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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.

A Veterans Journey to Healing: Being Strong, Resilience and New Tools

By Joy Gaertner | Nov 12, 2019
by Ed Owens   My journey to the Grief Recovery Method began after the death of my three-year-old son, Eddie Ryan, in September of 2010.  At the time, I was a Detective with the Sheriff’s Office; he was shot with my backup gun.  Four hours later I would hear the words no parent should ever…
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National Grief Awareness Day & International Overdose Awareness Day

By Joy Gaertner | Aug 29, 2019
August 30th is National Grief Awareness Day and August 31st 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 in the year that has been earmarked as special when…
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Grief Support: Knowing What to Say and What to Avoid

By Joy Gaertner | Aug 16, 2019
By Steven Moeller   The majority of grievers are desperately in need of support to help them in coping with their losses. They need someone to listen to them without analysis, criticism or judgment. Fear of how to approach grievers and assist them stops many well-meaning people from being there for these people when they…
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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

Let the light back into your life by Walking With Joy!

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