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Continuing Bonds Letter

Not letting go — a new kind of relationship

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Continuing bonds theory says healthy grief doesn't require letting go — it requires a new kind of relationship. A letter is one place to build that.

Dear ____ ,
What I want you to know about my life now
What I miss most, said plainly
What I've kept of you — carried, learned, become
What I still don't know how to do without you
How I want to stay in relationship with you going forward

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Conceptual background and further reading, not validation of this handout. Named instruments and methods belong to their original authors; custom prompts and trackers are not validated versions of those instruments.

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