Erika Russell-Cline

Hi my name is Erika - I want to share how the Grief Recovery Method changed my life. On June 30, 2014 my mother who lived with me for the last eight years of her life passed away in hospice. It was a very difficult 11 days knowing she was not ready to leave this life. She, my one brother, and my Uncle (her brother) are the last of my biological family. I came to this loss event with over 30 years in AA and 27 in Al-Anon, and an incredible private therapist I have worked with since 2006. I was using all the tools I'd gathered over the years and thought I was doing ok....time would heal my broken heart. Three weeks earlier I had been laid off from a 32 year career. I recognized and was so grateful to be given the gift of undistracted time to be with my mom. The job search could wait. The day after mom's transition from this life, my brother informed me he didn't want a relationship with me and there was to be no further contact. Again, utilizing all my tools, my reaction to this painful rejection loss was "this too shall pass just give it time". These three loss events occurring in the course of a month had really tested my ability to cope with so much loss all at once. What I didn't understand is that grief is accumulative. It wasn't just these three high stress events, it was ALL the unresolved, incomplete relationships in my life creating the perfect grief storm! I was introduced to the Grief Recovery Method through a long time friend who had found relief and the ability to regain happiness after tragically losing her son to addiction. Understanding her pain and the solutions she tried, I was eager to hear her story of what the Grief program did for her. Seeing her transformation from pain to happiness I said "sign me up!" After going through the workshop, my life went in a direction that freed me from pain and grief in a way I could never have imagined. I found freedom to complete and release the pain that was holding me back. My greatest desire is to help you feel freedom too! I am in Mesa, AZ. I am offering small group meetings and one-on-one sessions. If you need some direction to finding recovery and hope, please contact me. I look forward to helping you find freedom and relief from pain. I am eternally grateful for the addition of the action based Grief Recovery process to my toolbox. The hope I have today is a gift.