Grief
Grief Journal
Gentle journal pages with a different prompt on each page.
- Grief Journal60 pages
Faith & family
Grief Journal with gentle prompts, at your own pace
A bereavement journal with 60 gently guided pages, a different prompt on each, plus space for how you're feeling, one small thing for yourself, gratitude and affirmations. Undated.
An undated grief journal with 60 pages, each with a gentle prompt such as 'Today I miss…' or 'A memory I want to keep', plus space for how you're feeling and one small thing for yourself, and affirmation, gratitude and journal pages.
- 155 linked pages in the sample
- Free preview before you pay
- $12 once, or unlimited on Pro
Real pages from this grief journal
Rendered by the same engine that builds yours, in the Ocean Calm theme for iPad portrait.
What's inside
The pages, section by section.
Each section gets its own side tab. You can switch any of them off, or add sections from other planners, in the builder.
Journal
Gratitude & Journal
Weekly gratitude pages, affirmations and journal pages.
- Affirmations1 page
- Gratitudeevery week
- Journal24 pages
Plus the linked calendar every planner has
Cover and contents · 2 pages
A cover with your name and a linked contents page that every tab returns to.
Year overview · 1 page
Twelve blank month grids to date yourself.
Year goals · 1 page
Your goals and their milestones in one place, filled in by the AI if you use it.
Monthly calendars · every month
A month grid with a focus list and notes. Every date links to its day or week.
Notes · 20 pages
Lined, dotted, grid or blank pages. You choose how many, up to 100.
The sample above comes to 155 pages over 12 months. Yours changes with the months, sections and notes pages you choose.
Who it's for
Who reaches for this one
- Anyone grieving a loved one
- People supporting a grieving friend who want to give something useful
- Those grieving a pet, a relationship or another loss
AI goal planning
Goals people plan with it
Type a goal like one of these and the AI breaks it into a milestone for each month and a small action for each week, then prints them on your month and week pages. You read and edit every line before you download.
Your goal
Write when I need to, without pressure
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Keep the memories I'm afraid of losing
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each monthYour goal
Take one small kind step for myself each day
12 monthly milestonesWeekly actionsA motto each month
Guide
How to use a grief journal
There's no right way to grieve and no right way to use a grief journal. Some people write every day at first; others open it on anniversaries. The prompts are there for days when you want to write but don't know where to start.
Write when you want to
It's undated, so there's no pressure to keep up. Open it when you need it.
Use the prompt or ignore it
Each page has a gentle prompt, such as 'Today I miss…' or 'A memory I want to keep'. If something else is on your mind, write that instead.
Notice how you're feeling
A small box on each page asks how you're feeling today, without needing an explanation.
Do one small thing for yourself
Another box asks for one small kind thing: a walk, a meal with a friend, an early night.
Keep memories safe
Write down stories, phrases and details you're afraid of forgetting. They'll be here when you want them.
What to include in a grief journal
A grief journal should be gentle, flexible and yours. This one includes:
Calendar
Weekly and monthly pages
Twelve undated month pages where you can note anniversaries and hard dates. No weekly or daily pages.
Grief
Grief Journal
60 journal pages, each with a gentle prompt, a box for how you're feeling and a box for one small thing for yourself.
- Grief Journal · 60 pages
Journal
Gratitude & Journal
Affirmations, weekly gratitude pages and 24 open journal pages.
- Affirmations · 1 page
- Gratitude · every week
- Journal · 24 pages
Every section can be switched off in the builder, and sections from other planners can be added.
Digital vs printable grief journal
A digital grief journal is private on your own device, and you can paste in photos of the person you're missing.
Many people prefer writing grief by hand. Print the pages on A5 and keep them somewhere quiet.
- Digital sizes
- iPad portrait, iPad landscape, Android portrait, Android landscape, E-ink
- Printable sizes
- A5 print, A4 print, Letter print, Half letter
An example week in a grief journal
One goal, followed through a single week. The milestone and weekly actions are the kind of lines the AI goal step writes onto your month and week pages; the daily notes are what you add by hand.
Goal
Write when I need to, without pressure
Milestone for the first month
A few pages written, at my own pace
This week's actions
- Keep the journal somewhere easy to reach
- Write after hard moments
- One small kind thing each day
- MondayPrompt: today I miss… Wrote about Sunday phone calls.
- TuesdayDidn't write. That's okay.
- ThursdayA memory I want to keep: the camping trip and the burnt pancakes.
- SaturdaySmall thing for me: lunch with my sister.
- SundayFeeling: tired and a bit lighter.
Formats
Download it for your device.
Every format is included in the price. Switch between them and download again whenever you like.
iPad — Portrait
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote, ZoomNotes
iPad — Landscape
GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo
Android tablet — Portrait
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo, Noteshelf
Android tablet — Landscape
Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil, Xodo
E-ink tablet
reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox, Supernote
Printable — A5
Print at home or at a print shop, fits A5 binders
Printable — A4
Print at home on standard A4 paper
Printable — US Letter
Print at home on US Letter paper
Printable — Half Letter
Fits Happy Planner classic and half-letter discs
Theme
Starts in this look.
Ocean Calm
Cool blues and sea-glass greens for clear thinking.
Prefer something else? Pick from 13 themes, including dark mode and an e-ink theme, and change the accent colour.
See all themesDo I have to write every day?
No. It's undated, so you write when you want to and nothing goes to waste. Some people write daily at first, then once a week, then on anniversaries.
Where can I find support?
If grief feels overwhelming, talk to your doctor, a bereavement service or a counselor. If you're thinking about harming yourself, contact a crisis line or emergency services straight away.
Is there a free grief journal?
You can build this grief journal and flip through every page in your browser for free, with a watermark. The tabs and links work in the preview, so you can check the layout before you pay. The clean PDF is $12 once, or included in Pro at $49 a year for unlimited planners. There is no free download of the full planner.
Does it work with GoodNotes, Notability, Samsung Notes and e-ink tablets?
Yes. Download the iPad size for GoodNotes, Notability, Noteshelf, Xodo, Collanote or ZoomNotes; the Android size for Samsung Notes, Penly, Flexcil or Xodo; or the E-ink size for reMarkable, Kindle Scribe, Boox and Supernote. The links work in any app that follows PDF links, usually in read mode rather than pen mode. Every size is included in the price.
Can I print the grief journal?
Yes. Choose A5, A4, US Letter or Half Letter in the builder for a printable PDF with a wider inner margin for hole punching. Printable and digital sizes come with the same purchase, so you can use the grief journal on a tablet and print the pages you want on paper.
Does the AI fill in the grief journal for me?
Only the goal parts, and only if you want it to. Type up to six goals and the AI writes a milestone for each month and a short action for each week onto your month and week pages, plus a motto for each month. You can edit every line before you download. Everything else, from the calendar pages to the trackers, is yours to fill in by hand. You can try it 3 times a day without an account.
How many pages is the grief journal?
With the default settings it comes to about 174 pages. That includes 12 month pages, the Grief Journal and Gratitude & Journal pages and 20 notes pages. Switching off sections makes it shorter, and the builder shows the total as you change things.
Make it yours in about a minute.
Set your dates, device and goals, flip through the preview free, and pay only when it's right.
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