LibGuides: Wellness Resource Guide: Grief

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Grief is "the anguish experienced after significant loss, usually the death of a beloved person. ... Grief may also take the form of regret for something lost, remorse for something done, or sorrow for a mishap to oneself." (APA Dictionary of Psychology)

Grief is complex. It manifests in differing ways, and the journey through grief often isn't linear. Below, you'll find a collection of resources for navigating grief. Counseling Services also provides free, confidential support for students.

Grief Resources on the Web

What to Do if a Loved One Dies: a Practical Guide
The LA Times offers a checklist on what the main survivor needs to do when a loved one dies.
Three Ways to Process Grief
Mental Health First Aid USA discusses how to process grief individually, with the support of your community, and with professional support.
The Importance of Mourning Losses (Even When They Seem Small)
in this NPR segment, expert Kenneth Doka discusses grief that results from losses other than death.
Disenfranchised Grief: When No-one Seems to Understand Your Loss
Healthline talks about different (and often misunderstood) types of non-death grief.
Modern Loss
"Modern Loss is a place to share the unspeakably taboo, unbelievably hilarious, and unexpectedly beautiful terrain of navigating your life after a death. Beginners welcome. This project grew out of two friends’ separate experiences with sudden loss, and their struggle to find resources that weren’t too clinical, overtly religious, patronizing or, frankly, cheesy."

Found in our Wellness Collection...

The Wellness Collection features a variety of books on grief. Several are listed.

For a list of additional titles, check out this list: Wellness Collection Titles - Grief

I'm Not a Mourning Person by Kris Carr
Call Number: BF511 .C377 2023

ISBN: 9781401970062

Publication Date: 2023-09-19

In this book, Kris shares her (embarrassing, painful, helpful, hilarious, and sometimes inappropriate) stories and observations about what to expect when you're not expecting your world to fall apart. If your life has been turned upside down--whether it be the dissolving of a relationship or marriage, the end of a job or career, any other number of significant unexpected transitions. . . or, like Kris, you are wrestling with the pain that comes from an illness or the death of a loved one, this book is filled with real-life experiences, practices, and insights that can help you feel better--not cured--but better.
It's OK That You're Not OK by Megan Devine; Mark Nepo (Foreword by)
Call Number: BF 575.G7 D479 2017

ISBN: 9781622039074

When a painful loss or life-shattering event upends your world, here is the first thing to know: there is nothing wrong with grief. "Grief is simply love in its most wild and painful form," says Megan Devine. "It is a natural and sane response to loss." So, why does our culture treat grief like a disease to be cured as quickly as possible? In It's OK That You're Not OK, Megan Devine offers a profound new approach to both the experience of grief and the way we try to help others who have endured tragedy.
Welcome to the Grief Club by Janine Kwoh
Call Number: BF575.G7 K96 2021

ISBN: 9781523511716

Publication Date: 2022-02-01

Welcome to the club that no one ever wants to join but so many of us end up needing. We're so sorry that you're here. Based on her own experience with grief--the author's partner died when both were in their late twenties--and those of other Grief Club members, Janine Kwoh uses brief writings, illustrations, and creative diagrams to explore the wide range of emotions and experiences that grief can encompass.

Wellness Resource Guide: Grief

Grief Resources on the Web

Found in our Wellness Collection...

Highlights: eBooks on grief