Resources
While there is no shortage of advice and words of wisdom to be found when it comes to grief and loss, it can be difficult to know just where to look. An abundance of choice can be as disorienting as a lack, so, below is our collection of resources, curated to support needs that have come up around the table, to support Dinner Partiers, and their people. Whether you’ve joined a table, have been matched up with a buddy, are supporting a friend, or are going through it yourself, these are resources we’ve found helpful. And, if we weren’t able to find it, we created it. So, step on into our grief-y library; we hope that these writings, guides, and links are helpful as you navigate life after.
When you’re hungry for…
… a book for any mood or loss experience.
Looking for something to read that will help you understand the grief experience better, or that deepens your empathy of what others are going through, or something so juicy it airlifts you out of a grief-y reality? We’ve got some options for you on our Bookshop page.
…a grief ritual of your very own.
Research says that grief rituals work. Not sure where to start? Check out the toolkits we’ve created to gather inspiration, and to develop your own grief rituals.
… ways to be a better grief friend.
This is our signed, sealed, and delivered collection of tips on how to best show up for the grievers in your life. Here, you can dig into our Being There guide, and read through our collected recommendations from Dinner Partiers themselves from a range of loss-experiences. The quickest tip, though? Just try.
… stories from other real people about loss and life after.
When you want to see your experience reflected back to you, meet some real-life peers living with loss, and read about the people who brought them into the club no-one wants to join—check out our storytelling campaigns, archived here.
… ideas on how to survive the holidays.
Big days, like holidays, birthdays, or death anniversaries can be some of the hardest to navigate. Check out our guidebook for getting through the gauntlet of significant dates.
… resources specifically for the BIPOC community
…I am curating this space for the weary BIPOC griever who is in need of art and literary inspiration, motivating words from the mouths of BIPOC visionaries and more.
This won’t erase the collective trauma our community is wading through, but it will perhaps offer a reprieve.
- Sundari Malcolm | BIPOC Grief Educator and Care Curator
… a more grief-sensitive workplace
Want your organization to be more grief-sensitive? Check out our Workplace Resilience program and download tools to equip you for being grief ready at work.
… news about What’s Cooking.
There’s a monthly Dinner Party newsletter, rounding up top grief news, upcoming ways to get involved in TDP, and anything else we think might be of interest to you! Check out the archive of newsletters from the past and sign up to receive your very own copy straight to your inbox.
… host resources.
Get a refresher on training materials, read how-to’s on starting your table, and check out new ideas for leveling up your hosting game!
… resources outside of The Dinner Party.
We’ll be the first to tell you that joining a TDP table is just one piece of a bigger puzzle of self- and community-care in grief. Want to hear about other resources that have been helpful to Dinner Partiers outside of their table? Read on.