Resources for grief

There is no single right way to grieve, and no timeline you are meant to follow. Some people find comfort in spiritual connection, others in therapy, community, education, or simply holding hands.

These resources are offered as suggestions, so you can explore what feels nourishing, stabilizing, and true for you, wherever you are in your journey.

If at any time your grief feels overwhelming, destabilizing, or unsafe, please reach out to a licensed mental health professional, trusted support person, or local crisis service.


Trusted Organizations & Foundations

  • Forever Family Foundation (FFF)
    A science-based, grief-informed organization dedicated to research, education, and support surrounding survival of consciousness. Offers peer support groups, educational content, vetted mediums, and grief retreats.

  • Helping Parents Heal
    A global nonprofit supporting parents whose children have passed. Offers online communities, retreats, and a wide range of grief-informed spiritual and non-spiritual resources.

  • The Compassionate Friends
    Support for families grieving the death of a child, sibling, or grandchild. Includes local chapters, online groups, and educational materials.


  • Home Center for Loss & Life Transition
    A leading resource in grief education and support, offering specialized training and tools for those navigating loss.  Provides practical programs, workshops, and compassionate guidance to support emotional healing.



Social Media 

  • Whitney Lyn Allen — Instagram @whitneylynallen
    Gentle, validating grief content rooted in lived experience and emotional truth.

  • Krystina Dinardo — Instagram @krystinadirnardo
    Widow groups and honest conversations about loss and healing.

  • David Kessler — Instagram / Website
    Renowned grief educator and co-author with Elisabeth Kübler-Ross. Focuses on meaning-making and compassionate grief support.

  • Refuge in Grief (Megan Devine) — Instagram / Website @refugeingrief
    Validates the reality of grief without spiritual bypassing. Especially supportive for early, raw loss.


Books

  • The Test — Stéphane Alix
    A deeply personal and investigative exploration of consciousness, loss, and survival beyond death.

  • All books by Laura Lynne Jackson
    Accessible, heart-centered perspectives on mediumship, continued bonds, and love beyond physical death

  • Embraced by the light — Betty J. Eadie
    A classic near-death experience narrative that has brought comfort to many grievers.

  • It’s OK that you're not OK — Megan Devine
    Essential reading for those who feel misunderstood or pressured to “move on.”

  • Bearing the unbearable — Joanne Cacciatore
    A compassionate, trauma-informed approach to grief, especially after sudden or profound loss.


Professional Support

  • Grief-informed therapists
    Look for therapists trained in grief, trauma, and loss (often listed as “bereavement counseling”). Modalities such as somatic therapy, EMDR, and trauma-informed CBT can be especially supportive.

  • Group therapy for grievers
    Many people find comfort in being witnessed by others who truly understand loss, without needing to explain it.

  • Hospice & bereavement services
    Often available to the community even if hospice care wasn’t used, and frequently offered at low or no cost.

 

  • Gentle and compassionate grief support (Marie-Claude Goudreau)
    A supportive platform dedicated to guiding individuals through grief with compassion and intention.  Offers courses, resources, and tools to help transform pain into personal growth and resilience.

 


Retreats & Community Healing Spaces

  • Grief retreats
    Immersive, supportive environments that combine education, ritual, rest, and community. Particularly helpful for those who feel isolated in their grief.

  • Experience Camps
    A nonprofit organization offering free, one-week camps for children who are grieving the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver. Focused on connection, fun, and emotional safety, these camps help children feel less alone in their grief.

  • Camp Widow
    Camp Widow® is a research-informed retreat and conference experience offering education, tools, and in-person community for widowed individuals rebuilding their lives after the death of a spouse or partner.

  • Spiritual retreats for loss
    For those open to spirituality, retreats that focus on continued bonds, meaning-making, and sacred remembrance can be deeply regulating when led ethically.


If at any point grief feels overwhelming, destabilizing, or unmanageable, reaching out for professional or crisis support is imperative.  You deserve care, safety, and support in all forms.

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The resources shared on this page are offered for informational and supportive purposes only. They are not intended to replace professional mental health care, medical treatment, legal advice, or crisis support.

Grief affects each person differently, and what feels supportive for one individual may not feel right for another. You are encouraged to trust your own discernment and move at a pace that feels safe and grounded for you.

If at any time your grief feels overwhelming, destabilizing, or unsafe, please reach out to a licensed mental health professional, trusted support person, or local crisis service.

Spiritual services and perspectives, including mediumship, are deeply personal experiences and should be approached as complementary forms of support.