Compiled by Joanna Barrett, LMHC

Books

Memoir/Guidance

• The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
• It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand by Megan Devine

Books for Adults

• Living with Grief: Mindful Meditations and Self-Care Strategies for Navigating Loss by Heather Stang
• Mindfulness & Grief: With Guided Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Restore Your Spirit by Heather Stang
• Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief by Martha Whitmore Hickman
• Grief Is Love: Living with Loss by Marisa Renee Lee
• Still Here: A Poetry Memoir of Grief & Love by Jenny Smith
• The Wound Makes the Medicine by Pixie Lighthorse
• Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change by Day Schildkret
• The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller
• The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss by Mary-Frances O’Connor
• When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön
• Navigating Grief and Loss: 25 Buddhist Practices to Keep Your Heart Open to Yourself and Others by Kimberly Brown
• The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Russell Friedman

Blog (Book and Podcast, too!)

• What’s Your Grief? by Eleanor Haley and Litsa Williams

Science

• The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss by Mary-Francis O’Connor

Poetry

• Prayers of Honoring Grief by Pixie Lighthorse
• Loss: Poems to Better Weather the Many Waves of Grief by Donna Ashworth
• Mourning Sky Series by Liz Newman (“I Look to the Mourning Sky: A Book of Poems and Writing Prompts for the Grieving Heart” and “I Look to the Gentle Rain: A Book of Poems and Writing Prompts for the Aching Heart”)

Books for Children

• When Someone Very Special Dies: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief by Marge Heegaard
• Why Did You Die?: Activities to Help Children Cope with Grief and Loss by Ellen Goldring and Erika Leeuwenburgh 
• The Invisible String (book series) by Patrice Karst

Podcasts & Videos

• PODCAST – Terrible, Thanks for Asking
• PODCAST – All There Is with Anderson Cooper
• PODCASTS – The Sunday Mourning Podcast and New Day with Claire Bidwell Smith
• VIDEO – Andrew Huberman’s Healing From Grieft
• “All There Is” – Anderson Cooper
• “Grief Out Loud” – Jana DeCristofaro
• “Grief Works” – Julia Samuel
• “Open to Hope” – Dr. Gloria Horsley and Dr. Heidi Horsley
• “Grief to Growth” – Brian D. Smith
• “Where’s the Grief” – Jordon Ferber
• “Mindfulness and Grief” – Heather Stang
• “Shapes of Grief” – Liz Gleeson
• “Good Grief” – Blake Kasemeier
• “Coming Back: Life After Grief” – Shelby Forsythia
• “Griefcast” – Cariad Lloyd

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Experiential

Join a community that understands

• Mirabai Starr’s Holy Lamet Community Journey
• Jenn Cormier’s Walk Through Greif with Grace Group Immersion Program
• David Kessler’s Tender Hearts Grief Support Community
• Parmenter Foundation
• Barri Grant’s Support Groups through The Memory Circle

Nurture your mind-body connection

• Paul Denniston’s Grief Yoga
• Resting with Grief: A Yoga Nidra for Loss (Insight Timer)
• Mindfulness & Grief: Guided Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Restore Your Spirit by Heather Stang

Pet loss support

• The Invisible Leash: An Invisible String Story About the Loss of a Pet by Patrice Karst
• The Loss of a Pet: A Guide to Coping with the Grieving Process When a Pet Dies by Wallace Sife
• Going Home: Finding Peace When Pets Die by Jon Katz
• Kelly Drescher Johnson’s Veterinary Chaplaincy
• Gloria Herdt’s Podcast Interview with Joanna Barrett on YouTube: Honoring a Pet’s Legacy after Pet Loss with Joanna

Journal and write it out

• Megan Devine’s Writing Your Grief courses
• From Grief to Peace: A Guided Journal for Navigating Loss with Compassion and Mindfulness by Heather Stang
• Navigating Grief: A Guided Journal (Prompts and Exercises for Reflection and Healing) by Mia Roldan

Create rituals

• The Wild Edge of Sorry: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller
• Hello, Goodbye: 75 Rituals for Times of Loss, Celebration, and Change by Day Schildkret

Grief Professions, Groups & Additional Resources

• Parameter Foundation programs – www.parmenterfoundation.org/our-programs
• Joanna Barrett, LMHC, LPC, NCC – www.joannabarrett.com  (Licensed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Virginia)
• Julie Foster, A New Path Life & Grief Coaching  – www.anewpathcoaching.com/grief-recovery-coaching 
• Jennifer Newberg, It’s Lifey HopeHub for Widows – www.itslifey.com 
• Hope Floats Healing & Wellness Center (Kingston, MA)  – www.hopefloatswellness.org 
• Kelly Drescher Johnson, Veterinary Chaplaincy Services for Pet Loss –  www.veterinarychaplaincy.com 
• Barri Leiner Grant’s The Memory Circle – www.thememorycircle.com 
• David Kessler’s Tender Hearts Support Community – www.davidkesslertraining.com/tenderhearts 
• Dr. Bill Webster’s The Centre for the Grief Journey – www.griefjourney.com 
• Paul Denniston’s Grief Yoga – www.griefyoga.com 
• Heather Stang’s Mindfulness and Grief –  www.heatherstang.com 
• Grief Share Groups – www.griefshare.org 

Search Directories To Locate Mental Health Professionals

• Therapy Den – www.therapyden.com 
• ZenCare – www.zencare.co 
• Psychology Today  – www.psychologytoday.com/us 
• Mental Health Match – www.mentalhealthmatch.com 

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I am not affiliated with any of these resources, and I do not receive any financial compensation. Books can be ordered directly from the author’s website, a local bookstore, or www.bookshop.org.

www.joannabarrett.com