The Grief Recovery Method®

The loss of a partner, sibling, parent or child can leave survivors with a level of grief that is too much to deal with alone. grief recovery method

Time cannot heal all your wounds; healing is accomplished by getting help to rebuild your life after loss. Often it will involve dealing with issues and resolving longstanding pain. You may have avoided other life losses or an abusive situation, pushing the pain down until a catastrophic loss makes that impossible.

It may be time to make the shift from just ‘getting by’ to taking charge of your life. Dealing with this compounded grief may even lead you to a defining moment in your life, when you realize the importance of facing the truth, accepting the support that is offered, and standing up for yourself and the life you truly want to lead.

Grief Recovery – Finding Your Power

Taking this stand can be incredibly empowering. And the Grief Recovery Method® can help you create structure in your life.

Ask yourself if you’re showing these key Symptoms of Grief:

  •              Avoiding family and friends
  •              Painting on a smile despite inner pain
  •              Feeling completely isolated
  •              Feeling a lack of motivation and energy
  •              Loss of interest in things you loved to do (before your loss)

If this sounds like you, through The Grief Recovery Method® you can:

  •              Address the losses in your life
  •              Lift the weight of grief that overshadows you every day
  •              Identify and take action on a new course in life
  •              Mend your broken heart and take control
  •              Achieve a renewed passion for life

Don’t ‘Just Give it Time’!

Grief can stop you from moving forward in your life and career. Constructive, proactive grief recovery can help you organize your thoughts, emotions and goals, and take steps toward the changes that will make your life a more joyful, enriching experience.  

Some of the first steps you can take are realizing that these Six Major Myths Around Grief can actually keep you from healing:

  •              Don’t Feel Bad
  •              Replace the Loss
  •              Grieve Alone
  •              Just Give it Time
  •              Be Strong
  •              Keep Busy

Blocking Emotions Blocks the Process

We learn these myths early in life — but they are not very helpful. When you tell yourself not to feel bad or sad about grief, you are denying yourself the normal emotions around loss.

It is important to feel sad and even scared when it’s appropriate; these are normal emotions that need to be expressed.

You cannot replace the loss of a loved one. When relationships end — because of death or even other reasons — a period of grieving is appropriate.

A Dangerous Cliché

People say time heals all wounds, but this advice can be dismissive, and even dangerous. A broken heart needs more than time to heal; it heals when you take the right actions toward healing. Grief Recovery can help.

The final myth is that if you stay busy, you won’t have time to be sad. And sure, you can distract yourself — for a time. The time that you could have used to start your healing, rather than racking up more unresolved grief.

A Coach Who Understands

Healing is difficult work and it helps to have a committed ally. When you choose to work with me, you will have someone on your side that, though once mired in grief, has reconnected with her joy.

Applying the Grief Recovery Method®, together we can help you through this difficult process, moving beyond grief to the next stage of your life, returning you to the people and activities you love and even helping you discover new interests and goals.