Floral Haven is proud to offer two 12 week Grief Recovery workshops each year, with sessions beginning the last weeks of March and September. These programs utilize materials from The Grief Recovery Institute, based in Sherman Oaks, California, which are used in similar programs throughout the United States and Canada. These programs are offered free of charge at Floral Haven and are open to everyone who wishes to attend. They meet at the Floral Haven Family Center.

Grief is the normal and natural reaction to any significant emotional loss. While most people associate this with a death, other losses such as divorce, estrangement, retirement and health issues can also be sources of significant grief. Unfortunately, grief is one of society's most misunderstood and off limits topics of conversation. Grievers often are left totally alone to deal with the conflicting emotions caused by a loss.

Sadly, we are taught very little on how to cope with grief. Most of our education is based on misinformation, such as "grief just takes time." This is only true if the time is properly spent learning and applying to tools of recovery. To fully recover from a loss, we must first discover what was incomplete in the relationship and what must be done to make things complete. Our program focuses on teaching people these tools.

Our workshops programs are led by Stephen Moeller, a certified Grief Recovery Specialist, who has worked with these programs for more than 20 years. His experience and success in helping grievers is put to further use as he travels nationally for the Grief Recovery Institute, teaching people in other communities how to set up similar programs to help those in their area. He is assisted in this program by a group of past graduates who have likewise gone on for certification through the Grief Recovery Institute and now volunteer their time to assist other grievers.

Please check the section of this site for information about starting dates of workshops, or you may call Steve at (918) 459 1597 or e-mail him at smoeller@fhaven.com.

You can learn more about the Grief Recovery Institute at www.grief.net