197: Transforming Loss into Hope with Michelle L. Cramer

Teresa Reiniger sits down with Michelle L. Cramer to discuss the transformative power of grief recovery. Michelle, the founder of On Angel's Wings, Certified Grief Recovery Method Specialist, and Author of Unshattered Grief.

Michelle explains in this week’s episode the Grief Recovery Method, focusing on how it helps individuals process their grief by addressing unresolved past losses and emotional wounds. Together, Teresa and Michelle explore how verbalizing grief, building support systems, and finding strength in vulnerability are essential steps on the path to healing. This episode is a powerful reminder that while grief is deeply personal, there is hope, community, and support available for everyone navigating loss.

Key Takeaways from this Episode:

• Grief Recovery Requires Addressing Past Losses: Healing involves processing not just recent grief, but unresolved losses from the past as well.
• The Grief Recovery Method: This method creates emotional space for individuals to heal, emphasizing the importance of identifying and releasing emotional pain.
• Verbalizing Grief is Crucial: Talking about grief helps release bottled-up emotions and leads to deeper understanding of the grieving process.
• Strength in Vulnerability: Michelle emphasizes that strength comes from allowing yourself to feel and process grief, not from suppressing it.
• Community Involvement is Essential: Nonprofits like On Angel’s Wings rely on community support to sustain their services, offering crucial help to grieving families.

Sound Bites:

"We want to increase your capacity for happiness again."

"Grief is work, and it requires awareness."

"We need to create scar tissue instead of open wounds."

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

Michelle’s Book: Unshattered Grief by Michelle Cramer Grief Recovery Method: GriefRecoveryMethod.com

Connect with Michelle Cramer: Website: ⁠https://oawphoto.org/⁠ 

Instagram: @oaw_photo

Facebook: oawphoto

youtube: @oawphoto

Retreat Link:

https://livingaftergrief.com/emotional-freedom-after-loss-retreat

Connect with Teresa: EMAIL: ⁠teresa@livingaftergrief.com⁠ Facebook ⁠https://www.facebook.com/LivingAfterGrief/⁠ Instagram: @livingaftergrief Website: ⁠https://livingaftergrief.com/⁠ click and schedule a complementary Hope Exploration call: ⁠https://livingaftergrief.com/calendar/hope-exploration-session⁠ Podcast Guest: ⁠https://livingaftergrief.coachesconsole.com/calendar/podcast-interview-call