The Understanding Your Suicide Grief Journal Exploring the Ten Essential Touchstones

by Wolfelt, Alan D

• ISBN13: 9781617223372
• ISBN10: 1617223379
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2024-12-01
• Publisher: Companion Press

Summary

This companion workbook to the second edition of Dr. Wolfelt’ s bestseller Understanding Your Suicide Grief helps you explore the many challenging facets of your uniquely complicated grief through guided journaling. After you read a section in Understanding Your Suicide Grief, the journal asks you questions about what you’ ve just read. It invites you to consider, clarify, and write down your thoughts and feelings. A good grief journal is a safe place— somewhere you can express yourself no matter what you are experiencing. If you’ re grieving the suicide death of a friend or loved one, this journal and its companion text will help you understand and engage with your grief, actively mourn, and work toward healing. You’ ll find that the journal can also be used to help remember the person who died and/or work through any lingering relationship issues or emotional sticking points. As you express your emotions in this journal, you will feel them beginning to soften as well as become more integrated into your ongoing life. Write as much as or as little as you’ d like. Even just a little work with this journal will help you befriend your grief and give you healing momentum.

Author Biography

Dr. Alan Wolfelt has been recognized as one of North America’ s leading death educators and grief counselors. His books have sold more than a million copies worldwide and have been translated into many languages. He is known around the world for his compassionate messages of hope and healing as well as his companioning philosophy of grief care. Dr. Wolfelt speaks on grief-related topics, offers trainings for caregivers, and has written many bestselling books and other resources on grief for both caregivers and grieving people.