BECAUSE LIFE GETS RAGGEDY
Music + Podcasts about and inspired by grief and loss
A crowdsourced collection of music, playlists, and podcasts inspired by love and loss.
Because sometimes you need to talk about it and sometimes you need to dance about it.
More from the griefKit:
THERE’S A SONG ABOUT THIS
Playlists inspired by grief, mourning, loss, and love
Sad songs. Joyful songs. Their favorite songs. Songs for crying, breathing, and dancing. Community members curated and contributed these love-inspired playlists. Have a playlist for navigating The Feels? Share it with us right here.
Blooming Meadow by Brandon Stewart [Apple Music]
Good Mourning by Donte Gibson [YouTube]
Grieving in Hope Songs [Spotify]
Lenny's Soundtrack created in honor by Issa M. Mas [Spotify]
Lenny’s Soundtrack created in honor by Issa M. Mas [Amazon Music]
Sad Soul “Soul for the blues” [Spotify]
The Feel Good by Alex Hardy [Spotify]
GRIEFTUNES
Music inspired by love, loss, mourning, celebration of life, etc.
What songs would you add to a playlist about grief and loss? Here’s what folks shared when we asked for recommendations.
Our griefTunes playlist features Janet Jackson, Erykah Badu, Luther Vandross, Céline Dion, Beyoncé, Prince, Fantasia, DMX, Stevie Wonder, Oleta Adams, Michael Jackson, and more.
Listen to griefTunes on Spotify
Listen to griefTunes on YouTube
Got some goodness to share? Submit a song, playlist, podcast or wellness resource here.
“We have to be very careful not to dam the things inside of us that allow other human beings to experience a deeper humanity. I think we should grieve and shout and holler and all that good stuff.”
Imani Perry, “Stuck on Grieving Everyone, Everything, All of the Time.” Stuck with Damon Young
Podcasts that explore grief, death, and such
Podcast episodes that touch on grief + loss
The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema
“Ep 6: Releasing and Grieving”
The Emergent Strategy Podcast
Creatively Exposed
“Grieving”
Grief Out Loud
SOL Affirmations
On Being
Listen to GetSomeJoy’s griefPodcasts Playlist on Spotify.
Death, Sex, and Money
“Singing in the Pain: Hrishikesh Hirway on his Mother, Grief and Creativity”
Stuck with Damon Young
“Stuck on Grieving Everyone, Everything, All of the Time” (with Imani Perry, Hanif Abdurraquib, and Cole Arthur Riley)
The Death Studies Podcast
Hoodoo Plant Mamas
Terrible, Thanks For Asking
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