped Me After My Brother's Death - By Karen Peloquin
How Can You Help a Grieving Friend During the Holidays? - By Megan Devine
How Does the Betrayed Spouse Grieve Properly - By Rick Reynolds, LCSW
How Finding out About a Spouse’s Affair is Like a Death - By Lkschade
How Grief Shows Up In Your Body - By Stephanie Hairston
How To Bring Food to a Widowed Parent -- No Casseroles Required - By Jenny Lisk
How To Create a Meaningful Memorial Tribute Video - By Julie Kessler
How To Deal With the Death of a Loved One - By Blessings Manifesting
How To Deal with Grief Using 2 Helpful Guidelines - By Alison Cook, Ph.D.
How To Handle Grief In the Workplace - By Kathleen Smith, PhD, LPC
How To Help Children Handle Grief After the Death of a Parent - By Kelsey Borresen
How To Manage Your Digital Afterlife and Why It Matters - By Lisa Marshall
How To Plan a Funeral From Beginning to End: A Step By Step Guide - By Safe Passage Urns
How To Support A Grieving Family Member or Friend: 6 Principles - By What's Your Grief?
The Ice Urn Floats on Water Whilst Slowly Returning Cremated Remains to Nature
I'm Grieving and You Don't Know "Just How I Feel" - By What's Your Grief?
Learning to Serve the Dying: End-of-life Doulas Provide a New Type of Caregiving to Patients and Families - By Gatwiri Muthara
Living With the Grief of Murder-Suicide - By Jane Facazkarley
Living With Murder-Suicide - By Tawna Righter
Greenbelt Magazine Article: Local artist teaches art to help people recover from loss - By Veronica LeMaster
Managing Your Distress In the Aftermath of a Shooting
Mourning the Death of a Spouse - By National Institute On Aging
Murder-Suicide and the Meaning of Mercy - By Kevin Dowd
My Podcast Interview on Miscarriage and Infertility - By Jenny at The Good Day Mom Blog
Oh, and We Still Grieving: 7 Grief Resources Revealed - By Andrea A. Moore
Parenting Through Grief - By Carly Cash
Recognizing and Grieving Secondary Losses - By Jill LaMorie
Ring Theory Helps Us Bring Comfort In...and “Dump” Our Own Stuff Out - Elana Premack Sandler L.C.S.W., M.P.H
Ripples of Pain From My Brother’s Murder/Suicide 22 Years Ago - By Tony Wade
Self-Care For Grief - Blessings Manifesting
Self-Compassion as Self-Care for Grief: How Being Kind To Yourself Reduces Suffering After Loss (Includes Guided Meditation MP3s) - By Heather Stang
Self Pity and Grieving: 6 Ways To Feel Better - By Maria Hill
The 7 Stages of Grieving a Breakup - By Suzanne Lachmann Psy.D.
64 of the Worst Things Ever Said to a Griever
Sibling Death and Childhood Traumatic Grief - By The National Childhood Traumatic Stress Network
Sibling Suicide: An Avalanche on Life's Path - By Leah Royden
Sibling Suicide Survivors: The "Forgotten Mourners" - By Leah Royden
Siblings & Grief; 10 Things Everyone Should Know - By Christina Hibbert
Spirit-Filled Psychologist Explains the Spiritual Side of Suicide - By Dr. Barbara Lowe
Stop Saying "I'm Sorry For Your Loss" - By Jamie Cannon, MS, LPC
Supporting a Grieving Friend After A Loss - By What's Your Grief?
Survivor of Suicide Loss Spearheads Mental Health Resources for Other Survivors in Idaho - By Madeline White
The 10 Stages of Grieving & Overcoming Infidelity - By Dina Strada
10 Sympathy Gifts That Help A Loved One Dealing With Grief
10 Ways to Support Someone Bereaved by Suicide Loss - By Becky of Our Side of Suicide
Thanks For The Offer, But I Don't Know What I Need! - By What's Your Grief?
36 Sympathy Messages: What to Write in a Condolence Card
Trauma Intervention Program of the Treasure Valley - Resources For Grief & Loss List
Types of Grief: Yes, There’s More Than One
Using Art To Overcome Grief - By Lynsey Amundson
Using Music To Help With Grief - By Marty Tousley, RN, MS, FT, BC-TMH
What Is This Feeling? Anticipatory Grief and Other New Pandemic-Related Emotions - By Esther Perel
What It's Like To Grieve A Parent You Didn't Like - By Catherine Pearson
What I've Learned From 1,473 Doctor Suicides - By Pamela Wilbe, MD
What My Fourth Miscarriage Taught Me About Happiness - By Jenny at The Good Day Mom Blog
When a Child Dies, a Therapist Warns, the Grief of Brothers and Sisters May Leave Lasting Scars - By Civia Tamarkin
When a Teacher or Classmate Dies: Helping Students Grieve When COVID-19 Prevents Physical Gathering - By Donna Schuurman, EdD, FT
When Your Best Friend Dies
Working While Morning - By Nicole Spector
Adults Grieving the Death of a Sibling - By The Compassionate Friends
Ambiguous Grief: Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive - By What's Your Grief?
American Roulette: Murder-Suicide in the United States (6th edition) (June 2018)
Author Adds Sixth Stage of Grief, One He's Had to Live - By Nick Owchar (Los Angeles Times)
Body Acceptance Begins With Grieving the Thin Ideal - By Meredith Noble
Breaking the Silence as a Survivor of Murder-Suicide Loss - By Brittany Nobel McCarthy
Find more about Murder-Suicide loss at https://brittanynoblemccarthy.com/
Coping After the Death of a Sibling - By What's Your Grief?
Coping In the Aftermath of a Shooting - By Stephanie F. Dailey, Ed.D.
Coping With Grief and Loss - By HelpGuide
Coping with Job Loss - Emotional and Practical Support - By Grief and Sympathy
Coping with the Loss of a Grandchild - By Kimberley Fowler
Dealing With a Breakup or Divorce - By HelpGuide.org
Dealing With Death, Grief, and Bereavement - By National Association of Nursing Home Attorneys
A Deep Dive Into Secondary Loss - By What's Your Grief?
8 Simple Words To Say When Someone You Love Is Grieving - By Tim Lawrence
The Enneagram, Loss and Grief - By David Daniels, MD
Every Lose Is Valid and Every Loss Is Not the Same - By Megan Devine
Everyone Has a Story - By Brene Brown
Feeling Relief (and Guilt) at Caregiving's End - By Barry J. Jacobs, AARP
Four Types of Grief Nobody Told You About And Why it’s Important That We Call Them Grief - By Sarah Epstein MFT
Getting Through the Holidays Without Your Mother - By Liz at A Mothership Down
Going Back to School After a Death: 9 Tips
Grief After a Murder - By David Kessler
Grief Brain: It's a Real Thing! - By Melanie at The Life I Didn't Choose Blog
The Grief of Grandparents - By The Compassionate Friends
Grief Support Gone Wrong: When You're Beyond Second Chances - By What's Your Grief?
Grief Taught Me To Rest: Three Ways to Find Joy In Suffering - By Rusty McKie
Grieving After a Break-Up? 6 Strategies To Help You Heal - A Psychologist's Advice: How To Cop & Move On - By Cleveland Clinic
Grieving and Complex PTSD - By Pete Walker, M.A.
Grieving in the Age of Social Media - By Safe Passage Urns
Guilt vs Regret in Grief - By What's Your Grief?
Help! Grief Feels So Big! Art Can Help You Figure Out How to Start - By Danica Thurber
Helping Your Friends to Help You - By What's Your Grief?
HBO's 'Alternate Endings' Asks You To Talk About Death - By Annika Neklason
How a Suicide Support Group Helped Me After My Brother's Death - By Karen Peloquin
How Can You Help a Grieving Friend During the Holidays? - By Megan Devine
How Does the Betrayed Spouse Grieve Properly - By Rick Reynolds, LCSW
How Finding out About a Spouse’s Affair is Like a Death - By Lkschade
How Grief Shows Up In Your Body - By Stephanie Hairston
How To Bring Food to a Widowed Parent -- No Casseroles Required - By Jenny Lisk
How To Create a Meaningful Memorial Tribute Video - By Julie Kessler
How To Deal With the Death of a Loved One - By Blessings Manifesting
How To Deal with Grief Using 2 Helpful Guidelines - By Alison Cook, Ph.D.
How To Handle Grief In the Workplace - By Kathleen Smith, PhD, LPC
How To Help Children Handle Grief After the Death of a Parent - By Kelsey Borresen
How To Manage Your Digital Afterlife and Why It Matters - By Lisa Marshall
How To Plan a Funeral From Beginning to End: A Step By Step Guide - By Safe Passage Urns
How To Support A Grieving Family Member or Friend: 6 Principles - By What's Your Grief?
The Ice Urn Floats on Water Whilst Slowly Returning Cremated Remains to Nature
I'm Grieving and You Don't Know "Just How I Feel" - By What's Your Grief?
Learning to Serve the Dying: End-of-life Doulas Provide a New Type of Caregiving to Patients and Families - By Gatwiri Muthara
Living With the Grief of Murder-Suicide - By Jane Facazkarley
Living With Murder-Suicide - By Tawna Righter
Greenbelt Magazine Article: Local artist teaches art to help people recover from loss - By Veronica LeMaster
Managing Your Distress In the Aftermath of a Shooting
Mourning the Death of a Spouse - By National Institute On Aging
Murder-Suicide and the Meaning of Mercy - By Kevin Dowd
My Podcast Interview on Miscarriage and Infertility - By Jenny at The Good Day Mom Blog
Oh, and We Still Grieving: 7 Grief Resources Revealed - By Andrea A. Moore
Parenting Through Grief - By Carly Cash
Recognizing and Grieving Secondary Losses - By Jill LaMorie
Ring Theory Helps Us Bring Comfort In...and “Dump” Our Own Stuff Out - Elana Premack Sandler L.C.S.W., M.P.H
Ripples of Pain From My Brother’s Murder/Suicide 22 Years Ago - By Tony Wade
Self-Care For Grief - Blessings Manifesting
Self-Compassion as Self-Care for Grief: How Being Kind To Yourself Reduces Suffering After Loss (Includes Guided Meditation MP3s) - By Heather Stang
Self Pity and Grieving: 6 Ways To Feel Better - By Maria Hill
The 7 Stages of Grieving a Breakup - By Suzanne Lachmann Psy.D.
64 of the Worst Things Ever Said to a Griever
Sibling Death and Childhood Traumatic Grief - By The National Childhood Traumatic Stress Network
Sibling Suicide: An Avalanche on Life's Path - By Leah Royden
Sibling Suicide Survivors: The "Forgotten Mourners" - By Leah Royden
Siblings & Grief; 10 Things Everyone Should Know - By Christina Hibbert
Spirit-Filled Psychologist Explains the Spiritual Side of Suicide - By Dr. Barbara Lowe
Stop Saying "I'm Sorry For Your Loss" - By Jamie Cannon, MS, LPC
Supporting a Grieving Friend After A Loss - By What's Your Grief?
Survivor of Suicide Loss Spearheads Mental Health Resources for Other Survivors in Idaho - By Madeline White
The 10 Stages of Grieving & Overcoming Infidelity - By Dina Strada
10 Sympathy Gifts That Help A Loved One Dealing With Grief
10 Ways to Support Someone Bereaved by Suicide Loss - By Becky of Our Side of Suicide
Thanks For The Offer, But I Don't Know What I Need! - By What's Your Grief?
36 Sympathy Messages: What to Write in a Condolence Card
Trauma Intervention Program of the Treasure Valley - Resources For Grief & Loss List
Types of Grief: Yes, There’s More Than One
Using Art To Overcome Grief - By Lynsey Amundson
Using Music To Help With Grief - By Marty Tousley, RN, MS, FT, BC-TMH
What Is This Feeling? Anticipatory Grief and Other New Pandemic-Related Emotions - By Esther Perel
What It's Like To Grieve A Parent You Didn't Like - By Catherine Pearson
What I've Learned From 1,473 Doctor Suicides - By Pamela Wilbe, MD
What My Fourth Miscarriage Taught Me About Happiness - By Jenny at The Good Day Mom Blog
When a Child Dies, a Therapist Warns, the Grief of Brothers and Sisters May Leave Lasting Scars - By Civia Tamarkin
When a Teacher or Classmate Dies: Helping Students Grieve When COVID-19 Prevents Physical Gathering - By Donna Schuurman, EdD, FT
When Your Best Friend Dies
Working While Morning - By Nicole Spector
Blogs
Brittany Nobel McCarthy
This blog is about how Brittany is surviving Murder-Suicide deaths of her father and step-mother.
https://brittanynoblemccarthy.com/
Dealing With My Grief
This blog is first person narrative describing how it's author, Darwyn M. Dave, deals with death, grief and bereavement.
The blog has an accompanying Facebook Grief Support Group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dealingwithmygrief
Embracing Widowhood
Embracing Widowhood is about creating awareness on reputable resources that include organizations, events, podcasts, videos, books, and
BLOGS for the widowed community, to help them seek support, find hope, and help them embrace and navigate widowhood.
You can find 'Embracing Widowhood' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/embracingwidowhoodresources/
Grief Healing
Useful information on care giving, grief, and transition - for anyone coping with loss.
Just Carry On Breathing: Surviving the Suicide of My Beloved Wife Louise
A widower's attempt to come to terms with the loss of his beautiful and much loved wife and an effort to reach out to others
affected by the loss of their partner in such devastating circumstances.
Lemonade Instead Blog
A lifestyle blog dedicated to remaining positive despite life's lemons written by Amy, a twinless twin,
to help those who are struggling with tragedy, mental health, and grief.
You can find 'Lemonade Instead' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/lemonadeinstead/
Losing Your Parents
Lisa lost both of her parents to cancer in her 20's and shares how she works through her grief on her blog. Losing your parents does not always
mean by death, it could be anything from illness, divorce, separation, adoption, growing up not knowing who your mother or
father was, or even being cut off from your parents because of your sexuality or life decisions.
You can find 'Losing Your Parents' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/losingyourparents/
Not The Way I Planned Blog
This blog is about finding hope when you’ve lost so much. It’s about finding your way out of heartbreak, addiction, death, poverty,
depression, anything in your life that makes you think “how did I get here?”
You can find 'Not the Way I Planned' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/notthewayIplanned/
Refuge In Grief
Fantastic grief blog by Megan Devine, a psychotherapist, writer, and grief advocate.
You can find 'Refuge In Grief' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/refugeingrief/
A Shoulder To Lean On
Shoulder to Lean on is an open platform that offers a place for those seeking guidance and support with grieving after the loss of a loved one. It was created as a
safe haven for those going through difficult times and needing a place to express their feelings of grief, sadness, and to be able to share stories of a loved one.
What's Your Grief?
What's Your Grief was founded by two young women who have both personal and professional experience dealing with death, grief, and bereavement. Both mental health professionals, they have 10+ years experience working with individuals and families who have recently experienced the death of a close loved one.
You can find 'What's Your Grief?' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/whatsyourgrief/
When You Lose Someone
Best-selling author and grief mentor Joanne Fink offers hope and healing to those who have lost a loved one,
as well as helpful ideas for those supporting someone who is grieving.
Widows Voice
Widows Voice is about giving widows a voice to speak, to get out what they are truly feeling inside, to encourage and to uplift.
When a husband dies, most widows are forgotten about.
This blog is about how Brittany is surviving Murder-Suicide deaths of her father and step-mother.
https://brittanynoblemccarthy.com/
Dealing With My Grief
This blog is first person narrative describing how it's author, Darwyn M. Dave, deals with death, grief and bereavement.
The blog has an accompanying Facebook Grief Support Group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/dealingwithmygrief
Embracing Widowhood
Embracing Widowhood is about creating awareness on reputable resources that include organizations, events, podcasts, videos, books, and
BLOGS for the widowed community, to help them seek support, find hope, and help them embrace and navigate widowhood.
You can find 'Embracing Widowhood' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/embracingwidowhoodresources/
Grief Healing
Useful information on care giving, grief, and transition - for anyone coping with loss.
Just Carry On Breathing: Surviving the Suicide of My Beloved Wife Louise
A widower's attempt to come to terms with the loss of his beautiful and much loved wife and an effort to reach out to others
affected by the loss of their partner in such devastating circumstances.
Lemonade Instead Blog
A lifestyle blog dedicated to remaining positive despite life's lemons written by Amy, a twinless twin,
to help those who are struggling with tragedy, mental health, and grief.
You can find 'Lemonade Instead' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/lemonadeinstead/
Losing Your Parents
Lisa lost both of her parents to cancer in her 20's and shares how she works through her grief on her blog. Losing your parents does not always
mean by death, it could be anything from illness, divorce, separation, adoption, growing up not knowing who your mother or
father was, or even being cut off from your parents because of your sexuality or life decisions.
You can find 'Losing Your Parents' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/losingyourparents/
Not The Way I Planned Blog
This blog is about finding hope when you’ve lost so much. It’s about finding your way out of heartbreak, addiction, death, poverty,
depression, anything in your life that makes you think “how did I get here?”
You can find 'Not the Way I Planned' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/notthewayIplanned/
Refuge In Grief
Fantastic grief blog by Megan Devine, a psychotherapist, writer, and grief advocate.
You can find 'Refuge In Grief' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/refugeingrief/
A Shoulder To Lean On
Shoulder to Lean on is an open platform that offers a place for those seeking guidance and support with grieving after the loss of a loved one. It was created as a
safe haven for those going through difficult times and needing a place to express their feelings of grief, sadness, and to be able to share stories of a loved one.
What's Your Grief?
What's Your Grief was founded by two young women who have both personal and professional experience dealing with death, grief, and bereavement. Both mental health professionals, they have 10+ years experience working with individuals and families who have recently experienced the death of a close loved one.
You can find 'What's Your Grief?' on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/whatsyourgrief/
When You Lose Someone
Best-selling author and grief mentor Joanne Fink offers hope and healing to those who have lost a loved one,
as well as helpful ideas for those supporting someone who is grieving.
Widows Voice
Widows Voice is about giving widows a voice to speak, to get out what they are truly feeling inside, to encourage and to uplift.
When a husband dies, most widows are forgotten about.
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This site provides links and general grief support information and is not intended to serve as or replace professional counseling, guidance or treatment.
If you are thinking about hurting yourself or someone else, please contact 911 or the suicide hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
For any type of crisis situation you can text CONNECT to 741741 to chat with a Crisis Text Line counselor.
My Grief Connection - Created 04 July 2019
Updated 02 August 2020
This site provides links and general grief support information and is not intended to serve as or replace professional counseling, guidance or treatment.
If you are thinking about hurting yourself or someone else, please contact 911 or the suicide hotline at 1-800-273-8255.
For any type of crisis situation you can text CONNECT to 741741 to chat with a Crisis Text Line counselor.
My Grief Connection - Created 04 July 2019
Updated 02 August 2020
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