Supporting a Grieving Person: A Practical Workbook

Practical support for a grieving person is often most useful in concrete, specific ways. This hands-on workbook walks you through scripts, templates for concrete help, and a plan for sustained presence over weeks and months. By the end of this course you will have a script library for common moments, a concrete help template, a sustained presence plan, an anniversaries calendar, and a self-care plan to keep your support sustainable. What you will learn: - Scripts for the first hours, days, and weeks after a loss - A template for offering concrete help that does not add burden - A plan for sustained presence including check-ins after the immediate weeks - A calendar approach for anniversaries, birthdays, and holidays that will be hard - Scripts for showing up when the person is angry, withdrawn, or in deep pain - A self-care plan that lets you keep showing up without burning out - An approach to your own grief when you are supporting someone through theirs The course is structured as a workbook. Each module provides templates, walks through examples, and guides you to complete your own version for the person you are supporting. This course is written for adults actively supporting someone through grief. By the end you will have replaced anxious hesitation with a practical toolkit, and your presence will become a reliable thread the grieving person can count on across the long arc.