Bereavement Grief Prompts
PROTherapeutic reflection prompts specifically for processing death and loss of loved ones using continuing bonds, narrative reconstruction, and evidence-based grief frameworks.
Example Usage
“My mother passed away six months ago after a long illness. I feel stuck between relief that her suffering ended and guilt about feeling that relief. I also have so many things I never got to say. Can you give me some prompts to help me process these complicated feelings and find a way to honor her memory while moving forward?”
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Suggested Customization
| Description | Default | Your Value |
|---|---|---|
| Relationship to the deceased (parent, spouse, child, sibling, friend, grandparent) | loved_one | |
| Time elapsed since death (acute, months, first_year, beyond_first_year, years) | months | |
| Emotional depth of prompts (gentle, moderate, deep, clinical) | moderate | |
| Primary focus area (memory_work, continuing_bonds, meaning_making, emotional_release, future_planning) | balanced | |
| Spiritual/cultural framework (secular, spiritual, religious_christian, religious_jewish, religious_muslim, eastern_philosophy, indigenous) | secular |
Research Sources
This skill was built using research from these authoritative sources:
- The Science and Experience of Grief: Psychological, Neuroscientific, and Cultural Perspectives Comprehensive academic review integrating psychological, neuroscientific, and cultural dimensions of grief with evidence on journaling and digital interventions
- Complicated Grief Treatment (CGT) Manual & Guidelines Official protocol for evidence-based grief therapy with seven core procedures and 16-session clinical structure
- Continuing Bonds Theory in Grief Counselling Framework explaining how maintaining connection to deceased supports healing rather than 'letting go'
- Narrative Therapy for Grief and Loss Therapeutic techniques for externalizing grief, reconstructing identity, and finding new meaning
- Grief Journaling: How to Start & Free Prompt Kit Evidence-based approach showing meaning reconstruction produces superior outcomes for prolonged grief
- 13 Grief Journaling Prompts from a Counsellor Practical counselor-designed prompts addressing emotional identification and self-forgiveness
- Effective Grief Counseling: Strategies to Heal and Cope Evidence-based techniques including CBT, mindfulness, and group therapy for diverse grief experiences
- A Prompt Engineering Framework for LLM Mental Health Chatbots MIND-SAFE framework for designing safe, effective AI-powered mental health interventions
- r/GriefSupport Community Discussions Authentic peer experiences revealing unmet grief support needs across age groups and loss types
- 25 Grief Journal Prompts & Tips For Getting Started Comprehensive prompt collection with emphasis on trauma integration and emotional clarity