Hello! I'm Paul Nguyen, and I'm a Grief Recovery Specialist located near Tacoma, Washington. I'm also a cat dad, software engineer, and a beginner archer in my free time.

My husband's suicide in 2022 is what brought me to the Grief Recovery Method. I initially went through several therapists and addiction/suicide survivor group meetings, which helped in the short-term, but I was never able to find relief from the guilt, sadness, and anger around the circumstances surrounding his death. I would cycle through different phases of those feelings and cope with whatever tools that I learned, but I'd rarely ever find myself at peace. I locked away those unresolved feelings deep inside my heart instead of expressing them. That prolonged my own suffering for several years through a variety of destructive, addictive behaviors. Drugs, binge eating, and days on end of losing myself in video games and movies. Any time I failed to use a healthier coping strategy, I always blamed myself for, "not doing the right thing," which would put me into a cycle of shame and coping with that shame. I couldn't pull myself out of it, and I kept thinking about how I was letting down Brian and his family. The life I lived wasn't what he would have wanted for me.

The Grief Recovery Method broke that endless cycle. I didn't realize that there were better ways to tackle the emotional core of my problems. The people around me, as much as they wanted to help, were just as clueless as I was about what really needed to be done. Going through the Method as a participant and seeing how much it changed other people along with myself gave me a second lease on life. I want to help others process their grief as well in whatever form it takes, so that it stops weighing as much on their daily lives. I've seen where that road goes in my past husband. His history of childhood trauma, abuse, and neglect destroyed his sense of self-worth. I only wish I learned all of this sooner, so that I could lighten the burden his past placed on him.

I provide in-person and online group and one-on-one programs.

I'm a veteran from the US Air Force, a recovered addict, and I also participate in several different groups that focus on suicide survivors, young widows, and LGBTQ support. Feel free to contact me for a consultation!