Testimonials For Michael Laurie
Place of calm understanding able to share
Support Groups11/26/2024Participant in Edmonton, Alberta
They came from a place of understanding and were very knowledgeable. They were also willing to be vulnerable and patient
Support Groups11/26/2024Participant in Edmonton, Alberta
Support Groups11/26/2024Participant in Edmonton, Ab
Support Groups07/05/2023Participant in Edmonton, AB
The GRM was excellent. It helped to identify some causes of grief & to develop some personal coping skills to come to term with my emotional pain of loss of my beloved. I feel a bit stronger to attempt to move on with my life & perhaps Try something new. Maybe I have gained a bit of maturity of understanding myself & my small bit of healing. I know I should also be patient with myself & reach out to those who care, although that is difficult for me, & perhaps can work on that.
Support Groups07/05/2023Participant in Edmonton, Alberta
I have quit focusing on the grief I have experienced with my birth mother and feel that I can now move on without her. There are other aspects of my life which I think will benefit from working through the process and I know I have already bought an extra book to give a friend plus one of the resources for children as my brother has brought a family over from Ukraine and the young boy appears to be having some difficulty knowing that his father and grandfather who remain in Ukraine are facing so much danger. My grandson's maternal grandmother is a residential school survivor and I am hoping this program may help her as she continues to deal with difficult emotions as a result of what happened to her - one of her other daughters is a social worker and I am hoping that she will be interested in getting the program run for some of her clients.
Support Groups07/05/2023Participant in Edmonton, AB
My husband, died suddenly of heart attack, Nov 30. 2020 four months before he was to retire. I attended two prior Bereavement programs, one 11 week with Pilgrims (Edmonton) , Jan 2021 with my daughter living in Thailand, me in Edmonton. Due to covid she was unable to come home. During this shocked phase of grief this program was a Godsend. The second was 8 week (Pilgrims) with widow/widowers only, May 2021. Trying to even recognize myself has been a slow, halting, bit by bit experience. and I am fully a year past that program. My sister was killed in a car crash March 2023 ... triggering a new even heavier more varied layers of pain, paralysis, sadness and sense of being very lost in this realm. She and I one another's "touchstones" Then I saw The Grief Recovery Method in Central Lions program schedule. I was thinking that my state needs improvement but is precipitated by losses in the recent couple years. The Grief History Graph is such an eye opener. ..and a hopeful one! Resolution and Completeness regarding events from about my age 10-25 that separated me from my early support network, ..what an amazing revelation In August I will see my five siblings, all grieving for our sister .. The GRM has given me insight into how to keep things more comfortable during these family visits. It is like I can begin to see with clarity in certain respects for the first time since I was 10 years old. What a gift to enter the final decade or so ...even if just 5 years, less crippled and in relative daylight. Gratefully yours, Andrea
Support Groups07/05/2023Participant in Edmonton, Alberta
One-on-One Support06/29/2023Participant in Edmonton, Alberta
I learned that we’ve been conditioned to think and behave a certain way about grief which is not at all helpful. It also taught me how many different types of grief there are and I’m learning to try and not compare my grief to anyone else’s. I’ve also learned that it’s okay to feel my feelings and it’s ok to let them out when I’m feeling them. I’ve also met some great people who came thru the program with me and helped to support me through it.
Support Groups03/27/2023Participant in Edmonton, Alberta
I found the structured and step-by-step approach very helpful. It made approaching the grief less overwhelming, while also knowing and trusting that it was a thorough examination.
Support Groups03/27/2023Participant in Edmonton, AB
The program has provided me with some very helpful skills to address, and resolve different loss situations in my life. It has shown me how powerful it is to recognize, examine, and express my feelings related to a loss, by writing them down, and sharing with someone. It has been very freeing, and healing to release the pain and anguish of grief that has been repressed for years. Thank you.
Support Groups03/05/2023Participant in Edmonton, Alberta
Support Groups03/05/2023Participant in Edmonton, Alberta
As someone who tends to hold things in, I learned to open up to my grief recovery partner. This was a result of learning I was not alone in this, having a safe and confidential space, encouragement to take small steps in this direction (through the facilitator's example and weekly homework) and likewise being able to be there for my grief recovery partner. This in turn helped me let go of past hurts, as well as being able to see things from the other person's point of view.
Support Groups02/26/2023Participant in Edmonton, Alberta
I learned that I cannot change the behaviour of others, and that there are some experiences where I just have to say "I'm not going to let that hurt me anymore". I also learned to consider the other person's feelings or motivation at the time of the incident.
Support Groups02/26/2023Participant in Edmonton, AB