Lois Hall, MS

I don't know about you - but sometimes life just seems so overwhelming and exhausting I just want to feel re-energized.  Everyone can have a happier, healthier, more hope-filled life, and for me - on those overwhelming days (or weeks...), I'm thankful for the Grief Recovery Method tools I have that help me put it all back in perspective to go on with more vigor and zeal.  I can help you get that back too!  Read on - then give me a call or send an email, so I can help you too.So - here's a little bit about me.  I'm Lois Hall and I live in Westerville, Ohio.  Professionally, I've enjoyed a long and exciting career in Public Health and it was actually my work there that lead me to the Grief Recovery Method.I was the first person to do AIDS epidemiology in Ohio back in 1981 when the disease was first recognized.  The grief was immense!  I met John James and invited him to come to Ohio to share his work with the people working in the AIDS field.  I was hooked!!!  Everything he said made such sense.  I was trained/certified by John in 1998 and have been providing the GRM in my community since then.  In addition to the loss I was feeling at work, my dad died of metastatic colon cancer in 1990 and my mom died of a combination of cancer and diabetes in 1991.  It was a pretty overwhelming time....  In 2001 I was invited to become a trainer for the Grief Recovery Institute.  I strongly believe that unresolved grief is a major - largely unaddressed - Public Health issue, and, as such, I'm now working to help bridge my two loves - Public Health and the Grief Recovery Method - with the hope that together we can "make a difference, one life at a time."   In addition to my work with HIV/AIDS, I also have a passion for helping the LGBTQAI+ community in general, those impacted by the drug epidemic, those who are, or have been incarcerated in prison, and also clergy.  Sounds odd to have them in that list of "passion populations" but I have found that often our clergy families have lives just like the rest of us - which often includes the same kinds of losses or circumstances... they just have a harder time of finding support or even being able to talk about their losses.  I typically provide both in-person group and one-on-one Grief Recovery  Method programs, as well as the four-session Helping Children with Loss program, using the book "When Children Grieve," also written by John W. James and Russell Friedman.  I also provide online Grief Recovery Method sessions, one-on-one, and the Helping  Children with Loss program.  I live in the Columbus, Ohio area and have an awesome husband, three adult children, two daughters-in-law and a couple of the smartest, cutest grands ever!  ... oh and some grand-cats and a grand-dog too!I was honored to be the first guest on the Feel Free Again Podcast with GRI President, Cole James in Feb 2024.  You can hear that at this link - https://youtu.be/f2YrP657WwE?si=fc5KROmnOoSJPLHgHere's another podcast on the intersection of Public Health and grief - with The Luzama Connection (TLC) from early 2026 - https://youtu.be/Tp0FYiZLvCk?si=Bk3X7vXqRUccKJ5mHere's a link to a podcast with fellow GRMS Kelli Sheumaker - talking about the GRM and the difference between mental health and emotional health.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k6oSuTlY9AListen to a podcast from 10/13/23    Creating a Happier, Healthier, Hope-filled Lifehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYaQQpwWhSk  Here are links to a blog and video I did on covid and grief -   blog - https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/blog/2022/10/covid-grief-and-healing      video - https://www.facebook.com/griefrecoverymethod/videos/5604104066313449And a podcast with Dr. Natalie DiPietro Mager - Grief and pharmacists - spring 2025   https://www.drugtopics.com/view/scripted-for-her-understanding-griefIf you're looking for a conference or meeting speaker, you can view these examples of my presentations -.  first on Grief as a Public Health Issue, https://griefrecoverymethod.wistia.com/medias/yjxdjso2rv   .  second, on my work with Grief Recovery inside a correctional facility, https://griefrecoverymethod.wistia.com/medias/9ra4g1kl90.  third - In April, 2020, I had the opportunity to do a live Zoom webinar for the Ohio State University Alumni Association on the topic of Grief in the Age of the Coronavirus.   If you'd like to watch this presentation, you can find it at this link - https://vimeo.com/412459504/1e414aa7fd.    ________________________________________________________________