Memory and Ritual Journal

Gentle, optional prompts to remember someone, say what was left unsaid, mark important dates, and choose rituals that fit the member's family, faith and culture. Includes sets for pregnancy and baby loss, children, anticipatory grief and people living with a terminal illness.

What you will need

Which prompts would help right now?: You can switch any time.
Name of the person or baby (optional) (text): Used in the prompts if you wish.
Important dates (More detail) (list: date + label): Birthdays, the date of death, due date, unveiling. Optional gentle reminders.

How it works

prompts by set (member answers any, skips any): remembering someone: 'A moment with [name] I want to keep'; 'Something they taught me'; 'What I wish I had said'; 'What I would tell them about today'; 'A smell, song or place that brings them close'; 'How our family is remembering them'; 'A ritual, prayer or practice that comforts me, or one I would like to create'. pregnancy or baby loss: 'What I hoped for'; 'A name, if I chose one, and why'; 'What I want to remember about this pregnancy or my baby'; 'How I would like to mark the due date or birthday'; 'What I need from the people around me'. with children: child-friendly prompts: 'Draw a favourite memory'; 'Something funny they did'; 'A question I still have'; 'What I would put in a memory box'. before a death: 'What I want to say while there is time'; 'What matters most to them now'; 'Things we still want to do together'; 'Their wishes I want to honour'. leaving a legacy: 'Stories I want my family to know'; 'Values I hope they carry'; 'Messages for future birthdays or milestones'; 'My wishes about my funeral and rituals' (link to Funeral Planning Checklist). Ritual planner: for each important_date, offer optional ideas (visit the grave, light a candle, cook their favourite meal, a family prayer, a walk, time alone) without prescribing any practice. If the member writes words in the free text that suggest wanting to die, show the crisis panel (on-device keyword check only).

What you get

Your private journal entries
Your dates and chosen rituals

What it means

Writing about someone is one way of keeping a bond with them; there is no right amount.
A hard date is coming; it may help to plan who you will be with.

Next step: Want help with what comes up? Speak to a counsellor through the Cleared Mind Careline, or take the Grief Self-Check.

Runs on the device. Nothing is saved unless the member chooses, and journal entries are never shared with an employer.