Grief and Healing
- Recognize that you need to grieve.
- Don’t be afraid to be emotional.
- Be patient with yourself. Grieving takes time.
- Find a compassionate listener for when you need to talk.
- Lean on old relationships and look to build new ones.
- Live in the moment and one day at a time.
- Postpone major decision making until you feel you are ready to handle them.
- Focus on family, job and friends.
- Join a support group such as Journey Through Loss.
- Take care of yourself by exercising, eating properly and resting.
- Learn about dealing with grief through books, videos and websites.
- Realize it’s okay to be angry, sad, have regrets and a wide range of other emotions.
Spouses
- Being a Widow by Lynne Caine
- Finding your Way After Your Spouse Dies by Marta Felber
- I Can’t Stop Crying by Martin & Ferris
- Surviving the Death of your Spouse by Deborah Levinson
- Widower: When Men are Left Alone by Campbell & Silverman
Parents
- A Broken Heart Still Beats by Anne McCraken
- After the Death of a Child byAnn Finkbeiner
- The Bereaved Parent by Harriet Sarnoff Schiff
- Beyond Endurance by Ronald Knapp
- Empty Cradle, Broken Heart by Deborah Davis
Children
- 150 Facts about Grieving Children by Erin Linn
- After Charlotte’s Mom Died by Cornelia Spelman
- Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscagli
- Henry and Harriet by Henriette MacArthur
- Learning to Say Goodbye: When a Parent Dies by Eda LeShan
Bereaved Children Interactive/Activity Books
- Healing Your Grieving Heart for Kids by Alan Wolfelt
- Help Me Say Goodbye by Janis Silverma
- My Grieving Journey Book by Donna Shavatt
- When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegard
Bereaved Teens
- Straight Talk about Death for Teenagers: How to Cope with Losing Someone You Love by Earl Grollman
- Teenagers Face to Face with Bereavement by Karen Gravelle
- All Rivers Flow to the Sea by Alison McGhee
Bereaved Teens Interactive/Workbooks
- Death & Dying Peacock by Antoinett Carol
- Healing Your Grieving Heart for Teens by Alan Wolfelt
- A Teen’s Simple Guide to Grief by Alexis Cunningham
Afterloss (Grief Recovery Program) – www.afterloss.com
Bereaved Families of Ontario – www.bfosw.ca
St. Joseph’s Hospice of London – www.sjhospicelondon.com
Daya Counselling Centre – www.dayacounselling.on.ca
Wellspring – www.wellspring.ca
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