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The Loss of a True Champion - Nancy Stutz Martin

This week, The Grief Recovery Institute and grievers all over the world lost a true champion with the death of Nancy Stutz Martin.

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  • Jun 05, 2018
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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The Grief That Comes With Suicide

Some years ago, Robin Williams was famously quoted as saying that “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.”  On the face of it, this sounds very logical.  The problem is that the thought of ending one’

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  • May 24, 2018
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Facebook Is Not Always A Griever’s Best Friend

Facebook and other social media platforms have initiated major changes in how we communicate. For the most part, these changes have been wonderful! We can now see and hear about events happening with family and friends in real time. Instead of waiting for someone to send us a picture, we can see it immediately.

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  • Feb 08, 2018
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Finding Love Again After A Divorce

The thought of finding love again after a divorce is the dream of many who experience the breakup of a marriage. Some quickly jump back into the dating pool, while others are a bit more cautious, for fear of being hurt again. Many divorced people have an unconscious tendency to hear the “voice” of their previous spouse in the words shared by a new person they are dating.

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  • Jan 25, 2018
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Moving Can Generate Feelings of Grief

The reasons that people move are many and varied. Sometimes it is inspired by a new job or a wish to be closer to family members. It might be about moving to a better house, neighborhood, or school district. It can be a move related to going to college or graduate school. It might also be caused by the loss of a job, relationship, or financial challenges.

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  • Jan 15, 2018
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Transgenerational Grief

Transgenerational grief, sometimes called transgenerational trauma, refers to situations where a grief event was so powerful within a family that it was carried on to the next generation and sometimes multiple generations thereafter.

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  • Jan 09, 2018
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Moving From Victim To Survivor

There are two major ways to become a victim. One is to be the victim of outside factors, such as another’s actions (whether intended or unintended) or events that are beyond our control. The other is to become a victim of our own choices. What many people do not realize is that these two different sources of victimization often work in concert together.

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  • Dec 21, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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How A Chance Encounter Changed My Life

I was invited to contribute blog posts for the Grief Recovery Method website just over a year ago. I have enjoyed this opportunity to reach out to grievers immensely! In this past year, I have shared elements of my journey from grief to recovery in a number of these articles.

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  • Dec 15, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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When Another’s Bereavement Retriggers Your Grief

We have had several people who have written in about this subject, when another's bereavement retriggers your grief. They thought that things were progressing well for them, in dealing with their personal grief, until a friend experienced a loss. Then, suddenly, they found themselves once again deeply reminded of their own emotional pain.

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  • Dec 11, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
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Sexual Harassment Entails Many Levels Of Grief And Loss

Hardly a day passes that another case of sexual harassment is not reported in the media. The list of those accused in the press includes figures in entertainment, politics, business, and even in the reporting media itself.

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  • Dec 01, 2017
  • stephen moeller, grief recovery specialist
  • 1 comments

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