Life Transitions

Hold the person you miss and the paperwork nobody warned you about, in one gentle plan.

The First Year of Grief — Companion & Organiser

16 pages A4, prints cleanly on US Letter Print it, or type into it on screen Last reviewed July 2026 Version 2026-07

Grief is not one thing. It is a person you miss, and it is also a pile of paperwork nobody warned you about — this 16-page printable companion and organiser holds both. It does not tell you how to feel or promise you stages; it gives you one ordered plan instead of forty tabs, and space for the things that only you can write.

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What's included

A gentle timeline — first week, first month, months 2–6, 6–12, and the anniversary, with the honest note that grief keeps no schedule
The practical admin of death, in dependency order — who to notify, accounts to close, certificates, subscriptions, digital accounts
Who I've told — so you never have to remember who already knows
Kindnesses received — who brought food, who sat with you; people forget, this page doesn't
The hard-days calendar — birthdays, anniversaries and holidays, named in advance, with a plan for each
Asking for help — how to ask for something specific instead of "let me know if you need anything"
Grief that isn't sadness — anger, relief, numbness, guilt; all normal, none of it broken
Letters to them, memories worth keeping, and what you want to remember
Things people wish they'd known — including a warning about scams that target the recently bereaved through obituaries

The order inside

01A gentle timeline for the first year
02The practical admin of death, in order
03A who-I've-told log
04A hard-days calendar, planned in advance
05Space for letters and memories

Who it's for

Anyone in the first year after losing someone, facing the feelings and the paperwork at once
Friends and family who want to give something practical and gentle

Who it's not for

Anyone seeking therapy or counselling — this is not either, and it is not a substitute for support from real people or professionals
Anyone who needs legal or financial advice — every such step in the kit says to verify independently

Not therapy and not a substitute for support from real people or professionals. Rules and paperwork differ everywhere: every legal or financial step in the kit says to verify independently rather than pretending to know your jurisdiction.

Guidance, not gospel — this is a practical organisation tool, not legal, tax, medical, or religious authority.

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Last reviewed July 2026 ·

Drafted with AI assistance and then reviewed and curated by a real person who's been through it.

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Can I fill the kit in on my phone or tablet?

Yes. Print the whole binder, print only the checklists you need, or open the PDF in any reader and type into the trackers on screen. Pages are A4 and print cleanly on US Letter too.

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