Solace House has developed several resources for mourners survival and bereavement caregivers that provide compassion and guidance during the grief journey.

Stepping Stones Toward Hope & Solace: A Resource Guide for Grieving Children and Their Families, created by Janie Ewell.

This 150-page guide helps children and adults better understand the grief process while encouraging family communication. The cost of individual copies of the book is $15 plus shipping. To order please email shmail@solacehouse.org or call 913.341.0318.

Stepping Stones Toward Hope & Solace: Counselor Training Manual and Curriculum, created by Janie Ewell.

This resource is for counselors, teachers, and other caregivers who are in the role of supporting children and teenagers in a school or medical setting. The goal of this training program is to strengthen the understanding and confidence of caregivers who are working directly with grieving children.

The curriculum is adaptable to individual and group counseling, is easy-to-use with all ages of children, and follows a step-by-step process including communicating with parents, assessing participants, allowing for over 14 well-designed sessions, and providing a wide variety of activities related to self-expression and discussion.

The cost of the counselor training guide and curriculum is $150 plus shipping. To order please email shmail@solacehouse.org or call 913.341.0318. If you would like to contact the author of this guide and curriculum, please email Janie Harris Ewell at janieewell@smsd.org.

Love Letters & Notes

Children and adults often search for ways to adapt to loss and change in life. This book focuses on over 26 virtues that provide healing. Although the alphabet is presented in a random format, the book demonstrates how chaos in life can be transformed into peace through creative ideas and activities.  $20

To order please email shmail@solacehouse.org or call 913.341.0318.

Additional Information

Natalie Twigg created the song Love Letters and Notes specifically for this book to demonstrate the beauty that life can bring after loss and change in life.  At an early age, Natalie loved to sing and play music.  Her father died when she was six years old, and she felt an even stronger connection with her love of music as a source of comfort and inspiration.

Natalie Twigg currently resides in the Kansas City area and performes locally as well as nationally in diverse venues.  She also manages the Natalie Twigg Music Foundation which provides musical performances for children; Natalie's original sound portraits and personal lullabies written for terminally ill children; and opportunities for children from different countries and cultures to connect with each other through music.

For more information on Natalie Twigg follow this link.