Module Seven – Help the Children

The darker the night,
the brighter the stars,
The deeper the grief,
the closer is God!

Fyodor Dostoyevsky – Crime and Punishment

The Tasks of Grief

In Module Two we are going to look at the Four Tasks of Grief following a divorce. These Tasks are based on the Four Tasks developed by Dr. William Worden. We are going to address each of those tasks and create your framework to begin tackling each one individually.

CAUTION: We must acknowledge that this is not a linear process, you will find that you will circle through, and fall back, and think you crossed one off when all of a sudden, something triggers an episode.

Here are our Four Tasks of Grieving Divorce…

We want to make it clear that grieving is an important part of the process and not something to be ashamed of or embarrassed about.

Simply by understanding the stages of grief and what needs to be accomplished you take an important first step to conquering these tasks. We are not suggesting that you will conquer all four of these tasks during this month, but developing the framework for you to use as you move forward. Your job during this module is to work through these materials and complete the worksheet Getting a Grip on Grief.

Last, make sure to keep you eye out for your bonus delivery. You should be receiving your copy of Radical Recovery: Transforming the despair of your divorce into an unexpected good, and your MasterPlan binder to keep all your worksheets and resources.

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Grief and Divorce

Discussing the 4 tasks of grieving.

Task 1 – Believing It’s Real

Task 2 – Experience the Pain

This video is a little longer, but this task is a little more challenging and probably the most pressing issue right now.

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RADiCAL Grieving – A Blueprint for Understanding the Grief of Divorce

Helping you Navigate the Unique Grieving of Divorce – Grief is work, but it does a specific job too. It’s hard like any other kind of work, but it has a definite purpose, and it has an end.

Download & Read RADiCAL Grieving (PDF)

Radical Recovery

There is just a little section on grieving in the Radical Recovery book that I wanted to share with you here.

Download & Read the section on Grieving (PDF)

Get a Grip on Grief (THIS IS YOUR NEXT STEP)

Complete this worksheet. Spend a few days truly contemplating your answers and what it is you’ve lost and are grieving. Then decide how you are going to direct that grief, and let it out.

Download the Get a Grip Worksheet – (PDF)
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The Grieving Process of Divorce

This following audio clip is a recording from Therese McKecknie, L.S.C.S.W. Therese has a master’s in social work and is a licensed clinical social worker who will be helping us understand the grieving process of a midlife divorce and why this situation is so devastating.

She also follows the framework developed by William Worden and explains it’s relation to the divorce journey.