I wrote
this journal for myself first.
Not as a therapist.
Not as an author.
Just as someone whose world had stopped while everyone else’s kept moving.
The calls stopped coming.
The check-ins got less frequent.
Life around me returned to normal while I was still standing in the wreckage of mine, holding grief that had nowhere to go.
So I started writing. Not because I had answers. Not because it would fix anything. But because I needed somewhere to put it all.
Somewhere that wasn’t a burden to anyone. Somewhere that was just… mine.
Your Grief Your Words began there. In those quiet, heavy moments when the rest of the world had moved on, but I hadn’t.
And I suspect you might know exactly what that feels like.
Order a copy for yourself or send as a gift to a friend or family member who is grieving.
You Don’t Have to Say It Out Loud
You don’t have to explain it to anyone.
You just have to open the page and let it be there.
Whatever you’re carrying.
However long you’ve been carrying it.
Your grief deserves to be heard, even if the only one listening is you.
This Isn’t About Fixing Your Grief
Because grief can’t be fixed. And anyone who tells you otherwise hasn’t sat inside it the way you have.
Your Grief Your Words was created to walk beside you. Not to rush you, fix you, or hand you a five-step plan. Just to hold space for exactly where you are, one page at a time.
Written by a therapist and grieving daughter who knows this loss from both sides, this journal meets you where you are with compassion, not clichés.
What makes this
journal different.
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Each prompt is trauma-sensitive and comes with an explanation of why it helps. Because grief can feel chaotic and overwhelming, and understanding the purpose behind each prompt gives you something solid to hold onto when everything else feels uncertain.
This is not a journal full of random questions.
Every single page was written with intention, by someone who understands both the psychology of grief and the lived reality of it.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Trauma-sensitive writing prompts with explanations of why they help, so every page feels purposeful, not random.
- Emotional writing exercises to help you process and express what’s hard to say out loud
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“Letters to My Loved One” pages to nurture your continued connection with the person you’ve lost
Prompts that work whether you’re in the earliest days of loss or years down the road.
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Because Grief Doesn't Just Live in Your Mind
It lives in your body too. In the tightness in your chest. The exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix. The moments when it hits you physically before you’ve even had a chance to think.
That’s why this journal also includes access to 10 short, easy-to-absorb guided audios recorded by me. Meditations, breath work, and gentle practices to help you release what your body is holding, so you can arrive at the page feeling a little more grounded.
This is for You if
You feel stuck, overwhelmed, or emotionally shut down
You want a safe, compassionate way to process your grief through writing
You’re tired of pretending you’re okay when you’re not
You need somewhere to put everything you can’t say out loud
The world has moved on but you haven’t. And that’s okay.
When You Order Direct from The Polly Space
Your journal arrives hand wrapped, with a personal note from me.
One grieving person to another, saying: I see you.
I’m so sorry you’re here. And you’re not alone. 💛
Your grief deserves space. Your words deserve to be heard.
Let Your Grief Your Words be that space.
Words from Those Who’ve
Been There Too
“Having this journal helped me express my emotions — especially on days I couldn’t face anything else.”
“It helped me stop running from my grief and finally sit with it.”
“My grief made me feel like I was failing. This gave me permission to stop pretending and just show up as I was.
