Grief is caused by many things, and is not always just associated with death. It can be associated with many forms of loss: estrangement, divorce, caring 24/7/365 for a medically fragile child, and more.
Grief is the normal and natural reaction to change or loss of any kind. And it’s the conflicting feelings caused by the end of or change in a familiar pattern of behavior. Unresolved grief is most frequently about things we wish we’d said or done differently, better, or more and the undelivered communications of an emotional nature when a loss occurs.
Through official certification, On Angels’ Wings team members provide grief recovery services based upon The Grief Recovery Method (GRM), the only evidenced-based grief recovery program in the world. GRM is an action-based, powerful, directed approach to healing from life’s deepest heartbreaks.
The goal of the GRM is to help grievers complete your relationship to the pain, isolation, and loneliness caused by significant emotional loss. People don’t necessarily lack courage or willingness to face their grief, but they sometimes lack proper information and a safe environment in which to do so. By utilizing the GRM, we seek to provide grievers with the tools they need in order to find capacity for happiness again.
The GRM program through On Angels’ Wings is provided in one-on-one or group settings, in-person or virtually. While priority is given to OAW recipients, this service is available to the entire community (we simply ask that participants who are not recipients make a donation to the organization in any amount).
The one-on-one (whether in person or virtual) is done in the comfort of your home or in a private meeting location. This program requires that ther ebe no interruptions during the time you meet each week. For the group program, the main lessons are provided to the entire group, and then the personal work is done in groups of 2-3 people, who are the only ones you will share any intimate details of your loss with. If a virtual group, those small groups will be put in breakout rooms (Zoom). It’s important that, wherever you are when participating virtually, it’s private and you won’t be interrupted. If the group is in person, OAW will arrange for a private meeting location (for example, at the OAW studio for Springfield groups, or in someone’s home or a privately rented space for other service locations).
See the Certified Specialists tab to learn more about each of our providers and who might be the best fit for you. You can also learn more about the program in the video below.
The organization requires that participants cover the cost of the $12 accompanying book, and requests a donation to On Angels’ Wings at the end of the program. See the testimonials below. Currently available scheduled programs are listed under the Grief Recovery tab above. Or you can contact us to arrange for an individual schedule with one of our specialists.