REcommended reading
There are several books I recommend that may be helpful in as you engage this work of personal growth, healing, and transformation. While the books are listed in no particular order, the first part of the list focuses on grief and loss and the second portion on initiation work. The links are to help you easily research the contents of each book and are not an endorsement to purchase the book from any particular seller. It is recommended that you choose one of the following books to help provide a structure for the work you are engaging. These readings are not mandatory, and are meant to offer you new learning and insight to widen your perspective from your place in the liminal state of change.
It's OK That You're Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn't Understand by Megan Devine
The Grief Recovery Handbook by John W. James and Russell Friedman
Prayers of Honoring Grief by Pixie Lighthorse
Healing Through the Dark Emotions: The Wisdom of Grief, Fear, and Despair by Miriam Greenspan
The Wild Edge of Sorrow: Rituals of Renewal and the Sacred Work of Grief by Francis Weller
The Grieving Brain by Mary-Frances O’Connor
Women Who Run with the Wolves (unknown author/unabridged)
Iron John: A Book About Men by Robert Bly
Jaguar Woman: The Wisdom of the Butterfly Tree by Lynn V. Andrews
Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche by Bill Plotkin