Books
| It’s Okay That You’re Not Okay: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture that Doesn’t Understand Book/Audiobook This book is a new approach to both the experiences of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy - for grieving people, those who love them, and all those seeking to love themselves―and each other―better. |
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| Finding Meaning: The 6th Stage of Grief Book/Audiobook In both a professional and intensely personal account, grief expert discusses how to cope with grief (highlighting the "5 stages" in a fluid way) and adds an important one: how we can create meaning after a loss to honour others and to help ourselves. |
Helplines
| Good2Talk Helpline A free and confidential phone or textline specifically for post-secondary students who want professional counselling and information/referrals for mental health, addictions, and well-being; available 24/7/365.` |
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| MMIGW Support Line Helpline A support line for MMIGW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls) through Health Canada that offers crisis support to families and victims of human trafficking or who have experienced the loss of a loved one. |
Podcasts
| Terrible, Thanks for Asking Podcast Hosted by a young widow, this is an entire podcast that is funny, sad, uncomfortable, and yet offers comfort to help cope with grief and connect us on what it means to be human; Scroll through the episodes to find the ones that interest you! You can also see her TED Talk listed here. |
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| How to Heal After a Breakup Podcast This specific, 16 minute episode of "The Awake with Jake" podcast may offer a helpful perspective and strategies to help after a breakup. Feel free to scroll through other episodes to find the ones that interest you! |
Videos and Movies
| Coping with Grief & Loss Video This short animated video offers some permission and simple strategies to help you cope with grieving the loss/death of a loved one. |
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| Coping with Grief Meditation Video This 20-minute guided meditation helps ground you and connect to your emotions after a loss of a loved one. |
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| 10 Ways to Deal with a Broken Heart Video This 7-minute animated video offers some validation and supportive tools to help you heal the grief you may feel after a breakup. |
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| Collateral Beauty Movie Starring Will Smith, this movie explores love, time, and death (as represented by other characters) while the main character works through his own experience of grief. |
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| We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it. Video In this funny and sad TED Talk, a young widow challenges the "move on" message that society implies and describes how she moved forward with her grief. |