Testimonials For Cindy Cook
This program has opened my eyes to the many missinformations about grief and how to actually process it instead of staying stuck in cycles. I feel so much more free and capable to make decisions now that I have completed the GRM.
One-on-One Online Support01/25/2021
My experience with the GRM and more specifically Cindy Cook was nothing short of life changing. I mean that literally. When my sister violently took her life in front of me, it left me with wounds that I was unable to heal for 28 years. When I started the GRM with Cindy, I went into it with a lukewarm attitude at best. I was closed off, my walls were made of solid concrete. You could see a few chips here and there from other things that I had tried, but mine were some very thick walls. Cindy and I laugh now, but when I first started, I threw the GRM book while doing my homework…A LOT. I felt lost, but she kept telling me that was why she was there, and that eventually it would all make sense. She told me to keep showing up, to keep doing the homework, to keep trusting her, and I did. This woman has such a heart for the hurting. She truly cares, she feels so deeply for those that are stuck in their pain and she has such passion for helping those people find the keys required to release themselves from the prisons that are keeping them from living their best life. She started work on my walls, chipping away at the outside, while giving me instructions on how to chip away from the inside. We were doing a wonderful job and I would have been so happy with how far we had gotten, but one day I had an experience/revelation/epiphany that completely blew up any walls that remained. I am 100% sure that would have never happened without Cindy and GRM. I can't promise your experience will be as completely life changing as mine, but I can promise it will be life changing in some important way. You will find ways to combat the sadness, guilt and shame that may be holding you back and find joy, peace and love to replace it with. And more importantly, you may find you walk away with a lifelong heart partner, as I have found in Cindy. Thank you, Cindy, for changing it all. <3
Support Groups11/19/2020
Support Groups10/29/2020Participant in Vancouver , Washington
I came upon the GRM by chance from a friend. My husband had a stroke in March 2019. I was completely thrown for a loop and charged on regardless doing all the things that needed to be done for his care. His stroke was severe and he didn't come home for 91 days. At some point in the fall, I realized I needed to get some help for myself. I was very anxious all the time and I felt stressed out. I found a phycologist and went to her 3 times. It did not work out. I was looking for another one when the Covid virus happened so I didn't continue to look. By May of 2020, I was desperate to find someone to talk with. As I said, a friend came across this program on the internet. She told me about it and I looked into it and Cindy Cook. When I did call Cindy, she spent about an hour on the phone with me, listening to ‘my story'. She asked a few questions, told me about the program but really just listened. She felt the GRM program would be something that could help me. My loss is a somewhat unique situation where I am grieving the loss of my life as it was before my husband's stroke. The program is such that what happens in session, stays in session. A unique bond is created with trust, an open heart and listening ears. We worked each week following the steps of the program. Cindy is very open and shares some of her stories and losses from her life so when she was helping me, I understood that she could relate to me from a loss/grief perspective. The program is hard work. Mentally. You have to think about everything, get in touch with your feelings, every little thing that brought you to this place is part of your recovery. Cindy is patient, kind, compassionate and helps to lead you to things you don't even think about. And she does all this in the most caring way. The program gave me tools to use after the sessions were over. It gave me new ways to think about what I say to myself, about myself and how to be kind to myself. I feel more confident, stronger and able to make the decisions that will come up in the future. I choose how I want to react to a situation now instead of stressing out or getting anxious. I would highly recommend this program for anyone grieving a loss. Cindy was the right person for me and I would recommend checking out her web page. I was able to meet in person, but she also does zoom sessions very effectively.
One-on-One Support09/03/2020Participant in VANCOUVER, WA
I would highly recommend the Grief Recovery Program. What ever kind of loss you have experienced and the pain of grief can be addressed with this program. The steps of the program and compassionate guidance of your facilitator will help you find your strength and regain your power. The Grief Recovery program will provide you with the compassion, knowledge and skills to do exactly what the program is named. To recover from greif and to recover yourself, to find your truth, happiness, power and voice.
One-on-One Support08/19/2020Participant in Longview, Washington
One-on-One Support08/06/2020Participant in Vancouver , Wa
My experience was eye opening. I felt safe in expressing my true feelings. Cindy created a safe space, free of judgement. She was truly a heart with ears. Cindy was vulnerable and allowed a space for me to be vulnerable. I came in with a lot of pain that I kept buried and to myself. I felt suffocated at times by being silenced from the people around me. Cindy helped me to break free. This is still a work in progress but she has given me a strong foundation to move forward and be better.
One-on-One Support08/05/2020Participant in Kelso, Wa
The structure of the class worked well for being able to confront all the emotions in an organized way to be able to move forward. The class was a good blend of heart work and brain work to be able to feel some relief and release from ruminations.
Support Groups02/24/2020Participant in VANCOUVER, WA
In the years since my sons suicide it has felt like I've been drifting in a fog of pain. Since the class, I have been feeling a clarity and peace I haven't had for years. I feel that I am far more productive and self aware than I have been since before My sons death.
Support Groups02/24/2020Participant in Vancouver, Washington
This program really helped me understand my emotional reaction to the recent loss of my mom. The feelings and emotions I was experiencing were the result of learned behaviors dealing with a lifetime of loss. I trusted the process not knowing where it would lead, but knowing that I wanted to stop the downward spiral. And it did! This process brought clarity to my emotions and my relationship with my mom. I am forever grateful to Cindy who was perceptive, open, empathetic, and created a safe space of honesty and vulnerability.
One-on-One Support02/17/2020Participant in Vancouver, Washington
Little by little steps with my facilitator to unlock and understand how to free myself from pain of losses. At first I couldn't really understand or see where the steps were leading. I trusted Cindy and believed her. My facilitator's transparency and compassion gave me hope to trust her and GRM. Little by little I was experiencing a shift in my pain and understanding my losses and grief. Trusting the process of the GRM in the steps I found relief and more room for joy in my heart.
One-on-One Support12/23/2019Participant in Kelso, Washington
Support Groups03/21/2019Participant in Vancouver, Washington
This program has completely shifted the way I view my relationship with grief and loss. It has opened my mind and heart to the deeper possibilities in healing from tragedy and loss of relationships. This program was simply a game changer in my grieving process, and I see so many ways it can be applied to my life now that I have the skills to use the action based pieces. I recommend this program frequently to anyone who has suffered a loss, and cannot say enough wonderful things about it. I am extremely grateful that the bereavement center in my city has offered this class at such a reasonable cost, and I wish it was more widely available to those who may have financial limitations.
Support Groups02/25/2019Participant in Vancouver, WA
My youngest son, 46 yrs old, committed suicide in my home. The loss was the deepest experience of death I have ever experienced. My husband died a few years ago from cancer. Going thru the dying process with him was so different, as I was expecting his death. I was not expecting the sudden death of my son. I was lost, in deep, deep emotional pain. I was willing to go to any length to get thru the pain. I did support groups, one on one counseling, and GRM. GRM was so strong in taking me thru the steps to work thru that pain. It was the hardest thing I have ever done. I needed to face the feelings and do the (emotional) work so I could find peace in my life. Peace is what I found. I am so very, very grateful to GRM program. A few words re: our facilitator; Cindy Cook. Cindy was patient; totally supportive to each of us; if one of us had a particularly rough, painful week, Cindy was there for us. She was absolutely amazing!!!!! To get to begin to have some-type of normal life is such a gift. To get to pass on by going back to my volunteer work is a true miracle. Thank you! Thank you!! Thank you!!!
Support Groups02/25/2019Participant in Vancouver, Washington
Before going through GRM, I never realized how many losses in my history have been contributing to how I navigate in my life today. I didn't realize the pain I was concealing about my parent who relapsed in their sobriety and let their health take a dramatic decline. The facilitator helped reassure me that I was ready to take on this massive task of healing my relationship with one of my favorite living people - my dad. After GRM, I saw my dad, and it was in a completely different light. I hugged my dad with more love than I was able to give before. I accepted him for exactly who he is and where he is at today, rather than longing for him to do better or wishing he hadn't made the choices he had. The only longing I was left with was the longing to know who he is today and how our relationship can be more. I am living proof that GRM can health existing relationships and make for stronger relationships now, so we can live with the greatest amount of possible love, and the least amount of possible regret.
Support Groups02/25/2019Participant in Vancouver, Washington
I felt numb going into class/ and thought I was doing fine with the loss but after several classes i discovered grief that i was ignoring I opened up with help of a facilitator and discovered feelings i had buried, My personal grief is not over just in a different stage. Taking GRM class was very benenficial to me and would highly reccomend program to others
Support Groups02/11/2019Participant in VANCOUVER, WA