Grief Support
Grief Resources
Individual counseling, local grief support groups, and online websites may help in working through your grief.
GriefShare is a nationwide network of groups of people who meet weekly to share and support each other during the grief recovery process. Visit www.griefshare.org to find a support group near you.
Online resources include discussion forums, educational tools, and a community for people who are dealing with grief. You may find one or more of the following websites to be helpful:
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Family and kid’s nights by age group and topic. They are running the in person family nights online. They have a schedule on the website. A great, kind and supportive group to be part of.
Peer to Peer Support: Grief Groups for Kids and Family Groups and Adult Groups.
In Person Grief Groups
Hope's House Adult Grief Group
They hold free in person grief support groups once a month in Seymour, WI. The groups are confidential, a laid back atmosphere, and you get a take home adult book with a reflection guide.
Locations: Green Bay, Appleton, Little Chute, Menasha, Neenah, De Pere, Greenleaf, Seymour
Faith Based support groups for adults 18+ that follows the format of a video and reading materials.
Location: Multiple Locations + Virtual Support Groups
For kids ages 6-18 and their family members.
Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online St. Mary’s Parish in Algoma, WI
1st Thursday of each month 6:30-8:30PM
Contact: Donna Moran
Young Adults and College students ages 18-30. They offer support, grief coaching and have virtual support groups. They have an app to help with connecting each other. The in person groups are held at different campuses throughout the United States.
Just for teens and young adults who are trying to navigate grief. It is mainly blog posts and articles written by teens on the topic of teens going through a death. There is a list of resources and a way you can contribute an article if you would like.
This website is for teens who have lost a parent. It has articles written by teens and professionals just for teens. There is a tribute page where you can read stories and see pictures of the person who died. You can also submit to the tribute wall.
Facebook Groups
A private Facebook grief group for people who have gone through a death. It has over 9,000 members. It is about grief in general, and not a specific type.
Grieving The Loss of Your Mother Support Group
A private Facebook grief group specific to the loss of a mother, and has over 16,000 members
It's a private Facebook group for women ages 18-100 who have lost a boyfriend, significant other, or spouse to suicide.
Mental Health Group for men to discuss life, parenting and more. 2.4K members.
Grief Support Books
Available at your local library... if you suffer from any form of anxiety and have suffered the loss of someone, check out this book.
A long time grief specialist. This book is great if you are looking to dive deep into understanding how people process emotions and grief, looking to find meaning from their loss.
Written by dads for dads. The overall topic of the book is dads talking about the death of a child over a two year period. Highly recommend this book, it is real, thought out and very insightful.
More than twenty years later, it is still the go-to book that women of all ages look to for comfort, help, and understanding when their mother dies.
Kate Spencer lost her mom to cancer when she was 27. This isn't a weepy, sentimental story, but a up-front look at what it means to go through gruesome grief.
This is an awesome book about going through life after a death and figuring out what plan b is, if plan a is not an option. The main topic is spouse loss, but is a great read about grief in general.
This book is mainly about the loss of her husband, but also lost her father and a miscarriage all in a short period of time. Small book that is an easy read and definitely worth checking out.
It is an easy read written by a lady who lost her parents. It brings up some interesting topics about what she went through at the end of their lives, and feeling her own mortality. Definitely worth checking out.
This book was written by a girl in her 20’s who went through the death of both her parents. It is a book that covers many different types of deaths, but follows the author in the loss of her parents and how she dealt with the losses.
This book is a book about a teenager who lost her dad, written for other teenagers. A thin book, but yet engaging to read.
Smaller book, that is an easy read and is reflective and to the point. It is relevant to adults too. A must read for teens or even adults who are looking for a simple and quick book.
If you ask anyone who has been to Camp HOPE for kids, they will most likely say that it was amazing. This is a magical place that turns strangers into family in one weekend. Connections happen, healing happens, and yes, sometimes magic.
This camp is located in Wisconsin and is free to all campers.
This camp for kids is located at the UW-Green Bay campus. Right now they are not holding in person camps, but DO have a virtual camp experience you can view on your website.
Free Adult Grief Booklet + Reflection Guide Downloads
In this booklet you will find a section on feeling better, what is normal, hope, non-journaling, book recommendations, hurting, and 10 day reflection guide.
In this booklet you will find: Resources, book recommendations, mantras, quiet time, reflection and 10 day reflection guide.
In this booklet you will find a section on guilt and forgiveness, forgiveness worksheets, finding meaning, grief during the holidays and a 10 day reflection guide.
This book covers a few different topics. Looking at being the best version of you, topic of forgetting the person who died, emotions, talking to kids about death, and the 10 day reflection guide.
Videos
“We don’t ‘move on’ from grief. We move forward with it” by Nora McInery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khkJkR-ipfw
“Grief Out Loud: Teen Talk About Loss”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgrRoJyljeQ
“Losing A Parent: Understood”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L21gV8DUOKY
Podcasts
Comedian Cariad Lloyd’s father died of cancer when she was 15. She went on to become a successful comedian and was bowled over by the unexpected success of Griefcast, which won Podcast of the Year in 2018. Listen in on a series of conversations with Cariad’s fellow comedians and performers as they discuss their experiences of love, loss and bereavement.
Grief Out Loud seeks to ice-break this conversation stopper of a subject. Grief is tough enough without having to deal with it alone. Listen in for personal stories and advice for grieving children and teens from bereavement experts. The producers – Oregon’s Dougy Center for Grieving Children and Families – know their stuff and leave the clichés at the door.
Mary is a grief specialist who doesn’t believe that the stages of grief are one-size-fits-all. Grief isn’t a set journey, it is an emotional maelstrom that’s different for everyone who’s ever been held in its grip. If you feel you’ve failed because your stages of grief aren’t textbook, Mary will show you that you’re OK. You’re just doing it your own way.
