For Adults
Non-fiction books
The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk
Families Making Sense of Death by Janice Winchester Nadeau
A Parent's Guide to Raising Grieving Children: Rebuilding Your Family after the Death of a Loved One by Phyllis R. Silverman
It's OK that You're Not OK by Megan Devine
Good Mourning by Sally Douglas and Imogen Carn
The Grieving Brain by Mary-Francis O'Connor
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
Bearing the Unbearable by Joanne Cacciatore
Option B by Sheryl Sandberg & Adam Grant
Memoirs
Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch
Now is Not the Tine for Flowers by Stacey Heale
Heartbroken by Gary Roe
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
Notes on Grief by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Podcasts
Don't Be Caught Dead - Catherine Ashton speaks with Lionhearts Shelly Skinner and Lauren Breen about 'Helping Kids Navigate Loss with Lionheart Camp for Kids'.
Just imagine being a young child, navigating through the unimaginable loss of a loved one. Feelings of isolation, confusion, and profound sadness can be overwhelming, right?
Now imagine a place where these children can come together, share their experiences, and learn that they aren't alone in their grief.
Shelly Skinner, founding director and CEO of Lionheart Camp for Kids, and Lauren Breen, a professor at Curtin University specialising in the psychology of grief and loss, join Catherine to share their incredible work.
My Warm Table... With Sonia - Sonia Nolan speaks with Lionhearts Shelly Skinner and Lauren Breen about Grief.
PASSION: Building a community where grief is seen as a healthy and positive response to death and life challenges. PURPOSE: Empowering bereaved children and families to navigate their grief journey through education, peer-support, strength-building and resilience through Lionheart Camp for Kids.
Make sure you listen to Episodes 1 and 2. There was so much to talk about that one episode wasn't enough.
The Future of - Sarah Taillier speaks about Grief with Prof Lauren Breen and Shelly Skinner.
Grief and dying are among the most underdiscussed topics in society. How does this impact our wellbeing, and does our understanding about grief need to change?
Webinars
Good Grief This Hurts! 2024 Frame.io is an annual Grief webinar hosted by Queensland Children's Hospital. Exploring the needs of young people in this webinar is Lionheart CEO, Shelly Skinner.
Dying to Know Day Webinar (youtube.com) is a national campaign aimed at increasing death literacy and helping Australians plan for end-of-life. This year, the theme focuses on personalising final arrangements and building community. Lionheart CEO Shelly Skinner speaks about children and grief in this webinar.