Grief Recovery Resources

Many of the resources shared below were created by my friend and fellow Healing Mom, Jenny Robbins and another student, Jamee Leichtle for a class at Regis University. Thanks go Jenny and Jamee for sharing these resources with me to add to the website. If you are aware of other useful resources, please contact us to review them for inclusion on the website.

Resources for the Newly Bereaved

“The goal of grief is to acknowledge that a change has occurred. I feel like I am interacting with the world as a different person, looking through a different pair of eyes. Everything looks different, feels different and I respond differently to everyday interactions. There are moments where I know Matthew has died, but my heart won’t believe it. The journey of grief is helping the heart to know what the head knows. You can help. Thank you for listening…” Marguerite Ham, March 2011

The resources posted here will help the newly bereaved find words to express how others can help them during this painful time.

Grieving: How You Can Help

Written in March, 2011 by Marguerite Ham, Mother of Matthew McMasters

what I wish other people understood about losing a child

Written by Paula Stephens, Crazy Good Grief, Updated February 13, 2020

Grief Groceries

Written by Hugh Hollowell, Jr. Posted on FaceBook May 26, 2022

National Organizations (with Local Chapters)

The Compassionate Friends – Support for families after a child dies. compassionatefriends.org

Spark of Life – Free healing grief retreats for those who have experienced loss. sparkoflife.org.

MISS Foundation – Providing C.A.R.E. (counseling, advocacy, research, and education) services to families experiencing the death of a child. missfoundation.org.

Dr. Joanne Cacciatore from MISS Foundation has also recently published a wonderful book, Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief (focused on loss of a child).

Denver Area Resources

HeartLight Center – Center for grief support and education. Various groups and topics. (720) 748-9908 or heartlightcenter.org.

Denver Hospice – Support group for children, teens, and adults. (303) 321-2828.

Judi’s House – Peer groups for children ages 3-25 grieving the death of a loved one. Increases awareness and knowledge of grieving children’s needs with support and understanding. (720) 941-0331 or judishouse.org.

The Grief Journey – Bereavement care of all types including support groups and individual counseling.

Contact Linda Coughlin Brooks at (303) 951-9240, griefandgrowth.com.

Parents of Murdered Children – For the families and friends of those who have died by violence. Meets 3rd Saturday of each month, 7:30 pm, Century Link Building, 52nd & Zuni, Denver, CO. colorado-pomc.org or call Phil Clark at (303) 748-6395.

Trauma Informed Yoga – Private and group sessions. Sara Moser (Boulder, CO)

awcollective.com.

Candlelight Counseling – Janet Buntrock, MA, LPC, FT (Littleton, CO)
janetbuntrockcandlelightcounseling.com

Crazy Good Grief – Connection and inspiration for those healing the loss of a loved one (Lakewood, CO) crazygoodgrief.com.