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BOOKS BY CARLEY

Sorrow Surfer: Riding The Waves Of Grief

A Memoir & Interactive Journal

Grief doesn’t move in straight lines.
It moves like the ocean.

 

Sometimes it crashes without warning - pulling you under, taking your breath, leaving you disoriented and exhausted. Sometimes it laps quietly at your feet. And sometimes a wave rises out of nowhere.

 

Sorrow Surfer was written by a widow over the first seven years, from the depth of those waves.

It is not a guide to escaping grief, but a companion for living with it.

 

Through raw, lived storytelling and guided journal prompts, this interactive book invites you to explore your own grief - privately, honestly, and in your own words.

 

Inside, you’ll find:

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  • real moments from early loss through the years that follow

  • reflections that mirror the changing waves of grief

  • gentle prompts to help you process and express

  • space to write, feel, and make sense of your own grief experience

  • insights about how grief affects the body and how we process it

 

Some days you might feel like you’re drowning.
Some days you’ll find you're surfing.

 

The pre-order gift wrapped, wax-sealed pack includes:

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  • Sorrow Surfer Book with personal message

  • Luxe Pen

  • Highlighter

  • Bookmark

  • Stickers

  • Teabag

  • Ocean-themed paperclip

  • Mini sticky-note page markers

 

Pre-order now.

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The Sorrow Surfer book will be published in early December 2026.

Kids Grief And Feelings Workbook

​​32 activities to help grieving kids explore their feelings and memories.

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Kids' Grief and Feelings Workbook is a gentle, child-friendly collection of creative activities designed to support grieving children as they explore their emotions in a safe and expressive way. Created by a mother of four grieving children and an experienced grief coach, this workbook offers a compassionate, practical tool for families navigating loss.

 

Inside are 32 engaging worksheets that help children recognise, express, and understand their feelings-without ever feeling like schoolwork. Activities such as the Feelings Wheel, My Safe Space, My Strength Shield, My Heart Weather, and My Worry Cloud invite kids to identify emotions and learn healthy ways to cope. Memory-focused pages, including Memory Garden, My Memory Tree, Memory Stars, and A Letter I Don't Have to Send, give children space to honour and remember their special person with warmth and creativity.

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Connection-based pages such as My Support Team, My Friendship Map, and A Jar of Kindness help children recognise who and what supports them. Each activity is open-ended, allowing kids to draw, write, colour, or simply explore in the way that feels right for them.

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Importantly, this workbook is not meant to be completed in chronological order. Children can skip to any page that feels relevant in the moment-because grief is not linear, and healing doesn't happen in straight lines. This flexible design makes the workbook suitable for use at home, school or counselling settings.

With gentle guidance and kid-friendly creativity, the Kids' Grief and Feelings Workbook helps children feel understood, supported, and less alone as they navigate the many emotions that come with loss-one meaningful page at a time.

 

  • Gives parents simple tools to support a grieving child

  • Helps open gentle conversations about loss

  • Encourages emotional expression without overwhelm

  • Activities that feel like play - not school work

  • Perfect for home, counselling, or classrooms

  • Supports children who struggle to verbalise big feelings

  • Encourages emotional awareness and coping skills

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