The Empty Chair: A Gentle Guide for the Holidays After Loss

Whether this is your first holiday or your fifth, there isn't a right or wrong way to do this.

I created this guide during my own first season of holidays without my person. It's here to help you plan ahead, protect your heart, honor the one you miss, and still find a few good moments along the way.

Inside the 13 printable pages:

• A letter from me to you

• A permission slip for this season

• My holiday plan: what to keep, change or skip

• Kind words to borrow for saying no

• Ideas for honoring your loved one

• A hard-moment plan for the day itself

• Before-the-day and after-the-day journal pages

• A "Still, there was good" gratitude page

• 8 memory cards to share stories at the table

How it works: Instant PDF download. US Letter size (8.5 × 11 in).

This guide is a source of comfort, not professional counseling. If you're in crisis in the US, call or text 988.

For personal use. Please don't share or resell. THANK YOU!