Creative Grief: A Widow & Widower Workbook and Journal (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781977280053)

In Creative Grief, A Widow & Widower Workbook and Journal, Author and Minister Nikki Williams has created a sacred and safe place for you to express your grief as you journey through the grieving process...only with a fun and creative twist!

This workbook and journal not only challenges you to do the grief work, but it breaks up the hard stuff with hilarious prompts that will have you questioning the author and laughing at yourself.

Creative Grief is an out of the ordinary and interactive workbook and journal with 91 challenging, funny, and creative prompts and activities for you to complete in the way you choose to complete them. You may complete the prompts by writing, drawing, attaching photos, creating collages, or painting your response using yesterday's vanilla latte...ANYTHING goes because this is your book, your journey, and your place to let go and allow your grief to create what it will and to just ENJOY yourself! Let me emphasize that while Creative Grief may appeal to artists and those who love journaling, this book was created for EVERYONE who has lost a spouse. Its primary purpose is grief healing through tears AND laughter!

During her own grief journey, Nikki found the emotional work more bearable when she paired it with two things: laughter and having something to look forward to doing. So, be ready to cry, laugh, and get out of the house with a mission to complete!

This book is:

-designed to help you be intentional, present, and an active participant in your grief journey.

-to do with as you please because it's your book. All prompts and instructions are open to your own interpretation; you can do as much or as little as you desire.

-to bring the silly out of you no matter what age you are but also empower you to do the hard work of going through the grieving process.

-for widows and widowers at all levels of your loss.

-Christian-based with intentionally placed scriptures at the end of each prompt.

-a place to record your memories and stories and to reflect on this journey that comes with losing a spouse.

-to encourage and gently push you to figure out what you want your life to look like now, while also inspiring you and giving you the 'okay' to live the life you want to live.

"Hi, it's Nikki. I know it's unusual for the author to leave a note, but I wanted to take a moment with you. After the loss of my husband, Eric, I needed a private place to process my grief in its rawest form. As I created this book, I also completed it and discovered that there is beauty in grief. Who knew! I thought the pages of my book would be dreary, reflecting how I thought grief looked; lacking color, inspiration, and life...but I surprisingly found the opposite. I uncovered beauty, inspiration, and life in my prompt responses. The memories, doodles, photos...all of it...blended to create a beautiful story that honored Eric and I's life together. I pray this for you too! I didn't get to this place overnight; it took me a while, but I got here...and so will you!" - Nikki