The Griefy Gals - Alana Kaplan and Blair Kaplan Venables

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Alana is a therapist who has been at it for over a decade now. She does a lot of reading and training. These are the books she recommends for deeper insight, and research on the self, and other. If you have any questions about this list please comment! This isn’t a substitute for therapeutic services 🤍

We would walk 500 miles…. in these shoes (mostly). Feet keep you grounded, and safe, and it's important to keep them protected. These are shoes we wear and recommend on the daily. These are some items we actually would spend money on. If we don't link the version we have- it's because there's an updated version!

Perusing on the 'zon? These are items that we bought on amazon canada that we are recommending by shouting from the rooftop. Everything here is something we've purchased and used first hand. We promise we wouldn't steer you away. While we believe in shopping local, we also believe in optimizing time and so buying things on Amazon sometimes helps us achieve this! 🙏💕⭐️

We are two griefy gals (sisters by blood and choice) and these are recommendations of products that help us make things easier through our griefy moments. We look for products that work, products we can use with ease and ones that we buy over and over again

Life is so expensive these days!! These are the items we reach to that are under $20 and repeatedly buy. Health and beauty don't need to be so expensive, despite what the ads may tell you :) Check this list out for ideas to maintain your health and beauty (whatever that means to you), in an affordable way

Soft clothing is our favourite clothing to wear, whether it be on the couch, while working out, or just out for the day. It's important to be comfy from your head all the way down to your toes

Alana’s an avid reader, reading over 50 books a year. This is what she deems the best of the best in books and yes this is her opinion≠ (although we would say her opinion is usually right)

Books that help us learn and move through grief. Reading is a way to help us know we are not alone in our thoughts and that are feelings are valid 🤍

places around the world that we deem to be the best of the best! places where we would go again and again to rest our heads and fill our bellies. we are travelling a lot, and eating and sleeping are two of our favourite things, so this is what we suggest! Mostly North America recs, but a couple outside of the continent too! Stick around as we continue to add more

We much prefer laying in our comfy cozies (see list), but when we have to get up and go out and do our thing, this is what we are wearing! Office, “formal”, and “going out in public but can't wear sweats” fits