Grief Resources
These are resources recommended by fellow community members:
Books
- Proof of Heaven (2012) by Eben Alexander
- The Fall of Freddie the Leaf (1982) by Leo Buscaglia
- Widow to Widow: Thoughtful, Practical Ideas for Rebuilding Your Life (1995) by Genevieve Davis Ginsburg
- Healing After Loss: Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief (1994) by Martha Whitmore Hickman
- The Book of Awakening (2000) by Mark Nepo
- The Wild Edge of Sorrow (2015) by Francis Weller
- The Threshold Between Loss and Revelation (2017) by Francis Weller and Rashanit Rea
- Shades of Grief: A Memoir (2018) by Susan L. Williams
- Grief One Day at a Time (2016) by Alan D. Wolfelt
Online Resources
Help Connecting with Local Grief Support Groups
Lopez Island
- Lopez Island Family Resource Center // (360) 468-4117
Orcas Island
- San Juan County Senior Services // Heidi Bruce // (360) 370-0591
- Orcas Community Resource Center // (360) 376-3184
San Juan Island
- San Juan County Senior Services // Tyler Cornell // (360) 370-7561
- Joyce L. Sobel Family Resource Center // (360) 378-5246
Local Organizations
The Compassionate Friends: Provides peer-based support for anyone who has lost a child of any age
Hospice of San Juan
- San Juan County Senior Services Heidi Bruce (360) 370-0591
- Orcas Community Resource Center (360) 376-3184
Hospice of the Northwest
- hospicenw.org
- (360) 814-5550
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Weekly Bereavement Support Groups via Zoom Fridays from 10-11:30 am Registration required.
(360) 814-5570 (to register)
Lopez Island Home & Hospice Support
- lihhs.org
- (360) 468-4446
Trainings
Grief and Loss Counseling
San Juan Island
- Leslie Schwartz, LMHC // (360) 378-7188
- Melissa Guard, LMHC // (360) 317-8173
- Bonnie Hendrickson, LMHC, EMDR therapist // (360) 298-0186
- Dolly Sundstrom, LMHC // (425) 248-5910
- Lucretia Devine, LMHC // (360) 370-5300
- Auralee Jameson, LSW AIC // (360) 472-9299
- Roxanne Borman, MSW, LSWAIC // (360) 298-4656
- Rose Blair, LMHC // (360) 298-0811
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Do you need additional assistance?
Call (360) 378-5246
Do you need additional assistance?
Call (360) 378-5246