Loss of Spouse
We must allow ourselves to grieve, and we all grieve in different ways, for various lengths of time.
Online Resources
Online Resources
DAILY STRENGTH - FOR WIDOWS AND WIDOWERS
SOARING SPIRITS
https://soaringspirits.org/
ONLINE GRIEF SUPPORT
MEET-UP GROUPS
Soaring Spirits Widow-Widower Regional Group-Elk Grove/Sacramento
Soaring Spirits provides widowed people with the chance to meet socially, and to create a local community of widowed friends through our Regional Social Group program. Groups are led by our awesome volunteer facilitators who plan meetings twice a month in their geographical area.
Regional Social Events for Soaring Spirits HERE.
Click on Events to see local upcoming meet-ups. Additional link for meet-ups HERE
Widows and Widowers: Healing, Support and Education (Meet Up)
https://www.meetup.com/young-widows-and-widowers-Group/
Widows and Widowers - Healing, Support, and Education (Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1020380538094055/
Young Widows and Widowers (Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/youngwidowed/
Widows and Widowers, All welcomed (Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/347795365429216/
The Grief Toolbox (Facebook)
https://www.facebook.com/grieftoolbox/
Grief The Unspoken (Facebook)
Support Groups
Support Groups
Creekside Church Coffee Connection for Widows
This is a welcoming space for the widowed to gather, share and build meaningful relationships with others who share their journey. Together, we find comfort, encouragement and hope.
https://creeksideeg.com/encore/
Widowed Persons Association Of California
Sacramento (916) 972-9722
Auburn: Gerrie Anello (530) 885-4752
Roseville: Mary Kingsley (916) 791-0843
Social and Support groups. “Resolving Grief” program and support meetings are open to non-members.
(Contact to see availability during COVID.)
RIVER CITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH-GRIEFSHARE GROUP
13 week Session
Sign-Up with pmiguel@rivercitychristian.org or (916) 861-2240 x624
Books & Media
Books & Media
Through a Season of Grief: Devotions for Your Journey from Mourning to Joy by Bill Dunn
Grieving with Hope: Finding Comfort as You Journey through Loss by Samuel J IV Hodges
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations For Working Through Grief
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand
On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
Through the Eyes of a Lion: Facing Impossible Pain, Finding Incredible Power
One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
And Still She Laughs: Defiant Joy in the Depths of Suffering
Widow to Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief
Healing A Spouse’s Grieving Heart: 100 Practical Ideas After Your Husband of Wife Die
I'm Grieving As Fast As I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY BOOKS
Reflections of a Grieving Spouse: The Unexpected Journey From Loss to Renewed Hope
When Grief Comes: Finding Strength for Today and Hope for Tomorrow
Movies:
ANTICIPATORY GRIEF
Brian's Song (1971) starring James Caan, Billy Dee Williams
Love Story (1971) starring Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal
Tuesdays With Morrie (1999) starring Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria
FINDING PROFESSIONAL HELP
Ordinary People (1980) starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore
FROM SURVIVING TO TRANSCENDING YOUR GRIEF
A River Runs Through It (1992) starring Robert Redford, Brad Pitt
About Schmidt (2002) starring Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis
An Unfinished Life (2005) starring Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez
Angela's Ashes (2000) starring Andrew Bennett, Joe Breen
Corrina, Corrina (1994) starring Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta
Finding Neverland (2004) starring Johnny Depp, Kate Winslet
Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) starring Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell
Good Will Hunting (1999) starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon
In America (2002) starring Paddy Considine, Samantha Morton
If Only (2004) starring Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Paul Nichols
Life (1999) starring Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence
Life As A House (2001) starring Kevin Cline, Kristin Scott Thomas
Message In A Bottle (1999) starring Kevin Costner, Robin Wright Penn
Nicholas' Gift (1998) starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Alan Bates
Shadowlands (1994) starring Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger
Simon Birch (1998) starring Ian Michael Smith, Oliver Platt
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) starring Judi Dench, Tom Wilkinson, Patrick Pearson
The Secret Life Of Bees (2008) starring Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson
LOSS OF A SPOUSE, PARTNER OR SIGNIFICANT OTHER
A Single Man (2009) starring Colin Firth, Julianne Moore
Ghost (1990) starring Demi Moore, Patrick Swayze
My Life (1993) starring Michael Keaton, Nicole Kidman
Titanic (1997) starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet
MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES & SPIRITUAL REACTION TO LOSS
Always (1989) starring Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter
City Of Angels (1998) starring Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan
Dragonfly (2002) starring Kevin Costner, Lisa Banes
Northfork (2003) starring James Woods, Nick Nolte
The Five People You Meet In Heaven (2004) starring Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn
Truly, Madly, Deeply (1996) starring Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman
Untamed Heart (1993) starring Christian Slater, Marisa Tomei
Walking The Dead (2002) starring Billy Crudup, Jennifer Connelly
Wide Awake (1998) starring Joseph Cross, Timothy Reifsnyder
Podcasts:
FOCUS ON THE FAMILY
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/lifechallenges/emotional-health/coping-with-death-and-grief/coping-with-death-and-grief
WHAT'S YOUR GRIEF
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/whats-your-grief-podcast-series-grief-support-for-those-who
GRIEF OUT LOUD
https://player.fm/series/grief-out-loud
GRIEF WORKS
https://player.fm/series/grief-works
GOOD GRIEF WITH CHERYL JONES
https://player.fm/series/good-grief-with-cheryl-jones-1245230