Supplemental Resource List: Grief, Loss, and Recovery

The Center for Grief and Loss
Support groups: https://www.griefloss.org/

Community Resources: https://www.griefloss.org/community-resources.html

Healthcare Providers
Your healthcare system is likely to have grief support groups and resources. Allina’s list includes external programs in addition to their own. https://www.allinahealth.org/health-conditions-and-treatments/grief-resources/support-groups

Grief in Common, an online community
https://www.griefincommon.com/about/

National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
Mourning the death of a spouse: https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/mourning-death-spouse

Sudden Loss https://www.bannerhealth.com/healthcareblog/better-me/navigating-grief-after-the-traumatic-loss-of-a-loved-one-or-friend

Recovery and Loss
Many of these resources are published by treatment providers. LCL does not endorse any specific providers but provides this for your information.

Grieving and Recovery  https://vertavahealth.com/addiction-resources/substance-abuse-during-bereavement/

Avoiding Relapse https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/mental-health/grief/related/avoiding-relapse-when-youre-hurting/

Relapse and bereavement https://vertavahealth.com/addiction-resources/substance-abuse-during-bereavement/

Coping https://www.choosehelp.com/topics/recovery/grief-loss-in-recovery

Publications and Literature
“When You Lose a Spouse to Cancer and Need Support,” Rachel Engstrom, Cancer.Net blog (February 25, 2021), https://www.cancer.net/blog/2021-02/when-you-lose-spouse-cancer-and-need-support

Wife, Widow, Now What?: How I Navigated the Cancer World and How You Can, Too, Rachel Engstrom