Grief in Your Words How Writing Helps You Heal

Feel like you're stuck in grief? Write your way out by following the steps in this concise, easy-to-use book.

You need to tell your grief story. This book helps you do it with tips on your thinking place, writing place, how to write, what to write, and resources to boost your spirits.


Grief in Your Wordshelps you create a path to the future.

Harriet Hodgson knows grief all too well. She is a bereaved mother, daughter, sister, daughter-in-law, wife, and friend. After four family members died in 2007, Harriet started writing her grief story and literally wrote her way to healing. "Telling your story is immensely helpful," she says. "Writing is a way to become whole again."

Making the Most of This Book Preface Chapter 1: So Many Benefits Chapter 2: Before You Begin Chapter 3: Finding Your Writing Place Chapter 4: Tested Writing Tips Chapter 5: Writing Topics Chapter 6: Readings to Jump-Start Writing • Sudden Death of a Child: A Mother’ s Tool Kit • Delivering Food to a Grieving Family • Setting Goals After a Loved One Dies • What Can Kids Hold Onto? • The Miracles of Kindness • Time is Different When You’ re Grieving • Exercise May Help with Grief • Healing Requires New Ways of Thinking • Honor a Loved One with a Favorite Foods Dinner • When Does the Crying Stop? • Coping with the Anniversary Reactions • Answering the Question, “ How are You? • Remember a Loved One with a Memory Cookbook • Permission to Laugh • Gratefulness for Writing Chapter 7: Reviewing Your Words Chapter 8: Writing and Personal Growth Chapter 9: Summary of Self-Care Steps Chapter 10: Words of Hope Conclusion: A Good Ending to a Grief Story Grief Support for You Bibliography Grief Resources by Harriet Hodgson About the Author