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While there is no right way to grieve, active, healthy grieving requires balancing the energy needed to cope with one’s grief and the energy required to cope with daily life.

This set of 17 Grief & Bereavement Exercises (PDF) contains a range of science-based techniques to help others find this balance as they attempt to make sense of a life that has been irrevocably changed and move them through grief in a compassionate way.

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17 Essential tools to better help others.

This package includes 17 practical tools covering a range of techniques to help others with grief, including:

journaling | creating rituals | adaptive coping | self-care | support systems

All tools are rooted in science and include references, practical advice and a detailed description of how to use the tool.

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Overview

You will be equipped with the following tools:

  • Journaling Through Grief in 40 Days

    Help clients through the process of grief journaling so that they may connect with, express, and explore thoughts and feelings surrounding the loss of a loved one in a safe, non-judgmental environment.

  • The Right to Grieve In Your Way

    Help bereaved clients to feel less pressure to feel or respond in a certain way during their grieving process.

  • The Life Certificate

    Help clients renegotiate their relationship with grief by creating a ‘Life Certificate’ that honors the lives of lost loved ones and solidifies an enduring emotional connection with the deceased.

  • Metaphors of Grief

    Help clients access, accept and process their feelings of loss and grief through the use of metaphor.

  • Creating Rituals Around Loss

    Help clients create rituals around loss inspired by their love for the deceased so that they can better manage extreme emotions and regain the sense of control impaired by life-changing loss.

  • Analyzing My Way of Grieving

    Help bereaved clients analyze their way of grieving so that they can better understand the multidimensional nature of grief.

  • You Are Not Alone in Your Suffering

    Help clients recognize that while their experience of grief is unique, the loss is a natural part of the broader human experience.

  • Taking Care of the Grieving Self

    Provides a framework for assessing your client’s levels of self-care while providing suggestions and space to brainstorm novel and creative ways to take care of the grieving self.

  • Restoring the Broken Mirror Metaphor

    Using the metaphor of restoring a broken mirror, this tool helps clients identify useful activities that will help them reassemble the pieces of themselves that were shattered by loss.

  • A Letter to the Deceased

    Help clients reflect upon their relationship with the deceased and articulate any lingering thoughts, concerns, or regrets associated with things left unsaid while the person was still alive.

  • People Supporting You As You Grieve

    Help your clients analyze and create a visual representation of the relationships and resources that they can access to support them as they grieve.

  • Working Through the Four Tasks of Mourning

    Inform clients about the tasks of the mourning model, help them identify their current task of grief, and take steps to move through this task.

  • Sharing Your Loss with Others

    Help clients share their loss with others by talking about their grief, listening to the stories of others, and reflecting upon their experiences.

  • Reconnecting With the Deceased Through Imagery

    Help bereaved clients use imagery to intentionally connect with the inner presence of the deceased.

  • Bigger Than Grief

    Help clients prevent complete immersion in grief by connecting with their strengths and values.

  • A Fine Line Between Avoidance and Helpful Distraction

    Help clients find the balance between processing their grief and utilizing adaptive avoidance activities so that they may find experiences that provide temporary respite from the intensity of grief.

  • Continuing the Bond to the Deceased Through Ritual

    Help clients establish traditions to celebrate the lost loved one in their life.

  • “This package has contributed measurably and immeasurably to the well-being of people with whom I interact. Their lives are clearer of purpose and more fulfilling in outcomes as well as processes”.

    Stephen R. Mills | Corporate Trainer
  • “This is a great resource for my coaching and counseling work as well as for presentations I give. It’s great to have everything packaged in convenient ways for client use and keeps me abreast of Positive Psychology developments”.

    Dr. Richelle Anderson | Clinical Psychologist
  • “Thanks so much for these wonderful resources. I’m a MAPP student at University of East London & a wellness practitioner for the past 20+years. These tools are an essential part of my box of tricks when developing a program or workshop – thank you!”

    Tara Killen | Executive Coach

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About the author

Hugo Alberts (Ph.D.) has over 15 years’ experience teaching psychology to thousands of people at universities, companies, healthcare facilities, and government agencies.

Currently, his focus is developing science-based tools and exercises to help other professionals apply positive psychology confidently and expertly.

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