This reading group guide for Renegade Grief includes discussion questions, and ideas for enhancing your book club. The suggested questions are intended to help your reading group find new and interesting angles and topics for your discussion. We hope that these ideas will enrich your conversation and increase your enjoyment of the book. For additional resources, visit https://www.carlafernandez.co/book-resources. Topics and Questions for Discussion: Renegade Grief in Your Own Words 1. What are the care practices or forms of peer support that have been most supportive to you in your loss? 2.

Any care practices or forms of peer support that you thought would be supportive, but ended up being a flop? Explain why. 3. Have there been any parts of your grief experience that have required you to go renegade - to defy the status quo? Or ways that the cultural expectation around grief have left you feeling like there must be another way? 4. If you let yourself lean into the renegade spirit in your grief journey, what permission might that give you? 5. If you were to explain to a new member of the grief club what they needed to "get ready to ride", what would you share with them, or what questions would you encourage them to ask themselves? Supporting Each Other & Strengthening Community 1. How do you feel supported in your grief? Where do you still need support? 2.What does being a grief ally mean to you? How can you show up for others in their grief? 3.What cultural or familial grief traditions have shaped your understanding of loss? 4.

What kind of ongoing check-in or ritual can this group do to support one another beyond this discussion? 5.How can we collectively create more space for grief in our communities and relationships? Exploring the Book 1. Was there a chapter, story, or care practice that spoke to you deeply? Why? 2.Were there any parts of the book that didn't resonate with you or felt challenging? 3. Is there a grief care practice from the book that you'd like to try--or one you know you never will? Why? 4.How does Renegade Grief challenge or affirm the way you have been taught to grieve? 5.What emotions or memories surfaced for you while reading?.