Grief Recovery Blog

We will ALL experience loss in our lives which means we will all experience grief; It’s a universal experience. What isn’t a universal experience is being taught healthy ways to process and walk through that grief. If anything we are given bad advice or inadequate coping mechanisms. We are taught to suppress, ignore, or fake … Read more

New Year New You right? We’ve heard that thrown around a lot and I do love a good chance to start again, but just because the new year rolls over doesn’t mean that we magically leave everything behind, especially the grief we are carrying. In fact, it might feel heavier and more daunting than ever … Read more

The holidays can usher in deep sadness and grief that sits differently in your heart than it does other times of the year.  For many, it’s not a merry or bright season.  Maybe it’s the empty seat at the table because someone you love has died or a relationship has ended. Maybe there’s addiction or … Read more

There are so many misconceptions about what it is, what it entails and as soon as someone says “You should forgive them.” I’m willing to bet a big wall of resistance or a barrage of thoughts come flooding in. Plus, if you’ve been raised in Christian circles you may just have some extra guilt and … Read more

We talk a lot about grief when it comes to death, or even divorce, but we don’t often name the grief that comes from losing a friendship. Maybe it was sudden. Maybe it was a slow drifting apart. Maybe there wasn’t even a big fight, just silence where there used to be laughter, texts, and … Read more

Something I’ve learned as a Grief Recovery Specialist is this: You can’t truly move through grief in a healthy way without honesty. That means looking at a situation, or a relationship, for what it really was/is: both the good and the bad. No one is all good, and no one is all bad. In grief recovery, we … Read more