Note: Although I have visited and personally evaluated all of the sites listed below, I don't re-visit each of them regularly, and I'm not always notified when sites are no longer active.  I would greatly appreciate your feedback on the usefulness of any of the sites listed, and if you should encounter an inactive site, please let me know.  I also welcome your suggestions for additions to these listings. Please send your comments and suggestions to me at TousleyM@aol.com.  Thank you!  [Links on this page last updated February 12, 2024]

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Alone - For All Those Who Grieve (Book by Bill Cento)
Ambiguous Loss: When Grief Threatens A Love Relationship (Article by Marty Tousley)
Anticipating the Death of A Spouse (Article by Marty Tousley)
Apologizing for Expressing the Anger of Grief (Article by Marty Tousley)
Being a Widow (Book by Lynn Caine)
Boo's Journey through Widowhood (Blog)
Camp Widow
Cancer and Death: A Love Story in Two Voices (Book by Leah Vande Berg, Nick Trujillo)
Confessions of a Mediocre Widow: Or, How I Lost My Husband and My Sanity (Book by Catherine Tidd)
Coping with Grief In The Second Year
Dating: Is Six Months after Husband's Death Too Soon to Begin?
Dating: Woman Nervous about Dating a Widower
Death of a Spouse (Open to Hope Articles)
Death of An Ex-Spouse (Article by Marty Tousley)
Delayed Grief Goes Unresolved, Negatively Impacts a Marriage (Article by Marty Tousley)
Disenfranchised Grief: Coronavirus Took My Partner
Disenfranchised Grief: Mourning the Loss of a Dream (Article by Marty Tousley)
Does Widower's Behavior Indicate Unresolved Grief? (Article by Marty Tousley)
Dreams of the Deceased (Article by Luellen Hoffman)
Explaining the Funeral / Memorial Service to Your Children (by Marty Tousley)
Finding Your Way through Grief: A Guide for the First Year, Second Edition (Book by Marty Tousley)
Fresh Widow Blogspot
Gay Grief and Gay Widowers (Article by Michael Shernoff)
Gay Marriage and Gay Widowhood (Article by Michael Shernoff)
Gay Widowers: Grieving in Relation to Trauma and Social Supports (Article by Michael Shernoff)

Gifts from the Unknown: Using Extraordinary Experiences to Cope with Loss and Change (Book)

God's Gift Of Love: After-Death Communications (Book)
Grief, Healing, and the One-to-Two-Year Myth (Article by Karne Carney)
Grief's Journey
Grief Dreams : How They Help Us Heal After the Death of a Loved One (Book)
Grief Expressed: When a Mate Dies (Book)

Grief's Courageous Journey: A Workbook 

Grief Support Group Didn't Help--Now What? (Article by Marty Tousley)
Grieving Beyond Gender: Understanding the Ways Men and Women Mourn, Revised Edition
Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working through Grief (Book)
Helping Yourself Heal When Your Spouse Dies (Article by Alan Wolfelt)
Here If You Need Me: A True Story (Book)
How Do We Tell the Children? A Step-by-Step Guide (Book)
How Do You Grieve for an Ex-Spouse? (Article by Mel Glazer)
How to Talk to a Widower (Article by Abel Keogh)
How to Survive the Loss of a Love (Book)
How We Grieve: Relearning the World (Book)
In Grief: Everyone's Loss Is Somehow Different But The Same
In Grief: Finding New Love After The Death of A Spouse (Article by Marty Tousley)
I'm Grieving As Fast As I Can: How Young Widows and Widowers Can Cope and Heal (Book)
In Grief: Ashamed to Share Negative Feelings In An Online Forum
In Grief: Conflicting Feelings in The Wake of Loss
In Grief: Coping with STUGs (Sudden Temporary Upsurges of Grief)
In Grief: Mother Loss vs. Spouse Loss (Article by Marty Tousley)
In Grief: New Mom Missing Deceased Spouse
In Grief: Struggling with Acceptance and "Letting Go" (Article by Marty Tousley)
In Grief: Staying Present In The Face of Inevitable Loss (Article by Marty Tousley)
In Grief, The Challenge of Cooking for One (Article by Marty Tousley)
In Grief: When An Ex-Spouse Dies (Article by Marty Tousley)
In Grief: Widower Tries Going It Alone
In Grief: Will I See Her in My Dreams?
In Grief: Young Widow Seeks Support
It Must Have Been Moonglow: Reflections of the First Years of Widowhood (Book)
Journey through Grief
Keeping Your Home after Losing a Loved One (Article by Tony Falzano)
Lean On Me: Cancer through a Carer's Eyes (Book by Lorraine Kember)
Leaning Into Love: A Spiritual Journey Through Grief (Book by Elaine Mansfield)
Liberating Losses: When Death Brings Relief (Book)
Life After Loss: A Personal Guide Dealing with Death, Divorce, Job Change & Relocation
Life After Loss : Conquering Grief and Finding Hope (Book)
Life Is Goodbye, Life Is Hello: Grieving Well Through All Kinds of Loss (Book)
LifeWords - for Those Who Have Lost Their Mates, by Marta Felber
Love Letters: Reflections on Living with Loss (Book by Andris Baltins)
Love You, Mean It: A True Story of Love, Loss, and Friendship (Book)
Loving A Widower: Blog by Author Julie Donner Andersen
Loving Grief (Book by Paul Bennett)
Men and Grief: A Guide for Men Surviving the Death of a Loved One (Book)
Mourning Has Broken: A Collection of Creative Writing about Grief and Healing
Mourning The Death of a Spouse
National Donor Family Council: Home for Donor Families
National Society of Military Widows
National Widowers' Organization
Newly Widowed Grief Counselor Seeks Advice (Article by Marty Tousley)
No Time to Say Goodbye : Surviving The Suicide Of A Loved One
On Grief and Grieving : Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss
Online Grief Healing Discussion Groups
Parents Without Partners Home Page
Past Perfect! Present Tense: Insights from One Woman's Journey As the Wife of a Widower (Book by Julie Donner Andersen)
Rainbow Angels Chat Room for Gays and Lesbians
Rehl Money: Financial Guidance for Widows
Re-membering Lives: Conversations With the Dying and the Bereaved (Book)
Resources for Young Widow(er)s
Room for Two (Book by Abel Keogh)
School Grants for Single Mothers: A Complete Guide
Seven Choices: Finding Daylight After Loss Shatters Your World (Book)
Sheltering Thoughts about Loss and Grief (Book)
Silent Grief: Living in the Wake of Suicide
Single Fathers Due to Cancer
Stuffing Emotions Isn't a Good Strategy (Article by Steve Harris)
Surviving a Spouse's Suicide (Article by Marty Tousley)
Surviving Spousal Loss: Financial Concerns in Widowhood, Part 1 (Article by Marty Tousley)
Surviving Spousal Loss: Financial Concerns in Widowhood, Part 2 (Article by Marty Tousley)
Swallowed by a Snake: The Gift of the Masculine Side of Healing (Book)
Tear Soup: A Recipe for Healing after Loss (Book)
Ten Dating Tips for Widows and Widowers (Article by Abel Keogh)
The Grief Project
The Goldfish Went on Vacation: A Memoir of Loss (and Learning to Tell the Truth about It)
The Heart of Grief: Death and the Search for Lasting Love (Book)
The Healing Power of Grief: The Journey through Loss to Life and Laughter (Book)
The Healing Power of Love: Transcending the Loss of a Spouse to New Love (Book)
The Healing Power of Pets (Book)
The Loss of a Life Partner: Narratives of the Bereaved (Book)
The Mourning Handbook: A Comprehensive Resource on Coping with Death and Dying
The Precious Present (Book)
The Road to Recovery for Grief Sufferers, from a Friend at GriefHelp.org
The Tender Scar: Life After the Death of a Spouse (Book)
The Widower's Toolbox: Repairing Your Life After Losing Your Spouse (Book by G.J. Schaefer)
The Year of Magical Thinking (Book by Joan Didion)
Then & Now: Changed Perspectives of a Young Widow (Book)
This Vast Being: A Voyage through Grief and Exaltation (Book)
Transitions: How to Recapture The 'Drive' (Article by Marty Tousley)
Twenty-Eight Snow Angels: A Widow's Story of Love, Loss and Renewal (Book by Diane Dettmann)
Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss & Love (Book)
Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage (Book)
Tough Transitions: Navigating Your Way through Difficult Times (Book by Elizabeth Harper Neeld, PhD)
Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones (Book by Alan Wolfelt)
Voices of Experience: Soul Hunger In Love and Loss
Voices of Experience: For Those Whose Grief Is Relatively New
Waking Up: Climbing Through the Darkness (Book by Terry Wise)
Widow Feels Rage About 'God's Plan' (Open to Hope Article)
Widow Net
Widow Fears Sharing Thoughts of Suicide (Open to Hope Article)
Widow-to-Be Thinking Beyond Husband's Death (Open to Hope Article)
Widows List: Where Women Thrive Alone
Widowed Pen Pal Program
Widowed Village
Widow's Voice: A Place to Share, to Listen to Others, to Find Support
When Bad Things Happen to Good People (Book)
When Men Grieve: Why Men Grieve Differently & How You Can Help (Book)
Widows or Widowers: Dating, Support, Friendship
Widow to Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life (Book)
Will I Ever Find Me Again? New Roles After the Death of a Spouse (Article by Beverly McManus)
Woman Nervous About Dating Widower (Open to Hope Article)
Writing as a Way of Healing : How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives (Book)
Writing to Heal the Soul: Transforming Grief and Loss through Writing (Book)
You Don't Have to Suffer: A Handbook for Moving Beyond Life's Crises
Young Widow Overcomes Her Death Wish (Article by Michele Neff Hernandez)
Young Widow Support Group Basics (Informative 3-Part Series from Fresh Widow Blog)
YWOW: Young Widows or Widowers

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