Wherever you are in your grief, you don’t have to be there alone.
Grief is not linear. It is not on a schedule. It does not have stages you check off. What you are feeling is real, and it makes sense. When you are ready, there are people and tools here that can help. Take your time.
Free, evidence-based community
Start here.
The Grief Commons. A free community for anyone moving through loss. Free course, free ebooks, real conversation with people who get it. Move at your own pace.
- ✓Free online grief recovery course
- ✓Full ebook library, instant access
- ✓Knowledge base, evidence-based articles
- ✓Community moderated by certified specialists
By The Grief Recovery Method. Evidence-based since 2018.
When you’re ready for one-on-one help
Find a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist.
Our certified specialists are trained in evidence-based grief recovery and can guide you through the work directly. Available in person, online, in groups, or one-on-one.
- ✓Over 15,000 certified specialists worldwide
- ✓Filter by location, format, and credential
- ✓Some are licensed therapists, coaches, or chaplains
- ✓All trained in the same evidence-based method
Free directory. Sessions are paid directly to the specialist.
Educate
What is grief recovery?
Grief recovery is an action-based, evidence-based approach to moving beyond loss. Not just talking about grief. Not waiting for time to heal. A specific set of actions, taught for over 48 years, that help you complete your relationship with the pain so the love can exist without the anguish.
The Grief Recovery Method is the only grief recovery program of its kind validated by peer-reviewed research from Kent State University. It addresses grief from death, divorce, estrangement, pet loss, health changes, job loss, and over 40 other kinds of loss. Whatever you are grieving, it fits here.
When you’re ready
What is a Grief Recovery Specialist?
A Certified Grief Recovery Specialist is a trained professional who can guide you through grief recovery directly, one-on-one or in a group. Some are licensed therapists, some are coaches, some are chaplains, some come from healthcare or hospice. They all complete the same 4-day certification training in the evidence-based Grief Recovery Method.
When you are ready for one-on-one work, the directory has filters for location, online vs in-person, format (groups, individual, pet loss, children’s grief), and credential type. There is no rush. The specialists are there when the time feels right.
Why this matters
Free. Evidence-based. From the people who have been doing this for over 48 years.
The Grief Commons is free, always. The Grief Recovery Method is backed by Kent State research. Over 15,000 certified specialists worldwide. From The Grief Recovery Institute, since 1978.
If you are in crisis right now
You don’t have to be alone in this moment either.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, please reach out:
988 is the U.S. Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. 741741 is the Crisis Text Line. Both are free, 24/7, confidential.
By The Grief Recovery Method.
Evidence-based since 2018. Free.