Journaling Prompts

5 Powers of Grief

The following questions may serve as a process for turning your grief into growth. These may open you to additional writing and discernment which allows you to shift from the heavy to a neutral stance….and possibly all the way to the power that is available within grief.

Please use this for your own journey or submit below to share.

Featured Submissions

Submissions from visitors like you.

Be Witnessed...Share your Grief

Name

First

Last

Email

Interview Questions

and 9. What Interruption,

Surveying the Landscape of Your Grief

1. With the recognition that grief is present in many moments (not just when a loved one dies) take some time to write a list of the losses or experiences of grief in your life.

The Interruption

2. From the list above, choose one interruption from your life to focus on for this exercise (i.e.: death of loved one, divorce, loss of job, becoming an empty nester, retirement). Write it here:

Flow of Feelings

3. What were some of the feelings you had at the time of this Interruption?

4. As you revisit this Interruption, what do you notice in your body now? (i.e.: tight chest, jaw clenched, shoulders pinched)

5. What feelings surface now?

6. How have you or another witnessed your grief?

Holding

7. What were you most afraid of losing? (i.e.: the perception of having it all together, loss of power or control, not feeling successful or organized)

8. What felt the hardest to let go of, release, or surrender?

9. What did you notice when you finally let go of that?

Breaking

10. What was the moment/s you turned in, reflected and noticed yourself and felt still, present and aware and/or the moment/s you turned out, asked for and accepted help in order to feel seen, heard, and loved?

11. What allowed you to break your hold?

Re-Membering

12. How have you grown?

13. What have you stopped?

14. What have you started?

15. What one surprising or perhaps delightful way are you different from before The Interruption?

Deep Exploration Questions

16. What would you say to Grief?

17. What would Grief say to you?

Krista Powers

About Krista

With three decades of service in healthcare, non-profit, education, and business, Krista is proud of the innovation and transformation she has co-created. Having been a primary caregiver and part of care teams for many, she understands first hand the consuming nature of grief and loss. Through her own journey, she has learned how to grow in a way that has rekindled her mind, heart, and spirit.

Above all, Krista identifies as a catalyst and contributor. She is passionate about diving gently and honestly into life's authentic moments to shine a light on the immense power within every human. Personally, she is overjoyed to be creating a family with her partner, Patrick, and two creative and kind kids in Covington, Kentucky.