Testimonials For Rex Cearley
My facilitator Rex was awesome! He is such a a caring and wonderful person. He has helped me tremendously in my time of grief. I will always remember him and how the Grief Recovery Method helped me. Thank you!
Support Groups02/19/2024Participant in Salina, Ks
Helping Children With Loss02/06/2024Participant in Salina, KS
Mr. Cearley is a blessing to me. He has helped me work through some of the hardest memories/traumas and now I know how to say goodbye and live my life without looking back at those experiences.
Support Groups02/06/2024Participant in Salina, Ks
Helping Children With Loss01/31/2024Participant in Salina, KS
Rex Cearley is an Amazing instructor!
Helping Children With Loss01/31/2024Participant in Salina, Ks
He certainly "walked the talk" of demonstrating a listening heart.
Helping Children With Loss01/10/2024Participant in Salina, KS
One-on-One Support11/27/2023Participant in Salina, Kansas
He is the absolute best! I am so grateful to of had him as a mentor
One-on-One Support11/13/2023Participant in Salina, Ks
Rex was the best. He always made sure we were only sharing what we were comfortable sharing and he always made sure we understood our assignment for the following week.
Support Groups11/01/2023Participant in Salina, KS
I have never met an individual who has such drive for helping others. His understanding and empathy has filled an empty spot in my heart that has felt so alone for so many years… and for that, I am forever thankful.
Helping Children With Loss11/01/2023Participant in Salina, Ks
I enjoyed having the steps modeled first before I was expected to complete them. It was helpful to see the facilitator show the emotions of loss. It was comforting to feel the pain and be able to talk about feelings.
Support Groups10/09/2023Participant in Salina, KS 67401, KS
I just can not sing Rex's praises enough. His personality, demeanor, ability to not judge, he is just phenomenal.
One-on-One Support10/03/2023Participant in Salina, Kansas
One-on-One Support09/11/2023Participant in Salina, KS
Rex is very knowledgeable and is open and available to everyone equally. He models the behavior and course structure that he teaches. He is empathetic and genuine.
Helping Children With Loss07/18/2023Participant in Salina, KS
Helping Children With Loss06/27/2023Participant in Salina, KS
The emotions associated with loss are messy, and there was a time when I would have described them as hopelessly so. Not anymore. GRM has helped me actually articulate the exact nature of my loss and the nuances surrounding it, once translated into the recovery components (SES, forgives, apologies). GRM is an incredible tool for finding completion after a loss, in a systematic but humanistic way.
One-on-One Support06/16/2023Participant in Salina, Kansas
The program ('it') helped me look at grief in a completely different way (vs only a death). The "never ask for forgiveness" was another concept that I now look at in a completely different/better way ("make an apology instead"). It helped me remember things and those things were ones that gave be a more balanced view of the other person. It led me to a place where I could see my role in the situation with clarity - and to accept the Grace available to me so that I could heal more and judge less. It also taught me new/better ways of communication with others and strengthened my empathy for myself; showing me that I also needed to forgive and love myself as well at the other. Understanding my STERBs not looking at them as faults but rather as something I can change if I really want to (these STERBs do not control me, they work but only short term which is not good enough for me, and so if I really want what I say I want I can work towards lessening the hold they have on me (one little step at a time). Another big step was validation of the truth that we are the architects of our own discomfort (something I knew but didn't understand the degree in which it actually is a broader truth vs. a hunch, and that I have more control over changing it than I had been willing to acknowledge). I learned that if you discount it you have given yourself the okay to be a victim vs. the author of your healing. Learning the difference between Guilt and wishing things could have been Different, Better, or More (and recognizing them as tools to help bring visibility to what is incomplete). And it's very interesting that this attitude of responsibility for our own feelings and actions starts with very early "influence learning". It's a way to get stuck, not a way to release what chokes us. The program opened my eyes to Cumulative Loss and the effects on my health and happiness. It is a great reminder to share positive thoughts and feelings as they occur vs. waiting until it is too late. And lastly release the need to fix yourself and others - be willing to go through the process and allow others to do the same (we are all unique).
Helping Children With Loss05/19/2023Participant in Salina, KS
This program combined other therapy aspects I've used in the past & I learned a new way to view grief. My grief event surfaces every so often. The program was instructional but it didn't give me immediate relief. I'm hopeful that using this program will make a difference the next time I revisit this loss/grief. My specialist, Rex Cearley, did a wonderful job presenting the programs & helping me through the steps. He is a wonderful, caring, insightful man.
One-on-One Support04/28/2023Participant in Salina, Kansas
I have only briefly tried to apply these learnings as our class recently finished. The program opened my eyes to things that I had not considered. It helped reframe how I thought about certain things. The first time I read about a couple of the ideas I wasn't in agreement and so I questioned them and even after the answer was given I still wasn't sure, however by the end of the course and having read the book and done the work I was convinced. I have a new and I believe better perspective that will help me be a better teach for children and a better person overall. e.g. knowing that I don't need to "fix it" is a huge relief. Confirming things I already believe and try to practice e.g. listening with love and kindness gave me confidence and flexibility to absorb and practice new/different ideas. Of particular importance are the foundational tools: Emotional Energy Checklist and "Letter". These tools will help ensure that I stay of track with the best way to help children. Lastly, this class led me to sign up for The Grief Recovery Method course which I believe will help me help children better because I will soon be in a better place myself.
Helping Children With Loss03/27/2023Participant in Salina, KS
It helped me see how things other than a death can be viewed as grief and gave me some coping skills to help children with all kinds of grief.
Helping Children With Loss03/27/2023Participant in Salina, KS
Wonderful has helped me deal with emotional loss, is helping me to grow emotionally, and is helping me see the good in others.
Helping Children With Loss02/01/2023Participant in Salina, KS
Support Groups02/01/2023Participant in SALINA, KS
2 1/2 Day Personal Workshops09/21/2022
It has helped me understand the various aspects of the different kinds of grief, many of which I have experienced and how to respond on a personal and social level.
2 1/2 Day Personal Workshops09/21/2022