Drawing On Grief

Drawing On Grief is a uniquely creative journal and mindful keepsake which draws on the soothing therapeutic power of drawing for self-care/to heal whilst going through the grieving process.

A practical format for allowing children to understand the concept of death and develop coping skills for life, this book is designed for young readers to illustrate.

Help kids start to heal after grief and loss—for ages 5 to 7 Why Do I Feel So Sad? is an inclusive, age-appropriate, illustrated kid's book designed to help young children understand their own grief. The examples and beautiful illustrations are rooted in real life, exploring the truth of loss and change, while remaining comforting and hopeful. Broad enough to encompass many forms of grief, this book reassures kids that they are not alone in their feelings and even suggests simple things they can do to feel better, like drawing, dancing, and talking to friends and family. Why Do I Feel So Sad? is: Practical and compassionate―Written for early childhood-aged kids, this book touches on common sources of grief―everything from death to divorce or changing schools. Different for everyone―This book normalizes the confusing thoughts and physical symptoms that come with grief, so kids know there’s no one right way to feel or heal. Tips for grownups―Find expert advice and simple strategies for supporting grieving kids in your life. Children don’t have to go through grief alone; this book provides the tools to help them.

The sky looks different - A Grief Sketchbook is a simple blank sketchbook for drawing and sketching to help you move through life after loss.Intended as a companion to The sky looks different - A Grief Journal (a daily grief journal with prompts) and The sky looks different - A Grief Notebook (a lined journal/notebook). After losing someone special it's like a piece of you is missing. The world seems to move a little slower and everything seems a little less bright. Days and nights are filled with memories and questions pop up which only they could answer. There are the parts of your day you wish you could share with them, and then there's the 'I love you's' you wish you could tell them just one more time. Work through your grief and sorrow by expressing thoughts, memories and feelings through drawing, it can be of tremendous help for healing. The sky looks different - A Grief Sketchbook features: BLANK PAGES: Over 100 simple blank pages for you to write, draw and sketch freely. CONVENIENT SIZE: This paperback visual diary is a handy 6" x 9" size, perfect for throwing in the handbag or backpack. It comes perfect bound with high quality (60GSM) crisp white paper. BEAUTIFUL IMAGERY: Professional photography as wraparound artwork on a 220GSM soft cover notebook with an elegant matte finish. There's no right or wrong way to experience grief. It's unpredictable, and messy, and can seem to go on forever. Some days you seem to do ok, other days it's almost unbearable. But getting it all out on paper does help. This grief sketchbook is the perfect companion (or gift) for anyone grieving the loss of someone special. Start your healing journey today. Also available as a daily prompt journal and a lined notebook, complete your set with all three designs. Alternative cover designs also available through our Author Book Hub.

When we lose a loved one, within our sorrow there can be anger. Let us take a look at variations of this rage, with eyes of compassion. Linocut prints, pencil and acrylic paint combine on the pages in a style of immediacy and raw emotion, as if from a grieving person's journal. The rough cartoons and touches of levity sprinkled throughout keep us moving through the heartache explored. For teenagers and adults.

Grade level: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, k, e, p, i, t.

Drawing on expertise in both expressive arts and grief counselling, this book highlights the use of expressive arts therapeutic methods in confronting and healing grief and bereavement. Establishing a link between these two approaches, it widens our understanding of loss and grief. With personal and professional insight, Renzenbrink illuminates the healing and restorative power of creative arts therapies, as well as addressing the impact of communion with others and the role that expressive arts can play in community change. Covering a broad understanding of grief, the discussion incorporates migration and losing one's home, chronic illness and natural disasters, highlighting the breadth of types of loss and widening our perceptions of this. Grief specialists are given imaginative and nourishing tools to incorporate into their practice and better support their clients. An invaluable resource to expand understanding of grief and explore the power of expressive arts to heal both communities and individuals.

To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die - A Grief Sketchbook is a simple blank sketchbook for drawing and sketching to help you move through life after loss.Intended as a companion to To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die - A Grief Journal (a daily grief journal with prompts) and To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die - A Grief Notebook (a lined journal/notebook). After losing someone special it's like a piece of you is missing. The world seems to move a little slower and everything seems a little less bright. Days and nights are filled with memories and questions pop up which only they could answer. There are the parts of your day you wish you could share with them, and then there's the 'I love you's' you wish you could tell them just one more time. Work through your grief and sorrow by expressing thoughts, memories and feelings through drawing, it can be of tremendous help for healing. To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die - A Grief Sketchbook features: BLANK PAGES: Over 100 simple blank pages for you to write, draw and sketch freely. CONVENIENT SIZE: This paperback visual diary is a handy 6" x 9" size, perfect for throwing in the handbag or backpack. It comes perfect bound with high quality (60GSM) crisp white paper. ELEGANT & SIMPLE DESIGN: A classic floral watercolour design featuring wraparound artwork on a 220GSM soft cover notebook with an elegant matte finish. Small flourishes of the external design are included throughout the interior as a subtle black and white design feature. There's no right or wrong way to experience grief. It's unpredictable, and messy, and can seem to go on forever. Some days you seem to do ok, other days it's almost unbearable. But getting it all out on paper does help. This grief sketchbook is the perfect companion (or gift) for anyone grieving the loss of someone special. Start your healing journey today. Also available as a daily prompt journal and a lined notebook, complete your set with all three designs. Alternative cover designs also available through our Author Book Hub.