Most Read This Week In Grief

[close] We invite you to join our 2023 book reading challenge focused on death, grief, and healing. Whether you're a seasoned death positive reader looking to boost your knowledge or a newly minted deathling looking to discover a new perspective, this challenge is for anyone who has experienced loss and is looking for comfort, understanding, and support through the written word. Choose your own reading goals and track your progress throughout the year. Share your thoughts and feelings about the books you read with our community and get personalized recommendations from fellow readers through the #pddcReadingChallenge hashtag. Let's come together and find knowledge, understanding, and comfort through the power of literature. Leave your suggestions in the comments and we’ll add them to our suggested reading lists, which are coming soon! #PhillyDeathDoulas #PhillyGriefTherapist #GriefTheory #CollectiveGrief #SharedGrief #GriefSupport #TheCollective #GriefSucks #Restorying #NarrativeGrief #SecondaryLoss #Grief101 #GriefTheory #Legacy #YouDontHaveToGrieveAlone #DeathAnxiety #BeingMortal #Mortality #PDDCReadingChallenge

[close] This is a group strickly for parents who have lost a child of any age. Bereaved parents can go to the bookshelf where I have shared books I have read that have been helpful to me on this sad journey as well as find some through recommendations from others. If you have read a book that has been helpful that you would like to share please add or place in comments.

[close] This group is for all those who want to further our cultural conversation about death, dying and the end of life. It is a venue for learning and sharing resources, ideas and testimonies that contribute to a greater understanding and acceptance of this topic. Grief, loss, experiences surrounding death, support of the dying or bereaved, are all topics of interest to this group. Please share books you have read that contribute to our understanding. Thank you for participating and for your interest.

[close] Do you write? Do you write to improve your life? To understand what's going on? What is a Black Swan? A Black Swan is an Outlier, something completely rare in the world. Centuries ago, it was thought only white swans existed. It was not until explorers made to to Australia that they discovered there are black swans. A black swan is someone who uses their intelligence, their creativity and their ability to write to delve deeper into the things in life that hold meaning for them personally. >>>Even when the challenges have been outrageous. We meet every week. Write with us! “I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say.” ― Flannery O'Connor In composition studies, they call this "Metacognitive Learning," which means using reflection to learn from your own experience. We meet on Zoom & in Person in Jacksonville, Oregon for weekly writing sessions, called Shut Up & Write.