Melissa Taylor
Foundational Certification  
Email Specialist

Location

Glastonbury, Somerset, United Kingdom

Phone Number

+447516239185

Programs Presented In

English

I am an experienced facilitator and educator, with a real interest in how emotions influence our physical and mental health. I am based in Glastonbury, UK, and teach a range of tools that enable people to take control of their health, including The Grief Recovery Method. I deliver these courses one to one and with groups in Somerset and Devon. I also work part time as Climate Emergency & Resilience Officer for the Town Council.

I found the Grief Recovery Method after a personal crisis I experienced, when my mother was killed in a car crash in 2013. I tried to get on with life, and I found I could no longer relate to people or perform my job in the same way, and a long-term relationship ended soon afterwards. As well as missing my mother terribly, I had lost faith that the world was a good place. I lost sense of myself, and found very little joy or meaning in life. I finally had to start dealing with the pain I’d been holding onto, and challenge behaviour patterns that were damaging my health. By working with my emotions instead of against them, by using the Grief Recovery Method and other tools, I found that I felt safe to process losses from my past, and take control of my future.

What I find so powerful about the Grief Recovery Method, is that it gives us an accessible tool for processing difficult emotions, which in turn allows us to live our lives more authentically. This has become the focus of all of my work, where I often see the strain that we put on our bodies and minds, by holding on to emotional pain from the past. When we experience loss of any kind, our lives can feel out of our control. And the coping strategies that may help for a while, in the long term, can do more harm than good. Many of us are unaware that not being able to express our feelings fully, or say goodbye, can prolong pain and hold us back for years.

Every time I take someone through their own steps of discovery and recovery, I feel privileged to be able to do this work with them. The skills and confidence that you will learn, will be with you for life. I welcome anyone who is interested in doing this work with my guidance, and these are some areas of my particular experience and interest:
• Sudden bereavement
• Loss of parents
• Relationship changes
• Menopause
• Health challenges
• Food and other addictions
• Career changes and retirement
• Moving home
• Loss of the natural world
• Climate change anxiety and grief

If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about what’s going on for you, do give me a call, text or email. I look forward to hearing from you.

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This program is for people who prefer to work one-on-one rather than in a group setting. The 7-session format utilizes the same proven materials as the group programs and can be completed in-person with a Grief Recovery Method Specialist specifically trained to help people move through loss with dignity and respect.

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Melissa Taylor

Location

Glastonbury, Somerset, United Kingdom

Phone Number

+447516239185