A Grief Support Blog

This blog will allow you the opportunity to acquire both support and guidance after experiencing a significant loss.

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Using The Grief Recovery Method With Complicated Grief

The term “complicated grief” was introduced in the 1990’s. It was designed to define grief that persists over an extended period of time and completely overwhelm a person’s ability to function in day-to-day life. The DSM-5 added this term to its list of mental health disorders.

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  • Feb 23, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Complicated Grief

The best way to start a discussion on “complicated grief” is to start with looking at a definition of grief in general. Grief is the normal and natural reaction to any change from what is familiar in life. It is the emotional response to change.

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  • Feb 22, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Children and Grief

The vast majority of parents do everything possible to provide their children with the best information and tools to give them the opportunity for a successful life. They are, in a sense, a blank canvas. On that canvas, we paint our dreams and expectations for a bright and promising future.

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  • Feb 20, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Pet Loss - One Family's Story

We receive specific enquiries from individuals looking for assistance with their losses on a regular basis. This one dealt with the loss of the family dog. This family was concerned about replacing their beloved pet shortly after the loss. Their concern for their son and how they were able to help him say goodbye to his special friend is a story worth sharing.

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  • Feb 16, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Divorce and Grief

A divorce can be very emotionally painful. The problem is that divorce and grief are rarely talked about in the same sentence. When a couple chooses to end their relationship by divorcing, it is normally because they have found that the problems in the marriage are such that they have decided divorce is the best solution.

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  • Feb 09, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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The Grief Recovery Method in Therapeutic Practices

The Grief Recovery Method is used around the world in a variety of settings. The presenters range from psychiatrists and psychologists to physicians, nurses, clergy members, funeral directors and lay people. The common denominator among them is that each of these people have found this method to be a powerful tool with which to work though grief in their own lives.

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  • Feb 07, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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The Death Of A Spouse

The Death Of A Spouse

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  • Feb 01, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Get Over It! (and other bits of unhelpful advice)

When grievers are dealing with the emotional pain of a loss of any kind, they are constantly bombarded with advice that negatively impacts them. Most professional grief support providers know better than to say many of these things. The problem is that the vast majority of people trying to support them have no professional training.

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  • Jan 31, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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The Death Of A Child

At the Grief Recovery Institute, we receive hundreds of calls each year from parents who have lost children. So many of these parents feel that there is no way they will ever find relief for the enormous emotional pain they are experiencing, but they are still looking for hope. The purpose of this article is to examine why this pain is so intense and often so misunderstood by others.

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  • Jan 25, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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The Funeral Of A Very Special Friend

On January 15th, I attended the funeral of a very special friend. Actually, it was not a “funeral”, which implies that the casketed body was present, but rather a memorial service, since only his cremation urn was present.

The concept of a holding a funeral service is hardly something new. Some of the earliest evidence of mankind on earth relates to this practice.

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  • Jan 24, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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