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GRIEF RECOVERY OUTREACH WORKSHOPS are "take action"
workshops for moving beyond loss of any kind: loss of faith,
career, job, relationship break up of any kind, retirement,
miscarriage, interrupted pregnancy, placement of a child,
a debilitating disease, mental illness,loss of hopes, dreams,
and expectations for yourself or a loved one, masectomy,
head injury, moving, death or any of the more than forty
other losses that a person encounters over a life time.
Simply defined, grief is the NORMAL and NATURAL reaction
to emotional loss of ANY KIND. Often in our society, we
are encouraged to "Let go and move on." Most of
us would do that if we knew how. Unfortunately, we are taught
how to acquire things, not what to do when we have a significant
loss. Other myths, or incorrect ideas about dealing with
loss are: Keep busy. Grieve alone. It just takes time. Replace
the loss. It's not that bad. Be strong. Don't feel bad.
GRIEF RECOVERY OUTREACH WORKSHOPS provide the correct action
choices that guide you to move beyond the pain of loss.
It requires a commitment to your own healing through a structured
8 week workshop, (or 1-1) in a safe environment where you
can look at old beliefs about dealing with loss, look at
what losses have affected your life and take new action
steps which lead to completion of the pain attached to one
of those losses. Completion of the reationship to the pain,
results in regaining a sense of well being and the ability
to live a richer, more joyous life, more fully in the present.
The workshops are facilitated by Certified Grief Recovery
Specialist, Jo Leightner, educator, mother, grandmother,
sister, and friend. She is the weekend Unit Coordinator
at the Hospice Care Center of Broomfield and Boulder Counties,
where she works directly with patients and their families.
Jo is also a facilitator and co facilitator of an 8 week
Grief Group through Hospice Care of Boulder County.
After a series of her own personal losses in a very brief
time, Jo worked through a Grief Recovery Outreach Workshop
as a participant.
Although the work wasn't easy and at times quite challenging,
the benefits have proven to be incredible. The relief, the
joy, and the return to being able to live more fully in
the present is a gift that she wants to share with others.
BY JO LEIGHTNER
720-201-6723
jo@griefrecoveryworkshop.com
www.griefrecoveryworkshop.org
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