Grief Writing Prompts

Choose a notebook, journal or similar. Find a quiet space. Read through the list below and choose a prompt (sentence starter) that most resonates. Alternatively, you might think of a prompt that isn’t listed here. Different prompts tend to resonate at different times. Focusing on your chosen prompt, allow yourself to simply write what comes to you; write without editing. Don’t worry about spelling, grammar, or style. And don’t panic if you’re unsure what to write. Just keep reflecting on the question and write whatever comes. Stop when you feel you’re ‘done’ (most people journal for 5–15 minutes per prompt) or before then, if you choose (there’s nothing saying you have to finish a prompt – you make the rules here!). You might prefer to journal one prompt, per sitting, or several; you choose. 

Let the pages you write in be a space where anything goes and nothing has to make sense; where you can be in and with your grief, honestly and free of self-judgement.