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You can’t go back and change the beginning,

but you can start where you are and change the ending.

- C.S. Lewis

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Are you suffering from a broken heart? Do you feel angry, disappointed, resentful, depressed or stuck?

Did a death, divorce, or the end of a romantic relationship cause it? Or was it caused by any of the forty other losses that a person might experience such as moving, pet loss, or a change in finances? Regardless of the cause, you know how you feel and it probably isn’t good.

We aren’t going to tell you, “We know how you feel,” because we don’t. Neither does anyone else. What we will do is provide a safe environment where you will be given specific tools to help you recover from loss and ultimately lead a happier life.

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There are more than 43 major life events that result in grief! The Grief Recovery Method is a proven action based program for moving beyond the pain experienced due to:

  • Death

  • Pet Loss

  • Loss of Health

  • Loss of Safety

  • Any Other Loss

  • Divorce

  • Job Loss

  • Loss of Trust

  • Moving

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Joy Gaertner is a teacher, speaer and cancer survivor.  She's passionate about helping individuals find freedom from pain and discover tools to build healthy relationships.  She openly shares her struggle to find balance in her life after the end of a 35-year marriage.  In that devastating journey through loss os marriage, home, hob and community, she discovered her true self and also found healing for the abuse she suffered as a small child.  These experiences only intensified her passion for helping people wrestle with doubts and truth and becoming equipped to navigate the storms of life.  Out of the mosaic brokenness of her past shines the bright light of Hope.

National Grief Awareness Day and International Overdose Awareness Day

By Joy Gaertner | Aug 31, 2021
National Grief Awareness Day and International Overdose Awareness Day August 31th is National Grief Awareness Day and September 1st is International Overdose Awareness Day.  Anyone who has experienced the grief that comes with the loss of a friend or family member who died and/or suffered from an overdose might wonder why there is just one day…
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What to do When Father’s Day Isn’t Happy

By Joy Gaertner | Jun 20, 2021
Do Father’s Day posts on social media make you want to crawl under the covers until the day is over? Do Father’s Day commercials make you feel sad or angry? Do you wish Father’s Day would be over already, so you would stop being reminded about your dad? Even though Father’s Day is a happy…
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Are you the Mom You Want to Be?

By Joy Gaertner | May 8, 2021
“I sound just like my mother!” Raise your hand if you’ve thought that before. This might be especially true for you if you’re a mom, as your belief system is shaped by the people that raised you much more than any parenting book. Sometimes sounding just like your mom is a great thing like when…
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Testimonials

I have dealt with depression for many years.  I have participated in counseling, individual and groups, following my father's suicide when I was 16.  This class has helped me to make peace with the loss of my father and the circumstances around that.  I have learned how to take responsibility for my own happiness and how to make peace with my other losses.  This class has done what no counseling has been able to do.  I am more peaceful, a better listener, I have more tools in my toolbox so-to-speak for the relationships and interactions I have with others.  I am a better person and I can now model better ways for my children.  I have found my smile!!

April

The path this class set in motion for me was beautiful and unexpected at the best and the worst time in my life.  I feel so blessed to have had the experience to release the pain of my past, and accept the choices I've made throughout my life.   My relationships are richer and the life God has provided for me feels so much more meaningful.  I feel empowered and loved. 

Nicole

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61 tips on the experience of Grief and how to help people through it.