Resources for You; Help Along the Way
I provide resources to help you find the support you need and connect you to other suicide loss grievers and communities. You will also find Podcasts, Apps, and media to interact with. My recommended reading list includes Books, Journals, and cards. I've also provided a list of professionals offering Support, Healing, coaching, and some incredibly helpful National Organizations.
CLICK the category BUTTONS BELOW to go directly to those resource sections.
Download a version of the guide FREE, Facing Life After Suicide Loss. May it serve as a life-raft in the storm - a survival tool - created just parents and families, in the days, weeks and months after suicide loss.
Get Free Download Version of Guide HERE
Enjoy real books? You may also order a printed copy (expanded version) and any other books, journals and products - as seen in photo and found on Amazon
Get the Amazon Books HERE
These are exceptional books. That may sound cliche, but it is so true. These books contain the hearts of moms who bravely step into their shattered hearts to tell memories and stories of their own wonderfully exceptional children—all of whom died too soon by suicide. Writing them was not a small accomplishment. A MUST READ for all!! Are you a mom interested in leaving a legacy for your child? See Legacy Project under the Support tab at the top and join the next group waitlist today.
Get Legacy Books HERE
Things I Love; Comfort for Grief
Why do I love them...well, quite simply because they ease the effects of grief, bring needed comfort, or help in some way that makes this more bearable as we learn to live in this new existence without our loved one.
Everything on this page is something I genuinely use (or have used) in my grief journey, and it could be a tool worth considering in yours. I either use (now or in the recent past) the exact item or one just like it.
Please note that as an Amazon Affiliate, I may earn a very small fee from qualifying purchases of many or all items listed below. If the product is not linked on Amazon I still may (or may not) be receiving an affiliate fee directly from the company.
CLICK to find the "Things I Love" HERE
Suggested Reading for Suicide Loss Grievers
(All underlined titles are clickable LINKS, most to Amazon but many may be available on Audible as well)
BOOKS:
Let's Really Talk About Suicide; A Guide & Resource for ALL after Suicide Loss by Melissa Bottorff-Arey
A Survival Guide: A Guide to Help through the Early Days by Melissa Bottorff-Arey
The Story of Your Survival; A Guided Journal to Navigate these Dark, Stormy Days by Melissa Bottorff-Arey
Get Griefy Magazine Grief Sucks, but life doesn't have to
A Walk in the Wood; Meditations on Mindfulness with a Bear Named Pooh by Joseph Parent
A Space in the Heart; A Survival Guide for Grieving Parents by Larry Carlat
My Unexpected Journey; Reflections After Losing My Son to Suicide by Erin Blechman (Max's Mom)
Surviving Spouse or Partner Suicide Loss: A Mindful Guide for Your Journey through Grief by Michelle Ann Collins
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Divine
The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
Signs by Laura Lynne Jackson
The Light Between Us: Stories from Heaven. Lessons for the Living by Laura Lynne Jackson
Unfinished Business: What the Dead Can Teach Us About Life by James Van Praggh
Suicidal; Why We Kill Ourselves by Jesse Bering
The Universe is Talking to You; Tap into Signs by Tammy Mastroberte
What Suicide Left Behind by Linzi Meaden
Goodnight, Mr. Vincent Van Gogh by Lindsey Doolittle (a must if you for children)
Your Grief, Your Way: A Year of Practical Guidance and Comfort After Loss by Shelby Forsythia
Permission to Grieve: Creating Grace, Space, & Room to Breathe in the Aftermath of Loss by Shelby Forsythia
Diary of a Broken Mind AND Emotionally Naked - Both Books by AnneMoss Rogers
Mission Vigilant: A Mother's Crusade to Stem the Tide of Veteran Suicide by Susan Cleland and Sherye S. Green
Shattered: From Grief to Joy After My Son's Suicide by Rebecca Tervo
Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief by Joanne Cacciatore
Restorative Yoga for Beginners by Julia Storke
Mount Hope a fiction novel of Hate & Healing by Kellie Woolf (former podcast guest & grieving mom)
CARD DECKS:
Into the Lonely Woods (Oracle Deck ) by Lucy Cavendish & Dan May
The Dark Goddess Oracle Deck; Unleash Your Divine Feminine Magic by Caitlin McCarthy
Talking to Heaven Mediumship Cards by James Van Praagh
Sacred Feminine Oracle: Divine Healing by M. Malmasson & Marion Blanc
The Mediumship Training Deck by Joh Holland
The Spirit Messages Daily Oracle by John Holland
Real Thoughts from My Heart to Yours
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These resources are provided as a courtesy but in no way constitute an endorsement for any of them. Also, Melissa is not a mental health professional (or doctor), and nothing on my website should be taken as medical (or mental health) advice or recommendation, as it all comes from my own experiences, gathered knowledge and various certificate-based training only.
