The Griefology Grief Guide #1: Understanding Your Grief & Finding What Helps is a 74-page guided resource designed to help you make sense of grief without turning it into another thing you have to “do right.”
Part education, part reflection, and part practical support, this guide walks you through the basics of grief, the different ways it can show up, the losses that often exist underneath the obvious one, and the tools that may help you care for yourself along the way.
Inside, you’ll find approachable grief education, guided reflections, grief-mapping exercises, coping tools, self-care planning, support and boundary prompts, small-goal setting, journal prompts, affirmations, and a personal grief support plan you can return to over time.
This guide is especially helpful if you are in the earlier seasons of grief, feeling overwhelmed or confused by what you are experiencing, or simply looking for language to better understand what you are carrying.
You do not have to complete it in order. You do not have to answer every prompt. You do not have to turn your grief into a lesson.
Use what helps. Skip what does not. Come back when you need it.
Developed by grief therapist Rashida Dinehart, MSW, LMSW, The Griefology Grief Guide #1 was created to make grief education, resources, and support feel more accessible, practical, and a little less intimidating.
Inside the guide:
Grief basics, myths, models, and theories
Types of grief and secondary losses
The 5 Dimensions of Grief
Grief mapping and the Grief Iceberg
Coping vs. numbing
Intentional self-care and a self-care menu
Grief-wave and hard-day planning
Support systems and boundaries
Values, small goals, and what you want to carry forward
Journal prompts and grief affirmations
A personal grief support plan
Guidance on when additional support may be helpful
Digital edition: PDF download for personal use.
The Griefology Grief Guide #1: Understanding Your Grief & Finding What Helps is a 74-page guided resource designed to help you make sense of grief without turning it into another thing you have to “do right.”
Part education, part reflection, and part practical support, this guide walks you through the basics of grief, the different ways it can show up, the losses that often exist underneath the obvious one, and the tools that may help you care for yourself along the way.
Inside, you’ll find approachable grief education, guided reflections, grief-mapping exercises, coping tools, self-care planning, support and boundary prompts, small-goal setting, journal prompts, affirmations, and a personal grief support plan you can return to over time.
This guide is especially helpful if you are in the earlier seasons of grief, feeling overwhelmed or confused by what you are experiencing, or simply looking for language to better understand what you are carrying.
You do not have to complete it in order. You do not have to answer every prompt. You do not have to turn your grief into a lesson.
Use what helps. Skip what does not. Come back when you need it.
Developed by grief therapist Rashida Dinehart, MSW, LMSW, The Griefology Grief Guide #1 was created to make grief education, resources, and support feel more accessible, practical, and a little less intimidating.
Inside the guide:
Grief basics, myths, models, and theories
Types of grief and secondary losses
The 5 Dimensions of Grief
Grief mapping and the Grief Iceberg
Coping vs. numbing
Intentional self-care and a self-care menu
Grief-wave and hard-day planning
Support systems and boundaries
Values, small goals, and what you want to carry forward
Journal prompts and grief affirmations
A personal grief support plan
Guidance on when additional support may be helpful
Digital edition: PDF download for personal use.
