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• Grief Kit. Ages 2-6

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  Developed in partnership with the Seasons Centre for Grieving Children, these kits offer supports to those in the process of grieving the loss of a loved one and offers tools and information for those helping others navigate this experience.

• Grief Kit. Ages 6-10

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  Developed in partnership with the Seasons Centre for Grieving Children, these kits offer supports to those in the process of grieving the loss of a loved one and offers tools and information for those helping others navigate this experience.

• Renegade Grief

  a Guide to the Wild Ride of Life After Loss

  Fernandez, Carla

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  After the services are done and the phone stops ringing, there is a quiet in the air and an expectation to get on with your life as previously planned. The problem is that death has a way of making all plans go out the window. Renegade Grief offers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Grieving Body

  How the Stress of Loss Can Be An Opportunity for Healing

  O'Connor, Mary-Frances

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  While we can speak to the psychological and emotional ramifications of loss and sorrow, we often overlook its impact on our physical bodies. Dr. Mary-Frances O'Connor specializes in the study of grief, and in The Grieving Body she shares vital…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Ordinary Stardust

  a Scientist's Path From Grief to Wonder

  Townsend, Alan R.

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  Biologist Alan Townsend recounts in his gut-wrenching debut memoir how the cancer diagnoses of his wife and daughter reshaped his ideas about scientific inquiry.

• The Aftergrief

  Finding Your Way Along the Long Arc of Loss

  Edelman, Hope

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  A validating new approach to the long-term grieving process that explains why we feel "stuck," why that's normal, and how shifting a perception of grief can help us grow. Drawing from her own encounters with the ripple effects of early loss, as well…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Book of Pet Love & Loss

  Words of Comfort & Wisdom From Remarkable People

  Bader, Sara

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  This collection of quotations -- heartfelt thoughts and memories discovered in letters, journals, diaries, memoirs and other original sources -- by writers, leaders and legends captures the profound connection we share with our animal companions and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bittersweet

  How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole

  Cain, Susan

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  The author shows how a bittersweet state of mind is the quiet force that helps us transcend our personal and collective pain. If we don't acknowledge our own heartache, we can end up inflicting it on others via abuse, domination, or neglect. But if…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Breathe Cry Breathe

  From Sorrow to Strength in the Aftermath of Sudden, Tragic Loss

  Gourdier, Catherine

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  Breathe Cry Breathe is the story of the author's journey through grief, as she tries to come to terms with the traumatic loss of three close family members. To help overcome and accept her loss, she seeks alternative healing therapies and throws…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Had a Miscarriage

  a Memoir, a Movement

  Zucker, Jessica

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  I had a miscarriage is Dr. Jessica Zucker's account of her miscarriage that occurred sixteen weeks into her pregnancy, and her journey of recovery following it. Drawing from her psychological expertise and her work as the creator of the viral…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me

  a Memoir

  Rosenthal, Jason

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  An inspiring memoir of life, love, loss, and new beginnings by the widower of bestselling children's author and filmmaker Amy Krouse Rosenthal, whose last of act of love before her death was setting the stage for her husband's life without her in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Still

  a Memoir of Love, Loss, and Motherhood

  Hansen, Emma, 1990-

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  Emma Hansen is 39 weeks and six days pregnant when she feels her baby go quiet inside of her. At the hospital, her worst fears are confirmed: doctors explain that her baby has died, and she will need to deliver him, still. Hansen gives birth to her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Be Sad

  Everything I've Learned About Getting Happier by Being Sad

  Russell, Helen, 1980-

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  While devoting a career to writing books on happiness, the author discovered just how many people are terrified of sadness. But the key to happiness is unhappiness -- by allowing ourselves to experience pain, we learn to truly appreciate and embrace…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Guide to Grief

  Imperi, Cole

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  Everyone feels loss -- whether it’s losing someone or something important. In this book, grief guide Cole Imperi helps kids understand what grief is, how to get help, and how to support others. It’s an honest, comforting guide for anyone learning to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Elephant in the Room

  a Children's Book for Grief and Loss

  Edwards, Amanda

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  The Elephant in the Room is a children's storybook with whimsical illustrations and rhyming verses of positive strategies for coping with grief and loss.

• When Dinosaurs Die

  a Guide to Understanding Death

  Brown, Laurene Krasny

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  Explains in simple language the feelings people may have regarding the death of a loved one and the ways to honor the memory of someone who has died.

• Because I Already Loved You

  Cyr, Andrée-Anne, 1984-

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  A quiet, thoughtful look at losing a sibling through miscarriage or stillbirth.

• Seasons Centre for Grieving Children

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  Since December 1995 Seasons Centre has been providing peer to peer support groups for our community’s children/teens and their families grieving the death, or life-threatening illness of an immediate family member. Participants are supported through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hospice Simcoe - Grief and Bereavement Support

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  Grief is an individual experience, however it does not need to be done alone. Using a person-centred approach, Hospice Simcoe can provide support unique to the individual’s needs, while offering a community where people can openly share in their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gilda's Club Simcoe Muskoka

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  Gilda’s Club Simcoe Muskoka, an affiliate of the Cancer Support Community, is dedicated to providing support, education and hope to all people impacted by cancer, family members and friends of those diagnosed, children, and people who have lost…Read moreRead more of this annotation