The Grief Recovery Institute of Australia & New Zealand is based in Perth, Western Australia and was developed by John W. James and Russell Friedman founders of the Grief Recovery Institute in the USA has helped tens of thousands of people around the world but what is it? Because grief is such a misunderstood and little talked about topic it may be easier to start by saying what the Grief Recovery Method isn’t: It’s not counselling. It’s not therapy. It’s not an alternative treatment While any of the above routes may be of some little or great benefit, they mainly offer a path to discovery of the thoughts and feelings you have around the loss in your life. However, here at Grief Recovery (Australia) we maintain that discovery is not the same as recovery. The Grief Recovery Method is an action plan. It is a series of small steps that when taken, in order, by the griever it leads to the completion of all the unresolved business linked to the loss. There are a number of ways in which you can learn the Grief Recovery Method for yourself or you can learn how to teach it to others by becoming a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist. Grief is defined as the “conflicting emotions that follow the ending or change in familiar patterns of behaviour.” This complex emotional state has nothing to do with our intellect. We cannot rationalise ourselves better. Therefore any “treatment” that appeals to our heads and not our hearts is doomed to fail.