GRIEF RESOURCES - FAVORITE LINKS
The internet is so huge, and it is easy to get lost! With this in mind, below is a beginning list of sites you may find helpful in your search for additional comfort, inspiration, and creative thinking.
A short description for each is provided. You will want to explore these sites on your own, however, to meet your personal needs.
More sites will be added as they are discovered, so remember to return. Thank you.
www.connect.legacy.com LegacyConnect offers fellowship, wisdom and support after a loss. Share your story and connect with other members who are dealing with the loss of a loved one, find comfort and inspiration through helpful articles from grief experts, and begin to heal.
www.bereavementmag.com
offers archives of articles, stories, and poems from past issues, providing
a wealth of material. You can send an eSympathy card or design an eMemorial.
Both are free. There is an online Support Group. Current Conferences and
Events are listed. Tasteful grief gifts are presented for purchase.
www.GriefandRenewal.com
is an up-to-date site opening with arresting crying eyes. There are helpful
grief resources, with an emphasis on health and well-being. You will find
descriptive book reviews. An unusual feature is a page of stories about
widows in other countries. Another page gives education about Hospice and
personal experiences of workers.
www.willowgreen.com
James E. Miller, the creator of this site, is a writer and photographer,
trainer and speaker, grief counselor and clergyman. He presents advice for
grieving, illness, transition, and caregiving. Beautifully designed electronic
cards, with an understanding message, can be sent free from this site. His
books, cassettes, and videos are suitable for personal use or for gifts.
www.HopingSkillsCompany.com
Linda Crawford, a bereaved parent, and Cindy Clark, a certified child life
specialist, offer helpful products to deal with serious illness, grief and
loss. Their excellent Grief-Related Kits for Toddlers, Ages 3-4, 5-6, 7-9,
10-12 and Teens are beneficial in the field of grief recovery. You will
also find a Grief-Related Adult Kit, plus carefully selected books. This
site is well worth visiting.
www.webhealing.com
Tom Golden LCSW of Washington, DC, is an internationally known psychotherapist,
author, and speaker on the topic of healing from loss. Although his main
focus is on gender differences in grief, there is much more on this site:
articles; a place to post tributes; discussion; guest messages; extensive
links page; suggestions; and excerpts from his two books.
www.griefhealing.com
What makes this site different is that Marty Tousley, a hospice bereavement
counselor, offers email grief courses, a newsletter, and help for grieving
animal lovers. Also included, on all areas of grief, are articles, quotes,
poems, and a discussion group.
www.InspirationLine.com
is a free weekly e-mail magazine filled with inspiring articles, poems,
uplifting quotes, historic wonders, interesting news, humor and positive
life coaching ... plus helpful tips on relationship skills, pet care, health,
computing, world travel and more. The website is varied also. You will even
find music to listen to and/or download.
www.grief.org.au
is a website from Australia that offered to link with LifeWords' site. Interesting
Pages: An Index to Grief and Loss Sites on the World Wide Web; Recommended
Books in their Bookshop, available at Amazon; and the Sympathy Pin.
www.seriousaccidents.com provides a variety of helpful links to resources on Coping with Loss from multiple sources.
www.Acknowledgements.net
presents unique sympathy gift boxes filled with comforting items. The large
variety allows for customizing to the personality and needs of the person
in grief. For example: the Garden Kit to grow a tree, and the Comfort Box
with music, tea, and a book. Let Acknowledgements enclose a card and ship
your gift.
www.griefcompanion.org
features writings from a variety of classic and contemporary writers grieving
people have found helpful and comforting. This includes five full-length
books which can be freely downloaded, and a "Sharing Board," where persons
share loss and grief with others.
www.SimonTeakettle.com
offers "Five Fast Steps to Better Writing," by Barbara Florio Graham. This
is a handy resource for anyone who feels that writing about their grief
will be therapeutic. Graham takes the reader through the writing process
in a gentle and entertaining manner.
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