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Free companion guide · 19-page PDF

Where to Begin

Gentle first steps for living with loss

The free companion to The Loss Prescription: a whole-being guide for the early days of grief, with seven reflections from Go Gently.

Cover of Where to Begin, a free guide by Dr Chloe Paidoussis-Mitchell

If something in your life has changed and you don’t know where to start, start here.

Grief is not one feeling. It moves through the whole of us: the body, the mind, the heart, our relationships, our sense of who we are and what life means. This free companion to The Loss Prescription (HarperCollins) helps you understand what is happening to you, and offers small, steady ways to care for yourself on every front.

Inside the guide

  • Where are you today? A simple check-in that points you to the chapter of the book that speaks to how you feel right now
  • Your whole-being care plan for body, heart, relationships, self and spirit, with space to fill in
  • When a wave comes: a three-step practice for the moments that knock you sideways
  • Seven days with Go Gently: seven reflections and invocations from Dr Chloe’s guided grief journal
  • A page to share with the friends and family who want to help

It holds any loss: a death, but also a marriage, a pregnancy, your health, a home or a future you had imagined.

Format: 19-page PDF. You can type straight into it on a computer, or print it and write by hand.

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By Dr Chloe Paidoussis-Mitchell, Chartered Counselling Psychologist (DCPsych, CPsychol, AFBPsS), founder of The Grief Clinic London and author of The Loss Prescription (HarperCollins). This guide is an educational resource and is not a substitute for individual psychological care. If you are in crisis, call Samaritans free on 116 123, or 999 in an emergency.