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What is Grief Wellness?
It is a focus on health and well-being during the natural emotional reaction or experience called grief. It is not an oxymoron and can exist. Grief has been widely misunderstood in our society. There is a tendency for people to associate it with mental illness and depression. It is very different. It is a normal reaction to loss. There are action steps that people can take over time to assist in the healing and recovery process. Counseling therapy, bereavement / grief support groups, and The Grief Recovery Institute’s Outreach Program are several options. Grief wellness coaching and retreats provide an extension of these support services to help people move forward in their lives.
When am I ready for Grief Wellness Coaching?
You are ready for coaching when you begin to question what you will do and where you will go in your life. Coaching helps you to make decisions in major and minor areas of your life. It helps you to decide what is important to you. It helps you to choose what you will do and how you will get there. There are no specific time periods to rely upon because everybody is different. The coaching relationship helps you to open that door and walk through it with your agenda as the main focus. It is about forward-moving action.
How do I know if I'm not ready?
If you are sitting in the past emotionally and feel a strong need to stay there, you may not be ready. The Grief Recovery Outreach Program, counseling therapy, and/or grief support groups may be more appropriate for you at this time. An individual coaching sample-session may tell you if you are ready or not.
What is The Grief Recovery Outreach Program?
It is an action program for moving beyond death, divorce and other losses. It was created by the founders of The Grief Recovery Institute, John W. James and Russell Friedman to assist grievers in completing the pain caused by any major loss. The Grief Recovery Institute is a training facility for the certification program and conducts intensive seminars and programs for grievers nationwide. Certified facilitators have direct access to the institute and use the Grief Recovery Outreach Program as designed. Sheila is licensed and certified to facilitate individual and group programs. Please contact Sheila Christianson for more information or go to Grief Programs.
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