Resources

From Our Grief Support Library

General Grief Literature

Symptoms of Grief
Expressions of Grief
Experiences of Grief
What Grief Is and Isn't
Mourner's Bill of Rights
Coping with Depression
How to Comfort a Loved One When Death is Near
Helping Ourselves Through the Holidays

Children and Grief

Helping a Child to Grieve

Loss of Child

Losing an Adult Child
When a Baby Dies - Fetal and Infant Death

Loss of Spouse or Partner

On Dealing with Loneliness
Helping Yourself When Your Spouse or Partner Dies

Loss of Parent, Sibling, Friend and Relative

When a Parent Dies - An Adult's Perspective
When a Sibling Dies

Loss by Suicide

Helping You to Survive a Suicide Death

Loss by Substance Use

Gone too Soon - Navigating grief and loss as a result of substance use

From Our Support and Share Night Speakers

R. Glenn Kelly Author and Speaker

R. Glenn Kelly is a writer, public speaker, Grief Support Advocate, and grieving father.

After the tragic loss of his teenage son, he left behind the corporate world to work exclusively with bereaved men, and the women who want to understand them. R. Glenn is the author of the self-help book, "Sometimes I Cry in the Shower: A Grieving Father's Journey to Wholeness and Healing," and has appeared on television, support workshops and even college universities to discuss moving forward towards the new normal in recovering from traumatic loss.

Look for Sometimes I Cry in the Shower in paperback and eBook on-line at R. Glenn's website, grievingmen.com, Amazon, Barnes and Noble and bookstores everywhere.




 

From BFO Ottawa Community

Always With Me: Parents Talk About the Death of a Child

Edited by Donna McCart Sharkey, BFO Ottawa loss of child group facilitator and participant.

Chapters written by many others from BFO Ottawa who have lost a child.

How does a parent cope after the death of a child? Each essay in Always With Me: Parents Talk about the Death of a Child reveals the experiences of parents who have lived through the devastation and upheaval of their child’s death. Parents describe the maelstrom they face in their inner landscapes, coping strategies, and realigned place in the world. The writers in this collection of stories take on such topics as shock and isolation, despair, guilt, and how they attempt to make sense of their shattered lives. They offer insights into how their grief and loss are worked through, and why certain personal connections are severed, others strengthened. Importantly, they describe how, with lives altered indelibly, they try to press forward to find a new place in the world.

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My little brother - a childhood memoir

by Maiko Serizawa (Author)

Have you ever lost someone so dear that their memory still shapes your life?

In My Little Brother, Maiko shares a poignant yet heartwarming journey through her early years with her beloved younger brother who passed away far too soon.

Through vivid recollections of their time together in a small community of a rural Japanese town, Maiko brings to life the joy and warmth of their shared childhood adventures. Her brother, despite his short life due to heart disease, left an indelible mark on everyone around him, especially his big sister.

My Little Brother is a touching memoir that celebrates the beauty of a brief but significant life and the enduring love that keeps memories alive. Join Maiko on a journey with her little brother, and rediscover the magic of childhood and the power of memory.

Get your copy of My Little Brother today!

My Little Brother: a childhood memoir eBook : Serizawa, Maiko : Amazon.ca: Kindle Store

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My little brother - a childhood memoir

Books by Support and Share Night Speakers (click image for more information)

Recommendations from the Support and Share Night Community (click image for more information)

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Welcome to the club that no one ever wants to join but so many of us end up needing. We’re so sorry that you’re here. Based on her own experience with grief—the author’s partner died when both were in their late twenties—and those of other Grief Club members, Janine Kwoh uses brief writings, illustrations, and creative diagrams to explore the wide range of emotions and experiences that grief can encompass. For anyone who has lost a loved one or who is close to someone who is grieving, Welcome to the Grief Club is a book of solace, connection, hope, and reassurance. It addresses with empathy and honesty the aspects of grief that so many of us experience but that aren’t widely discussed: the variety and volatility of emotions—sadness, anger, guilt, joy; the physical symptoms of grief; and how grief isn’t linear, but it does change and soften over time. It affirms that there is truly no right or wrong way to grieve and assures us that the things we feel that surprise us or seem strange are often common and always valid. Humor helps us to survive, and the book uses a lighthearted approach to cover powerful topics, like supremely unhelpful things that people say to those who are grieving, grief trigger bingo, and everyday acts of resilience. This book is a companion that says, I see you and you are not alone, from one grieving person to another. It is a gentle reminder to give yourself permission to grieve for as long as—and in whichever ways—you need.