Grief is hard enough. Finding real support shouldn’t be.
Welcome to The Grief Commons. A free, evidence-based grief recovery community from The Grief Recovery Method.
By The Grief Recovery Method. Evidence-based since 2018. Free.
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One free account. Inside, you'll find the free online course, the full ebook library, the knowledge base, and a community moderated by certified Grief Recovery Specialists. No password. Enter your email, click the magic link we send.
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What’s Inside
Everything in one place. All free.
Free Course
Online Grief Recovery Course
A short, self-paced introduction to the evidence-based grief recovery method. Taught by Cole James, President of The Grief Recovery Institute.
Ebook Library
7 Downloadable Guides
Guides for loss, the myths about grief, the truth about the five stages, pet loss, postpartum grief, and more. All free, downloaded by thousands.
Knowledge Base
Evidence-Based Articles
What grief actually is, what helps, what doesn’t. Plain language. No jargon. No clichés.
Community
Moderated by Specialists
Read what others are going through. Post your own story. Certified Grief Recovery Specialists reply. No timelines, no comparisons.
Why The Grief Commons is different
Real support. No paywall.
Free. Always.
Other online grief communities charge $30 a month. The Grief Commons is free. Every resource, every guide, every conversation. No credit card.
Evidence-based, not stages-based.
The Grief Recovery Method is validated by peer-reviewed research from Kent State University. It is action-based and completion-based. Not a theory of stages.
15,000+ certified specialists.
Moderation is not a single founder posting weekly. The Commons is supported by certified Grief Recovery Specialists across the world. More personal, more local, more responsive.
Since 1978.
The Grief Recovery Method has been teaching action-based grief recovery for over 40 years. Decades of work, free at the door.
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Find a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist near you. In person or online. Over 15,000 specialists, in 43+ countries.
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By The Grief Recovery Method
The Grief Commons is operated by The Grief Recovery Institute — the world’s foremost authority on grief recovery. The Grief Recovery Method has been validated by Kent State University research and is the only evidence-based grief recovery program of its kind. Free since the day we built this.
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One free account. The course, the ebooks, the knowledge base, and a community moderated by certified specialists. Take what helps. Leave what doesn't.
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