The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can Be an Opportunity for Healing
Coping with death and grief is among the most painful human experiences. While the psychological and emotional effects of loss are often discussed, its impact on the physical body is frequently overlooked. Dr. Mary-Frances O’Connor, a leading researcher in the science of grief, addresses this gap in The Grieving Body, where she presents essential scientific […]
WYD PODCAST WITH ROSIE GRANT: RECIPES AND LEGACIES
Transcript Coming Soon Rosie Grant is a writer, baker, and traveler who journeys across the world with an unusual guide: gravestones. In cemeteries from small towns to far-off countries, Rosie searches for recipes carved into headstones — instructions left behind as acts of love, memory, and hope. She then brings those recipes back to life, baking and cooking them […]
You Only Die Once
How many Mondays do you have left? This is the approach Jodi Wellman takes in her book “You Only Die Once: How to Make It to the End with No Regrets”. Statistically, we get about 4,000 Mondays in our lifetime, so if you’re halfway through your life, you might have roughly 2,000 Mondays to go. […]
Everett Anderson’s Goodbye
Everett Anderson’s Goodbye is written by poet Lucille Clifton and illustrated by Ann Grifalconi . It is a heartfelt depiction of a young boy grappling with the loss of his father. Lucille Clifton masterfully portrays Everett’s complex emotions as he faces this painful truth. Through his journey, we witness his struggle with denial, anger, and […]
When The Cranes Fly South
The power of this book by Lisa Ridzén lies in its simplicity. Ridzén’s story was inspired by the care-team journals kept while her grandfather was dying. It follows an old man in the Swedish north, living out his final days with his beloved dog and companion, Sixten. He grieves his wife, now lost to dementia […]
Kintsugi Your Heart: The Art of Living With Grief
Drawing inspiration from the art of Kintsugi, Carol Banens has created a heartfelt collection of poems.
Living With Sibling Grief: Imagining a Way Forward
Earla Dawn Legault and Monica Murphy share a common bond. They both lost sisters, leaving them with a deep and profound grief that isn’t often discussed in our society. In telling their stories, they realized that there was a void in grief literacy that would help those who have lost a sibling. So they came […]
Memento Mori by Joanna Ebenstein
From internationally recognized death expert, Joanna Ebenstein, comes Memento Mori, The Art of Contemplating a Better Life. This book offers you a 12 week program to befriend death in your own way, creating your own personal, daily meditation on what it means to be mortal and live along side death without fear. It’s about discovering […]
Grief on the Playground by Shanice McLeish
Written by Shanice McLeish and illustrated by Maria Finocchiaro, Grief on the Playground is beneficial for all children who have lost someone they loved. This picture book can be used as an aid to help children and adults talk about this very tough subject. Designed for kids coping with the loss of a parent, sibling, […]
The ABC’s of Grief: a children’s grief book for all types of loss and grief by Jessica Correnti
Grief is something everyone will face at some point in their lives. It’s hard to deal with life’s losses and it can be doubly difficult for kids. The ABCs of Grief is a children’s book that walks through each letter of the alphabet to unpack different aspects of the grief experience. Grief is messy, confusing, […]