Free Grief Recovery Resources
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Free Online Grief Recovery Course
Taught by Cole James, President of The Grief Recovery Institute. This self-paced video course introduces you to the evidence-based Grief Recovery Method and gives you real tools to start your recovery.
Self-paced · 7 video lessons · No credit card required
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Download Our Grief Recovery Guides
Each guide covers a different aspect of grief and loss. All are free, instant download, and based on 8+ years of research.
61 Tips
Guide For Loss
61 tips on the experience of grief and how to help people through it. Our most downloaded resource.
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26 Pages
Debunking the Five Stages of Grief
Why the "five stages" model doesn't work — and what the evidence actually says about grief recovery.
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22 Pages
Myths About Grief
Six major concepts about grief that keep you stuck — and why common advice like "be strong" and "stay busy" actually delays recovery.
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28 Pages
Discussing the Best Grief Definition
What grief actually is, the difference between grief and trauma, PTSD, and why children's grief is so often overlooked.
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47 Pages
Exploring How Others Define Grief
A deep dive into the different terms people use for grief, the confusion surrounding loss, and the unhelpful things said to grievers.
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18 Pages
Guide to Pet Loss
Why pet loss grief is real, common responses, and how unresolved pet loss limits your capacity for happiness.
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30 Pages
Postpartum Grief
Explores postpartum depression, the baby blues, single motherhood, adoption, and the grief recovery gaps no one talks about.
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