Caitlyn Grimste
Hello, my name is Caitlyn, I trust that we are crossing paths for the greatest good.
My story with grief recovery started in 2025 when I was introduced to the concept by a coach/spiritual teacher. At the time I was weighed down by an accumulation of loss, and incomplete emotional communications that were manifesting by way of constant mind chatter, and detrimental behavioral patterns that stemmed from childhood. I had been using vices since I was 13 to distract myself from the pain. I didn’t know it was grief.
About 5 years before that is when I started to “wake up” after I had a baby and left an abusive 3 year relationship, whom I later would be court ordered to co-parent with, another loss. At the time I also had an 8 year old son who I gave birth to when I was 19. My childhood trauma resurfaced, and I was faced with the truth about a variety of abuses that I had suppressed. I was left with PTSD from that relationship, that triggered a paranoid delusional episode. My support started to disintegrate due to becoming isolated during the duration of the relationship and the condition I was in.
The reality of my situation was that even though I had suppressed feelings and memories from childhood, I wasn’t hiding anything, my external world very much reflected my internal world. I had been anxious, depressed and afraid my entire life. I didn’t want to die but life felt like it was just too hard.
In 2024 I found myself in parallel custody cases with the fathers of my 2 children, while I was 7 months pregnant and in a new relationship, appearing pro bono, and desperately clinging on to any chance that I would be able to protect my daughter. I lost, and I lost my entire support system.
I call it a spiritual awakening, but it can go by many names. Rest assured, I know that there is something I can do with the pain that I have, and it means I can have more room for beautiful things.
In 2025-2026 I have chosen to honor myself and explore what I want in life. I find it exciting when I am in alignment with my soul’s purpose, and try to see all parts of life as useful, not to be thrown away. Sometimes the cause is in the future.
FAYETTEVILLE AR, 72701 & 72703
I offer group sessions AND 1:1 sessions
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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.
Our support groups offer a safe, evidence-based environment for grievers to take effective and lasting action, no matter the type of loss experienced. These groups are led by Grief Recovery Method Specialists, trained and certified by the Grief Recovery Institute.