‘In any given moment, we have two options: to step forward into growth or to step back into safety’.
Abraham Maslow
Resources
These are resources and inspirations that I have found or I know others have found useful and would like to share them with you. The list will constantly be reviewed and updated.
Emergency support
Samaritans - Call 116 123 to talk or email jo@samaritans.org
On Death and Dying
On death anxiety - Staring at the Sun by Irvin Yalom
On dying and making life meaningful - Being Mortal by Atul Gawande
On death, life and purpose - When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanthi
Ted talk - What really matters at the end of life by BJ Miller
What really matters at the end of life | BJ Miller - YouTube
Podcasts - the Art of Dying Well:
Podcasts - The Art of Dying Well
Death Café movement - where people come together to talk about death over tea and cake:
On Shame, Vulnerability & More
Ted talk - The Power of Vulnerability by Brene Brown
The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown - YouTube
On shame - Healing the Shame that Binds You by John Bradshaw
On the importance of love in childhood - Why Love Matters by Sue Gerhardt
On healing from trauma - The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
On Grief and Loss
Reflections on bereavement - A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis
On bereavement and mourning - A Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
On welcoming the pain of loss - The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
Podcast - experiences of grief and loss Grief Works with Julia Samuel
The Guest House - Rumi
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.
Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.
The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.
Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.