Carrying Her Forward is a guided grief journal for daughters whose mum has died.
With more than 100 carefully written prompts and seven calming audio practices, it gives you a private place to preserve the memories you never want to lose, express what can be difficult to put into words and honour the ways your mum’s love continues through you.
There is no pressure to write every day.
No expectation to be positive.
And no suggestion that you should be “moving on”.
Just a safe place to remember her, talk to her and carry her story forward—one sentence, one memory or one page at a time.
Perhaps you have found your way here because…
You miss your mum in ways other people do not always see.
You still think of something you want to tell her—and, for a moment, forget that you cannot pick up the phone.
You worry that time will blur the sound of her laugh, the things she said or the ordinary moments that once seemed impossible to forget.
You may be frightened of forgetting the little details that made her unmistakably her.
The perfume she wore.
The meals she made.
The words she always said.
The look she gave you when she knew exactly what you were thinking.
You may feel lost without her.
You may still be trying to understand who you are now that she is no longer here.
Or you may simply need somewhere you can talk about her without worrying that you are making other people uncomfortable.
Maybe you need somewhere that makes room for the love, the heartbreak, the anger, the gratitude, the unanswered questions—and everything you still carry.
That is what Carrying Her Forward was created to offer.
Inside Carrying Her Forward...
Over 100 thoughtfully written prompts
Grief can affect concentration, memory and the ability to find words.
You may feel as though there is so much inside you, but you have no idea where to begin.
The prompts gently guide you into your memories, without telling you what you should feel or asking you to force meaning from your loss.
They help you explore:
The ordinary moments you never want to forget
Your mum’s personality, habits and expressions
The things she taught you and ways she made you feel loved
The parts of her you recognise in yourself
What you miss most and what you still wish you could tell her
How your relationship continues to shape your life
The emotions and questions that may feel difficult to say aloud
The ways you want to carry her love and influence forward
You do not need to answer every prompt.
You can begin wherever you feel drawn.
You can skip anything that does not feel right.
This journal belongs to you.
Carrying Her Forward
includes seven gentle guided audio practices.
Writing about your mum can bring feelings close to the surface.
You may feel grief in your thoughts, but you may also feel it in your chest, stomach, throat, shoulders or entire body.
That is why Carrying Her Forward includes seven gentle guided audio practices.
You can listen before writing to help yourself settle.
You can use them afterwards when you need somewhere to land.
Or you can listen on the days when writing feels like too much.
The audios are designed to support you with:
Grounding yourself in the present moment
Easing feelings of overwhelm
Gently releasing physical tension
Creating a sense of safety before writing
Experiencing memories with your mum
Noticing signs and feeling connection
Closing your journaling practice with care
Inside your journal, you will find a QR code and web address that take you directly to the private audio library. Simply scan the code with your phone or enter the address into your browser to listen to all seven guided practices whenever they feel supportive.
I’m Caroline, a grief educator, therapist and author.
I'm also a daughter who knows the disorientation of losing her mum.
When my own mum, Polly, died suddenly, I found myself searching for something that would give me space to remember her, not only the big moments, but the small, ordinary details that made her who she was.
I wanted somewhere to write down the things I was frightened of forgetting.
Somewhere I could still speak to her.
Somewhere that understood grief was not a neat journey towards closure.
I could find journals that asked me to focus on gratitude or recovery.
I could find blank notebooks that gave me space but no idea where to begin.
"What I could not find was something that gently held both the memories and the grief. So I created it."
Every prompt in Carrying Her Forward has been written with care, drawing on both my professional experience supporting people through grief and my personal experience of carrying my own mum forward.
This is not a collection of generic journaling questions.
It's the journal I needed when my mum died.
My hope is that it gives you somewhere to put the love, the memories and the words that still need a place to go.
Choose the journal that feels right for you.
Both editions include the same full journal, with more than 100 prompts and access to all seven guided audio practices.
Your journal will be carefully wrapped by hand and sent with care from The Polly Space.
Because your mum’s story matters.
And so does yours.
£14.50
(Shipping is added at checkout and calculated according to the delivery country.)
direct from
The Polly Space
£19.50
(Shipping is added at checkout and calculated according to the delivery country.)
direct from
The Polly Space
If you're buying for someone whose mum has died?
It can be difficult to know what to say or how to help when someone you care about is grieving her mum.
You may be worried about saying the wrong thing.
You may wish you could take away some of her pain, while knowing that you can't.
Carrying Her Forward is a gentle gift that does not tell her to find closure, focus on the positive or move on.
It simply gives her a private place to remember her mum, write what she cannot always say aloud and return to when she feels ready.
There is no pressure for her to begin immediately.
The journal can wait until the time feels right.
Every copy ordered directly from The Polly Space is carefully wrapped by hand.
And you can choose to:
Have the journal sent directly to her
Include a short personalised message
Receive a blank card to write yourself