Creating Your Grief Plan: The Power of Understanding and Befriending the Six Universal Needs of Mourning
Sep 2025 · Companion Press
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The death of someone changes our lives forever. And the movement from " before" to " after" is almost always a long, painful journey. Grief is always an intensely personal, unique experience. Yet all mourners share six universal needs that they must understand and embrace if they are to heal. This book by one of the world' s most respected grief counselors describes these six needs of mourning and their role in your movement toward reconciling this loss into your life. The power of the six needs of mourning is that while they' re painful and difficult, they' re also, over time, transformative. They will carry you through the wilderness of your grief. They' ll help give you the momentum you need to not only survive but eventually thrive again. What' s more, your awareness of these needs will help you take a participative, action-oriented approach to healing in grief as opposed to thinking of grief as something you passively experience. You will be able to move toward your grief instead of away from it. Power in your grief journey means the capacity to shape and influence one' s unique experience. This book will leave you empowered to make a plan to convert your grief into active, authentic mourning. You will learn that time does not actually heal wounds... instead it is what you do with the time. Let' s make a plan.
The death of someone changes our lives forever. And the movement from " before" to " after" is almost always a long, painful journey. Grief is always an intensely personal, unique experience. Yet all mourners share six universal needs that they must understand and embrace if they are to heal. Thi...
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Author, educator, and grief counselor Dr. Alan Wolfelt is known across North America for his inspirational teaching gifts. His compassionate messages about healing in grief— based on his own personal losses as well has his professional experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families over the last three decades— speak not only to the intellect but to the hearts of all who hear him. Perhaps best known for his model of " companioning" versus " treating" mourners, Dr. Wolfelt is committed to helping people mourn well so they can live well and love well. Founder and Director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition, Dr. Wolfelt presents numerous educational workshops each year for hospices, hospitals, schools, universities, funeral homes, community groups, and a variety of other organizations. He also teaches the bereavement caregiver trainings described on this website in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado. Dr. Wolfelt is a popular media resource who regularly provides his expertise to many top-tier television shows, newspapers, and magazines. Check out our News page for some of the recent articles he has been featured in. A past recipient of the Association for Death Education and Counseling' s Death Educator Award, Dr. Wolfelt is also a faculty member of the University of Colorado Medical School' s Department of Family Medicine. A prolific author, Dr. Wolfelt is a regular contributor to several journals. We invite you to visit the Companion Bookstore to learn more about his helpful books, DVDs, audiobooks, and the popular " Helping Series" brochures. Dr. Wolfelt and his wife, Sue, a family physician, are parents to three children. They live in the foothills of the beautiful Rocky Mountains next door to the Center for Loss and Life Transition. Dr. Alan Wolfelt is a speaker, grief counselor and Director of the Center for Loss and Life Transition. He is the author of Understanding Your Grief, Healing Your Grieving Heart, and The Journey Through Grief, among many other bestselling books on healing in grief. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Author, educator, and grief counselor Dr. Alan Wolfelt is known across North America for his inspirational teaching gifts. His compassionate messages about healing in grief— based on his own personal losses as well has his professional experience supporting children, teens, adults, and families o...
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