Men may struggle to know where to turn after a loss and often face unique challenges in how they grieve. Below is a list of trusted bereavement resources offering meaningful help.

Resources to Help Widowers Move Forward

Explore books, blogs and organizations created to support widowers as they adjust to life after loss.

Blog Posts
Reflections, Wisdom
Books
Strength, Shared Loss
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Trusted Help, Support Networks

Blog Posts from Grieving Men and Experts

Widowers often find comfort and clarity in the words of others who have walked a similar path. This curated list of blogs offers personal stories, reflections and insights on grief, relationships, loneliness and healing.

Is There Really a Gender Difference in the Grieving Process?

By Phyllis Silverman, Ph.D.

A thoughtful exploration of how men and women grieve differently. This expert-backed reflection offers validation for widowers navigating emotions in their own way.

New Holiday Traditions for Widowers

By Gerald J. Schaefer

Offers practical suggestions for coping with holiday grief and loneliness. Encourages widowers to reshape traditions while honoring memories.

Widowers Need To Step Out of The Shadows and Into the Light of Day

By Herb Knoll

A powerful call to action for grieving men. Knoll challenges cultural silence around male grief and invites widowers to embrace support and visibility.

Widower to Widower

Fred Colby’s Widower Blog

Addressing grief, loneliness, pain, relationships, fear, doubt, loss of control, and more. Drawing upon personal experience, research, lessons learned, and input from thousands of widowers since 2016. Helping fellow widowers through over 200,000 blogs read to date.

This is an active blog regularly updated with reflections and guidance for widowers.

Books for Navigating Grief and Loss

A curated collection of books from leading grief experts, focusing on love, loss and the path forward. Many include practical exercises and insights to help widowers navigate grief one day at a time.

Organizations Offering Grief Resources and Support

These organizations provide information, guidance, and community for those grieving a loved one. They offer trusted support to widowers navigating grief.

Financial Support Organization

Wings for Widows

Wings for Widows provides professional financial coaching and education to help newly widowed men and women navigate the financial trauma of early widowhood. Services include financial advice, education, and encouragement at no cost—resulting in clarity, confidence, and peace of mind.

Support Groups and Counseling

Calvary Hospital

Calvary Hospital offers the Men’s Discussion Group which is held at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, NY. The group leader is Jackeline Abbondandolo at 347-949-1266; email address: [email protected]

Widowed Parent

Started in 2010, this group supports widowed parents by connecting them with others, which has been key in their healing and moving forward.

Widowed Men

Since 1997, The GriefCare Place has provided a safe, home-like, non-denominational environment for those grieving the loss of a loved one, offering support and education to individuals of all ages.

Online Resources and Education

What’s Your Grief

Offering online and in-person continuing education for grief support professionals, What’s Your Grief combines practical and creative tools to help people working with those grieving many types of loss.

Option B

A nonprofit initiative of the Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg Family Foundation, Option B shares personal stories dealing openly and honestly with grief.

GriefNet

Operating 24/7, GriefNet’s online support groups allow members to share emails and receive caring responses anytime. Since 1994, it has helped thousands worldwide manage their grief safely.

Professional and Hospice Support

National Funeral Directors

Remembering A Life, an NFDA initiative, provides consumer education. NFDA is the world’s largest funeral service association, serving thousands of members and advocating for funeral professionals

Hospice Foundation of America

HFA offers trusted information on end-of-life care, hospice, and grief, including resources for caregivers and those living with advanced illness.

VITAS Healthcare

VITAS Bereavement Services provides free phone-in and Zoom support groups to assist those experiencing grief and loss, especially caregivers.