Testimonials For Support Groups
Before starting Grief Recovery I felt alone and guilty with some of my decisions that I have made. Once I started the program I started to feel like I was not alone and a lot of people struggle with similar issues. I loved that I had a great support system while coming each week. I was able to work on the loss of my mom and no longer feel guilty for my decisions I have made. The weekly homework truly helped me and now I have all the tools I need to work on other losses I have.
Support Groups12/10/2019Participant in Cincinnati, Ohio
I found Mike to be very knowledgeable, understanding and kind. I went into this group knowing I had to "trust the process/him"...I was so desperate at the beginning, I just felt I had nothing to lose...I HAD to do something. I know now I started this group thinking I was going to be "miraculously cured" and no longer so sad and devastated at the loss of my daughter. As the weeks in the group went on and reading and homework were completed, I realized one of the goals was not to take away the loss/grief but to teach us how to better cope and face life....how to work thru the many faces of grief (of which there are many!). I know my life will never be the same and I will miss Kelli with every breath I take but I feel I now have some "ammunition" to better help me live without her.
Support Groups12/10/2019Participant in Cincinnati, OH
It helped me see the myths of how to deal with grief I bought into due to society and my upbringing and how those myths have affected me. It was so helpful learning how to complete my losses with the relationship graph and writing the letter. It is freeing to see my grief in a new light and how to deal with it when it continues to affect me.
Support Groups12/09/2019Participant in Nixa , MO
I appreciate these and more about the Grief Recovery Method: -The information -The efficiency in which it was shared -The professionalism of the facilitator (Jessica Broadway) -the clear boundaries in the group class which create a comfortable and respectful place for each person in the class to have a voice
Support Groups12/09/2019Participant in Springfield, MO
I just completed my final Grief Recovery Method class - I am so grateful for everything I learned through this remarkable program. I feel like I will be able to live current in my relationships after grieving a foundational relationship with a less than loved one. Forgiving so I can be free, and saying good-bye to the life-long sadness of wishing that relationship would have been better or more is beautifully freeing. I also gained tools to not only work through other relationships in my past, but I can genuinely and compassionately listen to others who are weighted with grief and loss. Thank you Grief Recovery Method Institute!
Support Groups12/09/2019Participant in Battle Ground, WA
It worked out excellently. It helped me tap into some feelings that I had no idea were there.
Support Groups12/09/2019Participant in Chalan Pago, Guam
It has helped me alot.
Support Groups12/09/2019Participant in Asan, Guam
Coming to this program, I believed I have dealt with a lot of the grief of my divorce. Going through it made me realize how much more I needed to dig deep and get rid of something of the roots that have stayed behind, without even realizing it. Graduating this program I feel so much lighter, a lot of my emotional connection to the ex has disappeared. The way I perceive him has changed, in a good way. I truly believe it made me a better person. A lot of the tools that were taught I will be implementing going forward - probably for the rest of my life.
Support Groups12/09/2019Participant in Battle Ground, Washington
I felt safe and comfortable with the others in my group. It’s was hard to relive it all, however I fully believe I can now clearly heal from what happened.
Support Groups12/08/2019Participant in Cahaba Heights, AL
I feel I made significant progress healing from the pain and tension I was continually experiencing in a familial relationship. This program, and in particular the way the facilitator led us and encouraged us allowed me to make progress beyond my expectations. I am truly grateful.
Support Groups12/08/2019Participant in Birmingham, AL
I feel I am leaving the program feeling a little more resolved in my grief of my divorce. I feel there is more work to do however I would never have done the work of apologizing or writing a letter on my own.
Support Groups12/08/2019Participant in Birmingham, AL
The program made me think about my relationship with my son and how I could quit feeling I had a painful hole in my heart. It help me realize I don't have to stop loving my child and remembering the good times and not hurting all the time. I had a lot of mixed emotions regarding my son's death, he was shot and died two days later. The class helped me not to harbor on the negative by making me face the reality and my feelings working through the my emotions and all the hurt. I do not express my feelings well on paper but I will recommend this class for anyone who is grieving a loss. I learned there are more kinds of grief than just losing a love one that can be just as difficult and hard to recovery from.
Support Groups12/08/2019Participant in Nashville, TN
Support Groups12/08/2019Participant in Birmingham , AL
By the end of the seminar each one of the participants is able to find ways that leads to a "heart work surgery", grief recovery process. The inferences are condensed into three categories: . Apologies . Gratitude . Motivational Statements Those in order to work with our own self to find healing, understanding, harmony, and peace for an event that took place in our lives for a better present.
Support Groups12/08/2019Participant in Brentwood, TN
I am very satisfied with the program the star dissatisfied clicked on it own please ignore it. The program has helped me to resolve issues I had pushed down very far in my young adulthood.
Support Groups12/05/2019Participant in Carrollton, Georgia
I thought that the reading was pertinent and offered a lot of good information, but what really helped me was actively engaging in my own recovery, and doing the heart work assignments each week. The assignments helped me to dig deeper into my own life and actually see my losses. Now I have the tools to go back and work on each incomplete loss and relationship so that I may live a life with less pain.
Support Groups12/04/2019Participant in Edwards, CO
I have learned new tools and am excited about trying them out on other losses. I still miss my father but I don't have regrets. I feel like I've said everything I needed to say and now I can just enjoy his memory.
Support Groups12/03/2019Participant in Granada Hills , CA
It has helped give me the necessary tools and knowledge to process the losses in my life in a healthy, productive way so that I can move beyond my grief into a place of healing and wholeness.
Support Groups12/02/2019Participant in Lincoln Place, PA
Satisfied
Support Groups12/02/2019Participant in Lincoln Place, Pa
Support Groups12/01/2019Participant in Pittsburgh, PA
great program, helped to look at my loss from a different perspective which helped me move forward.
Support Groups12/01/2019Participant in chicago, illinois
Support Groups12/01/2019Participant in University pk , Il
After my Mother passed, I did a lot of therapy and even spent several years on an antidepressant. I realize now why they didn't work. The focus was getting over the sadness and not working through the sadness. This program helped me so much more than the therapy. Rainer is an excellent leader. The program helped her so much and it gives her the perfect Amount of empathy. She was excited for us to find our own path to healing.
Support Groups12/01/2019Participant in Birmingham , AL
It has helped me unlearn the myths about grief and emotions. It is a tool I can use the rest of my life.
Support Groups11/30/2019Participant in Pittsburgh, PA