The Opiate Epidemic and Drug Overdose – What’s Grief Got To Do With It?

Pain sucks!  I didn’t always know this – and to be honest, sometimes I wasn’t very kind to people who were experiencing pain – the physical kind at least.  I’ll admit, I thought they should “toughen up and deal with it.

A Veterans Journey to Healing: Being Strong, Resilience and New Tools

My journey to the Grief Recovery Method began after the death of my three-year-old son, Eddie Ryan, in September of 2010.  At the time, I was a Detective with the Sheriff’s Office; he was shot with my backup gun.  Four hours later I would hear the words no parent should ever hear, “I’m sorry, but your son is dead.”  This tore my heart to pieces.

The Grief Recovery Method Is An Evidence Based Process for Assisting Those Working With Grievers

One of the most frequent questions we are asked at The Grief Recovery Institute, by those who are professionally involved in therapeutic practice, is whether there are any studies that show that The Grief Recovery Method is effective.  In the past, all we could do is talk about the anecd

There Is Now Proof That The Grief Recovery Method Can Make A Difference

Most of us never give any thought to how to deal with an emotional loss, until we find ourselves overwhelmed with the pain of grief.  It is at that point that we discover how very few tools we have to deal with that pain, and that most of them do not really work!

Think about this for just a moment.