Selected List of Grief Resources

BOOKS I've read and recommend

  1. Lewis, C.S., “A Grief Observed.” 
  2. McKee, Tim, “The Geography of Sorrow,” “The Sun” magazine, October, 2015, pages 5-13
  3. Prechtel, Martin, “The Smell of Rain on Dust," also his "Grief and Praise,” audio file from the 1990s and a new book. See his website, http://www.floweringmountain.com 
  4. Weller, Frances, “The Wild Edge of Sorrow”, see him here. https://youtu.be/EaI-4c92Mq
  5. Good Grief Rituals  
  6. The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk
  7. Katie, Byron. "A Thousand Names for Joy"

Select List of Area Related Groups

Musical healing events at the Raja Room in Black Mountain ( link creates an email for you to sign up for notices)

Third Messenger  / Death Cafe, Asheville

Homegrown Babies Perinatal Loss 
Meets the 4th Monday of each month. Free. Contact Sarah Bender Hope, 828-719-8214.

UNC Pregnancy and Perinatal Loss Collective
See Facebook-  Perinatal Emotional Health Network of WNC 

GRIEF OVER MISSING PEOPLE
  1. Grief Over Missing People website
  2. Missing in Action MIA/POW website 
MEN'S SUPPORT GROUPS
  1. Asheville Men's Group at Jubilee 
  2. The Mankind Project (I highly recommend and have personal experience with)
  3. Other Men's Groups in Asheville, NC area 

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Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., audiocast interview with her discussing effectiveness of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprogramming) in dealing with trauma.  You can't get through the grief until you deal head-on with the traumatic overlays.