by Tanya Stephenson | Jun 19, 2021 | The Grief Recovery Method
We’re indebted to psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe for the insightful research that led to the Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale. The now-famous scale details the 43 life events that are most liable to create feelings of grief, and in turn cause illness and other...
by Tanya Stephenson | Jun 19, 2021 | The Grief Recovery Method
What’s the first thing you want to do when you get good news? Do you want to tell other people? Nearly everyone does! Whether you realise it or not, your natural impulse upon receiving sad or bad news is the same! But after a lifetime of being told “Laugh and...
by Tanya Stephenson | Jan 23, 2021 | The Grief Recovery Method
Grief recovery can help in dealing with PTSD. In great measure, the words we use dictate the feelings we have. The more accurate and honest our language, the clearer our awareness of what affects us, and what we can do about it. Read on to find out how to overcome...
by Tanya Stephenson | Nov 16, 2020 | The Grief Recovery Method
The intense heartache that follows a death, break-up, or any other kind of loss might leave you feeling like you’ll never experience happiness again. That was the case for me when my boyfriend died. My life changed the moment I heard the news. For weeks I...
by Tanya Stephenson | Nov 10, 2020 | The Grief Recovery Method
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a relatively new term. It was first introduced in the 1980 American Psychiatric Association Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III). It has since been further modified in its definition in the DSM-IV and DSM-5. What it...
by Tanya Stephenson | Nov 10, 2020 | The Grief Recovery Method
To mark World Alzheimer’s Month, we’d like to acknowledge everyone who is living or has lived through their loved one’s decline from this disease. Our hearts go out to you. From the early signs, when you barely notice anything is wrong, to witnessing confusion, to the...
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