You need help and support to heal after the loss of a loved one. That help and support can come from your friends and family, a support group of individuals who have also experienced the loss of a loved one, as well as books and inspiring videos.
If you have burning questions related to life and death, you may find some answers from the following:
Books
- Man’s Search for Meaning, by Viktor Frankl
- Your Soul’s Plan: Discovering the Real Meaning of the Life You Planned Before You Were Born, by Robert Schwartz
- You Can Heal Your Life, by Louise Hay
- Dying to be Me, by Anita Moorjani
- The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma, by Bessel van der Kolk
- What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing, by Oprah Winfrey and Dr Bruce Perry
Videos
- Blessings for the Final Goodbye, by B.K. Shivani
- View from the Other Side – a series of videos on what happens after death, by Anita Moorjani
- We don’t “move on” from grief. We move forward with it – TED talk, by Nora McInerny
- A Neurosurgeon’s Journey through the Afterlife, by Eben Alexander
- Why we all need to practice emotional first aid, TED talk, by Guy Winch