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We once again have received an amazing array of authors, artists, service providers and other creative individuals who have kindly offered their products and talents for the Grieving Parents Support Network’s Advent Calendar gifts. Please refer to the Terms and Conditions of our Advent Calendar Gifts giveaway entry.
Dec 1 Gift — Book: Grief Reiki
Grief Reiki® – An Integrated Approach to the Emotional, Physical and Spiritual Components of Grief and Loss
Grief can leave you feeling broken and lost. It’s hard to navigate daily life when you feel this way. Grief Reiki, a book by Sharon Ehlers helps you move emotionally, physically and spiritually through your grief journey.
Grief Reiki｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 2 Gift — Memory Bracelet Set
Baby Loss Memory Bracelet Set
Michelle Wright of Jade for Angels gifts a beautiful handmade bracelet set with one bracelet for mom and one for your special angel. Your bracelets are made of semiprecious gemstones in the color you choose. Note: Image is a sample only; actual gift may differ.
Jade for Angels
Dec 3 Gift — Online Workshop Membership
Membership to the Facets of Grief online workshop
Facets of Grief by Franchesca Cox began as an online donation-based workshop. This labor of loss and love includes creative and practical ways to process grief. It is suitable for ANY type of child loss, from miscarriage to the death of an adult child.
Facets of Grief｜Website ｜Instagram
Dec 4 Gift — Book: Grief Recovery Handbook
The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses including Health, Career, and Faith
Carole Henderson of Grief Recovery (UK) provides the handbook by John W. James, written after the death of his 3 day old son. This book sets out step by step how to let go of the pain and move forward with the rest of your life. Sadness is normal, pain doesn’t have to be. This book will show you how. Recently updated, the book has sold over 1 million copies globally.
Grief Recovery Method UK｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram｜ Twitter
Dec 5 Gift — Book: Sunshine After the Storm
Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother
In this book, Alexa Bigwarfe provides encouragement, hope, love, and light to grieving mothers through shared stories and tips from parents who have experienced the loss of a child.
Sunshine After the Storm｜Website｜Facebook
Dec 6 Gift — From Broken to Beautiful Online Painting Course
An Art Process for Grief
This online painting course from Ilona Lantos, the artist behind Mindful Art Creations and the President/co-founder of the Chris Lantos Foundation, teaches how creativity can lead us to be more resilient following trauma and death.
Mindful Art Creations｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 7 Gift — Book: Grief Recovery Handbook
The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses including Health, Career, and Faith
Carole Henderson of Grief Recovery (UK) provides the handbook by John W. James, written after the death of his 3 day old son. This book sets out step by step how to let go of the pain and move forward with the rest of your life. Sadness is normal, pain doesn’t have to be. This book will show you how. Recently updated, the book has sold over 1 million copies globally.
Grief Recovery Method UK｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram｜ Twitter
Dec 8 Gift — Poem: A Christmas Card For Baby
A Poem to Acknowledge Your Baby and Bring You Comfort
This poem is written by Karen Prisco, of The Elephant Speaks. Karen’s poetry holds space for the voiceless who are hurting. She creates a place where people can share their thoughts and feelings through writing about pregnancy and baby loss.
The Elephant Speaks｜Facebook
Dec 9 Gift — Remembering This Holiday Season Graphic
Custom-designed Graphic
After losing her son, Felix, Ariane Amann found healing in creativity as she brings comfort to other grieving parents. Her custom-designed graphics give parents something they can hang on their walls, put on their tables with empty chairs so it might not feel so lonely. Note: Image is a sample; actual gift may differ.
Dec 10 Gift — After Chloe and Friends Online Summit: Living After Loss 2018
Online Summit: Living After Loss 2018
What if there were a way to learn to accept, understand, cope and continue on with life? What if you could live with your grief and still survive? This online summit with Melo Garcia of After Chloe and Friends helps bereaved parents cope with living after Loss.
After Chloe｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 11 Gift — Book: Grief Recovery Handbook
The Grief Recovery Handbook: The Action Program for Moving Beyond Death, Divorce, and Other Losses including Health, Career, and Faith
Carole Henderson of Grief Recovery (UK) provides the handbook by John W. James, written after the death of his 3 day old son. This book sets out step by step how to let go of the pain and move forward with the rest of your life. Sadness is normal, pain doesn’t have to be. This book will show you how. Recently updated, the book has sold over 1 million copies globally.
Grief Recovery Method UK｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram｜ Twitter
Dec 12 Gift — Book: Just Be, How My Stillborn Son Taught Me to Surrender
Just Be, How My Stillborn Son Taught Me to Surrender
Lindsay Marie Gibson‘s memoir will support your healing journey through grief and trauma. It is more than a memoir, it is a story of rediscovering joy, love and finding hope again.
Lindsay Marie Gibson｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 13 Gift — Books: Navigating the Unknown and Our Only Time
Navigating the Unknown: An Immediate Guide When Experiencing the Loss of Your Baby and Our Only Time: Stories of Pregnancy/Infant Loss With Strategies for Health Professionals
Navigating the Unknown will help guide and support families through the unimaginable loss of their baby, including offering additional resources. Our Only Time shares stories and strategies for Health Professionals to offer the best standard of care for families when they face the loss of their beloved baby.
Amie Lands｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram｜Twitter
Dec 14 Gift — Book: Sunshine After the Storm
Sunshine After the Storm: A Survival Guide for the Grieving Mother
In this book, Alexa Bigwarfe provides encouragement, hope, love, and light to grieving mothers through shared stories and tips from parents who have experienced the loss of a child.
Sunshine After the Storm｜Website｜Facebook
Dec 15 Gift — Book: Footprints on the Heart: A Remembrance Anthology
Footprints on the Heart: A Remembrance Anthology
This is a collection of poetry and prose by bereaved parents compiled by Jo-Anne Joseph. It captures the rawness of grief and how we’ve navigated it differently. It reflects how our loss impacted us and how loved our children are.
Jo-Anne Joseph｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 16 Gift — Book: When Tragedy Strikes
When Tragedy Strikes
The award winning When Tragedy Strikes, written by Laura Diehl, is a book that helps one look at areas of our lives that need to be rebuilt after loss, giving hope and a measure of healing in the process.
Grieving Parents Sharing Hope (GPS Hope)｜Website｜Facebook
Dec 17 Gift — The Courageous Conversation Kit
The Courageous Conversation Kit
This video workshop series from The Love and Loss Project is a toolkit that will help you find the right words for speechless moments with friends, family and even total strangers. The workshop contains practical tools and strategies to guide you in finding your own voice and fully claiming your role as the protector of your little one’s memory and your own heart. It contains some of the best tools and strategies April Boyd has accumulated as a therapist, combined with her own experience of loss. The program is designed to support, guide and nourish.
The Love & Loss Project｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 18 Gift — Painting by Joy Simon Bornstein
A Painting Inspired By Hope and Connection in the Loss Community
This painting, created by Joy Simon Bornstein, symbolizes the strong community bereaved parents find with one another in the wake of traumatic loss.
Joy Simon Bornstein｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 19 Gift — Book: Sternleins Reise
Sternleins Reise: A Story for Children and Adults
Sometimes small children have to leave their earthly lives too soon. This sensitive book, written by Martina Hosse-Dolega, is about grief, everlasting love and the treasure of memory.
Sternleins Reise｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 20 Gift — Nest Necklace Jewelry
Nest Necklace from Rachelle-isms
The Nest Necklaces by Rachelle-isms tell the world that you are holding more in your heart than can be seen with your eyes. They tell YOUR story. Each bead in the nest represents a child: turquoise Howlite for living children and white pearl for children who are no longer living. Note: Image is a sample only; actual gift may differ.
Rachelle-isms｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 21 Gift — One Hour Personal Coaching Session
One Hour Personal Coaching Session
Designed to address a single sticking point in your life, Annah Elizabeth provides a list of questions for your reflection following a discussion about where you think you might be stuck.
The Five Facets of Healing｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 22 Gift — Book: Grief Diaries: Will We Survive?
Grief Diaries: Will We Survive? — Stories from Parents About the Challenges of Marriage after Child Loss
Daphne Greer of Grieving Gumdrops gifts her co-authored book that offers a tender glimpse into the impact on marriage and relationships between bereaved parents following loss of a child, including struggles with blame, intimacy, and more.
Grieving Gumdrops｜Website｜Facebook｜Instagram
Dec 23 Gift — Comfort Bag
Bereaved Parent’s Comfort Bag
Gifted by Birgit Rutz of Hope’s Angel, the comfort bag is an initial way to comfort parents grieving the death of a child. The lovingly-assembled gift bag includes a candle, handkerchief, herbal tea, angel and a small card with forget-me-not-seeds.
Dec 24 Gift — Book: Surviving My First Year of Child Loss
Surviving My First Year of Child Loss: Personal Stories From Grieving Parents
A collection of 26 heart-breaking yet hopeful stories written by bereaved parents who courageously share their personal challenges and the ways they coped the first twelve months following the death of their child. Edited by Nathalie Himmelrich and Foreword by Carly Marie Dudley, Project Heal.
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