Gift Ideas

Best Books of 2024

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Best Books of 2024
When it comes to grief, no one can do it for us but we do not have to do it alone. That includes you. I Miss My Mommy earned a star and a spot on ...
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A Visit to the Grief Dreams Podcast

by Alison Garwood-Jones
A Visit to the Grief Dreams Podcast
Listen here When my Mommy comes to me in a dream, I always wake up restored and with a belly full of hot tea. It’s as if my buffer against an occ...
Posted in Books for Orphaned Adults, Books on Grief, Books on Losing Your Parents, Elisabeth Kubler Ross, Family and Relationships, Five Stages of Grief, Grief, Grief And Loss, Grief Journey, Grief Quotes, Grief Resources, Grief Support, Illustrated books on grief, Living without parents, Managing Grief, Orphaned Adults, Orphaned In Adulthood, Parental Death, Picture Book

Employee Assistance Programs and My Book

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Employee Assistance Programs and My Book
If any of you work with, or are in touch with, EAP service providers (LifeWorks, BetterUp, ComPsych, MantraCare), I would love an introduction and/or a good word. Thank you, everyone!
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Gan Arts Fest

by Alison Garwood-Jones
Gan Arts Fest
    Massive book sales? No. Deep connections? Yes. More on that in a future post. This past weekend, I took the train up to Gananoque, Ontario an...
Posted in Books for Orphaned Adults, Books for Orphaned Adults on Mother's Day, Books on Grief, Books on Losing Your Parents, Elisabeth Kubler Ross, Family and Relationships, Father's Day Gift Ideas, Father's Day Gifts, Fatherless adults, Graphic novel on grief, Graphic Novel on Grief for Orphaned Adults, Graphic Novels on Grief, Grief, Grief And Loss, Grief Journey, Grief Quotes, Grief Resources, Grief Support, Managing Grief, Mothers Day, Orphaned Adults, Orphaned In Adulthood, Parental Death, Parental loss, The Five Stages of Grief, Toronto Illustrators

My Book is Going to the Library

by Alison Garwood-Jones
My Book is Going to the Library
My graphic novel, I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults, will be available at the Toronto Public Library. 👐Jazz hands👐- Thank you to ...
Posted in Books for Orphaned Adults, Books for Orphaned Adults on Mother's Day, Books on Grief, Books on Losing Your Parents, Books on parental grief, Elisabeth Kubler Ross, family, Family and Relationships, Father's Day Gift Ideas, Fatherless adults, Five Stages of Grief, Grief, Grief And Loss, Grief Journey, Grief Quotes, Grief Resources, Grief Support, Living without parents, Losing your parents, Mother's Day Gift for Motherless Adults, Mother's Day Gift Ideas, Orphaned Adults, Parental Death, Parental Grief, Parental loss, The Five Stages of Grief

What is Your Grief Story?

by Alison Garwood-Jones
I Miss My Mommy, the book for orphaned adults
I Miss My Mommy takes you right to the heart of the five stages of grief through 150 portraits, some grim, some funny, but all relatable.The ...
Posted in Elisabeth Kubler Ross, Family and, Family and Relationships, Famly, Fatherless, Five Stages of Grief, Graphic Nov, Graphic Novel, Graphic novel on grief, Graphic Novel on Grief for Orphaned Adults, Grief And Loss, Grief Journey, Grief Quotes, Grief Resources, Grief Support, Mother's Day Gift Ideas, Motherless, Mothers Day, Orphaned Adults, Orphaned In Adulthood, Parental Death, Picture Book

I Miss You Too, Daddy

by Alison Garwood-Jones
I Miss My Mommy: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults by Alison Garwood-Jones
My new book is called I Miss My Mommy, but fathers are just as integral to the story for orphaned adults.For Father’s Day, here’s a preview of how ...
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About the Author

by Alison Garwood-Jones
About the Author
I didn’t set out to create a book on grief ... Hi, I’m Alison. As a magazine writer, I’ve interviewed:• Olympic boxers• Presidential candidates*•...
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