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GRIEF RESOURCES

FOR THE MOTHER
FOR THE FATHER/PARTNER
          Build a Network of Support
          Journal 
          Embrace your Inner Artist
          Find Ways to Remember Baby
          Read about Grief & Healing
​          Become a Support for Others

FOR THE SIBLING
FOR THE GRANDPARENT
FOR THE CAREGIVER
        

HOW DO I SUPPORT 
​A GRIEVING FRIEND?


GALLERY: ​GRIEF IN IMAGES
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resources For the Grieving Father or Partner

READ ABOUT GRIEF AND HEALING
This will help you begin to form the words to define your own.   I found that most religious-heavy texts angered me as I processed my own grief, but I know that they brought comfort to many other mothers.  Texts with religious sentiments are marked with an (R) below so that you can distinguish between them and decide what is most comforting to you.  
  • BOOKS:
    Sometimes I Cry in the Shower by R. Glenn Kelly
    When Bad Things Happen to Good People
     by Harold S. Kushner  (R) (A Summary of this Text can be found here.) 
    Grieving the Child I Never Knew by Kathe Wunnenburg (R)
    Healing Grief​ by Amy Hillyard Jensen
    The Centering Corporation and Grief Digest Magazine have a large collection of books in English and Spanish on prenatal and infant loss.
    Grieving Dads: To the Brink and Back by Kelly Farley
    An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken
    Empty Cradle, Broken Heart  by Deborah L. Davis

    I Will Carry You: The Sacred Dance of Grief and Joy  by Angie Smith
    Always Within: Grieving the Loss of your Infant  by Melissa L. Eshleman
    A Guide For Fathers: When a Baby Dies by Tim Nelson
    Beyond Tears: Living after Losing a Child by Ellen Mitchell
    Healing a Parent’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Child Dies by Alan D. Wolfelt
    Empty Arms: Coping with Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death by Sherokee Ilse
    To Linger on Hot Coals (anthology) by Stephanie Paige Cole and Catherine Bayly
    Letters to Leia by Angela Williams
    Brona: A Memior by Mara Hill
    Out of the Ashes: Healing in the Afterloss by Benjamin Scott Allen
  • SITES:
    Stillbirthday (Archive of posts about and for dads)
  • PODCASTS:
    Stillbirth Matters (Podcast by Kelly Farley, Author of Grieving Fathers)
  • ARTICLES & POSTS:
    Compassionate Friends: Letter to the Newly Bereaved (*This is a good place to start your reading.)
    Compassionate Friends "We Need Not Walk Alone" Magazine 
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     "For Fathers" by First Candle
  • POETRY:
    After Loss: Turning to Poetry for Grief and Healing (NPR Morning Edition Segment)
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  • Home
  • Our Story
    • Charlotte's Journey
  • Blog
    • Poetry
  • Grief Resources
    • For the Mother
    • For the Father/Partner
    • For the sibling
    • For the Grandparent
    • For Caregivers & Medical Staff
    • How to support a grieving friend
    • Book Club
  • Memorial Planning
    • Components
    • Readings
    • Music
    • Program Templates
    • Other Ways to Remember your baby
    • Financial Assistance
  • Weekend of Kindness
    • Weekend of Kindness 2020 >
      • This Year's Projects
      • This Year's Gear
      • This Year's Impact
    • PROJECTS WE'RE PROUD OF
    • JOIN THE KINDNESS CREW
    • A FEW KIND IDEAS
  • Wrapped in Love Project
    • Project Wish List
    • Resources for Sewists
    • Project Gallery
    • Donate a Dress
    • Volunteer to Sew