Survivor’s Guilt Steps
Tool • Gate: Grief & Loss
Survivor’s Guilt Steps
Purpose
Answer to: “How do I handle unexpected reminders?”
Survivor’s Guilt Steps (Routine)
Daily:
- 2–10 minutes of the core action
- 1 sentence log (what you did / how it felt)
Weekly:
- Review your log; keep, cut, or change one step.
How & Why It Works
- Small, repeatable behaviors compound into lasting change when tracked and reviewed.
Answer to: “How do I handle unexpected reminders?”
Survivor’s Guilt Steps (Routine)
Daily:
- 2–10 minutes of the core action
- 1 sentence log (what you did / how it felt)
Weekly:
- Review your log; keep, cut, or change one step.
How & Why It Works
- Small, repeatable behaviors compound into lasting change when tracked and reviewed.
References: Worden (2009) Grief counseling tasks; Neimeyer
(2001)
Meaning reconstruction; APA grief resources; NICE guidelines on bereavement care