Here’s What People Say About griefHaven
“Incredible! Thank you so much for sharing these resources. I really needed to hear this as I’ve found myself looping a lot.”
— M“So grateful that we have you to guide us in this journey.”
— C“I’m very grateful that your office answered the phone when I called and you reached out right away. So appreciated and personal!”
— C“I thank you for your time and bless you for the work that you do for us.”
— J“The support I received through griefHaven was instrumental. I subsequently trained with Susan for several years to become one of the facilitators with her foundation……. I’m so very sorry you’re in that ‘club.’”
— L“I am grateful I sought out help, thankful for the group I am part of, and most importantly thankful for you in doing what you do to help us all in this journey we are on and especially helping me personally in navigating me through such a difficult time in my life. I am forever thankful and grateful.”
— Stuart“I was so moved by this [newsletter] article. Thank you for sharing this. It really helped me.”
— A“Thank you and Denise for providing this platform. It was nice to be ‘in the room’ and sharing our collective grief.”
— Leslie“And thank you from the bottom of my heart for holding us throughout this year with your and Denise’s loving and wise guidance. I truly appreciate you and our group!”
— J“Thank you, Susan for your outreach and continued heartfelt support. When we first heard about Grief Haven, we instantly felt it was a mission we wanted to support. In retrospect, I realize that part of the overwhelming and compelling need to be in your corner was the subconscious fear that after 25 years of dangerous behavior, we could lose our Andrew. Now that fear has been realized and we are members of the club no parent wants to join. Thank you, our friend, for your support and guidance.”
— Robert“Thank you for reaching out during this very vulnerable time. It makes me feel not so alone when every day I experience the strange feeling of how intense the grief is and that it is always under the surface of every day.”
— Joanie“We walk this path of grief & recovery loving & supporting each other over the bumps & towards the light. It was an awful year, but we sustained each other with Susan at the helm as we all kept rowing. As a new year approaches, we will face each day knowing we have each other and that truly is a blessing.”
“Our beloved group was one of the best gifts of 2025, all of you enriching my life with your heartfelt stories of loss and love. My safe place of sharing and grieving as we journey forth to reset our lives, walking down new pathways for friendship and renewal.”
— Figgy“My experience with Grief Haven brought up all the love and support I needed when I lost Alex. I was able to pass that along to my friend who just lost her son and just listen. We are now bonded by our sons. Forever thankful.”
— Karen“Thank you for introducing us to Grief Haven when we were grasping for every straw we could find.”
— Ken“Thank you for your beautiful email/note. This [life after losing my daughter] is the hardest thing I've ever had to endure and I'm so grateful that you offer a safe space to be in community during this grief journey. You offer hope, you offer a path forward of what it looks like to live with purpose and still be a part of life with your support and wisdom. It helps to not feel so alone. Thank you for all that you do and set an example for us...and with each day somehow I'll find a way to keep living in my daughter’s honor even with a shattered heart.”
— Carla“So good to hear from everyone all these years after our support group ended. We spent so much time together for years. Neat to see everyone's name and see some good ‘experiences’. I've had plenty of good experiences, too. Incredible how we're still alive 5 years later! Who'd a thunk we'd survive, let alone be fulfilled.”
— Jack“I am grateful to Susan Whitmore for all the information she sent a few weeks ago, after I reached out to griefHaven. I am a grieving mother (of a 43-year-old son who passed away January, 2022) and I am also a psychologist, so this information (and the newsletter that I received yesterday) is and will I’m sure continue be very helpful! I have passed on the newsletter to others.”
— Sharon Armstrong“Words can’t express the deep feelings & admiration for your heart, caring, love & empathy. Last night, after such a wonderful gathering of healing souls, I left so buoyed by the sharing and miracle grief recovery means. Thank you, thank you for your love.”
— Suzanne“Clusters of great conversation bubbled throughout the entire evening. A toast to Susan Whitmore!”
“Thank you so very much for responding (and personally) to my submission on the griefHaven site! I appreciate your thoughtful words of consolation so very much! I can see by what I’ve read (on your website and in your email) that you have touched many lives and supported many people on this rough journey.”
“Many thanks to you for all that you are doing to support the bereaved among us.”
“Your Packet of Hope came highly recommended by some of my colleagues. After receiving it, I can understand why. It’s a gift for those of us who have nowhere else to go for grief support. Thank you.”
“I’m also ever grateful for the affectionate unity and support to now travel with each other [spousal loss support group] into and through these uncharted emotional places and also have the trust and freedom to just cry and share our painful stories and the weight of our grief. It also feels as though we are now not alone, all holding hands with each other, and have been blessed to create a family tribe that just guides us even though it might feel impossible, to better understand this deeply elusive journey by being there for each other to help discover our healing and inner peace. This is our safe haven, our safe place…thank you, Susan.”
— Larry“She is so lucky to have you and Grief Haven. You saved my life so that I can find joy again.”
— Geri“Thank you for sharing your story and for the extraordinary work you’ve done through griefHaven. It’s incredible how you’ve turned unimaginable loss into a source of healing. You’ve built a remarkable organization that touches so many. We are fortunate to have the opportunity to support your organization.”
— Anthony Marguleas“Of course griefHaven is precious to us and we are proud of all you have created and happy to be supporting your work always.”
— Steven“Thank you very much. I appreciate the links and attachments [Packet of Hope]. And your kind words. You have so many good suggestions, thank you.”
“This is a remarkable read [article in the monthly newsletter] that makes sense of the grieving process I have been experiencing while giving me a keener perspective of my feelings and this journey. Moreover, it fosters in me a renewed connection to the griefHaven community I have come to know, respect, appreciate, and love. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.”
— Jeanne Kondra