Finding strength and comfort
Below is a list of books on grief, social media groups for widows, podcasts, and grief groups offered in the area:
Recommended books
These are books that I have personally read and found helpful. I hope you find them to be a source of comfort and guidance as you navigate your grief. Explore these titles and discover insights that resonate with your experience. Email with other suggestions!
- When Breath Becomes Air, Paul Kalanithi
- It's Okay That Your Not Okay, Megan Devine
- How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies, Therese A. Randa, Ph.D.
- The Year of Magical Thinking, Joan Didion
- A Grief Observed, C.S Lewis
- Nothing to Fear, Julie McFadden, RN
- The Grief Recovery Handbook, John W. James and Russell Friedman
- SOLO: Getting It All Together When You Find Yourself Alone, Roslyn Romney Reynolds
- I've Seen the End of You, W. Lee Warren
- The Grieving Brain, Mary-Frances O'Connor
Social Media groups
We are continually updating our resources to provide you with the most comprehensive support possible. Check back regularly for new additions, and feel free to suggest resources that you have found helpful.
Facebook groups: There are many. You can search any area of interest in Facebook's search bar. Many of these are brain cancer related and faith based:
- LDS Widows & Widowers
- LDS Young Widows & Widowers
- LDS Sisters' GBM Support Group
- LDS Widows & Widowers 50+
- We are the Widows/Widowers of GBM
- We are the wives of GBM and this is our story
- LDS Widows & Widowers - Events Group
- LDS Widow & Widowers Travel Group
- Our Awesome Singles Events - Davis County and Northern Utah
Instagram groups: There are many. Here are a few popular ones:
- @brittefamilyupdates
- @hospicenursejulie
- @empowered_through_grief
- @refugeingrief
- @newmoonmira
- @lisaboehmoffical
- @untanglegrief
- @wpsugrief
- @goodgriefhq
- @brendenshawgrief
Grief Support Groups
Check these websites for the latest offerings and schedules::
- Huntsman Cancer Institute
- Intermountain Health Care
- BYU Life After Loss Conference
- Each year the LDS Widows and Widowers group sponsors a conference at the Institute building on the U of U in SLC. There are also smaller conferences offered in Saint George and Logan, and a few out of state as well. Refer to the announcements in the LDS Widows & Widowers Facebook group.
Podcasts
- Widow We Do Now?
- All There Is with Anderson Cooper
- Grief is a Sneaky Bitch (can be explicit)
- This Thing Called Grief: Navigating Life After Loss
- The Grief Coach
- Grief Out Loud
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