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I Am Grieving, Now What? - Fathers Edition

A guided grief workbook for fathers who have lost a child. 44 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.

Dads grieve too, even when no one asks. Often quieter, often back at work before anyone checks on them, often holding everyone else up. These pages are short on purpose: gauges, checklists and quick prompts, with room to write when you're ready. They're made for dads who grieve by doing as much as by talking, and they include help for taking care of your family while you're still grieving yourself.

A gentle introduction before every worksheet. Each page opens with a short, loving explanation of why it matters and how it supports healing, grounded in respected grief research, and closes with one calming breath.

WHAT'S INSIDE (44 PAGES)

Start Here

• Before you start: a letter, plus how to use this book
• Where I am right now (a quick gauge check-in)
• Say their name

How Dads Grieve

• How I grieve: feeling, doing, or both
• Holding it together: what they see and what I carry
• A father's guilt: "It was my job to keep them safe"
• My anger
• Running on empty: healthy coping or numbing?
• The hard dates (birthdays, angel days, Father's Day, "their season")

Getting Through the Days

• Grief in motion: a hands-on memorial project plan
• Back to work
• "How's your wife doing?" When no one asks about you
• Reset: box breathing and 5-4-3-2-1 grounding
• My crew

My Family & Me

• Grieving differently from my partner
• Staying connected: a 15-minute weekly check-in
• My kids are watching: what surviving children need from Dad
• What our family needs: the practical load, shared out
• What I need too

Carrying Them Forward

• A letter to my child
• Carrying them forward (continuing bonds)

Support

• How to support a grieving dad (a page to share)
• Support and crisis resources

WHAT YOU'LL RECEIVE

5 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

• Fathers, stepdads and bonus dads who have lost a child, at any age, recently or years ago
• A thoughtful sympathy gift for a brother, son, friend or coworker who has lost a child
• Grief groups, chaplains and counselors working with bereaved fathers

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.
• 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 dad, and not a therapist, so I built this edition on grief research about how fathers grieve and on listening to the dads around me. I'm also a certified grief educator. Every page is written the way I'd want someone to talk to a grieving father: plainly, 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, and the single-choice rating dots only work in Adobe Acrobat. If your app doesn't support them, use the printable files. A few small chips (like on the hard-dates page) are for reading, not tapping.
• 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.

MORE FROM THE I AM GRIEVING, NOW WHAT? SERIES

• Mothers Edition: for grieving moms
• The First 30 Days: gentle pages for the earliest days
• Little Hearts, Heart to Heart and Unsaid: guides for helping your other children grieve