Description

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Find comfort and hope in this comforting journal for grief

Experiencing loss can turn your whole life upside down—and if you're struggling to navigate your feelings, you're not alone. This grief recovery book walks you through complex thoughts and emotions, so you can work through the toughest moments, find joy in your memories, and accept where you are on your healing journey.

Understand grief more clearly with a writing prompt journal that includes:

Compassionate grief therapy techniques—Write directly on the page as you reflect on more than 100 thoughtful journal prompts that encourage deep introspection and healthy coping mechanisms.

52 weeks of journaling—Explore a new topic each week for one year, from honoring your regrets, to facing reminders of loss, and seeking support from others.

Off-page exercises—Find healthy ways to express your feelings with brief meditations and activities like creating a small memorial for your loved one.

Discover a more positive outlook on the future with this supportive grief journal.

About the Author

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JENNIFER TRINKLE is a licensed psychotherapist and former librarian. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Praise For…

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"This unique and collaborative grief journal impactfully supports and helps ground you in the messiness and chaos grief can bring while effectively giving personal meaning and understanding to the complicated death and loss experience. Jennifer thoughtfully creates space and pages for every aspect of grief and delicately creates a container for all that may come up during your healing journey. Every professional and layperson should have this on their desk or in their library" —Dr. Roxanne Rafiepour, psychologist

"As a therapist with decades of experience navigating my own personal losses and witnessing the complex and confusing range of emotions people experience while grieving, I am deeply moved and profoundly impressed by Jennifer's ability to use language, the body, and creativity to map the terrain of loss, and gently guide those grieving towards healing. An essential practical guide for anyone struggling with loss." —Debra Gajer LCSW, psychotherapist and consultant, Berkeley CA

"While everyone's journey of grief is unique, the companionship and guidance of someone intimately familiar with and conversant in the experience of loss can make the sometimes lonely experience of grief less bewildering. Enter psychotherapist Jennifer Trinkle and her wonderful 52-Week Grief Journal. Part roadmap, part guidebook, this journal is an invaluable compendium of weekly meditations and exercises for persons in the throes of loss. Part wise counselor, part gentle and loving companion, it is as if Jennifer walks beside you, offering words of comfort, practical support, and weekly encouragement for the process of self-reflection that is often helpful in the grieving process. The yearlong cycle of her thoughtful collection of prompts will be a trustworthy companion as you navigate the evocative, often transformative landscape of loss." —Rawna Romero, LMFT, clinical director, Grateful Heart Holistic Therapy Center