Lisa M. Laniewski

Author • Certified Grief Educator

Grief Resources

Compassionate articles, guidance, and resources to support you through your journey of grief and healing.

The Stages of Grief

David Kessler (my mentor) and Ken Ross (the son of renowned doctor, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross) describe the stages of grief that most people experience following the death of a loved one. Later, David wrote about a 6th stage, Finding Meaning, which provides a framework to help transform suffering and integrate loss into a purposeful life.

Lisa and the Soul Explorers hosts, Gary Langley and Sally Taylor, discuss Lisa’s international best-selling book, God Winks and Amber Waves. Discussion includes how grief can transform us as we work through the process of creating lasting meaning from the life and love we’ve shared.

 

We Don't Die: Episode 550

Lisa and Sandra Champlain, host of the We Don’t Die podcast, discuss signs and messages from those on the Other Side.  Lisa shares stories from her recently published book God Winks…and Hearts Heal as well as personal experiences of signs and messages.  Are there ways we can encourage our loved ones to send signs?  Listen and find out.

We Don't "Move On" from Grief. We Move Forward.

In this powerful TED Talk, Nora McInerny challenges the idea that grief is something we “get over.”  Instead, she explores how loss becomes part of our lives and how we carry it forward while continuing to live, love and grow.

The Grieving Process: Coping with Death

This brief, but helpful, video from Wellcast explains common reactions to loss and grief, offering practical insights for coping with the death of a loved one and understanding the grieving process.

65 Common Grief Reactions

An insightful graphic that provides a list of different reactions that many people experience following the death of a loved one and that are all normal ways of dealing with grief. 

6 Stages of Grief Cycle

A visual representation of the “Grief Wheel” highlighting the 5 grief stages set forth by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and the sixth stage – FINDING MEANING – added with the permission of the Kubler-Ross family by grief expert, David Kessler.