Resources

A diverse group of resources to support all kinds of folx, the many kinds of death, and for unique-life-long journeys of grief and loss.

Curated by GiveWillow’s Mental Health Consultant: Jillian Goodwin, MPS
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Death Cafés

A group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counseling session
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Mourning People Virtual Death Café

A space for raw, unfiltered conversations on death, grief, and everything in between. This isn’t therapy—it’s community.
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Death Over Dinner

A nonprofit that supports conversations about death through shared meals. Gathering around the table invites warmth, connection, and a more human way to talk about the end of life.
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Reimagine End of Life

A community-driven event series that explores death and celebrates life through art, spirituality, healthcare, and meaningful conversation.
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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.
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Empathy

Through compassionate human support enhanced by technology, we guide bereaved families through emotional, legal, financial, and administrative challenges after losing a loved one.
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The dinner party

We connect young adult grievers to a supportive peer community, turning isolation into lasting companionship, personal growth, and a shift in cultural attitudes around grief.
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Podcasts

End-Of-Life-University

Hosted by hospice physician Dr. Karen Wyatt, featuring interviews with experts and personal reflections that explore death, dying, and grief to help listeners live more fully.

All There Is

All There Is with Anderson Cooper is a deeply personal podcast where Anderson Cooper explores grief and loss through candid conversations, sharing his own experiences and those of others to find meaning and connection in the aftermath of loss.

Terrible, Thanks for Asking

A podcast by Nora McInerny that invites real people to share their honest, often complex feelings about how they're truly doing, blending humor and vulnerability to explore grief, loss, and the messy parts of being human.

Grief Out Loud

Hosted by Jana DeCristofaro and produced by the Dougy Center, offering honest conversations about grief through personal stories, expert interviews, and practical insights to support children, teens, and families navigating loss.

Dead Funny Dead Serious

Hosted by Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Mitzi Weiland, blending candid conversations with end-of-life professionals and personal stories to explore death, grief, and legacy with honesty and humor.

Grief is a sneaky b*tch

Grief is a Sneaky Bitch creator and host Lisa Keefauver is on a mission to reimagine grief, one conversation at a time. She and her guests explore the expansiveness and pervasiveness of grief in our lives, because 100% of us experience grief multiple times in our lives.
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Grief Resources

What’s Your Grief

A website that promotes grief education, exploration, and expression in both practical and creative ways.

The Dougy Center

A website offering support, resources, and connection before and after a death.

What Color is Death, Daddy?

A Free online book for young children & the adults who love them to use as a tool for expression and understanding when a core family member has died.

The Artist’s Grief Deck

A set of 60 medium format ‘flashcards’ that are individually designed by artists, sometimes in collaboration with grief workers.
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Book Recommendations
Tools to help navigate and support the journey through all types of deaths and grief.
Cultivating the Doula Heart by Francesca Lynn Arnoldy
Share the Care by Capossela and Warnock
Bearing the Unbearable by Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
A Grief Observed by C. S. Lewis
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Books for Children
Providing tools to help children understand grief and process loss in a way that respects their developmental stage and emotional needs. Caregivers are encouraged to read these books first, they may not be appropriate for every age or situation.
Where Do They Go? by Julia Alvarez
Map of Memory Lane by Francesca Lynn Arnoldy
A Stone for Sascha by Aaron Becker
What Color is Death, Daddy? by Dr. Joanne Cacciatore
Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch
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Films

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Based on the true friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod, this film shows how kindness and empathy can help heal grief and foster reconciliation.

A Ghost Story

A haunting meditation on time, love, and loss, A Ghost Story follows a recently deceased ghost who observes the life he left behind. It's a slow, contemplative film that explores the ways in which grief lingers.

Beasts of the Southern Wild

A magical, emotional story about Hushpuppy, a young girl facing the loss of her father as a storm threatens their isolated community. The film explores survival, grief, and the beauty of letting go.

Coco

An animated film aimed at children, Coco deals deeply with themes of family, remembering the dead, and the celebration of life. It's a colorful and emotional tribute to Mexican traditions surrounding the Day of the Dead.

Little Miss Sunshine

This quirky comedy-drama follows a dysfunctional family on a road trip to a child’s beauty pageant as they navigate grief, failure, and each other after the loss of their matriarch.

Minari

While Minari touches on themes of generational love, loss, and resilience, the poignant relationship between a young boy and his grandmother highlights the themes of death and the impact it has on family dynamics.

Supernova

This film is about a couple who take a road trip across the UK as one of them is diagnosed with early-onset dementia. A a tender exploration of love, memory, and the inevitable approach of death, offering a gentle and bittersweet reflection on life.

Still Alice

This film about a woman with early-onset Alzheimer's disease can be deeply moving for those grappling with the loss of self or the slow loss of a loved one.

The Farewell

A heartfelt story about a Chinese-American woman who returns to China under the guise of a family celebration to say goodbye to her terminally ill grandmother. Delicately explores cultural differences around death and family bonds with humor and heart.

The Father

A heartbreaking exploration of dementia, The Father stars Anthony Hopkins as an elderly man struggling with memory loss. The film portrays the devastating impact of aging and losing one's sense of self in a poignant and deeply personal way.

What Dreams May Come

A visually stunning film follows a man who dies in a car accident and navigates the afterlife. The exploration of the grief his wife experiences after his death and his attempts to help her in the afterlife is deeply emotional and offers a unique take on love, loss, and the afterlife.
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