This Grief Thing: A Guided Grief Journal for Teens Navigating Loss: With Prompts, Coloring Pages, and Gentle Activities for Grieving Teens

Grief is confusing, heavy, and often overwhelming — especially for teens who are trying to make sense of loss while still figuring out who they are.This Grief Thing is a guided grief journal designed to support teens coping with the death of someone they love, offering a gentle space to process emotions, remember their person, and begin healing at their own pace.Created especially for grieving teenagers, this journal combines guided prompts, mindfulness activities, and creative exercises to help teens explore their grief in ways that feel safe and manageable. There’s no pressure, no rules, and no “right way” to grieve — just tools and space to express whatever is real.Inside this teen grief journal, you'll find:120+ prompts and activities to help teens process emotions, memories, and difficult daysMindfulness and grounding exercises to support anxiety, overwhelm, and emotional regulationCreative pages for doodling, coloring, and reflectionMemory-honoring activities to help teens feel connected to their loved oneSelf-care and emotional check-ins for navigating sadness, anger, confusion, or numbnessGentle affirmations and reminders for the days when everything feels too heavySome days a teen may write paragraphs. Other days, they may only color or sit with a page. Every way of using this journal is okay. Grief changes day to day — this journal meets them wherever they are.Perfect for:Teens grieving the loss of a parent, grandparent, friend, sibling, or petYoung adults needing a guided grief workbook for emotional healingCounselors, therapists, and school wellbeing teams supporting grieving youthFamily members looking for a meaningful, supportive bereavement gift for teensThis Grief Thing isn’t about moving on or forgetting. It’s about creating space for love, loss, memories, and healing — one page at a time. Read more