The First Year: Grief Survival Toolkit: The Five Stages of Grief, and One Year Grief Journal

by J.C. Grace

The death of a loved one is very difficult to handle and process emotionally. The trauma of such a loss can sometimes be overpowering when mental and emotion obstacles develop and can hinder the acceptance of the loss with a sense of peace.

This toolkit walks you through the five stages of grief and provides a complete one year grief journal which allows you to track your daily progress through the stages. The journal portion includes rotating daily pages that ask insightful and thought provoking questions. This promotes deeper journaling.

272 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 5, 2016

About the author

The death of a loved one is very difficult to handle and process emotionally. The trauma of such a loss can sometimes be overpowering and can hinder the acceptance of the loss with a sense of peace.

Grievers often refuse to use words such as death, dead, or died. Using these words bring up painful emotions or memories, but more importantly it shows a form of acceptance. This is why it is often avoided.

In the end, the griever must be allowed to take their own time to come to terms with the reality of the loss. Pushing might worsen the situation and cause them to regress. Patience is key and everyone handles loss differently.

“Grief is simply the price we pay for love.”

The deeper the love, the greater intensity of the grief that follows loss. At it's core, grief is a form of emotional pain.