One of the hardest things we will go through in life is grieving the loss of someone we love.
It can seem like an unbearable - even unsurvivable - process at times.
It may leave you feeling out of sync with the rest of the world and that you and life will never be the same again.
Although nothing can take away the pain you are experiencing, it’s important to know that you are not alone.
There is support out there and there are things that can help you over time to process and find some healing.
Below are some documents, books, courses and podcasts that share expert advice as well as people’s own experiences of living through and coping with the pain, overwhelm, anger and sadness that comes with loss.
Just as everyone’s experience of grief is different, your relationship to the person you have lost may affect the kinds of emotions you are grappling with.
Look for the resources that will best support you to find your own path through this difficult time.
General advice on grief from The Grief Centre
Advice on grief after the death of a child from The Grief Centre
Advice on grief after losing a partner from The Grief Centre
Griefcast Host Cariad Lloyd talks to comedians about the experience of grief and death.
Terrible, thanks for asking Host Nora McInerny asks people to share their complicated and honest feelings about how they really are.
Resilient Grieving: How to find your way through devastating loss by Lucy C. Hone
Grief Works – Stories of Life, Death and Surviving by Julia Samuel
Grief is the Thing with Feathers: A novel by Max Porter
The Hot Young Widows Club: Lessons on Survival from the Front Lines of Grief by Nora McInerny
Children’s Grief Foundation - Resources for grieving
Hospice of the Valley - Teen grief resources
Hospice of the Valley - Teen grief booklet
Hospice of Santa Cruz County - Grief handbook for teens