Definition of Grief

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The Oxford Dictionary defines grief as: deep sorrow, especially that caused by someone’s death.

This is a very broad, yet a pinpoint description. The face of Grief is not a type. Grief does not discriminate nor does grief have an expiration date. Grief is not one size fits all, nor is it defined by particular cause.  Grief can come at any moment, and can be very ugly. With over 43 losses or ways that are considered to cause grief, no one is immune to its potential destruction.

This is where I can help. I am someone who has lived through the tremendous lows and shallow depths that my own grief took me to. Working with me you will learn a new set of tools to help you cope with, and process, grief so you can live your life with purpose and joy again.

Start your Recovery Now!  I am available for in person, phone, or video consultations. https://jennifergriefrecovery.com/contact/

What holds you back from happiness?

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What’s Holding You Back From Happiness?

“The Key To Recovery From Grief is Action Not Time”

Our thoughts about people, circumstances and events in our lives produce our emotional responses to them.  We have practiced our beliefs over a lifetime and we have become very loyal to them making them “Right”.

We can get stuck on our rightness and lose sight of what we are really seeking and that is to Be Happy.  Our rightness may be hindering our ability to recover from significant losses.  Many of the beliefs that we were taught about dealing with losses are incorrect and unhelpful. But after practicing them for a lifetime, they can seem to be very “Right”!

For example, we are all taught that Time Heals All Wounds.   But time does not complete anything that is emotionally incomplete in our relationship with the significant losses in our life.  If we believe with conviction that time is going to heal our emotional wounds, we are destined to wait forever.

It may be time to examine some of your beliefs about recovery from significant emotional loss.  How you cope with and process feelings caused by loss is a result of what you believe.  It’s important for you to have effective beliefs that can lead you towards Happiness, rather than Stuck In Rightness.

Take Action Now Towards Your Happiness. 84-764-7094 or www.JenniferGriefRecovery.com

Be Heard and Acknowledged

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“You don’t need to be fixed or changed, you need to be heard and acknowledged.”

-Jennifer Kasander

I know this because I have experienced the emotional pain from loss and all I wanted was to be heard, not fixed.

Now I dedicate my time to helping those in situations such as mine. I have become an Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist and I look forward to speaking with you. www.JenniferGriefRecovery.com

 

The Pain of Grief

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We have all experienced many losses in our lives, some small and less significant, some large and very significant. However, we really never think about how to deal with emotion, less until we find ourselves overwhelmed with the PAIN OF GRIEF.   It is at that point we realize how few tools and skills we have to deal with that pain, and that what we learned growing up doesn’t really work.

Most of us learned how to cope with losses at a very young age with “insignificant” losses like broken toys or lost balloons.

You were probably told:
“Don’t Feel Bad.”
“We’ll Get You A New One (Replace The Loss).”
“Don’t Cry.”
“You Need To Be Strong.”

While accepting these suggestions may have temporarily seemed to soothe you and made it easier for others to be around you, but they never really deal with the emotional pain you are experiencing.  More often these comments encouraged you to simply bury that pain deep down inside as you go on with your life.

Now you may find yourself in an emotionally painful situation where what you have been taught on how to heal from pain is not working anymore for you.  The question is, “Where do I now turn for help?”

The Grief Recovery Method has been shown to be an “evidence based” program which can actually make a difference for those dealing with the emotional pain of loss.

Don’t wait to start your recovery!  Start Now. Call me for a free consultation.

www.JenniferGriefRecovery.com

Become Independent from your Feelings of Grief

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I would like to extend my warmest wishes that you may all have a very happy and safe 4th of July this weekend.

May this holiday be a reminder that you too can become independent from your feelings of GRIEF through The Grief Recovery Method.

Don’t wait to start healing, Reach out to me now for a free 20 minute consultation. 484-764-7094 or www.JenniferGriefRecovery.com

What is Grief and How do I Grieve?

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Grief is Challenging and Where Do We Start?

Grief can be challenging and extremely overwhelming.  From my own experience with the losses in my life I felt as if my whole world came crashing down with no hope for the future.  As time passed, I was so lost in the pain and loneliness I didn’t know where to begin to put the pieces back together.  I just wanted to be free from the pain and perhaps, at best, entertain an idea of a happier future.

Through my work with The Grief Recovery Method, I discovered that my most recent significant loss also triggered every other loss I had experienced in my life.  The reason for this is grief is cumulative.  Most of us have a defensive mechanism or habits built in place to suppress painful emotions, rather than expressing them.  This is a habit that happens at a very early age, when we are told to “not feel bad” when we are facing sadness.  While that comment does not make us feel better, what we tend to do is bury those feelings of sadness so we can conform to what we are being told by people we trust to tell us how to cope with painful events.

Until we effectively address each loss, they sit, waiting inside us until yet another moment of grief hits us, and just like that the internal kettle where we have stored all this sadness is full, and it can erupt like a volcano.  We may find ourselves not only grieving the recent losses, but all of those past losses as well.   No matter which way we turn, we are surrounded by the painful memories of the current and all the past memories.

If this sounds familiar to you, don’t wait to begin your Recovery.

Without Action There Can Be No Change

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What does the Face of Grief Look Like?

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What does the Face Of Grief Look Like?

It may not be what you think.

We all have heard that everyone grieves in their own way and at their own pace.  Yes, that is true. Grieving is as unique as each person’s experience.

It’s also true that the face of grief is not what you may recognize.  While you may think grieving is only about crying, and if someone is grieving they are crying, but conversely if someone is not crying we may think that they are not grieving.  However this is not true.  That limits what grief is, how it is expressed and how we recognize it.  Grief can appear as anger, irritability, physical pain, bodily stress, restlessness, sleeplessness, depression, loneliness, fear or hostility.

Therefore, it’s not the tears or the other emotions that mean anything, but what is important is what is revealed to a person about what they are experiencing.

The point is Grief is not what it looks like.  Grief, by definition, is emotional. The bottom line, then, is what is being done to get to the bottom of the emotions that will allow the truth of the grief to surface and be dealt with.

The Agony of Grief

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Having experienced significant losses in my life, I too have experienced the agony of grief and the powerlessness of having the skills to cope with and process my feelings.
 
I thought if I gave it enough time that it would somehow miraculously heal the pain, or if I stayed really busy that the pain would go away. I felt that if I could be strong somehow that would make it go away, but when none of that worked and I was still in deep and unresolved pain, I lost hope that I would ever be happy again. I thought I would just have to learn to live the rest of my life with the deep sadness and loneliness as my new normal way to live. All that changed when I found The Grief Recovery Method.
 
It was the small action steps and the tools I learned from The Grief Recovery Method that allowed me to heal from the pain that was keeping me stuck in sadness and hindering me from living a fulfilled life again.
 
Having experienced the many wonderful benefits from The Grief Recovery Method I became a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. This now gives me the opportunity to help people recover from the pain and suffering of loss to being able to live your life with joy, purpose and meaning.
 
Don’t put your life on hold, call me now for a FREE 20-minute consultation. (484) 764-7094
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Significant time has gone by.  Are you still grieving and in pain?   You may want to  explore The Grief Recovery Method?  This is an evidence-based method that has been proven to work.  We all grieve, we all grieve from different things, in fact there are over 43 losses that are considered Grief.    Loss of trust, safety, health, job, pet, and control are just some.  Other types of grief include death, divorce, retirement, finances, moving, legal problems and too many more to mention.

I am a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist as well as a Life Coach and I can give you the tools for you to be able to still feel and have it be real.  Not an empty real that causes the pain that brought you here, but a good loving real.

I do hope you reach out today https://jennifergriefrecovery.com

Do you feel alone?

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Have you felt like you have tried everything to heal from the pain of loss but no matter what you have tried you still cannot find a way to recover from your Grief?  The sadness, loneliness and feelings of powerlessness still haunt you.

You are not alone and I can help, together I will help you with the Grief Recovery Method.  Reach out today www.JenniferGriefRecovery.com