Cindy Cook: Grief Recovery Method

Melissa and Staci talk with Cindy Cook from Emergence Grief and Loss in Vancouver, WA.  Cindy is an Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist in the Grief Recovery Method. We discuss what the Grief Recovery Method (GRM) is, what kinds of losses typically produce grief (it’s not just death…), the six most common grief myths that often keep grievers stuck, and how everyone can receive and give better support to grievers.

Cindy Cook Resources:

Cindy Cook Contact Info:

cindy@emergencegriefandloss.com

360-609-7539

Grief Recovery Method (GRM): The methodology and book

Six Myths of Grief:

1. Don’t feel bad

2. Replace the loss.

3. Grieve alone.

4. Just give it time.

5. Be strong for others.

6. Keep busy.

Hope Bereavement Services and their Current Support Groups

Brené Brown ‘Atlas of the Heart’: descriptions of emotions to better understand and provide vocabulary for what people feel and how to express it.

Elizabeth Kübler-Ross: Her bestselling book ‘On Death and Dying’ details 5 stages of anticipatory grief (for those in the process of dying) and it’s conclusions are often mistakenly broadened to cover all types of grief.