“We do not write in order to be understood; we write in order to understand.” —C. Day-Lewis

Writing is one of the oldest and most effective means of self-exploration, self-expression, and self-discovery. In this new guided journal, Mary Potter Kenyon offers readers an opportunity to reflect on the meaning and significance of loss and allows the griever to sort through all the conflicting emotions that arise after a death. By interweaving her own experiences of loss, the proven research behind writing as a method for healing, and blank pages with carefully chosen quotes, Kenyon gives readers space to express the feelings that are sometimes too painful to speak aloud. 

Mary Potter Kenyon works as Program Coordinator for Shalom Spirituality Center and is a public speaker, a workshop presenter, and a writing instructor. Mary is the author of five previous Familius titles, including the award-winning Refined by Fire: A Journey of Grief and Grace, and is widely published in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies, including ten Chicken Soup for the Soul books.

• Introduction
• Expressive Healing 101
• In the Beginning
• Marking Time
• Failing at Grief
• Don’t Cry for Me
• Be Still
• Broken or Broken Open
• Seeking Support
• Seeing the Light
• Holidays and Other Hurdles
• Glimpses of Growth
• Marking Milestones
• Climbing Out of the Pit