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HOW TO DEAL WITH HOLIDAY GRIEF by Mark Teats
Sunday, 23 Oct, 2011 – 2:40 | Comments Off
HOW TO DEAL WITH HOLIDAY GRIEF by Mark Teats

The holiday season means happy times, busy schedules, family time and great memories, but not for everyone.  Since grief is a normal and natural reaction to loss of any kind, many will feel some degree …

Am I Going Crazy? What Is Normal? by Mark Teats
Monday, 14 Feb, 2011 – 5:29 | Comments Off
Am I Going Crazy? What Is Normal? by Mark Teats

A statement I hear regularly is, “I feel like I am going crazy.”  Feelings that have never surfaced before or with such intensity causes normal people to question their sanity.  So what is normal when it …

Children Grieve
Wednesday, 3 Nov, 2010 – 11:41 | Comments Off
Children Grieve

There are certain age related characteristics that children experience when they grieve.  In this article we will summarize those characteristics.  Children are not adults. One mistake adults can make is to assume that children have adult …

Why Should I Attend Grief-Recovery? by Mark Teats
Monday, 12 Apr, 2010 – 6:05 | Comments Off
Why Should I Attend Grief-Recovery? by Mark Teats

A common question grievers ask is, “Where do I go from here?”  Dealing with grief is the least talked about and therefor, the least understood subject in the Western world.  We have a lot of …

SCHEDULE FOR 2011
Monday, 7 Sep, 2009 – 6:07 | Comments Off
SCHEDULE FOR 2011

Next Session Begins on Thursday, March 24, 2011
400 S. Power Rd (SW Corner of Power and Broadway Rds) Mesa, AZ 85206 Phone: 480-830-4422
We ask everyone to purchase the Grief Recovery Handbook 20th Anniversary Edition, for …

The Myth of Stages of Grief by Mark Teats
Sunday, 16 Aug, 2009 – 2:36 | Comments Off
The Myth of Stages of Grief by Mark Teats

Russell Friedman and John W. James wrote an article called, The Myth of the Stages of Dying, Death and Grief found on the Institute of Grief Recovery website, www.grief.net, which I have paraphrased in …

When A Loved One Dies by Mark Teats
Monday, 13 Jul, 2009 – 3:42 | Comments Off
When A Loved One Dies by Mark Teats

As a grief counselor who also works full time at Hospice Family Care, I see my share of grief and loss.  A principle that touches everyone who experiences a loss is this: We do …

Living In The Moment by Mark Teats
Wednesday, 27 Aug, 2008 – 9:38 | Comments Off
Living In The Moment by Mark Teats

We tend to live in the past or the future.  It is interesting to me that we like to be in control of our lives, yet we can not control the past or the …

Grief is Normal, Unique and a Process
Thursday, 15 May, 2008 – 1:06 | Comments Off
Grief is Normal, Unique and a Process

 
Grief is Normal: Grief is the normal and natural reaction to loss of any kind. A loss due to death or divorce or the break-up of a romantic relationship are perhaps the most common. There …

Walking The Path Of Grief
Sunday, 6 Apr, 2008 – 19:45 | Comments Off
Walking The Path Of Grief

Some Helpful Sayings to Take Along the Way

To deny your pain will deny your healing.
By acknowledging your broken heart you will begin to heal.
Nothing about grief and the feelings is normal. Whatever you are …