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"No one can recover alone."
Emotional Black Box
Thank you is not adequate appreciation for all of the changes I've been able to make in my life. I showed up full of doubt and fear, you created a safe environment for me to open my emotional black box and take a peek inside. When the contents all spilled out, you helped me sort through it without judgment. I’ve learned to confront my fears and jump in anyway. I’ve found a voice to stick up for myself. I’m sad that I’ve wasted all those years in hibernation. I’m letting go of the pain and moving on to a happier more fulfilling life now.
D. K.
Santa Clarita, CA
Done Drinking Poison
I’m such a different person now. When my husband pushes my button, I just go to those maintenance skills. He called me “clueless” the other day, so I went through my recovery skills and somehow, presto, I felt better almost immediately. Gone! Done! Things just roll off my back now. I’m done drinking poison and hoping his stomach hurts.
L. A.
Castaic, CA
‘Completely Stunned’
It's 9:45 pm on Sunday night, 3 hours after I returned home from the Program. Guess what? I just had a 45minute conversation with my mother on the phone. There was no pain, no grief, no excuses, no guilt, no unpleasantness – just conversation. Happy conversation. It was the most productive, pleasant, upbeat dialog I have ever exchanged with my mother. She even mentioned that I seemed 10 years younger and much more energetic that I had been in a long time. I am in complete tears of joy right now. I never, ever thought I'd live to see this. I am stunned and forever in your debt. I have my life back. This is the single most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me.
L. G.Santa Clarita, CAPowerful Feelings
I can’t say enough about how important this work is for everyone. We all suffer loss and regret. We even inherit grief. This program helped me to see all the elements of grief patterns and how powerful those feelings can be. I will use these tools throughout my life to get complete with loss and grief relationships.
R. W.Valencia, CAHelp for the Hurting
I’ve learned about grief and how to encourage, how to cry with those who need me to do so. In dealing with the grieving process myself and seeing it in others, I am learning how to help those who are hurting. Thanks to you and the help of those who are grief counselors, my prayers and my actions can be more effective in helping others.
G. E.Springtown, TXFreedom From Guilt
I was able to forgive very negative thoughts and feelings from a past relationship that was seriously impacting my current life. I am now free from the guilt that controlled me and much happier with my relationship with myself.
S. K. Saugus, CATime to Slow Down
From time to time during my life, I’ve heard Wayne Newton’s song ‘Daddy, Don’t You Walk So Fast.’ It has always filled my eyes with tears. But after the program, my thoughts changed. Now I think about putting my hand up in my dad’s and him slowing down for me. I can’t explain it, but our relationship is different now.
V. M.
Burbank, CA
No Longer Weighted Down
I have learned to no longer live in the past and let go of the emotional baggage. This summer was very productive for me. I got things done that I have been trying to do for years. I am no longer weighed down with “stuff.” My kids are doing great because I am doing better.
M. C.
Valencia, CA
Keeping the Decks Clean
Taking part in the Grief Program has changed me. I think differently about myself and other people. As a direct result of the work we’ve done, I’ve come to respect my own feelings as valid and unique. As a result, I like other people more now because I can better appreciate their uniqueness. At the time of my loss, I was perceiving and responding to my husband through a fog of pain and pent-up anger. Now I’ve learned how to confront emotional pain, take responsibility for my part in it and keep the decks clean of unexpressed feelings. The fog has lifted.
B. F.
Altadena, CA
Tools for Moving Through Loss
The emotional pain of a divorce is intense. The fact that the death of a relationship comes, yet both parties are alive, makes it even more traumatic. I am so thankful to The Grief Program for providing the tools necessary to move past the loss. I feel alive again.
J. C.
Duarte, CA
