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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.

Learn More About Grief Recovery
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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.

The Grief that Comes with Suicide

By Joy Gaertner | Jul 9, 2019
Some years ago, Robin Williams was famously quoted as saying that “Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.”  On the face of it, this sounds very logical.  The problem is that the thought of ending one’s life via suicide is a very emotional choice, often related to issues that have brought grief into…
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[Video] Grief Recovery Method with Divorce

By Joy Gaertner | May 19, 2019
Learn more about how the Grief Recovery Method has helped so many cope with the loss around divorce:   Are you also dealing with loss around a divorce? I would love to talk with you more.
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Grieving a Loss Before it Happens

Anticipatory Grief

By Joy Gaertner | May 15, 2019
Grieving a Loss Before It Happens Anticipatory grief is most commonly associated with the feelings of grief felt by those who are dealing with a loved one’s impending death. A Place for Mom describes anticipatory grief as often being as intense as the grief experienced after a death itself. Perhaps a better and broader definition…
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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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Download The Grief Recovery Method Guide for Loss for Free here!

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