The Grief Recovery Institute

An evidence-based practice is a practice that has been rigorously evaluated in experimental evaluations, like randomized controlled trials, and shown to mak...

FINE is an acronym for Feelings Inside Not Expressed. This phrase is used as an example of “Academy Award Recovery,” where people have been so cultur...

In the GRM, we use this definition of forgiveness: Giving up the hope of a different or better yesterday. Regardless of their religious upbringing, many...

The GRI uses an online platform called Fresh Desk to provide additional means of support and information sharing.   To access this platform, log into th...

According to the Grief Recovery Method, grief is: The normal and natural response to change or loss of any kind.  The conflicting feelings resultin...

The Grief Recovery Institute (GRI) is the United States organization that oversees all Grief Recovery Method activities and GRM Specialists across the US...

After experiencing several significant losses, the death of a baby son led John W. James to create the Grief Recovery Method in the early 1980s.  Not...

The Grief Recovery Method Completion Letter is the final assignment or step in the GRM. In this step, the griever is given a specific format to follow to...

In 2018, Grief Recovery Method Specialist (GRMS) became the term to refer to those individuals who have completed the basic 4-Day GRM Foundational Certifica...

Helping Children with Loss (HCWL) is the name of the four-session program that teaches the principles included in the book When Children Grieve.   Th...