General Grief Resources

Websites

MyGrief.ca – Online modules developed by families and grief experts to help you understand and work through your grief. Free for Canadian users.
- Supporting someone with intellectual disabilities
Canadian Virtual Hospice – Articles, videos, books and more.
- Discussion Forums
- Living My Culture: After Death and Ceremonies – People from various cultures share their stories and wisdom about living with serious illness, end of life and grief to support others.
What’s Your Grief – A large and varied collection of articles around the topic of grief
Modern Loss: Candid conversation about grief. Beginners welcome.
Threads of Life – An organization dedicated to supporting families that have experienced a workplace tragedy
THE COLLECTIVE FOR RADICAL DEATH STUDIES is an international, professional organization formed to decolonize Death Studies and radicalize death practice.
The Center for Prolonged Grief

‘Shouldn’t you be over that by now?’ How to respond to judgment on your grieving process
Grief: How to maintain relationships after a death
How People Of Color Can Experience Grief Differently Than White People – article from HuffPost which includes resources for coping
The Grief Spot – A personal blog about life with grief
Elizabeth Gilbert on love, loss and how to move through grief as grief moves through you
Sleep and grief – An informational article about how grief affects sleep
How to speak to someone about an unspeakable loss
How to help a grieving friend long distance
How to cope with the loss of someone while overseas – A young woman’s perspective on coping with the death of a loved one while overseas
Just Healing Resources – The following documents were created in solidarity with Black Lives Matter and the Baltimore Uprising. Their intention is to assist communities who are rising up and fighting back against anti-Black state and state-sanctioned violence to care for themselves, move through grief, and heal from trauma.
- Practices for Moving Through Grief
- Self Care for Trauma Grief and Depression

TED talks on Grief
Speaking Grief documentary: By sharing diverse representations of bereavement, Speaking Grief illustrates that grief is a universal, yet individual experience.
We, The Bereaved: Solidarity for those who are grieving. Permission for those who were never allowed.

The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller
Opening to Grief: Finding Your Way From Loss to Peace by Claire B. Willis & Marnie Crawford Samuelson
The End Is Just the Beginning: Lessons in Grieving for African Americans by Ph.D Arlene Churn
Resilient Grieving by Lucy Hone
Grief Works by Julia Samuel
The AfterGrief by Hope Edelman
Black Widow: A Sad-Funny Journey Through Grief for People Who Normally Avoid Books with Words Like “Journey” in the title by Leslie Gray Streeter
The End Is Just the Beginning: Lessons in Grieving for African Americans by Ph.D Arlene Churn

What’s Your Grief Podcast: Grief support for those who like to listen
Grief Out Loud: The Dougy Center’s Podcast
Griefcast: Funny people talking about death and grief
Where’s the Grief? by comedian and bereaved sibling Jordon Ferber
Open to Hope Podcast: Dr. Gloria Horsley & Dr. Heidi Horsley interview guests with inspiring stories about recovery from loss.
Grief Refuge: Reid Peterson hosts reflective conversations and helpful information about grief, loss, and managing the process.
David Kessler and Brené on Grief and Finding Meaning from Unlocking Us by Brené Brown
“How are you?” from CBC’s Inappropriate Questions podcast
One Last Thing Before I Go – Act One: Really Long Distance – A podcast set in Japan, five years after the devastating 2011 tsunami.

Resilient Grieving: Finding Strength & Embracing Life After Loss – A 7-part guided meditation via Insight Timer. It was created by Dr. Lucy Hone, a resilience researcher and bereaved mom.
Honoring Grief – 16 minute meditation via Insight Timer, this practice gently invites you to acknowledge the emotions of grief, sorrow, or loss.