See below for links to these and other online resources to help you on this painful journey.
Widowers often have difficulty finding the help needed to survive the grieving experience. A natural inclination towards self-isolation during grieving makes it hard for family and friends to help them. Men’s upbringing often stressed self-sufficiency and going it alone, which can be a major obstacle to healing. Talking to a grief therapist, grief group, or fellow widowers can help promote the healing process. The following resources are offered to provide support and guidance to my fellow widowers when they are ready to begin their healing process.
TOP GROUPS FOR WIDOWERS
National Widowers Organization: Lists support groups around the country and provides various helpful resources.
Widowers Support Network: provides a members-only online group for widowers where hundreds of widowers provide mutual support, humor, and ideas to help fellow widowers through this experience.
Widowed Parent: The Widowed Parent project is committed to supporting widowed mothers and fathers with children in the home. Great information for widowers with children.
Griefshare.org: offers a listing of church-based grief groups in your area.
Grief Healing: offers a variety of articles, discussion groups, blogs, and more to help you through the grieving process.
Hospice Foundation of America: provides information about many (but not all) hospices around the country, and access to online articles about end-of-life and grief.
Meetup.com: provides access to thousands of activities in most areas, including Widow/Widower and Grief groups.
Mygriefangels.org: a website which lists hundreds of resources, including many specific to certain types of losses (e.g. due to cancer).
Modern Loss: web site provides articles written by people like you and me who have gone through the grief process and have something to share.
Online Grief Support: offers online support including online groups, information about grieving, and even After Death Experiences.
Open to Hope: offers articles and talks on grief by real people who have experienced the loss of a loved one. They have sections specific to loss of spouse.
Pathways: offers hospice, palliative care, and grief & loss counseling services for all ages in northern Colorado.
LGTBQ RESOURCES (please email me with any additional recommendations):
