Surviving the Season Workbook
Surviving the Season: A Gentle Workbook for Grieving Parents
Find peace and protection in the pain of the holidays
You Are Not Alone in This Pain
The holiday season—Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year’s—is often less a celebration and more a painful punishment when you are navigating life without your child. The pressure to be “merry” can feel overwhelming when your heart is broken. This workbook is a hand to hold and a quiet space designed specifically for grieving parents, built on the truth that you have permission to do whatever is best for you and your grieving heart this year.
The Step-by-Step Plan to Survive the Season
This is not a magic wand that will erase the pain. Instead, it is a detailed guide to help you untangle the dread, regain control, and create a thoughtful, protective plan. The workbook is broken down into 7 essential modules:
- A Foundation of Permission: Establish your Holiday Bill of Rights and gently unpack holiday guilt.
- The “Yes,” “No,” & “Maybe” Plan: Audit every tradition, invitation, and expectation, and consciously decide what to keep and how to modify them to be gentler this year.
- Facing the Ambush of Grief Triggers: Identify your specific holiday triggers and develop a clear Trigger Response Plan.
- Creating Your Day-Of Survival Plan: Build a detailed anchor for the “big days,” including identifying your Safe Person and setting an “Escape Hatch.”
- Honoring Their Memory: Brainstorm intentional, meaningful rituals to make space for both your love and your grief.
- Building Your Support System: Learn how to call on others for help and set boundaries. Includes scripts for declining invitations and responding to painful comments.
- After the Tinsel Fades: Navigating January: Plan for the hardest crash that often comes after the holidays end, when the quiet returns.
You Are Not Alone
As the world fills with pressure and lights, the anticipation of the holiday can often be far worse than the day itself. Having this workbook gives you back control. You are not doing this “wrong.” Every tear, every moment of anger—it is all part of your love for your child.
Workbook Details:
- Format: Instant Digital Download (PDF)
- Pages: 21 pages of guidance and journaling prompts
- Price: $9.99