A Child's Journey Through Grief
Book 4 of 4 in the Nurtured by Nature series
A part storybook, part workbook for ages 7 to 12 about grief. Children explore different forests that stand for the feelings of loss, and learn gentle ways to cope and to remember.
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Even in the driest desert, there is life. And even in the deepest sadness, there is love.
Grief can feel like walking through an unfamiliar forest: sometimes stormy, sometimes quiet, and sometimes filled with moments of hope. Every grief journey is unique, and every feeling is welcome.
Through gentle storytelling, nature-inspired metaphors and interactive activities, this compassionate, evidence-informed book invites children to explore different "forests" that reflect the many emotions of grief. Designed for children and the caring adults supporting them, it offers a warm, hopeful and accessible way to navigate loss together, one gentle step at a time.
A truly groundbreaking resource that transforms a difficult topic into one that feels safe, approachable, and deeply healing.
Jon ReiderFounder & CEO, Myra's Kids Foundation
Activities and reflections to work through at their own pace, with a caring adult nearby.
A gentle way to walk through loss together and talk about the person you miss.
An evidence-informed book by a child and adolescent psychologist.
Dr. Jamie Duggan is a child and adolescent psychologist in Montreal, Canada. She created the Nurtured by Nature series, part storybook and part workbook, to fill a need in her own practice. The Forests of Feelings is the fourth and final book in the series.
A four-book series for children by child and adolescent psychologist Dr. Jamie Duggan, covering emotion regulation, perspective, neurodivergence and grief. Each book is part storybook, part workbook.
Book 1
Let's Go Surfing!
About emotion regulation
Book 2
A Superhero's Guide to Wise Mind and the Power of Perspective!
About perspective
Book 3
How to Power Down and Reset
About emotional electricity, for neurodivergent and highly sensitive kids
Book 4
The Forests of Feelings
About grief You're here The Forests of Feelings is written for children ages 7 to 12.
It helps children through grief. Using gentle storytelling, nature-inspired metaphors and interactive activities, it invites them to explore different forests that reflect the many emotions of grief.
Children learn practical coping strategies, discover meaningful ways to remember the person they miss, and find comfort in the reminder that love never truly disappears.
Both. Like every book in the Nurtured by Nature series, it is part storybook, part workbook. It is designed for children and the caring adults supporting them.
The Forests of Feelings was written by Dr. Jamie Duggan, a child and adolescent psychologist in Montreal, and illustrated by Albina Petrova. It was published by Garden Wolf Publishing House in September 2026.
Yes. Myra's Kids Foundation, a Montreal nonprofit that supports grieving children, commissioned a special edition of the book to give to grieving families.
Yes. It is book 4, the final book, of the Nurtured by Nature series by Dr. Jamie Duggan, which covers emotion regulation, perspective, neurodivergence and grief.
In Canada, The Forests of Feelings is available from Amazon.ca (paperback). In the US, The Forests of Feelings is available from Amazon.com (paperback). In store, it is on the shelf at Indigo Pointe-Claire.
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