Grief Workbook for Adult Siblings - Loss of a Brother or Sister. Sibling Grief Journal for Young Adults 20s & 30s. Bereavement Worksheets

I Am Grieving, Now What? – Adult Siblings Edition

A guided grief workbook for young adults in their 20s and 30s who have lost a brother or sister. 44 pages.

NEW: FILLABLE PDF. Type or write right on your tablet or laptop, from your favorite spot. No printing needed. The fillable file is US Letter; the printable US Letter and A4 pages with writing lines are still included.

When you lose a sibling, almost everyone asks how your parents are doing. Grief researchers even have a name for surviving brothers and sisters: the forgotten mourners. This workbook is for you. It makes room for the guilt, the anger, the "who am I now?" questions, the family that feels different, and the future you were supposed to have together.

It's also made for grief in your twenties: going back to work or class after three days off, friends who haven't lost anyone yet, their phone and texts and social media accounts, and the pull to numb it all out.

A gentle introduction before every worksheet. Each page opens with a short, honest explanation of why it matters and how it helps, grounded in respected grief research like Continuing Bonds, the Dual Process Model and disenfranchised grief, and closes with one calming breath.

WHAT'S INSIDE (44 PAGES: 20 WORKSHEETS, EACH WITH ITS OWN INTRODUCTION)

Start Here

• Before you start: a letter, plus how to use this book
• Where I am right now
• Say their name

The Sibling Bond

• Who they were to me
• Our shared history
• The future I lost with them
• It's complicated

The Forgotten Mourner

• “How are your parents doing?”
• Where do I fit now?
• Guilt and the what-ifs
• My anger

Family After

• Watching my parents grieve
• How many siblings do I have?

Life at 20-Something

• My people
• Work, school and real life
• Their phone, their socials, their stuff
• Healthy coping or numbing?
• The hard dates
• Reset

Carrying Them Forward

• A letter to my brother or sister
• Carrying them forward

Support

• How to support a grieving sibling (a page to share)
• Support and crisis resources for young adults

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE

PDF files, 44 pages each:

• Fillable, full color – US Letter (8.5 x 11 in)
• Printable, full color, with writing lines – US Letter
• Printable, full color, with writing lines – A4
• Printer-friendly (white background, saves ink) – US Letter
• Printer-friendly (white background, saves ink) – A4

WHO IT'S FOR

• Young adults (roughly 18 to 35) who have lost a brother, sister, half-sibling or step-sibling, recently or years ago
• A thoughtful sympathy gift for a friend, partner, roommate or coworker who lost a sibling
• Campus counselors, grief groups and young adult support circles

HOW IT WORKS

• This is a digital download. Nothing will be shipped to you.
• After checkout, your download page opens right away, and the download link is in your Payhip receipt email.
• Fillable files: open in a PDF app that supports form fields (for example Adobe Acrobat Reader, Preview on Mac, or Chrome or Edge on a computer, or a PDF app on your tablet). Tap a box and type. Save your copy as you go.
• Prefer to handwrite? Use your PDF app's pen or draw tool, or print the pages with writing lines.
• Print a single page or the whole book, as many times as you need for your own personal use.

A NOTE FROM ME

Hi, I'm Niki. I made these pages after losing my daughter, Harper. I'm a mom, not a sibling, and not a therapist, so I built this edition on grief research about sibling loss and young adult grief. Every page is written the way I'd want someone to talk to a grieving brother or sister: honestly, plainly, and without a timeline.

Real tears. Real love.

Harper's Heart Press

PLEASE NOTE

• Fillable fields work best in Adobe Acrobat Reader. In some apps the 1-5 rating circles may allow more than one choice per row. Some free PDF apps don't support fillable fields; if yours doesn't, use the printable files.
• This workbook is a gentle companion. It is not therapy and is not a substitute for care from a licensed professional. If you are in crisis or thinking about ending your life, please call or text 988 (U.S.) or your local emergency number.
• For personal use only. Please don't share, resell, or redistribute the files. Grief group leaders and counselors, please message me about group use.
• Because this is a digital file, returns and exchanges aren't accepted. If anything is wrong with your download, message me and I'll make it right.

MORE FROM THE I AM GRIEVING, NOW WHAT? SERIES

• Little Hearts, Heart to Heart and Unsaid: for younger siblings ages 3–17
• Mothers Edition and Fathers Edition: for your parents
• Personalized Edition: any workbook with your sibling's name on the cover