Michelle Sutton, Advanced Certified Grief Recovery Specialist

02/09/2021

Grief is absolutely unique 🧡

01/21/2021

There are no “stages” of grief. It is a unique experience for each individual as much as each relationship is unique to those who are in it. There isn’t a right or wrong way to process grief. 🧡

Did you know that there are no stages of Grief? In 1969, Elizabeth Kubler Ross wrote the book On Death and Dying in which she discussed emotions that a patient might feel upon finding out they have a terminal illness. The stages are Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. The problem is that people have applied these arbitrary stages that a terminal patient MIGHT feel to something that all grievers DO feel. And it’s simply not true. Some grievers cry, some don’t. Some grievers are angry, others are not. Grief is unique to each individual, so classifying stages can be harmful.

12/21/2020

In case you question whether or not grief recovery works or if it’s helpful, please read this and reach out to me if you are interested or if you want to know more. You are not alone. 🧡

One of the most frequent questions we are asked at The Grief Recovery Institute, by those who are professionally involved in therapeutic practice, is whether there are any studies that show that The Grief Recovery Method is effective. In the past, all we could do is talk about the

12/14/2020

Please don't suffer alone or in silence. I am here to be your "heart with ears", someone who will listen to you and not compare or judge. The holidays have been hard for me at times and this year will feel so different than past years. Its hard to know how it may cause grief in us. Please know that I am a safe place. 🧡

If the sight of Christmas lights, and the sound of carols, makes your heart shatter into 1000

09/04/2020

It looks like most schools i

08/06/2020

If you are at all curious about what I mean when I say "grief recovery" or if you want to understand what I do in the shortest time possible, please watch this five minute video. We are all grievers and we all need to be heard. ❤

Find out more: http://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/

08/02/2020

Covid-19. Quarantined in our houses. Cancelled school. No prom. No graduation. Unable to visit grandparents or other relatives. Unable to see friends. Cancelled birthday parties. Kids today have experienced an incredible amount of loss and grief, even in the past six months. I'm grateful to announce that I am now able to offer a four-week Helping Children With Loss online group. This group is meant to educate parents, grandparents, teachers, social workers, anyone who loves and works with children on how to help the children in their lives deal with and process the inevitable grief they will experience or have experienced in their lives. Please contact me if you are interested in joining a group. ❤

07/20/2020

This is a huge part of grief recovery, empathetic listening. I can be a heart with ears for you. Listening with no comments, criticism or judgement. Contact me if you just need someone to hear you. ❤

06/19/2020

06/01/2020

I am excited and grateful to announce that I will be a trained and certified Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist, able to do online one-on-one sessions of the Grief Recovery Method, starting on June 22nd. This unprecedented time in our history has left us all reeling. Many changes. Isolation. An incredible amount of loss, of many kinds. Grief Recovery can help you sort through all of your feelings, allowing you to feel what you need to feel and have someone listen without judgment or criticism. Our losses can hold us back from living our lives in the fullest, most loving way possible. If you would like to participate in online grief recovery, I'm now taking names of those who are interested. You could live across town from me or 3,000 miles away. I can be a heart with ears for you! ❤

05/06/2020

Helping grieving people is my passion, and I can’t wait to get back to it. Seeing people realize what has been holding them back and coming to a new realization of being free brings me joy. As soon as possible, I'm going to start meeting with people again for grief recovery, one-on-one and in groups. Please private message me or leave a comment here if you are interested. Being free to love and be loved fully is an amazing thing! ❤️