Grief & Loss Resources
Here is a list of free and paid grief & loss resources. If you would like to recommend a resource/s, please fill out the form below. Please share this link with anyone that could possibly benefit from these resources. If you would like to work with me for death doula services, please book a consultation here. Thank you!
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Free resources are marked with a "*"
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Find online links to blogs, posts, articles, and magazines focused on loss or grief here.
Find online links to films and television series or episodes focused on grief or loss.
Find online links to recurring virtual or Southern California-based events, workshops, facilitators and spaces that do grief work.
Find online links to books for both adults and children about grief or loss here.
Find links to online and/or Southern California-based grief workers here.
Find online links to other grief & loss resources that don't necessarily fit in to other categories.
Find links to podcasts and podcast episodes talking about loss or grief here.
Find online links to journals, card decks, herbal products, & more tools that help move grief & loss here.
The form to suggest resources to include on this page can be found here. Any suggestions for categorizing or other feedback can be sent here too.
Blogs & Magazines
Here is a list of online links to blogs, blog posts, magazines and articles focusing on grief & loss.
Blogs
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Magazines
Blog Posts & Articles
Queering grief means showing up in all our messy glory - Zena Sharman *
In Grief: When Pet Loss Feels Worse Than Person Loss - Marty Tousley, RN, MS, FT *
37 Quotes From Queer Authors About Heartbreak, Loss and Moving the F*ck On - Riese and Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya *
Grief Belongs in Social Movements. Can We Embrace It? - Malkia Devich-Cyril *
Books
Here is a list of online links to books for adults and children about grief & loss.
Books & E-books
Veneration Rites of Curanderismo - Erika Buenaflor M.A. J.D. †
Morbid Magic - Tomás Prower †
Anatomy of a Disappearance - Hisham Matar †
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes - Caitlin Doughty †
Flowers to the Dead: Vol. 1 - Lori Herrera
Kai's Ancestral Shellmounds - Angel Heart
Black Disabled Ancestors - Leroy F. Moore Jr.
Was She Pretty? - Leanne Shapton †
Dying Well - Ira Byock †
Final Gifts - Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley †
Grieving While Black - Breeshia Wade †
The Smell of Rain on Dust - Martín Prechtel †
Ritual: Power, Healing and Community - Malidoma Patrice Some †
Love and Rage - Lama Rod Owens
Awake at the Bedside - Koshin Paley Ellison & Matt Weingast (Editors) †
Books for Children
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs - Caitlin Doughty †
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death - Laurie Krasny Brown & Marc Brown †
The Next Place - Warren Hanson †
Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children - Bryan Mellonie & Robert Ingpen †
Something Very Sad Happened: A Toddler’s Guide to Understanding Death - Bonnie Zucker & Kim Fleming †
Bird is Dead - Tina Fisscher & Herma Starreveld †
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf: A Story of Life for All Ages - Leo Buscaglia †
Grief and I - Sara Yates & Allyson Lassiter †
The Invisible String - Patrice Karst & Joanne Lew-Vriethoff †
Missing Nana: Lessons from the Nature Spirits - Minnie Kansman †
I Love You Always & Forever: Siempre Te Voy Amar - Marisela Marquez & Nadia Ronquillo (Bilingual) †
The ABCs of Grief: a children's grief book for all types of loss and grief - Jessica Correnti, MS., CCLS. & Rachel Nieman †
What Happens Next - Yoshitake Shinsuke †
Ida, Always - Caron Levis & Charles Santoso †
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney - Judith Viorst & Erik Blegvad †
The Dead Bird - Margaret Wise Brown & Christian Robinson †
Cry, Heart, But Never Break - Glenn Ringtved, Charlotte Pardi & Robert Moulthrop †
Dear One: A Message of Love about Grief, Loss, and the Art of Healing - Michelle Kaisersatt †
A Taste of Blackberries - Doris Buchanan Smith & Michael Wimmer †
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing After Loss - Pat Schwiebert, Chuck Deklyen & Taylor Bills †
Life Is Like the Wind (A Big Hug) - Shona Innes & Irisz Agocs †
Missing Mommy - Rebecca Cobb †
Rabbityness - Jo Empson †
The Goodbye Book/El libro del adiós - Todd Parr (Bilingual) †
The Kissing Hand - Audrey Penn & Ruth Harper †
Goodbye, Jeepers: What to Expect When a Pet Dies - Nancy Loewen & Christopher Lyles †
Goodbye Mousie - Robie H. Harris & Jan Ormerod †
Harry & Hopper - Margaret Wild & Freya Blackwood †
My Old Pal, Oscar - Amy Hest & Amy June Bates †
Sammy in the Sky - Barbara Walsh & Jamie Wyeth †
Saying Goodbye to Lulu - Corinne Demas & Ard Hoyt †
The Day Tiger Rose Said Goodbye - Jane Yolen & Jim LaMarche †
When a Pet Dies - Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) †
I Miss You: Grief and Mental Health Books for Kids - Pat Thomas & Lesley Harker †
Annabelle & Aiden: What Happens When We Die? - J.R. Becker †
Map of Memory Lane - Francesca Lynn Arnoldy & YoungJu Kim †
Podcasts
Here is a list of online links to podcasts and podcast episodes talking about grief & loss.
Podcasts
Podcast Episodes
Episodes with Jen
Film & TV
Here is a list of online links to movies, film shorts, television series and television episodes focused on grief & loss.
Films
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Film Shorts
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TV Shows
Undone - Amazon Prime †
TV Episodes
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Therapists & Healers
Here is a list of online links to virtual or Southern California-based grief workers.
Therapy & Mental Health
Healers
Products & Tools
Here is a list of online links to journals, card decks, phone apps, herbal products & more to move grief & loss.
Journals & Workbooks
Card Decks & Apps
Herbal Products
Coming soon
Other Products
Events & Groups
Here is a list of online links to recurring virtual or Southern California-based events & workshops, groups, grief circles, spaces and facilitators that engage in grief work.
SoCal Events & Workshops
Coming soon
SoCal Spaces & Facilitators
Coming soon
SoCal Groups & Grief Circles
Virtual Events & Groups
Other Resources
Here is a list of online links to more grief & loss resources.
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Please fill out the form with as much detail as you can find about your grief/loss resource recommendation. Please know that every recommendation may not be published on this list but I will do my best to make sure it aligns with my practice. Thank you!