In November 1995, I received a phone call at work that would change my life forever. My dad was being transported to the hospital. He died that day of a massive heart attack. I was devastated. Not only had I lost my dad, but my children would never know their Papa. Three years later, I participated in a Grief Recovery Support Group where I found the tools I needed to recover from the loss and grief associated with the death of my dad.

I am Stefanie Hall, and I teach The Grief Recovery Method®.

I knew from a very young age I wanted to be a teacher. In 1991, I graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in elementary education. In...