Janice Polansky, MS, MSIA

Through my 70 plus years of living, I have experienced a number of different losses: my parents, relatives, pets, loss of health, loss of career. Attending funerals of relatives while growing up, I was familiar with paying my respect, offering my sympathy, and sending a note with my condolence. However, those experiences did not show me how to deal with the numbness, emptiness, depression and exhaustion I experienced with the death of my parents after caring for them in their final years, or the pain and sadness I experienced in losing my dear dogs. Taking the Grief Recovery Method program, years after my parents’ death, enabled me to feel and process more emotions in eight weeks than I had in my prior 70 years. I had learned to suppress my feelings and showing my emotions to deal with trauma while growing up, and with sexual harassment I experienced as an executive in the corporate world. This program brought me inner peace and helped me heal and enjoy my relationships with my siblings. I have used the Grief Recovery Method to process and move beyond the hurt and pain of intangible losses of trust and safety from betrayal, infidelity, and sexual harassment. From my 30 years as a wholistic health counselor, I have seen how emotions affect my clients’ health and well-being, especially anger, grief, resentment and fear, and the consequences of experiencing emotional or physical abuse. In providing the research-based Grief Recovery program, I have witnessed my clients’ relief and recovery, from the pain and depression from their loss, to experiencing much happier and more fulfilling relationships with family and friends. My training, in trauma with Dr. Gabor Maté’s Compassionate Inquiry program, and the Transpersonal Energy Healing program, enables me to provide a safe space for my clients to process their emotions without judgement. In providing the Grief Recovery programs, both in person and online, I have seen how much relief and peace can be found upon completing painful relationships with losses. I feel honored to be able to support others on their journeys in moving beyond their losses, to thriving, by creating fulfilling, meaningful lives with loving relationships. If you or someone you know is struggling with emotional challenges, grief or loss, please contact Janice for information on her services and availability by email at [email protected] or by phone at 412-728-2624. As an Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist, Janice provides the Grief Recovery Support program, Helping Children with Loss program, and the Pet Loss Support program, one on one or in groups, both online and in person in western Pennsylvania, to individuals desiring to move beyond the isolation and loneliness of heart-break and grieving.