Testimonials For Support Groups
This program has given me tools to complete grief recovery on many levels and to understand that not even those who would never steer us in the wrong direction may do so without realizing that they have. I have always tried to figure out how to forgive someone for hurting me and now I know. This course has brought me to a level of understanding why our parents taught what they knew, and didn’t always know to teach us about options…or what those options might be, because they were not taught that either. Thank you for offering this course, I will talk about it with everyone I know
Support Groups11/17/2022Participant in SpruceGrove, Alberta
It opened the door for self reflection and healing in a very positive way. There are things I wouldn't have figured out without going through this process.
Support Groups11/17/2022Participant in Spruce Grove, Alberta
Support Groups11/17/2022Participant in Edwards, Colorado
I came into the program so depressed, tired, crying every day, and at the end of my rope. The program has been an eye opener for me. With a plethora of losses (which I did not think of as losses), I realized I had been just surviving as I went from 1 loss to another to another. I stuffed the emotions and pushed forward. This last loss of my mom put me in a downward spiral. With the things I learned in Grief Recovery, I realized all of the losses and am excited to graph and work on each loss. Thank you!
Support Groups11/17/2022Participant in Chesterfield, MIssouri
I am so thankful for the tools I learned so I can work on other losses I have experienced.
Support Groups11/16/2022Participant in Lethbridge, Alberta
Support Groups11/16/2022Participant in Drayton Valley, AB - Alberta
I’m better able to cope with my loss and future losses as well.
Support Groups11/16/2022Participant in Barberton, Ohio
Working through the steps in the process really helped me to dig deeper into a relationship that I thought I had done the grief work in. I started thinking that I needed to grieve a move and loss of relationships in that move to seeing triggers and similarities that I needed to deal with that were deeper than I understood.
Support Groups11/16/2022Participant in Drayton Valley, Ab
This program has helped me with the feeling of gloom and doom. Amy presented the method in a way that was clear and concise. She displayed phenomenal empathy and instruction.
Support Groups11/16/2022Participant in Barberton, Oh
I have held on to the pain of my relationship with my mother for YEARS and through this program I have been able to let go and actually start healing
Support Groups11/16/2022Participant in Barberton, Ohio
I learned a lot in this program. I didn’t only learn about my own grief but how to treat others in their grief. I grew up being told not to cry, and that time would heal all wounds or that a person I lost wouldn’t want me to feel sad so I shouldn’t. I learned that those statements weren’t helpful to me and when I used them on others, I wasn’t being helpful either. I have learned to be a better listener. A ‘heart with ears’. Sometimes people just need someone to listen and I learned that. I also learned how to talk to my own children when they are expressing their feelings. How to make them feel validated. I learned how to forgive myself in the loss I worked on in this group. I was able to really dig deep into the pain and feelings I experienced and I was able to let them all go through apologies, acknowledgements, significant emotional statements and forgivenesses. Now I have the tools to work on other losses I’ve experienced and it just makes me feel like I’m one step closer to being fully healed. I’m grateful for this course and I hope others who are struggling will give this a shot.
Support Groups11/16/2022Participant in Drayton Valley, AB
Support Groups11/15/2022Participant in Concord, NC
Outstanding, ables me to help others
Support Groups11/15/2022Participant in Concord, NC
Support Groups11/15/2022Participant in Whangarei, Northland
I end up dealing with grief that I didn’t even know existed
Support Groups11/15/2022Participant in Monarch, Alberta
The program helped me to start grieving which I had not done.
Support Groups11/15/2022Participant in Independence, Mo.
Support Groups11/14/2022Participant in Bryan, Ohio
Excellent program, facilitator and material
Support Groups11/14/2022Participant in ONLINE, ONLINE
Understanding of the myths of grief was very helpful. Being heard by the other participants was appreciated. Having new tools to complete the grief cycle will be used again.
Support Groups11/14/2022Participant in Bryan, Ohio
Before the course, what I saw mostly was the loss, gaping void of what was no longer there, the betrayal, the abandonment, the wrongness of it all, and my own victimhood. There was so much evidence of it always in front of me, all the time. The triggers were ever present and I at their mercy! Through the course, I found many valuable insights: - empathy for myself through the review of my loss history and patterns - compassionate acceptance of my role in the loss(es) I was grieving - forgiveness for myself as well as the other person(s) - evidence of all the love and goodness that was ALSO present in my relationship with the person(s) in question, even if it was in the past - a chance to finally communicate so much that had been left unspoken between me and the other person(s) All this helped heal my pain at a level I haven't experienced before! It's not that the pain doesn't come up anymore, however it doesn't feel as raw, as gripping as it used to be. I have found ways to soothe and console myself in more meaningful, love-focused ways. It has helped me get unstuck in many areas of my life. It's still a process, but the progress I have felt and others have commented on is remarkable. I am very grateful to have found this program.
Support Groups11/14/2022Participant in Mississauga, ON
The grief recovery method helped me learn a lot about myself specially in the emotional aspect. I am not an emotional person as I am more of a stoic but I learned from grief recovery that it is perfectly ok to feel and express your feelings, in fact it is very beneficial and liberating. I also learned to listen to others without judging them. I learned about the relationship graph where you can examine and be aware of your deepest emotions that you experienced with the person or event that you are grieving about. I also learned about the STERBS or the unhealthy habits we develop to deal with grief. I also learned about completion through apologies, forgiveness and acknowledgement. Overall, it was a great learning experience. Thank you.
Support Groups11/13/2022Participant in Baltimore, MD
I liked the way the program broke down the work one step at a time. I didn't know how I was going to tackle the grief / loss of my childhood because of my narcissist mom. But each week broke down difficult steps to manageable ones.
Support Groups11/13/2022Participant in Valencia, Ca
I really enjoyed it, I learned a lot and helped me to let it go of the past hurts and keep on with my life.
Support Groups11/13/2022Participant in Valencia, CA
The definition of grief has a deeper meaning than just a loss of a love one.
Support Groups11/13/2022Participant in Valencia, California