Testimonials For Support Groups
It helped me to see how much anger and unforgiveness I was holding on to with my mother. I was able to face into just how lopsided my view of her was and I was able to come to terms with my own failures in our relationship and to forgive her and say goodbye to a toxic attitude I carried for most of my adult life. I used to see her as evil and overlooked the good times in our relationship and I saw how my own failures reminded me that just like me my mother was a broken person and the only way to say goodbye to the things holding me back was to look at the overall relationship in the light of truth.
Support Groups07/01/2019
Support Groups07/01/2019
The Grief Recovery Handbook's tools have been amazing for me to work through and process my losses. I am grateful for this resource for it's practical approach to healing the hurts of the heart.
Support Groups06/30/2019
Support Groups06/28/2019Participant in Grapevine , TX
The program has helped me in my grief and healing process. The sessions allowed me to look at my situation in a totally different light as well as having an opportunity to listen and learn from other people who participated and how they have dealt with their pain. It's good to have different perspectives to open my mind to a new thought process. Sometimes I felt as though I was the only one having certain thoughts and feelings. However, hearing other's explain their situations I was able to see how much we as a society are connected and have some of the same background experiences and upbringings.
Support Groups06/27/2019
The homework is challenging but necessary. The honesty that is felt in the class helps me to totally share my innermost feelings.
Support Groups06/27/2019
Support Groups06/26/2019
Great
Support Groups06/26/2019
I now feel less pain and anger and more accepting of people’s problems.
Support Groups06/26/2019
The program offered more help than I could have imagined. By the last class I felt like a load had been lifted from my shoulders. Instead of going over and over the same concerns, those concerns had been put to rest. We were given the ability to handle any other losses by use of the same methods. This felt like an added bonus.
Support Groups06/26/2019
It allowed me to see my grief as normal. Through interaction with others in the group along with the Facilitator Ricki Ray I was able to come to terms with what I was going through. I was not going crazy, I was feeling normal emotions. The last lesson, the Completion Letter was the best as it put into perspective all that was learned throughout the entire course.
Support Groups06/26/2019
Support Groups06/26/2019
I recognized the loss of my brothers relationship with me. After competing the letter to him I have gained confidence to send him a greeting card now and then, mentioning forgiveness and apologies.
Support Groups06/26/2019
I came into this program not really knowing what to expect, all I knew was that I had unresolved grief related to the death of my Nana 30 years ago and a lot of unresolved anger related to the loss of my closest friend because of a betrayal. I was very surprised that neither of these events were the first one I needed to deal with, instead it was my relationship with my Dad following my parents divorce 40 years ago. It's a very emotionally exhausting process to go back to specific events and remember/relive them in vivid detail, but it's incredibly powerful. The process that is detailed in the book and throughout the exercises is very impactful. As Kirsten said "it's simple, but it's not easy". I really feel that the work that I did, combined with Kirsten's support, has set me on a path where I can work through all of the grief events I've experienced in the past and any others that may come up in the future. I'm so grateful that I had to opportunity to participate in this group program. It's a game changer!
Support Groups06/25/2019
I had an outstanding experience! I will be happy to recommend this to others.
Support Groups06/25/2019
Debbie was a guiding force and friend from the time we met initially through the 8+ weeks of our program. This program changed my life. As hard as it was some weeks and as many times as I wanted to give up, she encouraged me to continue towards a place of healing and peace. I was able to not only heal after the unexpected death of my mother and best friend, but I was able to grieve the loss of my marriage that ended in divorce years ago and for the dreams I had for that life. Until this grief recovery workshop, I didn’t realize that although I had been through counseling, I was still harboring feelings of anger and hurt. I can look ahead instead of focusing on the past. Although I will never get over losing my mother, I am now able to focus on the happy and beautiful memories instead of the painful ones. Don’t get me wrong, I still cry and get upset and miss her every single day, but I know that these feelings and occurrences are my normal. I cry less than I used too and the pain although a constant within me is a mere fraction of what it once was. Thank you, Debbie and GRW.
Support Groups06/25/2019Participant in Charleston, SC
Support Groups06/25/2019
Support Groups06/25/2019
Support Groups06/25/2019
This program has helped me with my recent loss, my wife, and it will also help me with past and future losses of any kind. The Relationship graph and the Completion Letter will certainly make a huge difference. Thank You
Support Groups06/25/2019
The first three chapters of the book were most meaningful to me. Grief at this level was something I was unfamiliar with, thankfully, and it helped me tremendously learning the basics. That what I was feeling was not unusual, and to be patient with myself and others as we worked it.
Support Groups06/25/2019
It has helped me deal with my unresolved feelings of pain and loss. It has helped me feel at peace with the loss and be able to move on.
Support Groups06/25/2019
Support Groups06/25/2019
This program gave me my life back.
Support Groups06/24/2019