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4.00 Stars

The work I completed around my mom's death has enabled me to be at peace in my soul. As painful as it was, I have begun to experience joy again.

One-on-One Support

08/29/2021

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5.00 Stars

I participated in a pilot program , When children grieve with Francine Masterson. I thought it was very valuable to be able to identify the " emotional Energy Check list" for children." Beginning to learn how to respond by allowing the child to talk about a lost. Reviewing the relationship to help the child discover the things they wished had ended different, better or more was very enlightening. There is a lot more to learn about this topic. This pilot program has helped me to see things through a different Lens. I wish I had had this method when my children were growing up... Thank you Francine! Ina Bourgeois

One-on-One Support

10/25/2020

★★★★★

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5.00 Stars

I was thrilled and honored to do the Children Grief Recovery pilot program with Francine. It is an amazing useful tool for helping children deal with loss. It helps transcend traditional thinking in helping children grieve. I like the action-oriented approach that provided concrete suggestions of things to say and do with a child to help acknowledge the loss and to complete the process of grieving in the healthiest of ways. Sadly, we do not always teach our children useful skills to deal with the feelings caused by losses, large and small because we do not know how. This program benefits all parents, teachers, counselors and others who interact with children on a regular basis. Francine is one of the best facilitators I have ever experienced in a group and individual setting. She is a true asset to the Grief Recovery Method and I believe anyone who has the opportunity to work with her will receive many of the gifts the program has to offer. Most importantly learning guidelines and tools for helping children develop a lifelong, healthy response to loss.

One-on-One Support

10/25/2020

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3.00 Stars

As a person with chronic illness, I was grateful that i could meet with Francine via Skype. I have done a good bit of grief & loss work before but wanted to dig deeper for more healing. Her commitment to listen without any interruptions of insights or judgements was very helpful. I appreciate the histograph and relationship graph. It was good to acknowledge all the areas that worked and didn't work in each relationship. I feel the activity section of the book that has you write out recovery components - apologies, forgiveness and unspoken feelings is duplicated in the completion letter. This redundancy made me feel bored and frustrated with the process. I did it for my first person but skipped to the letter for my second one since it contained exactly the same material as the recovery component list. I would urge you to make the process less tedious by having the person write the recovery components straight into the completion letter - since the material is exactly the same! My greatest current grief is loss of ability due to a chronic illness. There is nothing that helps me process this grief. I wish the book was broader in scope. Instead it gives a process to deal with relational grief. In future printings, I hope it expands to include all types of grief. And also eliminate the redundant 2nd step of writing out a recovery component list.

One-on-One Online Support

03/09/2020

Participant in Phoenix, AZ

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5.00 Stars

I am able to speak about my loved one freely now without shutting down. I speak of the great times we shared together often. I am able to set aside the image of my loved one dying in front of me and think of all of the smiles, great times and talks that I had instead of just the negative images.

One-on-One Support

12/17/2019

Participant in San Antonio , TX