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Introduction xiii SECTION I—Stages of Grief 1 Exercise I.A Stages of Grief: Getting Located 6 Exercise I.B Identifying Your Feelings 9 SECTION II—Accommodation and Adjustment 13 Exercise II.A These Early Days 16 Exercise II.B Expressing Yourself 19 Exercise II.C This Loss in My Life 22 Exercise II.D Barriers to Adjustment 25 SECTION III—Acceptance 26 Exercise III.A Rite of Passage 30 Exercise III.B I Still Can’t Believe It 33 Exercise III.C Remembering the Day 36 Exercise III.D I Choose to Overcome Grief 39 SECTION IV—Support 42 Exercise IV.A The Day After 45 Exercise IV.B The Right Help at the Right Time 48 Exercise IV.C Recognizing Support 51 Exercise IV.D Checkpoint: Support 55 SECTION V—Sharing 57 Exercise V.A The Faces of Sharing 60 Exercise V.B The Faces of Your Community 63 Exercise V.C The Gift of Sharing 66 Exercise V.D Checkpoint: Sharing 69 SECTION VI—Understanding Feelings 71 Exercise VI.A Your Feelings 74 Exercise VI.B Your Thoughts About Your Feelings 77 Exercise VI.C How Do You Feel Right Now? 80 Exercise VI.D Triggers 84 Exercise VI.E Watching Your Feelings 87 Exercise VI.F Owning Your Feelings 90 SECTION VII—Coping with Feelings 92 Exercise VII.A How Do You Cope? 95 Exercise VII.B What You Do Is Who You Are 98 Exercise VII.C One at a Time 102 Exercise VII.D Checkpoint: Coping 105 SECTION VIII—Finding Meaning 107 Exercise VIII.A The Quality of Life 110 Exercise VIII.B Meaning in Your Life 113 Exercise VIII.C The Ingredients of Meaning 116 Exercise VIII.D Personal Meaning 119 Exercise VIII.E Fragments of Meaning 122 Exercise VIII.F A Fridge Poem 126 SECTION IX—Biography 128 Exercise IX.A I Want the World to Know 131 Exercise IX.B A 10-Minute Biography 133 Exercise IX.C A Quick Sketch 136 Exercise IX.D An Important Possession 139 Exercise IX.E Checkpoint: Biography 142 SECTION X—Shared History 144 Exercise X.A Our Relationship 147 Exercise X.B I Remember 150 Exercise X.C An Important Day 152 Exercise X.D Life Markers 156 Exercise X.E I’ll Never Forget 161 SECTION XI—Memories and Remembrances 163 Exercise XI.A Telling Tales 167 Exercise XI.B A Scrapbook 171 Exercise XI.C A Trip in Time 174 Exercise XI.D A Visit through Time 177 Exercise XI.E Commemorating Your Loved One 180 SECTION XII—Unfinished Business 182 Exercise XII.A Thinking about Unfinished Business 186 Exercise XII.B Expressing Your Feelings 189 Exercise XII.C Regrets 194 Exercise XII.D Unfinished Business 197 SECTION XIII—Relationships 199 Exercise XIII.A Current Relationships 202 Exercise XIII.B Evolving Relationships 206 Exercise XIII.C Remaking Relationships 210 Exercise XIII.D Moving On 213 Exercise XIII.E Checkpoint: Relationships 216 SECTION XIV—Moving On 218 Exercise XIV.A Decisions, Decisions, Decisions 221 Exercise XIV.B Making Decisions 224 Exercise XIV.C If Only You Knew What’s Inside of Me Now 228 Exercise XIV.D A Goodbye Letter 231 Exercise XIV.E I’ve Learned 234 Bibliography 237 About the Downloadable Assignments 239