Resources
When Something Terrible Happens by Marge Heegaard
BOOK: The 'Drawing Out Feelings' series of books has been designed to provide parents, educators and counsellors with an organised approach to helping children cope with grief, family loss and change.
When Someone Very Special Dies by Marge Heegaard
BOOK: A practical format for allowing children to understand the concept of death and develop coping skills for life, this book is designed for young readers to illustrate.
The Goodbye Boat by Mary Joslin
BOOK: A very simple illustrative story of the sorrow of seeing the goodbye boat take a friend away
When Someone Dies by Tracey Cusick & Simon Hepworth
BOOK: This book asks the questions that children ask, and answers them in a succinct format. Simple illustrations and straightforward text are designed to help children through difficult times.
What on Earth Do You Do When Someone Dies? by Trevor Romain
BOOK: This book is a simple, insightful, and straight from the heart book for any child who has lost a loved one or other special person.
Diana Crossley, Muddles, Puddles and Sunshine
BOOK: A book offering practical and sensitive support for bereaved children.
Michael Rosen's Sad Book by Michael Rosen
BOOK: A beautifully illustrated read for adults and children about love and loss which explains why it's ok to be sad sometimes.
Ginny Perkins & Leon Morris, Remembering Mum
BOOK: The book reminds the reader of the need to express grief in a society which all too often sees death as a taboo subject
Waterbugs and Dragonflies by Doris Stickney
BOOK: This little book will help you find the right words...a caring thought...a comforting reflection to communicate compassion in extraordinary ways for bereaved children.
Britta Teckentrupp, The Memory Tree
BOOK: A beautiful and heartfelt picture book to help children celebrate the memories left behind when a loved one dies.
Granpa by John Burningham
BOOK: An illustrated book to help and support children with grief.
Death, Grief and Hope for Young People
BOOKLET: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.
Badger’s Parting Gifts by Susan Varley
BOOK: A helpful reading guide from Child Bereavement UK that provides tips for reading Badger’s Parting Gifts with children and helping them better understand grief.
In the Springtime of the Year by Susan Hill
BOOK: Susan Hill's book is a true account of a lyrical exploration of love and loss and grief and mourning.
The Cremation Society of Great Britain
WEBSITE: Organisation committed to best practice and promotion of cremation
Suicide Bereavement UK Training
TRAINING & WEBSITE: Consultancy and post-vention assisting those bereaved by suicide (PABBS) to help professionals build their confidence and skills.
The Bereavement Register
WEBSITE AND ONLINE SERVICE: Helping to stop unwanted direct mail to the deceased
A death in the lives of
FILM: 20 minute film shows a group of young people aged 13-16, from a range of backgrounds talking about the kind of support they needed to help them cope with bereavement.
The Boys Are Back in Town by Simon Carr
BOOK: A father bringing up boys after the death of his wife
Anna Blundy, Every Time We Say Goodbye
BOOK: Anna Blundy's book is an honest account of her personal experience of losing her father.
Blake Morrison, And When Did You Last See Your Father?
BOOK: Blake Morrison's book is a portrait of family life, father-son relationships and bereavement.
Living on the Seabed by Lindsay Nicholson
BOOK: Lindsay Nicholson looks at the grieving process and offers a roadmap to help all of us navigate a path none of us chooses but all of us must walk.
When Children Grieve by John W. James and Russell Friedman
In When Children Grieve, the authors offer a cutting-edge volume to free children from the false idea of “not feeling bad” and to empower them with positive, effective methods of dealing with loss.
The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Russell Friedman
Incomplete recovery from grief can have a lifelong negative effect on the capacity for happiness. Drawing from their own histories as well as from others’, the authors illustrate how it is possible to recovery from grief and regain energy and spontaneity.
Book: Love Untethered: How to Live When Your Child Dies
Vanessa May gives a moving account of what she went through after the unexpected death of her son, demonstrating that it's possible to survive such a shattering and traumatic loss, even when that might feel impossible.
Dancing When the Lights Go Out
BOOK: an emotional and profound exploration of grief, loss, and the societal taboo surrounding these experiences.
Welldoing.org
Therapist-matching and coach-matching service for in-person and online therapy
Baby Mail Preference Service
Free service which allows you to register not to receive baby related mailings.
Getting Your Affairs in Order Before You Die
'Your Last Gift' is a practical step-by-step guide to getting your paperwork together, to help your loved ones deal easily with the 'sadmin' after your death. It has received excellent reviews. READ MORE HERE
Your Last Gift: Getting Your Affairs in Order
BOOK: A practical guide to making life easy for your family and friends after your death. It will help you rest easy too knowing you have done everything to help them. A great book to read during 'Dying Matters' Week
The Snowdrop Tree by Ema Lou Rowe
BOOK: How to help a child through bereavement; a story with outdoor activities for adults and children to share
Change, Loss and Bereavement in Highland
Striving for better outcomes for children and young people who have experienced change, loss and bereavement
A Heart That Works by Rob Delaney
BOOK An intimate, unflinching and fiercely funny exploration of loss by a man who lost his toddler son to a brain tumour.
Coping with a Tragedy
When a death is senseless, involves multiple losses or children, or when it could have been avoided, there is a deeper sense of trauma and grief.
Tell Us Once
A Government service which informs central and local government services of the death all at one time.
Bereaved by Addiction or Substance Abuse
Finding support and how to give support to anyone bereaved by addiction and substance abuse
Sands Bereavement Support App
APP: Bereavement Support app for anyone who has experienced the death of a baby.
Project Eileen
Multimedia project helping young people tackle the topics of death and grief.
Grief Works
APP: Bereavement app that is used with or in place of therapy, at a fraction of the cost of a single therapy session.
Keeping Your Feet on the Ground When a Loved One Dies
Deep breathing can guide you through the storm of emotions following the loss of a loved one. Our Ambassador Sabine offers advice and recommends a book to read.
Bereavement, Loss and Grief
WEBSITE: help and support for professionals including school staff
The Foundation for Infant Loss Training
Training for professionals in all areas of pregnancy and infant loss.
Cat Guardians by the Cats Protection
Cats Protection can care for your cat when you pass away.
First Hand
WEBSITE: Support for anyone who has witnessed the suicide of an unknown victim.
An Expert’s Guide on How to Talk to Children About Death
WEBPAGE: The guide details the best way to approach the subject of death with children.
Cooking for One by Simon Beckett Allen
BOOK:This new book is designed to help newly bereaved people learn to love cooking for themselves at a time when they may have lost interest in food or never learned to cook.
Talking About Death with Your Little One (CBeebies and Child Bereavement UK Video)
VIDEO: Cbeebies video about talking to children about death.
Supporting Children When Someone They Love Has Died Through Suicide
LEAFLET: Produced by the Balloons Charity this leaflet gives tips and advice on how to support children bereaved by suicide.
Activities for Families to Do Together After the Death of a Loved One
LEAFLET: Ideas and activities for families after a bereavement. Produced by Balloons Charity.
Suzie Goes to a Funeral
BOOK: A simple story to help and show what children might experience at a funeral.
Someone Close to You Has Been Bereaved (Downloadable Leaflets)
LEAFLET: Leaflet aimed at helping concerned relatives or friends understand what a bereaved person might need and want. Produced by Dying Matters.
Supporting Young Children and Families Through Bereavement (Free eBook)
BOOKLET: A guide for early years professionals.
Estate Planning in a Digital Age Before You Die
Register a life or a death - Life Ledger provides an easy-to-use service that helps families simplify the death notification process before death and a free service for anyone registering a death.
Understanding Bereaved Parents and Siblings by Dr Cathy McQuaid
BOOK: Dr Cathy McQuaid's 'A Handbook for Professionals, Family, and Friends' offers us a useful guide about how to support bereaved parents and siblings
Stay Alive App
APP: Suicide Prevention Application. For those at risk of suicide and people worried about someone
Step by Step by Samaritans
Providing practical support to help schools prepare for and recover from a suspected or attempted suicide.
The Smart Grief Guide
WEBSITE: Developed to help young people find a way through their feelings .
Talking to Children (ARC)
BOOKLET: How to talk to children about a fetal anomaly termination
Help is at Hand
BOOKLET: A resource for people bereaved through suicide or other unexplained death, and for those supporting them
Lost for Words (Free eBook) by Benjamin Brooks Dutton
BOOKLET: Advice for children about how to cope with grief by Childhood Bereavement Network.
Are You Sad Little Bear? A Book About Learning to Say Goodbye
BOOK: Children's books about bereavement.
Walking Through Winter, Katherine Gantlett
BOOK: A personal exploration of grief and hope.
What Happened to Daddy's Body? by Elke and Alex Barber
BOOK: Explaining what happens after death in words very young children can understand
Stewart's Tree by Cathy Campbell
BOOK: A Book for Brothers and Sisters When a Baby Dies Shortly after Birth
You Just Don't Understand
BOOKLET: Supporting Bereaved Teenagers produced by Winston's Wish.
Understanding Bereavement The Welsh Version
BOOKLET: A Welsh language short leaflet introducing Cruse Bereavement Care and providing information about bereavement
Guidelines for Delivering Bereavement Support Groups
BOOKLET: Complied by the National Bereavement Alliance and Support After Suicide Partnership
Coping with Special Occasions
BOOKLET: This leaflet provides information on how to cope with special occasions following the loss of a child
Bereaved Through Suicide a Guide for Northern Ireland Residents
BOOKLET: A useful guide following the loss of a loved one through Suicide.
After suicide following the suicide of a child
BOOKLET: Provides practical and emotional support following the suicide of a child
After a suicide Scotland
BOOKLET: guide to practical and emotional support following a bereavement by suicide
Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?, Elke Barber
BOOK: Explaining (sudden) death in words very young children can understand
Someone Came Before You by Pat Schwiebert
BOOK: Helps parents tell a child of a family that has suffered a miscarriage or stillbirth.
Please be Patient: I’m Grieving by Gary Roe
BOOK: How to Care For and Support the Grieving Heart
The Baby Loss Guide by Zoe ClarkCoates
BOOK: Practical and compassionate support with a day-by-day resource to navigate the path of grief
Shattered: Surviving the Loss of a Child by Gary Roe
BOOK: Bestselling author, hospice chaplain, and grief specialist Gary Roe uses his three decades of experience interacting with grieving parents to give us this heartfelt, easy-to-read, and intensely practical book.
Grieving Parents: Surviving Loss as a Couple by Nathalie Himmelrich
BOOK: 26 honest essays by grieving parents
The Unspeakable Loss: How Do You Live When a Child Dies? by Nisha Zenoff
BOOK: A guide to hope and healing after the death of a child.
Once More We Saw Stars: A Memoir by Jayson Greene
BOOK: A gripping and beautiful book about the power of love in the face of unimaginable loss
Bereaved Parents and their Continuing Bonds: Love After Death by Catherine Seigal
BOOK: A counsellor shares her experience of working with bereaved parents
Finding the words
BOOKLET: How to support someone who has been bereaved and affected by suicide
The Sudden Loss Survival Guide by Chelsea Hanson
BOOK: Seven Essential Practices for Healing Grief
Books Beyond Words Mini Bereavement Set
A collection of four books which cover bereavement and death suitable for people who find pictures easier than words, including learning disabilities and those whose first language is not English.
When someone very special dies by Heegaard, M.
BOOK: Children Can Learn to Cope with Grief (Drawing Out Feelings Series)
The Bereavement Journey®: Offer the Programme
A proven way to help bereaved people in your community, with all the resources, information and support you need provided to make delivery easy.
Stillbirth Stories
WEBSITE: Stillbirth Stories is a unique collection of filmed interviews with parents and clinicians talking about their experiences of stillbirth.
No Place to Lie: Secrets Unlocked, a Promise Kept
BOOK: No Place to Lie tells the story of corrosive family secrets with an ultimately uplifting conclusion
Our Missing Piece
WEBSITE Provides support to bereaved parents all over the world by creating a unifying symbol, signposting service and educating the public about child loss.
Coroners and Inquests: What to Expect
If your loved one died unexpectedly, by suicide, in an accident or in unexplained causes, the death will be referred to a Coroner. Find out everything you need to know about this process here.
Good Grief Embracing Life at a Time of Death, Catherine Mayer and Anne Mayer Bird
BOOK: Mother and daughter Catherine and Anne, face widowhood on the eve of the pandemic. Sandi Toksvig says this is "The most life-affirming book ever written about death."
COSCA Counselling and Psychotherapy Professional Body in Scotland.
WEBSITE & TRAINING: Scotland’s professional body for counselling and psychotherapy
Why Not Me?: A Story of Love and Loss by Barbara Want
BOOK: Ruthlessly honest memoir of a widow's pain in coming to terms with the death of her husband.
Tax Help for Older PeopleWhat sort of problems will Tax Help deal with?
Free, independent and expert help and advice for older people on lower incomes who cannot afford to pay for professional tax advice. With over 420 volunteers and a national call centre, we can help you, wherever you are in the UK.
My Dad and Me by Daxa Manhar Patel
BOOK & BLOG: A journey of love...loss...and life. Daxa bravely shares the story of her love and grief for her inspirational father.
Loss and Hope
WEBSITE: Resources to equip churches of all denominations across the UK to help those grieving.
What to do when someone dies: National Bereavement Service
BOOKLET: A very helpful little guide to everything you need to do following a bereavement and a handy checklist on the back.
Fevered Sleep
ARTS/THEATRE: Fevered Sleep are an arts project on a mission to make the world a more caring, curious, compassionate place - one unlikely art project at a time…
Bereavement Services Association
National network for all those who work in providing bereavement support services
Life. Death. Whatever.
WEBSITE: A new approach to death and dying, showing how exploring our mortality can change our lives
Open to Hope
WEBSITE: an online website where people can share inspirational stories of loss and love. We encourage our visitors to read, listen and share their stories of hope and compassion.
Languages of Loss by Sasha Bates
BOOK: Languages of Loss: A psychotherapist's journey through grief
See You Soon by Philippa Skinner
BOOK: An honest and reflective account of a mother's story as she faces up to and lives through her son's death from a heroin overdose in 2007. Skinner is writing for those who are bereaved, those seeking to support people who are, and also, more specifically, for people affected by addiction
The Swan Song Project
LEGACY & REFLECTION: The Swan Song Project gives people facing end of life and those surrounding them the opportunity to write and record their own original song.
Barber Talk
WEBSITE & TRAINING: Free online training for barbers to help them start conversations with men who may be contemplating suicide
Activities for bereaved young people
BOOK: helping to develop resilience and coping skills.
Funerals: Organisations that can help
WEBSITES: Organisations - faith-based and secular -that can help and advise about loved ones' funerals and help you find a celebrant
Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson
BOOK: This moving but amusing story illustrates how hard it is to carry on with everyday life after a tragic accident.
A Birthday Present for Daniel by Juliet Rothman
BOOK: Ellen has lost her brother, and she shares with readers just how his death has changed the way her family interacts and the way she thinks about herself and others.
Dear Grandma Bunny by Dick Bruna
BOOK: this book tells the story of whathappened and how Miffy felt and coped when Grandma died
When Uncle Bob Died by Althea
BOOK: A young boy talks about death and about Uncle Bob who died from an illness.
I Miss You: A First Look at Death By Pat Thomas
BOOK: This reassuring picture book explores the difficult issue of death for young children.
Goodbye Mousie by Robie H. Harris
BOOK: This beautifully illustrated picture book tells the story of a little boy who’s told that his pet mouse has died.
The Virtue of Remaining Steadfast When Losing a Child by AlSuyuti J.
BOOK: The Virtue of Remaining Steadfast When Losing a Child is a compendium of consolations found in the earliest texts of Islam, the great majority of them attributed to the Messenger of Allah himself.
A Gift for the Bereaved Parent by Zamir Hussain
BOOK: The loss of a child is probably the most painful experience a parent can go through. It is at such times of deep sorrow and grief that people often turn to their faith. This book has been written to address this need from the Islamic perspective using quotes from the Quran and Ahadith.
Government Departments you need to notify about a death
Useful links to Government departments to notify them about a death
What Does Dead Mean? by Caroline Jay and Jenni Thomas
BOOK: A Book for Young Children to Help Explain Death and Dying
Saying Goodbye: Malin Andersson podcast
PODCAST Listen to former Love Island star Malin Andersson talking about the loss of her mother and her baby daughter and why it is so hard to talk about death.August 2020
The Web Of Grief by Rhiannon Jones
BOOK: How you can free yourself from the sticky web and spread your wings
I’ll Write Your Name on Every Beach
BOOK: A Mother’s Quest for Comfort, Courage and Clarity After Suicide Loss
The Grief Garden Path by Julie New
BOOK: The Grief Garden Path is easy to read, with plenty of practical advice, which you can dip into whenever you have time.
When Dinosaurs Die by Laurie Krasny Brown and Marc Brown
BOOK: by Laurene Krasny Brown – A guide to understanding death (Dino Life Guides for Families).
The Nova Foundation
Online App providing comfort, trauma and bereavement support for those bereaved through babyloss.
Funeral funding, costs and legalities – a professional’s guide online training
Training by Down To Earth and the National Bereavement Service
Saying Goodbye Workbook (Free eBook) for Children by Dr Elaine Klewchuk and Dr Susie Willis
BOOKLET: Downloadable leaflet for children affected by a Covid 19 death.
Death, Grief and Hope Version for men and women in prison
BOOKLET: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.
Death, grief and hope for adults.
BOOKLET: Downloadable Christian resource which looks to tell the truth about what happens when someone dies and how to understand our feelings.
Katy Braine : Goodness Gracious Grief
WEBSITE: Looking at how we can help each other grieve.
Where are you Lydie? by Emma Poore
BOOK: A true and uplifting story for young children about love, loss and hope.
Suicide Bereavement UK Research
Research papers for professionals on Postvention Assisting those Bereaved by Suicide
Rosedale Bereavement Training
Professional bereavement training courses provided by the training arm of Rosedale Funeral Directors
The Invisible String by Patricia Karst
BOOK: A wonderful storybook for children experiencing any kind of separation for any reason (including death) anxiety.
If There’s Anything I Can Do: How to Help Someone Who Has Been Bereaved by Caroline Voaden
BOOK: Caroline Voaden explains how it feels to be bereaved and what helped her in the weeks, months and years following her bereavement.
How It Feels When a Parent Dies by Jill Krementz
BOOK: The short writings hold a range of reactions to the death of a parent. The authors come from different backgrounds, situations and circumstances, yet they hold one thing in common: losing a parent.
Elizabeth Richter, Losing someone you love: When a brother or sister dies
BOOK: For young and older teenagers
Apart of Me
APP: For young people who have lost a parent or other close relative, also those who have someone important in their life with a terminal illness.
..Tough Stuff Journal: Someone has died
A resource to help young people express and share their grief and feelings of loss when someone has died - endorsed by professionals in the field.
Tough Stuff Journal: Parents Splitting Up
A resource to help young people express and share their emotions and feelings of loss when parents separate
Funerals: A Guide by James Bentley, Andrew Best & Jackie Hunt
BOOK: An anthology of prayers, readings, hymns and music, drawn from a wide range of faiths and traditions
Love, Interrupted by Simon Thomas
BOOK: Love, Interrupted is a moving story of love, loss, faith, and family.
On Grief and Grieving by David Kessler and Elisabeth Kubler Ross
BOOK: Finding the Meaning of Grief
Children and Grief by William Worden
BOOK: Drawing upon extensive interviews and assessments of school-age children who have lost a parent to death, this book offers a richly textured portrait of the mourning process in children.
Beyond Grief by Carol Staudacher
BOOK: A Guide for Recovering from the death of a loved one.
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy by Sandberg & Grant
BOOK: After the sudden death of her husband, Sheryl Sandberg felt certain that she and her children would never feel pure joy again.
C Parkes Murray, Love and Loss: The Roots of Grief and It’s Complication
BOOK: By understanding the nature and pattern of loving can we begin to understand the problems of grieving.
Training by Listening People
Training for youth leaders, teachers and professionals supporting young people.
Continuing Bonds by Klass, Silverman & Nickman
BOOK: Many modern theories hold that the function of grief and mourning is to cut bonds with the deceased, freeing the survivor to develop new relationships.
Swift to Hear by Michael Jacobs
BOOK: Michael Jacobs addresses these listening and responding skills, describing the process of communication.
Supporting yourself and others: Coping with death and grief during the Covid19 pandemic
WEBSITE & LEAFLET A useful leaflet produced by the British Psychological Society
Zero Suicide Alliance
TRAINING A collaboration of NHS Trusts, businesses and individuals focused on suicide prevention through training
Childhood Bereavement Network
WEBSITE A hub for those working with bereaved children and young people across the UK
Listening to Others by Joyce Huggett
BOOK: Essential reading for anyone who wants to help other people by being available to listen carefully
Understanding Grief An Introduction by Richard Gross
BOOK: A comprehensive and accessible 'one stop' introduction to all the major models of grief.
When God Weeps byJoni Eareckson Tada & Steven Estes
BOOK: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty
Yvonne Tulloch, Faith Questions in Bereavement
BOOK: For anyone who has been bereaved at any time, or anyone who is interested in the faith questions that naturally arise when someone dies.
Simran Jeet Singh, Sikh Ways of Grieving
WEBSITE: A useful website and article that explains how Sikhs comfort the dying, mark death, comfort the bereaved and celebrate life.
Somerset County Council, Advice on Attitudes to Death and Grieving in Different Faith and Belief Communities
WEBSITE: Web pages with general advice about how to respect different community approaches to death and bereavement.
Maria Kristiansen & Aziz Sheikh, Understanding faith considerations when caring for bereaved Muslims
ARTICLE: Bereavement represents a significant life event, often resulting in major social, psychological and spiritual transitions. In this paper, core Muslim beliefs in relation to death and bereavement are considered.
Anita Diamant, Saying Kiddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead and Mourn as a Jew
BOOK: A book that helps move one through grief according to Judaism’s beliefs and customs in layman’s terms.
Camille Gibbs, A Sky of Diamonds
BOOK: An illustrated storybook for children about loss, grief and hope.
Linda Goldman, Great answers to difficult questions about death: What children need to know
BOOK: This book explores children's thoughts and feelings on the subject of death and provides parents and other caring adults with guidance on how to respond to difficult questions.
Helping Children and Adolescents Think About Death, Dying and Bereavement by Marian Carter
BOOK: A comprehensive guide that looks at how children comprehend the death of a pet or someone close to them, their own dying, bereavement and grieving.
Benjamin Brooks Dutton: It’s Not Raining, Daddy. It’s Happy.
BOOK: A book about surviving grief. A father and son start again after the tragic loss of a wife and mother.
Writing and Researching Wills
WEBSITE: Websites giving advice about writing a will, finding someone's will and finding a will writer.
Organ Donation
WEBSITE: Useful website and contact information about organ donation in all regions of the UK
Digital Legacy Association
WEBSITE: Helps people make arrangements for their digital legacy.
Natural Death Centre
WEBSITE: Informative website about planning a woodland or green burial.
Humanist Funerals
WEBSITE: Website contact details for arranging a humanist funeral in the UK
Beyond Words Coronavirus
BOOKS, E BOOKS: Resources for people who find it easier to understand pictures than words
Arranging a funeral in church
WEBSITE: Church of England advice and resources for a church funeral
The Art of Dying Well
WEBSITE: The Art of Dying Well offers practical and spiritual support to those faced with the prospect of death and dying.
Action on Preeclampsia
WEBSITE: Charity campaigning for support and providing information for those affected by Pre-eclampsia.
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
WEBSITE: Counselling and bereavement advocacy organisation
Saltwater and Honey
WEBSITE: Mutual support for those feeling grief because of infertility, miscarriage and other losses
Elke Thompson, Books on Death for Young Children: “What an Extraordinary Woman on an Important Mission.”
BOOK: Book explaining death in words young children can understand
AtaLoss.org: Preventing Posthumous Identity Fraud
WEB PAGES ON THIS WEBSITE: Information from the AtaLoss.org website about protecting yourself and your family from fraud in the event of your own death or after the death of a loved one.
Ataloss.org: Being a Bereaved Parent Supporting a Bereaved Child
WEB PAGES ON THIS WEBSITE: Information on the AtaLoss.org website about being a bereaved parent
Churchill Insurance, A guide to coping with death and grief
WEBSITE: One of a number of company websites that sets out helpful advice and information for clients and website visitors alike. In this case, the bereavement process explained.
Cariad Lloyd, Funny People Talking about DeathGriefcast is a podcast that examines the human experience of grief and death but with comedians, so it’s cheerier than it sounds.
PODCASTS: An award winning series of podcasts by Cariad Lloyd, exploring death and grief with comedians who discuss their own losses.
26 Years to Eternity by Lizzie White
BOOK: This read, illustrates the personal journey of a grieving mother over the loss of her deeply loved son, Robbie, who was tragically and suddenly killed in an accident.
Jayde Parkin, Mum's Jumper
BOOK: A simple, heartfelt and ultimately uplifting book for anyone coping with loss.
A Valley Journal Resources through blogs, articles and books on grief and how to handle it.
WEBSITE: Living with loss grief resources. A useful website curated by Abi May.
BBC News Article, If you die early, how will your children remember you?
ARTICLE: A useful article about how bereavement affected Gaby Eirew and how she used 'legacy' to look forward.
With the End in Mind: Dying, Death and Wisdom in an Age of Denial by Kathryn Mannix
BOOK: A book of stories from the bedsides of patients facing death, Kathryn shares the experiences that have enabled her to see dying as something we can plan for.
By a Departing Light by Ian Jennings
BOOK: In Rev Ian Jennings' book, he identifies life lessons through his own experience and how he drew upon the grace of God.
You'll Get Over It: The Rage of Bereavement by Virginia Ironside
BOOK: A book drawing on the author and other experiences tackling the death of a loved one
Clare Shaw : Love will never Die
BOOK: This book addresses the mixed emotions felt by a child during the grieving process.
Life as a widower A young widowed father opening up about living with loss
WEBSITE: A website set up by a young widowed father opening up about living with loss and telling his child about the death of his mother.
Dealing with a traumatic event including bereavement where it has happened in traumatic circumstances
WEBSITE: This is a useful website offering help for those dealing with a traumatic event including bereavement where it has happened in traumatic circumstances.
Disaster Action: Charity with experience in offering support and advice on UK & overseas disaster support.
WEBSITE: Disaster Action website provides resources and information for the bereaved of major disasters that occur in the UK and overseas.
Grave Talk
WEBSITE: Church of England Funerals Department website that provides information and discussion about death, funerals and all that
Talking about death, Facing death personally & Losing a Loved One
WEBSITE: Practical and spiritual supportive articles on the 'Art of Dying Well' website
National Disasters. Have you been affected?
WEBSITE: A charity website founded by survivors and bereaved people from UK and overseas disasters providing support and guidance.
Hope Again
WEBSITE: Fantastic support website from Cruse Bereavement Care by young people for young people
Guide to Loss FREE "E Book" download
WEBSITE: Grief Recovery website has useful articles and videos to help people move beyond death and loss.
The Grief Survival Guide by Jeff Brazier
BOOK: The Grief Survival Guide is a book that offers practical advice on everything from preparing for the eventuality of death, managing grief, how best to support family and friends, and moving forward.
Grief Works: Stories of Life, Death and Surviving by Julia Samuel
BOOK: In Julia Samuel's book we hear stories from those who have experienced great love and great loss - and survived.
The Path Not Chosen (CWR) by Wendy Bray
BOOK: A beautifully illustrated full-colour booklet for the bereaved
Philip Yancey When Life Hurts
BOOK: Book designed to help those for whom life hurts as they struggle to understand God's place in their pain.
Losing a Child by Elaine Storkey
BOOK: A series of pocketbooks designed for those involved in pastoral care and counselling
Living through Grief by Harold Bauman
BOOK: A carefully crafted book gently explains the stages of grief and suggests practical steps for learning to live again.
What a Wonderful World, An Anthology of Joy by Fiona Castle
BOOK: Book writing about the depths of grief and the hope that emerges
Rainbows Through the Rain: An Anthology of Hope by Fiona Castle
BOOK: A book about the depths of grief and the possibility of hope.
Faye Landrum, Acquainted with Grief, Encouraging Meditations for Times of Loss
BOOK: This is a great gift book for anyone who is hurting from a death, divorce, or separation.
Inside Grief: A Personal Journey: Hope for the Grieving and Those Who Care for Them by Katy Laity O'Brien
BOOK: Inside Grief is book and a personal account of coping with grief through which the author reaches out to others in a similar position.
Surprised by Grief (on being widowed young) by Janine Fair
BOOK: In her book, Janine places her grief in the context of a transition in order to understand her 'voyage of hope', ending with gratitude to God for all she has received from his hands.
Joey O’Connor, Children & Grief
BOOK: Children and Grief is a book that offers parents a way to approach these tough questions with honesty, tenderness, and hope.
Children and Bereavement by Wendy Duffy
BOOK: Children and Bereavement is essential reading for parents, teachers, clergy and others who may be involved in helping a child or teenager come to terms with a death.
Albert Y. Hsu, Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope
BOOK: Hsu's book draws on the Christian faith to assist suicide survivors to the God who offers comfort in our grief.
First Steps Through Bereavement by Sue Mayfield
BOOK: First Steps through Bereavement is an indispensable guide through the process of mourning a loved one.
Living With Bereavement by Sue Mayfield
BOOK: A helpful guide about living with bereavement.
Grieving God’s Way by Margaret Brownley
BOOK: Grieving God's Way is a 90-day read designed to bring hope and healing to those who have experienced loss.
Insight into Bereavement by Wendy Bray & Diana Priest
BOOK: An insight into bereavement gives practical advice for these times in our lives and points to the eternal hope we have in God.
God on Mute by Pete Greig
BOOK: A book about Pete's own experience of the miraculous power of prayer alongside the pain of unanswered prayer and the common human struggle.
Bob Gass, Joy Comes in the Morning
BOOK: Beautiful book to refer to when coping with grief.
Philip Yancey, Where is God When it Hurts?
BOOK: Using examples from the Bible as well as the author's personal experiences, this expanded edition speaks to everyone for whom life sometimes doesn't make sense.
Our Greatest Gift: A Meditation on Dying and Caring by Henri Nouwen
BOOK: In this book of personal reflections, the author hopes to encourage those who are dying to die well and those who care for the dying to care well.
Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff
BOOK: The author of this book, lost his 25-year-old son Eric in a mountain climbing accident, has started the long, unwanted journey to come to terms with his grief.