Resources for the Grieving & the Grief-Adjacent

Grief isn’t linear. It’s not tidy. And it sure as hell doesn’t come with a manual.
Here’s a lovingly curated list of resources — for support, solidarity, and screaming into the void (in community, of course).

Grief Support & Peer Communities

• The Dougy Center
  Support for grieving kids, teens, and families. Think play therapy meets honest conversation. https://www.dougy.org

• The Dinner Party
  Tables full of 20- to 40-somethings who’ve lost someone, talking about grief over wine and carbs. https://www.thedinnerparty.org

• Actively Moving Forward (AMF)
  Grief support for college students and young adults, because losing a parent in your twenties is a mindf*ck. https://healgrief.org/actively-moving-forward
  

Mental Health & Therapy Access

• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  Mental health education, support, and advocacy. Grief is emotional whiplash — therapy helps. https://www.nami.org

• The Loveland Foundation
  Offers free therapy for Black women and girls. Because access shouldn’t be a privilege. https://thelovelandfoundation.org
  

Death Positivity & End-of-Life Education

• The Order of the Good Death
  Founded by mortician Caitlin Doughty — they’re making death less scary, more honest, and way less awkward. https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com

• Hospice Foundation of America
  Guidance for end-of-life care, grief literacy, and the realities we don't talk about enough. https://hospicefoundation.org

Creative Healing & Grief Expression

• The Art of Yoga Project
  Blending art and movement for trauma healing. Good for young folks processing big feelings with their whole bodies. https://theartofyogaproject.org

• Grief is a Sneaky Bitch (Podcast)
  Honest, human, occasionally funny conversations about grief. 10/10 recommend for long drives and ugly cries. https://www.lisakeefauver.com/griefis

DDC Originals

• The Dead Dad Hotline
  Text us. Vent. Rage. Cry-laugh. We’re not therapists, but we get it.
  https://www.theofficialdeaddadclub.com/dead-dad-hotline

• The Facebook Community
  Private space for Dead Dad Club members to connect, confess, and commiserate.
  https://www.facebook.com/share/g/18z6YNngZR/
  

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