The Grief Journal:
A Pathway to Healing
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Within these pages, you will be comforted and directed as you continue on your journey through grief. The questions that fill these pages are questions that I asked myself. They
taught me how to be disciplined, and they gave me strength. They helped me discover my weaknesses and helped me develop a plan to find my redemption. It is my hope they will do the same for you. Each day you will have the chance to nurture yourself and choose to get better. This journal will assist you every step of the way, but I have to warn you—it will not be easy.
Loss is one of the hardest things anyone may face. Healing takes work—and a lot of it. If it were easy, everyone would do it. However, it is my promise that if you put your whole heart into it, the entire world can be yours. If you take the time to fill out these pages daily,
answer all of the reflection questions, choose to want to get better each day, and take action toward getting and living the life you desire, I promise that your life will never be the same. You will get past your loss, find healing, discover purpose, and acquire a greater love and appreciation for life. Your dreams have the potential of becoming your reality.
Our life events and faces may be different, but we are more alike than different. You are never alone, and you are loved, my friend. You have my full support as you take your first step toward healing. You can do it! May this journal help you find the light in your darkness.
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About the Book
Grief following the death of a loved one can be one of the most difficult experiences a person may face in life. Loss can leave us shocked, heartbroken, hopeless, or completely paralyzed; it can affect us physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually.
The Grief Journal seeks to support you through these challenging times. This yearlong journal provides inspirational quotes and guidance in controlling fear, worry, stress, anxiety, depression, and many other emotional responses to loss. Taking into account all the various ways grief can change our lives, the journal is divided into three parts: “Becoming Aware,” “Doing,” and “Being.” By nurturing your life and revealing how you feel, what you are grateful for, and whom you can serve, you can gain a better understanding of the reasons for your thoughts and emotions and the answers that can begin to ease your pain. Daily reflection helps you know that you are never alone and that you can survive this with hope and the power to heal.
This daily journal for those dealing with grief offers guided questions and inspirational quotes designed to aid the healing and recovery process after loss.
About the Author
Shelby Doner is a registered nurse, certified grief counselor, and fitness nutrition specialist. She is the founder of Balance Awakened, through which she serves those who have been impacted by loss and grief; her focus is on helping others optimize their lives through sustainable and realistic mind, body, and soul interventions. Along with her siblings, she is a co-founder of the nonprofit Operation FAT. She currently lives in Colorado where she volunteers in her local community as a high school volleyball and basketball coach.