When the World Grieves
Here at the Grief Recovery Method, we know people are impacted by events that happen in the world. As humans, we all experience painful feelings when something devastating takes place. We all experience grief when our hopes, dreams, or expectations surrounding a...
Grief and Disappointment
You didn’t get that job They didn’t accept your offer on the housE You may regard these disappointments as “just a part of life”. Nevertheless, they can still affect us deeply. We may ask ourselves why we’re so bothered about something we never really had in the first...
Grief when you’re looking for love
Alone on that special day ... Your birthday - an anniversary - Valentine's Day - New Year's Eve? Some special days and events are powerful reminders of the fact that someone very important is missing from our life, Days such as Valentine's Day, birthdays and...
The 8 best ways to help some-one who has lost a child
Do you know someone whose child died? Are you wondering what to say to them or how you can help? If you don’t know what to say to heartbroken parents after the loss of a child, it’s not because there’s something wrong with you! Most of us were not taught how to help...
Unresolved Grief: How Negative Relationships Impact Your Happiness!
A great deal has been written about dealing with the emotional pain that comes with the end of a loving relationship. Unfortunately, not all relationships are loving. Most of us cross paths with people who, in one way or another, impact us in very negative ways. For...
Bullying and Cyberbullying: 3 Reasons Why It’s More Dangerous Today
Bullying certainly isn't a new phenomenon. It has existed since the beginning of time. It's also not something just found among humans; it occurs in a wide variety of animals and birds, frequently starting at birth. Among some sharks, it is even known to take place in...
Facebook Is Not Always A Griever’s Best Friend
Facebook and other social media platforms have initiated major changes in how we communicate. For the most part, these changes have been wonderful! We can now see and hear about events happening with family and friends in real time. Instead of waiting for someone to...
Dealing with Grief and Loss In The Digital and Internet World
The ways in which we build and maintain relationships have changed with the passage of time. That might sound like a simplistic statement, but these changes have been monumental in many ways, not the least of which is that many of our relationships today involve...
Memorials and Funerals During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Experiencing the death of someone you love and care about is painful. Experiencing the death of someone you less than love can be painful too. There are almost always undelivered emotional communications with a person who died, and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Trauma Informed Care and the Grief Recovery Method
Trauma is real and painful. The grief that happens as the result of trauma is also real and painful. Trauma-Informed Care is an important topic, so let’s talk about how the Grief Recovery Method can work with TIC and the emotional effects of trauma. What...