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 is trauma? Trauma...
If you’ve ever gone through a breakup you know how painful it can be. Not only did you lose someone you opened up to emotionally, but the habits and routines you shared together changed. As if that wasn’t difficult enough, you realized the hopes, dreams,...
Are you going through a breakup? Is it difficult for you to concentrate? That’s normal. Breakups can feel like the whole world is crashing around you. The hopes, dreams, and expectations you had for your future are crushed. Everything you see and hear triggers memories of your ex....
The term “complicated grief” was introduced in the 1990’s. It was designed to define grief that persists over an extended period of time and completely overwhelm a person’s ability to function in day-to-day life. The DSM-5 added this term to its list of mental health...
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 situation are unmet or...
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...
Alone on that special day ...
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...