Hello! So, so happy you stopped by. I'm Andrea.
Mother. Wife. Daughter. Sister. Friend.
Lifelong learner. Compassionate. Heart-centered.
My journey as a Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist® was born out of my own grief from loss. It was also influenced by my work with young people as a secondary school guidance counsellor, where I have sat with many, many students who are grieving all kinds of losses.
As a mathematics major in university, I have always found my brain to be a logical, ordered, methodical one. A planner at heart, I have always been good at breaking tasks down, thinking through all the possibilities, and putting a plan into action. What I realized very quickly was that this was not really all that helpful when dealing with the grief that comes from loss. I wasn't going to be able to "think and plan" my way out of my grief.
I needed to find a way to get out of my own head and stop intellectualizing my feelings of grief. I needed to lean in to it and embrace it. Feel it, express it, and let go of the pain. Trying to think my way out of the sadness, hurt, and pain of my grief was not working. I needed something concrete that I could DO.
Enter the Grief Recovery Method®.
I read The Grief Recovery Handbook and I was hooked. I needed to learn more about this. And did I ever learn! I hold Ashley Miekle, my trainer, and Michele & Louise, my fellow "goddesses of the Giantess" forever in my heart as we shared our journey together.
This works. I know it works because before I could offer it to you, I did it for myself. Everyone's experience of grief is different, unique, and authentic. I do not know how you feel. At best, I know how I have felt when I experienced sadness, heartbreak, and grief related to loss. I also know how the Grief Recovery Method® can help you. You and I can work together to get past your pain.
You can do this. Are you ready?
I will listen. I can help.
With much love, Andrea Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist®