Testimonials For One-on-One Support
As I said previously, it's helped me focus on emotional loss/baggage regarding my sister's kids sexual abuse and help me move to the next chapter of my life after my husband committed suicide.
One-on-One Support10/29/2020Participant in Duvall, WA
One-on-One Support10/28/2020Participant in Gilbert, Arizona
It helped me to understand grief better and offer a structure of how to deal with it, over and over again.
One-on-One Support10/28/2020Participant in Etobicoke, ON
I started the program trying to decide if I was going to file for divorce. Through the process, I identified some unresolved issues in my childhood. I did the work on my step mom and my relationship with her. Through the process, I realized how much she has affected my marriage and relationship with others. I am now continuing the program and doing the work on my husband in hopes of saving my marriage. Bethann was compassionate and professional. She also held me accountable and made me do the hard work. I would truly recommend this for anyone even if they feel they don't have a lot of grief!
One-on-One Support10/27/2020Participant in Berlin, Md
It's nice to have a framework in which to look at my various losses.
One-on-One Support10/27/2020Participant in Toronto , ON
The program has helped me learn new things about grief and how to handle it. It has also helped me understand the uniqueness in all grieving situations.
One-on-One Support10/26/2020Participant in Katy, TX
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 Support10/25/2020
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 Support10/25/2020
I felt stuck in not being able to grieve for my mother who died recently. The process helped me look at my relationship with her and helped me say goodbye to the pain I was holding in. I especially liked the timelines as they helped me see my relationship with my mother over my lifetime. The reading was also helpful. Working with the counselor was key and I appreciated her empathy and patience.
One-on-One Support10/23/2020Participant in Novato, California
SUCCESS!!!! I was able to enjoy the holidays this year for the first time in many - if ever! This was probably the hardest experience since living through the original events but Bethann made it manageable and motivated me to keep going. I am 100% forever grateful for her compassion. She has given me a new beginning. I recommend Bethann to anyone and everyone who will listen! This has been a life changing experience.
One-on-One Support10/23/2020
I came to GRM in hopes of uncovering insecurities from an active and lifelong relationship from my childhood. I had no idea how much my current view of this relationship was clouded by years of grief. GRM helped me identify and complete so many aspects of the relationship, both highs and lows, that I now am free to view and function in the relationship more accurately and with a freedom and security I never imagined. I'm very grateful for tool of The Grief Recovery Method, and for Karen who lovingly walked beside me through the process.
One-on-One Support10/23/2020Participant in Online, Zoom
I lost my husband/ best friend of 26 years. Prior to GRM I was extremely sad and depressed every single day. I had never known this kind of sadness. About mid-way through the program, I started seeing subtle but positive changes in my mood. These changes got more positive and less painful over time. I had a wonderful GRM facilitator in Kari. Not sure if the program would have been as successful for me without her. So glad I made the decision to work through the GRM.
One-on-One Support10/22/2020
One-on-One Support10/22/2020Participant in Billings, MT
One-on-One Support10/20/2020Participant in Temple Hills, MD
One-on-One Support10/19/2020Participant in PITTSBURGH, PA
The grief recovery method allowed me to work on issues from my childhood. It allowed me to identify and address issues I had never been able to reach through traditional counselling. Now I feel hopeful about the future knowing that I've completed a part of my past.
One-on-One Support10/19/2020Participant in Thunder Bay, Ontario
It's made me realize the way I react to certain situations is deep rooted. It made me bring up some areas that I thought I had buried forever - now I've faced them and feel a huge weight has been lifted and realize that it's ok to feel the way I do sometimes! Kathryn was a huge support and I can't thank her enough.
One-on-One Support10/19/2020Participant in Burford, ON
This program has changed my life. It got me in touch with past losses that I experienced and was carrying with me all this time. It caused me to revisit my child hood, and see where I got stuck at, especially doing the Loss History graph; I had to acknowledge those hurt feelings that pertained to the losses. It also helped me understand, what I perceived as a loss from other peopled, I judged them and looked at myself as a victim. What I realized was, those people did the best they could at that time, and they couldn't give me what they did not have. It made me honor them a little more, and release them from the judgements I held against them and it released me from the wounds that I carried around. I now make decisions based on what's best for me, and not how to protect my wounds from future losses. The Grief Recovery Method helped me put people's behaviors in perspective, with the apologies, forgiveness and significant emotional statement. This class has caused me to look at myself also, and make changes in my responses to situation, and not allow losses to become a bad time in my life, but an opportunity to always make needed transitions, to better myself. The letter bought so much closure to past losses so I can move forward. There is something powerful about writing everything down on paper, and then being able to release what I was carrying in my mind. The biggest satisfaction I have is not feeling so confused, and cloudy in my thinking. The Greatest of it all was having a specialist that held you accountable in a loving and safe place. Always available to guide and direct you if you needed that. Always listen with not only her ears, but with her heart. She always checked in, and made sure I was doing ok, because she knew I was so open and invested with my feelings. This has been a great experience and I want to share this with others so they can benefit from this type of healing.
One-on-One Support10/17/2020Participant in Elmira, New York
Surprisingly well after I had tried everything else.
One-on-One Support10/17/2020Participant in Wash, DC
Moving forward with God.
One-on-One Support10/17/2020
I have learned so much about myself and I learned how to forgive not only others but myself. I have learned that I will never be the same and so I need to learn how to love myself and find new things I am interested in. I have learned that I need to self care and not be a people pleaser because it just destroys my mental health.
One-on-One Support10/16/2020Participant in Billings, Montana
When I first learned about the Grief Recovery method, I didn't know what to expect. I knew that I ha experienced a lot of death and tragic life situations, but thought I was handling it quite well. I learned that how I learned to deal with death and loss was a complete lie. That in fact, it only made it worse. I was living with real life insecurities and anxieties that stemmed from not properly grieving. Kathy helped me to look at my losses on a deeper level and let me fully release all the negative feelings they left me. Who knew this would be empowering in itself! By the end of the last session I found myself to be a different person. I have learned to acknowledge that I must also hold myself accountable for how I react and cope with situations. With this new found ability, I applied for the job I wanted and got it, I have been more attentive to my needs, and my relationships with those closest to me have prospered. Thank you so much Kathy! I am so happy you introduced me to the Grief Recovery Method! Grieving is okay and necessary going forward in my life. Now I know how to do it properly!
One-on-One Support10/15/2020Participant in Ashburnham, MA
The loss graph really opened my eyes to pain I have been carrying around. It also helped me realize that there are more losses I need to address and gave me the tools to do so as I move forward on my journey.
One-on-One Support10/15/2020Participant in Yuma, AZ
This program has helped me dig out quite a bit of deep rooted pain. My heart has been able to open again--a little more with each session. Sadness may remain but my grief process is complete.
One-on-One Support10/15/2020Participant in Mansfield, Massachusetts