Resources

Caring for Someone Who is Dying

Book Resources

Being with Dying:

Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death

by Joan Halifax

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Die Wise:

A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul

by Stephen Jenkinson

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Essentials in Hospice and Palliative Care:

A Practical Resource For Every Nurse

by Katherine Murray

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In the Slender Margin:

The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying

by Eve Joseph

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Online Resources

Nearing the End of Life:

A Guide for Relatives and Friends of the Dying, online resource by Sue Brayne and Dr. Peter Fenwick

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Dying, Death & Grief

Book Resources

Being Mortal:

Medicine and What Matters in the End

by Atul Gawande

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In the Slender Margin:

The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying

by Eve Joseph

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The Heart Does Break:

Canadian Writers on Grief and Mourning

by Jean Baird and George Bowering

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The Mourners Dance:

What We Do When People Die

by Katherine Ashenburg

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Grief Ally:

Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss, and Grief

by Aly Bird

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The Wild Edge of Sorrow:

Rituals of Renewal and the Scared Work of Grief

by Francis Weller

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The Grieving Brain

The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

by Mary-Frances O'Connor

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Online Resources

Canadian Virtual Hospice

a free, comprehensive online platform providing support and information about palliative and end-of-life care, loss, and grief

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LivingMyCulture

by Canadian Virtual Hospice

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“Modern Grief: Confronting My Husband’s Digital Ghosts – One Email at a Time”

by Nancy Westaway

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MyGrief.Ca

an online grief tool by Canadian Virtual Hospice

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“What it Means to ‘Hold Space’ for People Plus 8 Tips on How to do it Well”

by Heather Plett

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How to Help a Grieving Friend

by Megan Devine, Refuge in Grief

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The Death of a Baby

Book Resources

An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination

A Memoir

by Elizabeth McCracken

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Loving Your Baby:

A Gentle and Practical Guide to Parenting Through Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death

by Shari Morash

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For Adults

Practical guidance and compassionate insights to help adults understand and move through grief.

Caring for Someone Who is Dying

Book Resources

Being with Dying:

Cultivating Compassion and Fearlessness in the Presence of Death

Die Wise:

A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul

Essentials in Hospice and Palliative Care:

A Practical Resource For Every Nurse

In the Slender Margin:

The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying

Nearing the End of Life:

Dying, Death & Grief

Book Resources

Being Mortal:

Medicine and What Matters in the End

In the Slender Margin:

The Intimate Strangeness of Death and Dying

The Heart Does Break:

Canadian Writers on Grief and Mourning

The Mourners Dance:

What We Do When People Die

Grief Ally:

Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss, and Grief

The Wild Edge of Sorrow:

Rituals of Renewal and the Scared Work of Grief

The Grieving Brain

The Surprising Science of How We Learn from Love and Loss

Canadian Virtual Hospice

LivingMyCulture

“Modern Grief: Confronting My Husband’s Digital Ghosts – One Email at a Time”

MyGrief.Ca

“What it Means to ‘Hold Space’ for People Plus 8 Tips on How to do it Well”

How to Help a Grieving Friend

The Death of a Baby

Book Resources

An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination

A Memoir

Loving Your Baby:

A Gentle and Practical Guide to Parenting Through Miscarriage, Stillbirth and Infant Death

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