One thing that’s been helping me through my grieving process is researching grief. I’m not sure why, but it’s comforting for me to understand why I’m doing what I’m doing, and more importantly to know other people go through it. I’ve found a lot of articles, some of which I’m too lazy to read and/or I think other people need to read. So I decided to put together a list; there’s also a severe lack of easily accessible grief resources so I want to have a good landing piece for people. It’s divided into categories for easy locating 🙂 Enjoy, or at least, I hope it helps someone. Some of these may seem like they belonged better somewhere else, but I had trouble deciding where to put articles.
General Grief
- 6 Unexpected Stages Of Grief We ALL Experience When Someone Dies
- 64 Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Grief
- 64 MORE Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me About Grief
- 5 Stages of Grief and How to Survive Them
- What I’ve Learned From Death
- How Men and Women Grieve Differently
- 21 Grief Truths: What I wish I had known when I started my grief journey
- Grief: You Don’t Just Get Over It
- 11 Thoughts Every Single Person Has During the Stages of Grief
- What a Year of Grief Has Taught Me
Grief and Emotions
- The Loneliness of Grief
- Understanding Avoidance in Grief
- When Grief Left Me Numb
- Learning to Manage Anger in Grief
- Grief: Understang Your Emotions (PDF)
- Loss and Grief – Grief Comes With Many Emotions
Helping Someone Who’s Grieving
- How Well-Meaning People Unintentionally Hurt Those Who Grieve
- How to Help a Grieving Spouse
- 9 Things You Can Do Instead of Ask What You Can Do
- 10 Meaningful Sympathy Gift Ideas for Widows and Families
- 10 Ways to Bring Joy to Someone Who is Grieving
- 5 Things To Do to Help a Grieving Friend
- How to Help a Grieving Family
Dealing With Grief
- 64 Self-Care Ideas for Grievers
- How to Cope in Grief, Loss & Pain
- How to be a Control Freak and Handle Grief
- How You Can Deal with Loss: 5 Starts To Handle Your Grief
- Making Memories After Loss
- What it Means to ‘Change Your Relationship With Grief’
- 10 Things You Can Do to Create a New Life After Any Loss
- Celebrating a Heaveniversary: 10 ways to honor a loved one’s death
- Grief Memory Box Making
- Grief Memory Book Making
- How To Get A Good Night’s Sleep While Grieving
- Self Care and Grief
Grief Journaling
(There is ton of resources on grief journaling, so I decided to list it separately from “dealing” with grief)
- Grief Journaling Tips & Writing Prompts
- Grief Journal: How to Get Started (includes printable, need to sign up for emails)
- Ideas for Grief Journaling When You Don’t Like to Write
- A Year of Journaling Through Grief: 52 Prompts for Bereaved Parents (can work for people who aren’t parents/dealing with the loss of a child)
- DIY Grief Journal: Learn From My Mistakes
Grieving for Kids and Teens
- Books About Death For Kids
- How Arts and Crafts Help Children Express Grief (This works for adults as well!)
- Making Inside Out Memory Orbs with Plastic Easter Eggs (This isn’t specifically grief related, but I don’t see why it can’t be used for it)
- Childhood Grief: The Influence of Age on Understanding
- Grieving Teens and Their Unique Needs
- The Shield of Strength
- Exploring the Mixed-Up Emotions of Grief: Art Activities for Kids
- Art & Grief- The Broken Bowl Project
- Death and Grief: For Teens
Christian Grief Resources
- Simple Prayers for the Grieving Heart
- What Grief Reveals About Faith
- 75 Bible Verses to Help Manage Grief
- This is for the One Hurting with Silent Grief
- Prayer and Scriptures for When You Need Permission to Grieve
- 3 Comforting Biblical Truths When Dealing With Grief
Loss/Role Specific
- Death of a Sibling: Grief, Guilt, Gratitude
- The Death of a Spouse
- Parenting While Grieving… tips from a mom who keeps failing, and showing up anyway
- Next Steps After A Parent’s Death
- 10 Things That Changed Me After The Death Of A Parent
- Grieving Before A Death: Understanding Anticipatory Grief
Holiday Grief
- Tips on Holiday Grief
- Remembering Ornament: A Holiday Grief Activity for Kids & Teens
- 5 Tips For Grieving During The Holidays
- Not So Merry | Tips for Coping with Holiday Grief
- When the Holidays Make Your Grief Bigger
- Helping Kids Cope with Grief and Loss Through the Holiday
- Thriving Through Grief During Holidays
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