Part 2. Grief Workbook for Mothers - Grief Processing Worksheets for Child Loss. Guilt, Triggers & Emotions. Bereavement Journal.
I Am Grieving, Now What? - Mothers Edition
Part 2: Understanding My Grief (53 pages)
NEW: FILLABLE PDF. Type right on your tablet or laptop, from wherever you're comfortable. No printing needed. The fillable file is US Letter; the printable US Letter and A4 pages with writing lines are still included.
Grief can feel like a language nobody taught you. These pages help you name what grief is doing to your heart, your body and your thoughts, so you can understand it a little more and be kinder to yourself along the way. Go slowly. Skip anything that feels like too much.
A gentle introduction before every worksheet. Each page opens with a short, loving explanation of why that page matters and how it supports healing, grounded in respected grief research like Continuing Bonds and the Dual Process Model, and closing with one calming breath. You'll never be handed a worksheet without knowing why it's there.
WHAT'S INSIDE (53 PAGES)
Start Here
- A letter from one mother to another
- How to use this book
My Child
- What I have lost
What Grief Is Doing to Me
- What is grief?
- There's no right way to grieve
- The waves of grief
- My grief timeline
- Naming my emotions
- My grief iceberg
- Mixed feelings are normal
- Where grief lives in my body
- My grief triggers
- The triggers no one else sees
- My everyday trigger plan
- My hardest moments
- The hard dates
- How many kids do you have?
The Heavy Thoughts
- Grief and my thoughts
- A mother's guilt
- Releasing responsibility
- If only..
- The what-if spiral
- Unanswered questions
- My anger
- Faith and my grief
Support
- Support and crisis resources
- How to love a grieving mom
- Find your circle (an invitation to The Ugly Cry Club)
- A thank-you page with a 25% off code, shop link and custom-product invitation
WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE
5 PDF files, 53 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 (light background, saves ink) - US Letter
- Printer-friendly (light background, saves ink) - A4
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 file: open it in a PDF app that supports form fields (for example Adobe Acrobat Reader, Preview on Mac, 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. (The body-map page is a picture to shade in, so print it or draw on it with a pen tool.)
- 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 not a therapist. I'm a mom who has walked this road, read everything I could find, and leads The Ugly Cry Club, a group for grieving mothers. I'm also a certified grief educator. Every page is written the way I wish someone had spoken to me: gently, honestly, and without a timeline.
Real tears. Real love.
Harper's Heart Press
PLEASE NOTE
- Fillable fields work best in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Some free PDF apps don't support fillable fields. If your app doesn't support them, 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.
- Colors may look slightly different depending on your screen and printer.
THE MOTHERS EDITION, IN THREE PARTS
- Part 1: Remembering My Child
- Part 2: Understanding My Grief
- Part 3: Living Alongside Grief
- Or save with the Complete Edition: all 3 parts
