Angel Catcher: A Grieving Journal: A Journal of Loss and Remembrance (Dan Eldon)

I just lost my Dad-and i dunno how to survive without this journal. It is such self care to write it out-and the prompts help focus the grief. The pages I don’t like or that don’t apply, I just alter easy peasy. The envelope in the back is stuffed full of papers and photos and paper mementos. I have taped and glued and traveled 100s of miles with this Journal stuffed in all kinds of bags and pockets. It’s held up and has been my constant companion.It helps to write and remember and cry it out. My pages are covered in tears of course, but it feels like a little breath after using it. This journal helps me process and express the hard parts (which are all of them) and it helps me feel a little normal for a moment in this weirdest time. I’m grateful this beautiful Journal exists, and my heart is with everyone who needs it. ❤️

I initially purchased this book/journal for my husband and I after my MIL passed away a couple months ago. I had never heard of anything like this before until I stumbled across it while looking for books on grief. I'm so glad I gave it a try. Since then I've ordered 3 more as gifts to loved ones after losing someone close to them. I've since decided that from now on instead of sending flowers to a funeral home that will be dead and forgotten in a week, I'm going to start sending little care packages. For less money than flowers/plants, I can send: this journal, nice set of pens, decorative tea cup, chamomile tea, a candle, and a good box of chocolates. They can be used at their leisure and will hopefully bring small moments of sunshine in the midst of their rainy days. This journal can truly help you grasp and begin to understand your grief. It gently encourages you to confront and write about the many emotions you may experience at different stages of your journey. At the top of most pages it gives you ideas to write about (I'm afraid of, I miss, I'll never forget, I worry about, I'm mad about, ect). It doesn't end there though. After asking those hard questions, it says things like: I feel better when I... I can change this by... I can stop these thoughts by... I can help others by... There are many pages with encouraging and helpful bible verses and quotes from famous authors. It somehow gets you to face and understand aspects of your grief you may not have known were there before. Then it guides you to reflect on what you can do to move through it and face each new day. There really aren't enough wonderful things I can say about this book. I would recommend it to anyone at any stage in their grief. At the back of the book there's even an envelope attached to the back cover to hold pictures or other mementos.

Excellent for widows, especially. Great way of journaling and expressing what you are feeling in a private manner. Like the way you can choose the pages you want to write on and answer the questions you want randomly. I have suggested it to other widows, but it is great for anyone suffering the loss of a loved one.

This journal is helping me so much. My John died a month ago and my heart is broken. I’m so lonely. 44 years of togetherness now he’s gone. This book has beautiful guided ideas to help me write about my pain. This is a must for all who lost someone. Will make those sad moments a little easier to take

Got for my stepdaughter after her father's passing, gave to her on his birthday. She said she enjoys writing in it, she's 14.

This journal is great for those who are struggling with the loss of a loved one. It is written by a woman who lost her son suddenly. In a few places, I felt it was more geared toward the loss of someone suddenly (like car accident, etc), which was perfect for the intended person I was giving it to. But it would work for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one, regardless of the circumstances.The journal walks the person through the stages of grief. It's not intended to go day by day. You can pick and choose the page you fill out. An example of a page is "Today I am sad that you aren't here because... (fill in the blank page). Later on in the book, it has pages for first holidays, and moments that you wish the loved one were there for. It also has pages to paste in pictures, with memories. Remember the time when we... (picture), allowing the grieving person to remember good times, and laugh (these are farther into the journal). I think this journal is awesome. I will purchasing it again as needed, in the future.

One of my friends gave me this journal after the death of my father in 1998. It has helped me "cleanse my soul" of the grief and heartache and pain of losing someone who your world revolves around. It has helped me so much so, that I have purchased large quantities of these journals to give to people as my own personal ministry to them. Somehow the "giving" of these journals makes my father's death a little easier to live with - in fact almost 6 years later - it still does. There are days I just go back to read the things I wrote and am conforted by my progress in healing and hope others I have given them to along the way are as well.The greatest thing about this journal are the open ended questions and statements for you to fill in with whatever your feeling and thoughts are right then. And it leaves enough room for you to come back later and write more - it gives you a look over time of how you WERE feeling versus how you ARE feeling. The REALNESS of this journal is what draws me to it. Personally though, I hope you never need it.

This is the new version of the original Angel Catcher. I gave two of these books to family members after the death of our mother and brother. They allow you to focus on your grief and memories. Very therapeutic.

This book has truly been an escape for me during my unimaginable pain at losing my bestfriend at only 20 years old. I tried many grief journals and none meant anything to me, until I found this one. It is wonderful. Often when a grief episode hits, it is too overwhelming and painful to write down how you feel; and that is why I love this book as it isn’t blank but is filled with prompts and questions that I feel really do capture your angel. All my favourite things about them are in one place. This book is my go to whenever I’m lost among my grief, I would recommend to everyone and anyone. For yourself or as a gift to someone struggling with grief. I don’t know where I would be without this journal. Thank you so much. Xx

Amazingly created. This will help immensely with the grieving process.

I have given this book to a few clients that are in the initial stages of grief (first year). I had originally purchased it for myself just after year two of grieving, but felt that too much time had passed to make the book useful.Do you know somebody who is starting their grief journey? This book can be really helpful for them.

I bought this when my mum died and found it helped me to say somethings I couldn't say. I used it as soon as I got it and 3 years on, I still use it . There are some pages I have used a lot and some I haven't used at all.My advise is use it anyway you wish, in any order you wish and if you want change headings to suit you. its your memories, your thoughts, your book.