Grief, Death and Dying Resources
I offer these resources to you as I have found them useful in my journey. If you have other resources you’d like added to this list, please get in contact with me.
Books:
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief, Francis Weller
The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise, Martin Prechtel
Bearing the Unbearable, Joanne Cacciatore (founder of Selah Carefarm in Sedona, AZ)
A House on Stilts: Mothering in the Age of Opioid Addiction, Paula Becker
Wolf’s Message, Suzanne Geisemann
Messages of Hope, Suzanne Geisemann
Caravan of No Despair: A Memoir of Loss & Transformation, Mirabai Starr
A Life Short and Loud: and the Long Journey Back, Kevin Luby
Shattered Together, Catherine Elle
Healing After Loss, Martha Hickman
Movies:
Re:Member - A film by Victoria Markham & Katie Teague
41 — A film about David Evan’s boy, Nicholas, who died in the 2003 Station Nightclub fire.
Seat 20D – A film by mother and artist who lost her 21-year-old son in a terrorist attack. To capture and heal her grief she creates sculptures.
Gifts For Grievers:
Websites:
Grief Forest (Laraine Herring)
Grief Pilgrim (Siobhan is an amazing grief guide)
Retreats & Centers:
Selah Carefarm, Sedona, Arizona
Golden Willow Retreat: Sanctuary for Healing, Arroyo Hondo, NM.
Podcasts:
All There Is with Anderson Cooper
We Don’t Die with Sandra Champlain
Losing a Child: Always Andy’s Mom (Marcy Larson)