Michelle Shreeve MA

About

Michelle Shreeve, MA, is the author of Parental Death: The Ultimate Teen Guide and Coping with Parental Death: Insights and Tips for Teenagers, in which she helps children, teens, young adults, and grieving families navigate the death of a parent. She is a freelance writer whose work has been featured in magazines, newspapers, websites, and university publications for 15 years. Her primary focus is on children, teens, and young adults who have lost a parent before the age of 20 and the after-effects of navigating parental death. Her research focuses on how bibliotherapy, writing therapy, and movie therapy, through the use of autoethnography, can help children, teens, and young adults navigate the death of a parent. She holds two graduate degrees in English and creative writing and two undergraduate degrees in psychology.

Books by Michelle Shreeve MA

Recent Posts

Watching Movies About Father Loss Comforts Grieving Youth

Father's Day can be challenging for grieving children and teens. Watching movies that feature father loss can help youth feel less alone.

How Lego Therapy Can Help Children Navigate Parental Death

Lego therapy is a form of art therapy that can be used to help children navigate the feelings of the death of their parent.

"27 Dresses" and the Effect of Parental Death on Older Siblings

After parental death, older siblings can suddenly step into a caretaker role for younger siblings and the surviving parent. They need to balance coping with their own grief.

How Mother's Day Can Affect Parentless Children

Whether it's their first Mother's Day without their mom or it's been a few years, the holiday can surface strong emotions in parentless children.

How Curie, Tolkien, and Mandela Can Inspire Parentless Teens

Many exemplary figures in society grew up without one or both of their parents. Learning about these indivduals can empower parentless teenagers.

'The Greatest Showman' Had Parental Death Secondary Losses

Children don't just deal with parental death. Many changes after the death of a parent can feel like deep losses while they are also trying to navigate grieving their late parent.

How Drawing Can Help Children Navigate Parental Death

Encouraging children to make art can help them navigate parental death, especially since they might struggle to express what they are feeling with words.

The Importance of Routines After the Death of a Parent

Maintaining routines, to the extent that it's possible, can be supportive for children after the death of a parent, especially if that parent was their primary caretaker.

How a Rabbit on Easter Can Help Kids Process Parental Death

The holidays can be hard for a child or teenager navigating parental death, but watching a relatable comforting movie can help them cope with their grief.

Scriptotherapy Can Help Teens Navigate the Death of a Parent

After the death of a parent, teenagers need healthy ways to cope, and scriptotherapy can help them process the new emotions they will feel.