The death of a life-partner is a devastating loss.
Everything about our perspective changes when we are bereft of someone who has shared our heart, mind, and world. If you are on this page because of such a loss you have our deepest compassion. Below are resources created by caring people who understand the loss by death of a life-partner. We hope that you find support for your grief journey here.
Web Resources:
General Grief Support:
Canadian Virtual Hospice http://www.mygrief.ca/
What’s Your Grief https://whatsyourgrief.com/
Center For Loss & Life Transition https://www.centerforloss.com/grief/
Heal Grief https://healgrief.org/grieving-the-death-of-a-spouse/
PsychCentral - The Ball and the Box
https://psychcentral.com/blog/coping-with-grief-the-ball-the-box#1
Wise Old Sayings
http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/grieving-support-guide/
For Women:
Widow Net http://www.widownet.org/
The Sisterhood of Widows http://sisterhoodofwidows.com/
Grieving Angry Widow http://grievingangrywidow.blogspot.ca/
Widow’s Voice http://widowsvoice-sslf.blogspot.ca/
For Men:
National Widowers Organization http://nationalwidowers.org
Widower’s Grief http://widowersgrief.blogspot.ca/
Growing and Grieving: The Widower’s Club
http://conexuscounselling.ca/2017/02/08/growing-grieving-widowers-club/
Books
Finding Your Way After Your Spouse Dies
Marta Felberk, ISBN: 978-0877939320
Widow to Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life
Genevieve Davis Ginsburg, ISBN: 978-0738209968
How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies
Therese A. Rando, ISBN: 978-0553352696
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief
Martha Whitmore Hickman, ISBN: 978-0380773381
Living When a Loved One Has Died
Earl A. Grollman, ISBN: 978-0807027196
For Men:
You Said Goodbye Too Soon: A Husband's Journey Through Grief and Loss
Carruthers, Daniel, ISBN: 78-1537724584
Mourning Men: A Journey Through Grief
Denay, Clifford, ISBN: 978-1506097626
The Widower's Toolbox: Repairing Your Life After Losing Your Spouse
Schaefer, G.J. and Tom Bekkers, ISBN: 78-0882823454
Marta Felberk, ISBN: 978-0877939320
Widow to Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life
Genevieve Davis Ginsburg, ISBN: 978-0738209968
How to Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies
Therese A. Rando, ISBN: 978-0553352696
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief
Martha Whitmore Hickman, ISBN: 978-0380773381
Living When a Loved One Has Died
Earl A. Grollman, ISBN: 978-0807027196
For Men:
You Said Goodbye Too Soon: A Husband's Journey Through Grief and Loss
Carruthers, Daniel, ISBN: 78-1537724584
Mourning Men: A Journey Through Grief
Denay, Clifford, ISBN: 978-1506097626
The Widower's Toolbox: Repairing Your Life After Losing Your Spouse
Schaefer, G.J. and Tom Bekkers, ISBN: 78-0882823454
Articles
Loss of a Spouse by Dr. Bill Webster, The Center for the Grief Journey
http://www.griefjourney.com/wp/what-we-offer/for-the-grieving-person/articles-for-the-grieving-person/loss-of-a-spouse/
Grief, Loneliness, and Losing a Spouse by Romeo Vitelli, Ph.D., Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/media-spotlight/201503/grief-loneliness-and-losing-spouse
No One Could Relate: Widows Speak Out On losing Spouse at Young Age by Leanne Italie, The Associated Press
http://globalnews.ca/news/2010096/no-one-could-relate-widows-speak-out-on-losing-spouse-at-young-age/
http://www.griefjourney.com/wp/what-we-offer/for-the-grieving-person/articles-for-the-grieving-person/loss-of-a-spouse/
Grief, Loneliness, and Losing a Spouse by Romeo Vitelli, Ph.D., Psychology Today
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/media-spotlight/201503/grief-loneliness-and-losing-spouse
No One Could Relate: Widows Speak Out On losing Spouse at Young Age by Leanne Italie, The Associated Press
http://globalnews.ca/news/2010096/no-one-could-relate-widows-speak-out-on-losing-spouse-at-young-age/
Videos
Living with grief: A conversation between men
Liam Neeson and Anderson Cooper have a heart-to-heart about living with grief after the death of a loved one. Not your usual entertainment interview.
Living With Loss Series: Loss of a Spouse
Copyright Dr. Bill Webster
Dr. Robert Neimeyer: The Three R's of Processing Grief
Dr. Robert Neimeyer talks about Retelling, Rebuilding, and Reinventing after grief at the Association for Death Education and Counseling annual conference.
Uncoupled - Dealing with the Death of a Spouse
This video is helpful for the bereaved who have experienced the death of a partner or spouse. You will meet four bereaved spouses have experienced their grief, what has helped them and ways they honor and keep connections with the memories of their spouses.