Karuna Cards: Creative Ideas to Transform Grief and Difficult Life Transitions

The Karuna Cards were developed in counseling with bereaved families and individuals, and are designed to help anyone struggling with loss, grief or difficult life transitions.

Writing in a journal is an effective therapeutic technique, but many people find it difficult to know where to begin. The Karuna Cards help by providing prompts and questions that can be used as starting points, in addition to suggesting therapeutic activities or ideas for simple meditations. Readers can respond to each card by doing the activity, writing in a personal journal or using the card in conversation with someone they trust.

The cards can be used by individuals at home or with professionals in counseling sessions, and come with a booklet that provides guidance and recommendations for how to get the best from each card.


About the Author
Claudia Coenen is a certified Grief Counselor in private practice at The Karuna Project and consultant and grief specialist at The REACH Center for crime victims. Claudia also presents workshops on grief processing and vicarious trauma in the workplace. She holds a certificate in Thanatology through the Association of Death Education and Counseling.