Grief is a normal reaction to loss and change, but most of us were never taught what to do with it. When we're grieving we get told: don't be sad, be strong, grieve alone, time heals, replace the loss, keep busy. We think that's the answer. It isn't.

Grief Recovery is a course built on an evidence-based method. We map the losses in your life and find the one to begin with. We go through that relationship in detail - what was good, what was hard, and what didn't turn out the way you wanted it to. We work out what still needs to be said. Then you write it, and read it aloud to a witness.

Most of us think grief is what happens when someone dies, or maybe when we divorce. But grief is really all the contradictory feelings around any kind of change. Separations, illness, lost trust, a pet, a life that didn't turn out the way you expected.

It's about getting those feelings out, for your own peace of mind, in a safe room with other people who are grieving. You never confront anyone - not the living, not the dead. It's your own work, and it stays in the room.

I'm not a psychologist or a psychotherapist, and this isn't treatment for depression or mental illness. It's a course in what to do with grief.

Practicalities

• 8 meetings, 1-2 hours each

• Launch price: 2 500 kr/person

• Course material and the book “Sorgbearbetning” are included.

• You will need 2–3 hours of self-study between meetings.

If you're wondering whether this is for you, write to me and we'll talk it through first.