Jackie Wimberly, Florida, commented:

Thank you very much! Your course supported me through the worst time of my life! I really looked forward to my e-mails. I have saved all of them so I can read over all the wonderful advice and loving comfort it gave me. I would definitely take another class with you and probably will in the near future. I will also recommend your course to others!

Nancy Rogers, Oregon, noted:

So far, I have seen all of the feelings I have been going through, and it has helped me to see that they are normal. I have been able to cope much better with the loss of my husband of 30 years.

Gayle Gray of Georgia, also noted:

Very helpful in telling you what you are going through and how to understand and handle it.

Deborah La Torre of New Jersey commented:

Very Healing. My mother died on April 5, 2004. She was 87, disabled for years from crippling arthritis and angina. She died from liver cancer. We had a Memorial service in the town that she lived in for all her friends and family. It had always been planned that she [would] have a Memorial Service with just family at my sister's beach house in Maine. The memorial service was this weekend, but due to my ongoing challenges with lyme disease I was unable to attend. When I had to make arrangements to go, I realized that I could not handle a six-hour drive to Maine. My intuition told that would be best. So that's when I signed up for this course. I broke the rules and had it sent daily, which turned out to be an incredible comfort. I needed strength and comfort fast so thank you deeply from my heart for helping me cope with this difficult time. When my [grandmother] died at 90 years young, my mother felt such deep grief. Reluctantly, she had little patience for her emotional pain - it made her feel as if she was "weak". I helped her through that time and will never forget her words of wisdom that have rang so true for me, "Deb, No one ever loves you like your mother does." That was 18 years ago when I was pregnant with my daughter and I don't know how much I understood it then, but now it is crystal clear. The love of a mother is a very unique and multi-faceted experience, one that I will hold in my heart forever. Thank you so much for this amazing gift!

Alfred C., Ohio, had this to say about the course:

I was very unprepared for the sudden loss of my mate. My emotions, after the numbness and denial were without rhyme or reason. Fluctuating up and down. I learned about this course through word of mouth. I am very grateful for the material covered in this course. It answered just about all of my questions about the grief process, emotions, feelings, reactions and spiritual thinking. The course helped me so much that I would not hesitate to recommend it.

Lisa, Ohio, commented:

This course is concise and to the point. The material presented can be found in grief books in more depth, but many people grieving, especially early in the process, are not ready to read an entire book(s). This course gives the griever a synopsis of [that] valuable information. I especially liked [Lessons] #10-Guilt, #13-Spiritual Reactions, #21-Understanding Different Grieving Patterns, and #24-From Surviving to Transcending Your Grief. The material is presented with much sensitivity, compassion and kindness! Thank you!

V Thomas, Ohio, noted:

The course very much helped me through my grief. I looked forward to each day just to read what was going to be said. [Lessons were] Useful, insightful, helpful.

Cynthia of South Carolina, told us the course was:

Useful. Supportive.

Patricia Scott, M.S.,
a Bereavement Counselor,
had this to say about the course:

Marty's work is concise and informed as well as warm and wise. I can wholeheartedly recommend it. I especially enjoyed the Moment of Reflection. The list of signs that one is progressing in Lesson 23 provides a rich tool for self-examination.

Steve George,
a Bereavement Counselor,
commented:

Marty's course brings together, in a logically consistent format, the challenges of the first year of grief. She has described, both sensitively and with excellent detail, the process of grief through time as well as the healing journey the grief-stricken enter upon.

Marty has described the responses to grief and normalized these responses in ways consistent with effective grief therapy.

Mara Goebel,
a Bereavement Dept. Assistant,
noted:

I thoroughly enjoyed each lesson's individuality and ability to inspire deeper thoughfulness and meaningful activities.

Leslie W., CT, commented:

I am really enjoying your service. It's one of the best I've been enrolled in and I have a lot of references. Thank you