FAQs |
What is grief?
"Grief is, by definition, the emotional response to loss. The cause of the loss is intellectual, but the reaction to it is emotional."
“Chapter 4.” The Grief Recovery Handbook: 20th Anniversary Edition, by John W./ Friedman Russell. James, Harpercollins, 2009, p. 43.
“Chapter 4.” The Grief Recovery Handbook: 20th Anniversary Edition, by John W./ Friedman Russell. James, Harpercollins, 2009, p. 43.
Who attends grief recovery method® support meetings?
Anyone who suffers from grief no matter what the cause. There are over 43 loss experiences including death, divorce, moving, pet loss, change in financial status and loss of trust.
If you:
If you:
- Have experienced any of these losses
- Have a broken heart
- And want to feel better
How does someone know if they need to attend support meetings?
Although there are no stages or feelings that every single griever experiences there are some common symptoms of grief.
Do you relate to any of these?
Do you relate to any of these?
- Do you feel tired?
- Do you feel emotionally drained?
- Do you pretend to be happy?
- Do you isolate?
- Have your eating or sleeping patterns changed?
- Do fond memories of your loved one turn painful?
why does nothing else I've tried work?
Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss. It’s not a pathological condition or a personality disorder, but society says there is something wrong with you if you aren’t happy all of the time.
141 of the most common things people hear following a loss are not helpful including “we know how you feel” and “it just takes time.
No one can ever know exactly how you feel because no one had the relationship you had.
Time alone does not heal heartache. Many people come to us with broken hearts over deaths that happened over 20 years ago. It’s not time that heals, but what you do in that time.
141 of the most common things people hear following a loss are not helpful including “we know how you feel” and “it just takes time.
No one can ever know exactly how you feel because no one had the relationship you had.
Time alone does not heal heartache. Many people come to us with broken hearts over deaths that happened over 20 years ago. It’s not time that heals, but what you do in that time.
What's the solution?
The Grief Recovery Method® program will show you how to identify past losses, find out what’s incomplete, and teach you how to get complete with those losses, so you can go on to lead a complete and happy life.
When can i start?
It is never too soon to heal your broken heart. Would you wait to get help if you broke your arm? Then why wait when you break your heart?
It’s in the time immediately following a loss that your memories of those relationships are the most vivid and accurate. Those memories help you discover what you need to get complete with the relationship.
It’s in the time immediately following a loss that your memories of those relationships are the most vivid and accurate. Those memories help you discover what you need to get complete with the relationship.
Are the grief recovery programs evidence based?
The Grief Recovery Method is an Evidence Based ProgramWe, at the Grief Recovery Institute, are proud to say that research conducted by Kent State University has shown that The Grief Recovery Method approach to helping grievers deal with the pain of emotional loss in any relationship is “Evidence Based” and effective. We are also proud to say that our program is the only Grief Support Program to have received this distinction of being evidence based!
