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 Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®

After experiencing my daughter's unexpected death, I felt lonely and in search of hope for healing. In the years since, I have actively worked through my grief and am compelled to reach out, help others and offer that same hope to the grieving community. 

I discovered the Grief Recovery Method® and resonated with the action based approach that I had been looking for in the midst of my own personal grief.  I became certified by The Grief Recovery Institute® as a Grief Recovery Specialist allowing me to lead Grief Support Groups, One On One programs as well as When Children Grieve sessions to support and guide parents of grieving children.

Grief can be triggered by many of life's experiences and there are more than 40 different qualifying grief events. If your heart is hurting, chances are you could benefit from this program and my services. Grief affects all parts of our life and our health, but there is hope for grievers that this pain won't last forever. In grief sadness is normal, but excruciating pain is not. Let me help your healing heart and offer you hope that there is life after loss.

• Examples of Grieving Events

• Death of a family member

• Death of a spouse
• Death of a pet
• Marital separation
• Divorce

• Change in health of family member
• End of relationship, loved one or "not so loved" one

• Change in financial state
  
• Death of a close friend
• Change involving employment
• Business readjustment
• Spouse starts or stops work
• Retirement
• Dismissal from work

• Pregnancy
• Begin or end school
  
• Change in living conditions
• Change in residence
• Change in schools
• Major mortgage
• Foreclosure
• Personal injury or illness

• Child leaving home
• Trouble with in-laws

• Holidays
• Loss of Trust, Loss of Approval, Loss of Safety and Loss of Control of my body
• Gain a new family member