Testimonials For Support Groups
Support Groups04/09/2022
Support Groups04/08/2022Participant in San Diego, CA
I learned so much during my group meetings and even more so doing the work at home. I am so grateful to have has such a wonderful, kind, empathetic leader in Susan. I cannot express how much I received by taking a chance and joining this amazing group of people.
Support Groups04/08/2022
It helped me get closer to my father while he is still alive Helped me to forgive past experiences that were negetive & grieve them
Support Groups04/07/2022
Since being first certified in GRM back in February of 2009, I have led GRM Groups in person. I've been taking advanced GRM certification to learn how to do GRM online 1 on 1 as well as learn 1 on 6 on a Zoom Platform. The purpose of taking the class and re-reading the GRM Recovery 20th Anniversary Edition was for a Grief to Grace Retreat Team to bond, to work on some personal issues using the GRM process. This afforded me to do further personal work from my Family of Origin and surprisingly to work on my relationship with my deceased Mother who died over 23 years ago. I also wanted to learn how the 1 on 6 GRM on Zoom works so I learned by observing Rosie Fox our facilitator, how she presented GRM, how she facilitated the program & how she used the Zoom platform in both large and small groups. Reading the 20th anniversary extended edition of GRM again was also very helpful. I can use GRM to further work on other relationships as well. I have the tools and skillset to do this. I have some further work to do in this area. Besides the personal learnings and insights gained, I found Rosie a very caring, compassionate and excellent facilitator. She also spent one on one time during the week helping me and other members of our group over the 8 weeks together. Rosie models well the language, content, and process of GRM.
Support Groups04/07/2022
Helped me better understand my grief, give me permission to feel it in a safe place & the homework helped me get in touch with it.
Support Groups04/07/2022
Support Groups04/06/2022
As a person accustomed to using analysis and reflection to deal with hurts and losses, I learned how to better identify and express what I was feeling. Growing up, I learned words for "broad brush" feelings like happy, sad, hurt, angry, but nothing for sorting out the mix of feelings that often occur during loss and grief and can linger for years afterward. I particularly appreciate the timeline for personal losses and the one specific to a relationship. They are really helpful in identifying events that have a long-term impact on one's outlook and life decisions. Having to identify positive interactions as well as negative helps to develop a more balanced view of the relationship.
Support Groups04/05/2022
Provided appropriate tools to help understand and process loss.
Support Groups04/03/2022
I lost my dad to a swift 5 week brain cancer. I was having a very hard time with the grief of his loss and the trauma of caring for him during his decline. This course helped me to learn about my poor coping strategies from youth, and to find some new/healthier ones.
Support Groups04/02/2022
Support Groups04/02/2022
Helped me move on, thanks to The Grief Recovery program.
Support Groups04/02/2022Participant in Marana, AZ
Support Groups04/01/2022
Support Groups04/01/2022Participant in Scottsdale, Arizona
Helped me to let go and move forward. Writing the letter to my husband helped me
Support Groups03/31/2022
The program has helped me to understand the accumulative nature of grief and how we can carry it through life with us. When we don't have the tools to complete our relationship with a loss sustained, we can't move forward in a meaningful way. The program has taught me the importance of not rushing through my feelings or burying them deep because something hurts or makes me feel vulnerable and/or uncomfortable. The program has taught me that all people have grief and that people will listen and will share about their own losses when it is done so in a safe environment.
Support Groups03/31/2022
It helped me see some patterns and discovered some thoughts/feelings I didn't realize I had
Support Groups03/30/2022
Rachelle the facilitator was amazing! She was caring, empathic, kind, patient, motivating, and had a clear understanding of grief. She was inspirational and motivated all participants to be forthcoming, honest, compassionate and understanding. She encouraged us to do our readings and 'work' and she was a true role model showing how this program worked for her! The readings and exercises were instrumental in the course completion and working out the grief/loss I experienced. I have recommended it to several people in my life and who I have been in contact with that are also suffering from grief/loss. It was worth every penny! I am grateful for this program!
Support Groups03/30/2022
It really helped me process my feelings about my relationship. It also provided a safe place just to say what I felt.
Support Groups03/30/2022
I completely enjoyed the program.
Support Groups03/30/2022
Support Groups03/30/2022
I agreed to do the program as I lost my spouse less than two years ago. I figured that was the source of anxiety and worry that I was experiencing. I know I am going to feel some anxiety and worry as I try to move forward. What I found is that the treatment from my siblings when I was a child was the main source of my anxiety and worry. Once I worked through that and said goodbye to that pain, I felt reassured that I can move forward with the loss of my husband; I see the whole process of grief different and now I can use the program to help with other losses that will help me to move on in other areas of my life. I will still have triggers, but now I know how to cope with them much better than before.
Support Groups03/30/2022
Support Groups03/30/2022
I’ve learned a lot about myself and others
Support Groups03/29/2022