What grievers say about Cindy

Cindy was there for me whenever I got stuck, helping me find ways to get around past through or over. Having someone listen and reflect back helped me process past several sticking points.

It’s was good to be heard and not judged. Empathy was the theme at every session. Healing is possible.

Very helpful, explained a lot of the reason why I was stuck and demonstrated how to move forward in a new light

The richness of my interactions with Cindy Cook were beyond what I’ve ever experienced in a therapy type setting. I felt deeply heard, gently challenged to dig deeper. Each session was revelatory. Not only about my personal losses. It raised my consciousness about how to support and respond when others share their loss experiences.

Working with Cindy with the GRM method has been the most transformative experiences of my life. I came to Cindy in a place where I was feeling lost, heavy and unsure how to move forward in life. Immediately in our first session with Cindy, I felt Safe, Seen, heard, and continuing throughout the process the significant amount of compassion and gentleness she gave forward helped me continue navigating the process with her. During the process she showed vulnerability that helped me feel safe in her space, it’s truly an experience towards recovery I believe everyone needs to go through. She helped me navigate a yarn ball full of emotions I would have never been able to untangle on my own, I never felt rushed, or judged. I was continually reminded of self love. If you’re grieving or struggling to navigate through a hard time Cindy is an absolute gift and I’m endlessly grateful for the light she helped me find in the darkness. You are worth it- working to heal yourself will give you absolute freedom.

I could not have had a better facilitator during this process if I tried. Cindy is an amazing person who not only has your best interest at heart, but also gives her heart back. I am so grateful for her and have already recommended her to a friend who is going through this program also. Big thank you to Cindy. You are very lucky to have her on your team.

I love Cindy! She was made to do this.

Better than I ever expected I went in the program. Cindy had to help my wife, but I had no idea how much it was gonna help me. I am a completely different person after this program not carrying the pain in the sorrow. the guilt, a shame that I carried for 60 years And not knowing most of it, but my body did.

It's amazing the feeling of being able to let go of all the negative emotions that you carry on a daily basis. I would strongly recommend your program to everyone!

I think having a good facilitator who can guide you through it and share losses with you is the key to a successful program. And I'm so glad to have met Cindy and had the privilege of working with her. She made the program work for me in a way I think few others could have.

This last month I’ve had the most wonderful experience of completing my 5th person in the GRS method. Cindy Cook has been my mentor for the last 4 years. No one I’ve ever met personally or professionally has ever been a more active listener. Immersing myself into this grief recovery has changed the entire process of how I think. Choosing my mother first to work the grief recovery was brutal because she was both a sweet woman and and mentally ill. Removing the false belief of being permanently damaged is like preforming surgery to eliminate a malignant tumor around your heart. Deciding what can be cut, takes dexterity and discernment. Fortunately the formula works because of the steps you follow. Staying truthful, and trusting yourself are essential in this work. I had spent most of my life seeking help with Pastor’s, Counselor’s, Lay People, and many wise women I admire. I bounced big subjects off them and I never felt as though I was understood in the way I desperately needed. This added to my innate feeling that I was not just doing something wrong by seeking these people for help, it confirmed I was wrong. I wanted my sweet connection with my loving creator to align with forgiving myself to move forward. I knew this in my head, I had a difficult time living it through my heart. Enter Cindy Cook, an answer to my prayers. After working through the first 2, I was floating with peace that does pass all understanding. My spirit is beautiful and I constantly make choices that keep my “conduit” flowing. Knowing there are struggles and bumps only invite me to choose if it’s mine to hold, or perhaps to acknowledge they are there and I decide how to proceed. Now that I’ve completed 5 persons, It pauses me to giggle that I used to be that girl who so desperately wanted to learn how to love herself. I have gained the freedom to crawl back into my heart and trust myself to not need to receive validation from anyone but myself. Cindy is wise, authentic, deep sapphire blue looking eyes into your soul asking you to speak your truth, funny, patient, so, so kind, and summates all difficult sentences into your truth. She is a brilliant gem I will always treasure.

I want to express my heartfelt thanks for the Grief Recovery process. This experience has been tremendous in helping me heal and reclaim myself. It feels like a dark cloud of sadness and confusion has finally lifted. I was so stuck and couldn’t see a way out, but this process has truly helped me let go and feel good again. Thank you for your patience, empathy, and skill in leading me through this journey. I feel lighter and more at peace than I have in a long time, and I’m truly grateful for your help in getting here.

Cindy Cook is exceptional as a leader, guide, coach, and ally into one's hearts and minds and at finding resolution of one's pain. Using care, kindness, and compassion she made the program incredibly effective. Bravo.

I could feel her empathy and it was nice. I really felt that she cared. Cindy was generous with her time and authentic.

Caring, empathetic, honest. Very pleasant to talk with.

I was most fortunate to have Cindy Cook as my facilitator. She is not only experienced in this work, but has a god given gift to have made me feel safe, heard, and not judged, that I was able to be 100 percent open and honest in my work with her. Her time with me was never rushed and she was committed to me and the work every session. Her compassion, empathy, is more than I have ever experienced. She really is the compassionate heart with ears. She also went above and beyond to meet me and work around my life dilemmas. Truly the epitome of patience. I really feel like I have encountered a unicorn. I had no idea how much heartache, pain, and sadness I have been carrying around as well as anger. This work with Cindy really has set me free. So much of what we worked on had been sabotaging my intimate relationships, my freedom, and my inner peace I just couldn’t see it. Doing this work led to a discovery of so much complicated grief, mourning, and sadness. I feel so much lighter. I have experienced a most profound shift in my life. Forever grateful. Thank you so much Cindy Cook!

Cindy has such a tender and caring heart to experience. Her love flows through her words and actions, and you can tell, you can feel, you know she means what she says. She builds a trust on a beautiful level, and makes it so easy to share losses, and aspects of those losses that I have never shared before. She helped me unlock some core memories that I had pushed deep into my subconscious. I trust her more than many of my own friends, but through my work with her, I know I can build that trust to higher levels with the people I love. Cindy helped me let go of the burdens I was carrying, and now I have the strength to lift myself and others to greater heights. Her work with me also didn’t just stop when the program was complete. I know I have an ally to lean on when I struggle in the future, and I know the advice I get from this ally will be exactly what I will need to hear. Anyone would be lucky to work with Cindy Cook, and I sincerely mean that.

This program saved my life. I highly recommend this to anyone dealing with unresolved grief and or loss, It does not have to be a human. There are all kinds of loss. I honestly believe this program should be taught in school. I can't not say enough wonderful things about it. It has given me the tools to be the best me I can be. CINDY COOK ROCKS!!!!

Cindy Cook knows how to help a person face grief. She has experienced grief herself so she can be very honest yet sensitive in how to approach it. She is thoughtful, insightful and very giving. I trust her completely and would recommend her to anyone without hesitation. Cindy Cook is, in my opinion, one of the best facilitators I have ever worked with by whatever name you call it (counseling, friend, facilitator, mentor).

Cindy knows her "stuff". She was empathic, compassionate, caring, reflecting back to me what my words were saying and how I could speak from my heart. I would highly recommend her loving spirit to anyone who is grieving.

Cindy is amazing! This is a different experience and I welcomed her thoughts, intuition, and guidance through this process. It's not an easy thing to go through but feeling her support and warmth and her validation of feelings that I have never dared say out loud to ANYONE in my life is extremely empowering. Sometimes you just need to be heard and acknowledged. I will be back with her to work on another loss soon and already miss our sessions together.

I didn’t have the tools before this program. I didn’t know how to handle my thoughts and feelings. I let them consume me constantly. I was hesitant to do this program because I thought I needed therapy to receive feedback and get advice and that’s not what this program is. I am happy with my decision by completing this program. it gave me the tools I didn’t have. This program allowed me to dig so deep and process and feel my true feelings I had been suppressing for years.

The loss I worked on was the ending of a greater than 20 year friendship. Although I chose to let this friendship go over 7 years ago I was still struggling with the hurt and pain of this significant loss. It has gotten easier over time, but there was still something keeping me from being completely at peace. I try to be mindful and not fear being honest in all of my relationships. The Grief Recovery Method (GRM) with Cindy taught me to be even more mindful, and really the importance of being truly honest with myself and my relationship. I learned that I held things in that I shouldn't have and now have clarity on the things I do hold inside. I am a person who can reflect and look within myself. I learned that there's still more to learn regarding my self-reflection. I realized that over time, my friend doesn't deserve my energy. More importantly, I realized that I deserve my energy. These were like Oprah's "Ah-Ha" moments for me my last day of the program. I learned so much about Forgives and Apologies and looking at how I could choose to clear these out by not leaving any negatives attached to them. I learned to really give time to my apologies, and reminded that my forgives are for me and they are silent. I found the ability to really set them down which allowed me to heal my unresolved grief. Cindy is compassionate, competent, empathetic, kind, inviting and warm. She provided an environment that allowed me to have the courage to be vulnerable to speak and feel my truth. I felt heard and seen. Doing the program with Cindy was the best gift I've ever given myself. It wasn't easy for me, and some days I didn't want to go because of fatigue, pain or because I had moments of peace and didn't think I needed it anymore. I'm thankful I did this for myself and completed my loss. After completing my friendship loss through GRM with Cindy, I finally feel completely calm and at peace. .

I was absolutely amazed at the growth in myself, from beginning to end, with this course and the facilitator I worked with. I had no idea there were so many types of loss and grief and the impact it has on me daily. I gained a huge insight about why I do certain things while trying to cope and manage my emotions. Just learning how to identify my feelings beyond more than just mad, sad, angry, frustrated, etc. was an awakening. Being able to find a word to describe what my feelings were was very freeing. I feel like this class is so much more than just learning to recover from significant grief and loss and being able to manage how I move forward with life. It teaches a healthy life skill that I think every individual can benefit from. I wish I had been exposed to this type of tool much much earlier in my life, it would’ve made a huge difference. Before the class even ended I could feel my emotions untangling and I was applying these methods in my everyday relationships. I noticed a much improved ability to maneuver through challenging situations and a more concise vocabulary to speak my feelings and be understood as well as better communication in return. This class was a life saver for me…legitimately. I would suggest anyone take it who’s ready to let go of the pain of the past and feel better prepared to meet life’s challenges head on in the future. My facilitator was Cindy Cook and I couldn’t rave any higher about her. She was such a blessing to me.

This program gave me a whole new perspective on what grief actually is and how there are so many different ways it can come up for people. I learned lots of different ways to deal with and become complete with my personal grief.

Cindy is an amazing facilitator, her personal input was invaluable. Due to my disability I do not type well. feel free to call me @360-430-8802, sincerely, Sam

This experience has helped me get unstuck, get rid of anxiety, frustration and anger I have been carrying around preventing me from moving forward in life. Due to this therapy I now feel like I have my initiative back and have a new positive perspective on life and my goals. The tools Cindy shared with me I will continue using to improve myself. I am so glad I was introduced to this program

Helping me identify what grief is and how it holds one down. Navigating through the world wading through unresolved grief is a tough way to live, and having someone knowledgeable and compassionate to rescue me from the waters has made a huge difference in my outlook and activity level. I feel freer and more able to move through the world the way I want rather than the way I have been held back.

I thought I was an open book until I realized I wasn't. Cindy extracted things from me that I didn't know were there. It's time to re-write my narrative and with the tools Cindy gave me, I can do that!

I have completed my 2nd with the help of Cindy Cook. Cindy had an amazing ability to help bring to the surface what had been deeply immersed in me for so long. I didn’t realize initially that a 2nd loss would be in my future, but I see now how the layers of losses are intertwined. I am so very grateful to be free of more baggage that I have been carrying that was never mine to carry in the first place. I am looking forward to the possibility of working through a 3rd loss. I cannot describe the lightness I feel as a result of clearing of my container. I deserve to feel as happy and loved from within as I can be. Working through my 2nd loss has brought me to a whole other level of freedom.

I have completed my 2nd loss with the help of Cindy Cook. Cindy had an amazing ability to help bring to the surface what had been deeply immersed in me for so long. I didn’t realize initially that a 2nd loss would be in my future, but I see now how the layers of losses are intertwined. I was so inspired by the personal growth as a direct result of working through my 1st loss, that I chose to dig even deeper. I completed my 2nd loss around having been molested as a 4 year old little girl. I am so very grateful to Cindy. Her ability to provide a safe space for me to process what happened to me nearly 50 years ago has been priceless. I am aware today in a way that I have never been aware before. I have been repeating behaviors based in shame and guilt that I had no idea of. I am so very grateful to be free of more baggage that I have been carrying that was never mine to carry in the first place. I am looking forward to the possibility of working through a 3rd loss. I cannot describe the lightness I feel as a result of clearing of my container. I deserve to feel as happy and loved from within as I can be. Working through my 2nd loss has brought me to a whole other level of freedom.

For decades I struggled with anger, resentment and conflicts over the relationship with my mother. I entered the program to find help in grieving the loss of my husband only to discover that there are many kinds of losses. When appropriately guided each one can be processed healthfully and let go. I now have the skills to work through several relationships that have burdened me. I know that each one that I process will liberate me and restore my power to me.

Words cannot express my gratitude for Cindy and the Grief Recovery Method. I am 52 and I woke up one morning with an overwhelming need to forgive my mother. I had no idea that grieving would have anything to do with forgiving someone. The GRM helped me to see that forgiving my mom included grieving a loss of a mom, even though she is still alive. If it hadn’t been for the recommendation of my friends, I would have never been able to experience this turning point in my life with Cindy and the program. My work with Cindy was done virtually and her authenticity and ability to be present made it possible for me to feel as if we were in her space in Washington. I felt safe and with a professional. The virtual experience was never an issue. In the past, I have seen counselors and never really reached a “closing” point on my issues. The formula of the program specifically addressed my loss of a childhood/mother in 8 sessions. After reading reviews on the main GRM website, I was wondering if my loss was appropriate for this method. So many of the comments were centered around loss of a husband or marriage or specific person; things/people that were “over/done”. The GRM addressed my loss of a childhood with precision and authenticity. My mom is still alive. I am so grateful that I didn’t need to wait until she was gone to find peace and forgiveness. I don’t know what our relationship will look like in the future, but all that truly matters is that I have finally found the peace in my soul that I have longed for. There were specific structured program exercises every session and to be able to have Cindy as my guide was truly a magical experience. Cindy’s ability to be emotionally present and connected to heart and soul was incredible, inspiring and safe. She truly has a heart of gold and I felt as though I could trust her from the moment we met. I feel blessed to have found her and the program. The friends that recommended Cindy told me that the work they did with her and the GRM changed their lives as well. I have a history of 30 years in a recovery program and have done much work around self growth. This work has been with counselors and well as self help. The GRM addressed more layers of the onion than I was even aware of, and I was able to clear my soul and find more peace living my life than I ever imagined possible. Cindy was the conduit of finding my peace and freedom. I truly feel a sense of freedom from a season of my life. It is over and the time is now, I am free to choose and I had no idea that I had been confined to the prison of my past. I had no idea that I was confining myself as a result of events in my past. I had no idea that the work I did with Cindy would allow me to be forever changed. The GRM provided me tools to ensure that the future will not hinder my progess as well. While you can follow he program on your own, I cannot recommend choosing to follow the path of the program with a GRM practitioner enough. Cindy was the practitioner that truly made he difference. She was able to provide a perspective that would not have been possible on my own. Her presence as a guide and a witness was truly a blessing. I am forever grateful. I will be recommending her for the rest of my life. If you are willing to do the work that is asked of you and are ready to let go and truly move on, this is the program for you. I have changed the path of my life and I am forever grateful to Cindy for walking the path with me.

The program helped me truly understand the extent of how a specific loss can have such foundational and long-term effects on my quality of life. While I was convinced that other losses would be more important because they were more recent, it became obvious through the program that the relationship with my father, beginning at the very start of my life, laid the groundwork for negative behaviors and mindsets. It was deeply rooted in my identity and I never would have realized just how much cause and effect it had on other losses in my life if it were not for my program. The program gave me a safe, emotionally intelligent space to work in. The readings were relatable, informative, understandable and reassuring. Reading John and Russel's experiences was reassuring that things could be better for myself. The book really made me think and reconsider what I knew about loss and grief. It gave me activities to work on that felt applicable and affective. As a visual person, it was nice to work on some projects that I could see visually which benefitted me personally. When initially wanting to seek counseling, I was really wanting to find a program or person that would work with me through my problems and not just be a listener. Everything really helped me and I knew I needed to pursue the program when I was introduced to it.

This is outstanding program. I wish I knew about it a long time ago!

I did not realize the weight of grief/loss that I was carrying around. This program has had a profound impact on my life, I feel lighter, as if I can fly. It has provided me with a life-long tool to continue working through grief/loss of the past, present, and/or future. I cannot say enough good things about it, put the work in and you will be greatly rewarded. I am beyond grateful!

My 3rd Grief Recovery Method left me lighter and has propelled me into embracing a new life. All experiences are different. All were necessary for me. My facilitator is gifted in her practice. She called me to pull out areas I don’t know were showing. Areas fogging my clear vision. I did the homework and it was daunting, but so very empowering. Every morning I wake grinning knowing I get to live my life without the weight of unresolved grief. Amen

I have been hoping and praying for years to find proper tools and methods to assist in going back to the unresolved grieving places. This class is a game changer!

Second grief journey, check and check. The lightness I feel can be specifically identified by the word "vapor". Not a readily used or thought of word for me. As God often does, He illuminates my path by one powerful message that is so distinctive its undeniable in truth and undiscernible to anyone but me. Then right when I'm smiling through a long grocery store line, a soul appears and whispers to me, "you are like a vapor". Can you imagine living your entire life with shame so heavy permeating every decision, thought, and action? I'm going to begin my 3rd journey in the next 2 weeks. Endless joy, peace, and learning comes flooding in, soaking every cup full of kindness and love. My husband of many years is supportive and grateful. Incredibly difficult this work. It takes time. It takes courage. It takes a tremendous amount of trust. Cindy (GRM Facilitator) is smart, humble, creative, gracious, supportive, engaging, and respectful. She listens with her eyes and leads with her heart. She asks the perfect questions that stay with you like a hiking friend on your uphill journey. Just when you finish your thought that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, she adds levity, and gifts you with that unbelievable smile. I can only say that her support is like a huge mirror. She holds it up for you to see yourself. Full of grace, beauty, and endless love.

In this approach to recovering from grief in comparison to standard 'counseling, I felt completely free to expose how my loss felt. Sometimes I cried, sometimes I laughed and sometimes I felt profound loss. Instead of getting a, 'Why does that make you laugh?' question back on something I might say, I got an acknowledgement of, an acceptance of, the emotion. Having someone who welcomed all my memories felt like I was able to pour them into a vessel which would keep them safe. It is hard to explain how wonderful it was to not get platitudes in response to my emotions. Don't tell me it's okay or that you understand, because it's not and you don't. But when you allow me to identify the joys, the pain, and the uniqueness of my daughter, you've help me give her flight. I am so incredibly grateful to have been able to go through an experience which has set us both free.

The GRI program was the beginning of a lifelong journey I have been seeking. Being an extremely emotional woman, I embraced the process and trusted the journey. Cindy was an amazing facilitator that encouraged me to be vulnerable. It was brutal at times and she was always accessible to me when I contacted her for guidance. I was overwhelmed and didn't know which loss in my life to "work" on. I was very unsure if I was in the right place. Me writing with pen to paper pages and pages of my grief and pain was cathartic. Reading and processing the program with clear and guidance from Cindy was essential in my success. I can share my first journal entry the day after I read my final letter to Cindy. It speaks to my heart and it rings truth. A disguise has been eliminated and the light is emanating from places in this source I didn't remember existing. All familiar, they are dancing, bursting, and radiating from the truth that was born. It feels like new life, but I know it. No introductions needed. It's movement expands like sparkles bursting and bouncing into this vessel formally used as a taskmaster to fear, shame and guilt. All excused, all released, escorted by the giver of light. Covered in brilliance, there was no place for them to remain. Humbled by the cleansing, yet full of loving rays warming me to tears of joy and gratefulness, I run. I trust to more of me. I want more. Then, the sweet whisper of His blessing. "I am with you".

This program has opened my eyes to the many missinformations about grief and how to actually process it instead of staying stuck in cycles. I feel so much more free and capable to make decisions now that I have completed the GRM.

My experience with the GRM and more specifically Cindy Cook was nothing short of life changing. I mean that literally. When my sister violently took her life in front of me, it left me with wounds that I was unable to heal for 28 years. When I started the GRM with Cindy, I went into it with a lukewarm attitude at best. I was closed off, my walls were made of solid concrete. You could see a few chips here and there from other things that I had tried, but mine were some very thick walls. Cindy and I laugh now, but when I first started, I threw the GRM book while doing my homework…A LOT. I felt lost, but she kept telling me that was why she was there, and that eventually it would all make sense. She told me to keep showing up, to keep doing the homework, to keep trusting her, and I did. This woman has such a heart for the hurting. She truly cares, she feels so deeply for those that are stuck in their pain and she has such passion for helping those people find the keys required to release themselves from the prisons that are keeping them from living their best life. She started work on my walls, chipping away at the outside, while giving me instructions on how to chip away from the inside. We were doing a wonderful job and I would have been so happy with how far we had gotten, but one day I had an experience/revelation/epiphany that completely blew up any walls that remained. I am 100% sure that would have never happened without Cindy and GRM. I can't promise your experience will be as completely life changing as mine, but I can promise it will be life changing in some important way. You will find ways to combat the sadness, guilt and shame that may be holding you back and find joy, peace and love to replace it with. And more importantly, you may find you walk away with a lifelong heart partner, as I have found in Cindy. Thank you, Cindy, for changing it all. <3

I came upon the GRM by chance from a friend. My husband had a stroke in March 2019. I was completely thrown for a loop and charged on regardless doing all the things that needed to be done for his care. His stroke was severe and he didn't come home for 91 days. At some point in the fall, I realized I needed to get some help for myself. I was very anxious all the time and I felt stressed out. I found a phycologist and went to her 3 times. It did not work out. I was looking for another one when the Covid virus happened so I didn't continue to look. By May of 2020, I was desperate to find someone to talk with. As I said, a friend came across this program on the internet. She told me about it and I looked into it and Cindy Cook. When I did call Cindy, she spent about an hour on the phone with me, listening to ‘my story'. She asked a few questions, told me about the program but really just listened. She felt the GRM program would be something that could help me. My loss is a somewhat unique situation where I am grieving the loss of my life as it was before my husband's stroke. The program is such that what happens in session, stays in session. A unique bond is created with trust, an open heart and listening ears. We worked each week following the steps of the program. Cindy is very open and shares some of her stories and losses from her life so when she was helping me, I understood that she could relate to me from a loss/grief perspective. The program is hard work. Mentally. You have to think about everything, get in touch with your feelings, every little thing that brought you to this place is part of your recovery. Cindy is patient, kind, compassionate and helps to lead you to things you don't even think about. And she does all this in the most caring way. The program gave me tools to use after the sessions were over. It gave me new ways to think about what I say to myself, about myself and how to be kind to myself. I feel more confident, stronger and able to make the decisions that will come up in the future. I choose how I want to react to a situation now instead of stressing out or getting anxious. I would highly recommend this program for anyone grieving a loss. Cindy was the right person for me and I would recommend checking out her web page. I was able to meet in person, but she also does zoom sessions very effectively.

I would highly recommend the Grief Recovery Program. What ever kind of loss you have experienced and the pain of grief can be addressed with this program. The steps of the program and compassionate guidance of your facilitator will help you find your strength and regain your power. The Grief Recovery program will provide you with the compassion, knowledge and skills to do exactly what the program is named. To recover from greif and to recover yourself, to find your truth, happiness, power and voice.

My experience was eye opening. I felt safe in expressing my true feelings. Cindy created a safe space, free of judgement. She was truly a heart with ears. Cindy was vulnerable and allowed a space for me to be vulnerable. I came in with a lot of pain that I kept buried and to myself. I felt suffocated at times by being silenced from the people around me. Cindy helped me to break free. This is still a work in progress but she has given me a strong foundation to move forward and be better.

In the years since my sons suicide it has felt like I've been drifting in a fog of pain. Since the class, I have been feeling a clarity and peace I haven't had for years. I feel that I am far more productive and self aware than I have been since before My sons death.

The structure of the class worked well for being able to confront all the emotions in an organized way to be able to move forward. The class was a good blend of heart work and brain work to be able to feel some relief and release from ruminations.

This program really helped me understand my emotional reaction to the recent loss of my mom. The feelings and emotions I was experiencing were the result of learned behaviors dealing with a lifetime of loss. I trusted the process not knowing where it would lead, but knowing that I wanted to stop the downward spiral. And it did! This process brought clarity to my emotions and my relationship with my mom. I am forever grateful to Cindy who was perceptive, open, empathetic, and created a safe space of honesty and vulnerability.

Little by little steps with my facilitator to unlock and understand how to free myself from pain of losses. At first I couldn't really understand or see where the steps were leading. I trusted Cindy and believed her. My facilitator's transparency and compassion gave me hope to trust her and GRM. Little by little I was experiencing a shift in my pain and understanding my losses and grief. Trusting the process of the GRM in the steps I found relief and more room for joy in my heart.

My youngest son, 46 yrs old, committed suicide in my home. The loss was the deepest experience of death I have ever experienced. My husband died a few years ago from cancer. Going thru the dying process with him was so different, as I was expecting his death. I was not expecting the sudden death of my son. I was lost, in deep, deep emotional pain. I was willing to go to any length to get thru the pain. I did support groups, one on one counseling, and GRM. GRM was so strong in taking me thru the steps to work thru that pain. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. I needed to face the feelings and do the (emotional) work so I could find peace in my life. Peace is what I found. I am so very, very grateful to GRM program. A few words re: our facilitator; Cindy Cook. Cindy was patient; totally supportive to each of us; if one of us had a particularly rough, painful week, Cindy was there for us. She was absolutely amazing!!!!! To get to begin to have some-type of normal life is such a gift. To get to pass on by going back to my volunteer work is a true miracle. Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!

Before going through GRM, I never realized how many losses in my history have been contributing to how I navigate in my life today. I didn't realize the pain I was concealing about my parent who relapsed in their sobriety and let their health take a dramatic decline. The facilitator helped reassure me that I was ready to take on this massive task of healing my relationship with one of my favorite living people - my dad. After GRM, I saw my dad, and it was in a completely different light. I hugged my dad with more love than I was able to give before. I accepted him for exactly who he is and where he is at today, rather than longing for him to do better or wishing he hadn't made the choices he had. The only longing I was left with was the longing to know who he is today and how our relationship can be more. I am living proof that GRM can health existing relationships and make for stronger relationships now, so we can live with the greatest amount of possible love, and the least amount of possible regret.

This program has completely shifted the way I view my relationship with grief and loss. It has opened my mind and heart to the deeper possibilities in healing from tragedy and loss of relationships. This program was simply a game changer in my grieving process, and I see so many ways it can be applied to my life now that I have the skills to use the action based pieces. I recommend this program frequently to anyone who has suffered a loss, and cannot say enough wonderful things about it. I am extremely grateful that the bereavement center in my city has offered this class at such a reasonable cost, and I wish it was more widely available to those who may have financial limitations.

I felt numb going into class/ and thought I was doing fine with the loss but after several classes i discovered grief that i was ignoring I opened up with help of a facilitator and discovered feelings i had buried, My personal grief is not over just in a different stage. Taking GRM class was very benenficial to me and would highly reccomend program to others