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The Global Resilience Project Resources

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The Global Resilience Project (GRP) was created in 2019 and is an internationally recognized platform and social enterprise that fosters resilience, personal healing, and emotional strength. With a mission to inspire, educate, and empower individuals...
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Books and Magazines

These are books and magazines we recommend on your resilience journey. These are vetted by either Blair or Alana and we highly recommend you engage with these resources. Sharing is caring :) 

 
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a helpful book from a wonderful grief therapist, Claire Bidwell Smith
Conscious Grieving: Transformative Healing
 
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Another wonderful book on life and death by Claire Bidwell Smith
After This: When Life is Over, Where Do We Go?
 
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Read about the link between anxiety and grief
Anxious Grief: Guide for Clinicians on Anxiety & Fear
 
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We LOVE Kera and her Get Griefy Magazine
Get Griefy Magazine Issue 5 Q1 2025
 
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Blair being a covergirl for grief makes sense
Get Griefy Magazine Q2 2024: Living with Loss
 
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the newest edition of Get Griefy!
Get Griefy Issue 6 Q2 2025 Magazine
 
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Another guidebook through ambiguous grief
Soulbroken: Guidebook for Ambiguous Grief
 
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Blairs favourite grief book
Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life
 
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Our own collection of stories!
RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience Volume 2
 
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You are resilient A.F.!
RESILIENT A.F.: Stories of Resilience
 
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Our very first book!
The Global Resilience Project: Your Story

The GRP Goodies

These are some of our own goodies that we offer! From our own merchandise to resources created by our own. Check it out! You are Resilient A.F.  

 
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Our signature T
Resilient A.F. Unisex t-shirt
 
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Crying IS for cool kids
Crying is for cool kids Unisex Sweatshirt
 
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A portion of proceeds from this shirt go to camp Erin
Good Grief Unisex Sweatshirt
 
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Visit our shop!
The GRP Shop
 
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Listen to our podcast!
The RESILIENT A.F. Podcast with Blair and Alana - The Global Resilience Project
 
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Strengthening your resilience muscle is something we are all capable of doing!
GRPs 5 Secrets to Strengthening Your Resilience Muscle

Special Purchases We Love

Just some fun extra goodies that we want to share with you! From home objects, to camping, these are items that we endorse using and can make life a little easier, cozier, or cleaner

 
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An adult blankie- for those who've lost their childhood transitional object (like Blair)
CREVENT Rustic Couch Sofa Chair Bed Throw Blanket
 
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Sweet little candle to help with anxiety (as we don't need to remember if we blew it out)
Fenmzee Candle Warmer Lamp w/ Timer & 2 Bulbs
 
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The best concert / camping / portable couch we used for healing during a recent trip together!
Intex Pull-Out Inflatable Bed Series
 
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We're scared of germs and wildfire smoke- so this helps us with our ability to breathe!
Jerdazen Air Purifier for Bedroom 985 ft²