Why Unresolved Grief Is Behind So Much Pain (and How to Heal It) with Victoria Volk

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As the host of the Feel Free Again Podcast, I’ve had the privilege of hearing countless stories of loss and restoration — but few moved me like my conversation with Victoria Volk, a grief recovery specialist and mother of three from rural North Dakota. In this episode, we explore what it really means to confront decades of buried pain and how doing so can restore connection, compassion, and freedom.

Victoria opens up about losing her father at age 8, enduring abuse, and spending 30 years trying to outrun grief through achievement, distraction, and numbing. Her breaking point led her to the Grief Recovery Method, which completely changed her life — and even saved her relationship with her mother. She shares how healing her heart didn’t require others to change, but instead invited empathy, forgiveness, and peace that rippled through her entire family.

We also talk about how grief recovery helps parents and children communicate more openly, why boundaries create safety, and what happens when anger is finally understood instead of suppressed. If you’ve ever lost someone, faced trauma, or felt emotionally stuck, this episode will remind you that you can’t heal what you won’t feel — and that freedom is closer than you think.

⏱️ Chapters:
00:00 – Intro & Welcome to the Feel Free Again Podcast
01:05 – Meet Victoria Volk: Finding Grief Recovery After 30 Years
04:56 – The Midlife Unraveling: Identity, Motherhood & Burnout
06:50 – Discovering the Grief Recovery Method & Choosing Healing
10:05 – Why You Can’t Heal Alone: The Power of Safe Spaces
16:42 – Healing the Relationship with Her Mother Through Compassion
23:04 – Boundaries, Body Awareness & Feeling Safe Again
31:02 – Teaching Kids Emotional Honesty & Healthy Anger
45:00 – Victoria’s Son’s Accident: How Grief Tools Saved Their Family
1:00:07 – Grief Is Everywhere: Why the World Needs This Work

Cole James, President of the Grief Recovery Institute, shares about the Power of Grief Recovery! Cole is dedicating his life to help people with grief. Now, grief is much more than just losing someone. Did you know that? You've probably heard of the Five Stages of Grief, right? Well, this goes much deeper than you think. Let me explain. Everyone has some type of grief in their lives, some haven't yet, but it's part of life. We can't escape it, BUT we can work through it. And you don't have to do it alone. Let's talk about it.

We have trained Grief Recovery Method Specialists, who help heartbroken people, in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, the Middle East, Central America, South America, and North America. The Grief Recovery Method Certification Program is taught and available in multiple languages including: English, Spanish, Swedish, Hungarian, Ukrainian, and Russian. Our home office is in the United States and serves English-speaking nations and populations around the world, such as the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Commonwealth Nations. In addition, we have international affiliate offices in Sweden, Australia, Mexico, and Hungary.

Our goal is to help as many people as possible, which is why our books have been translated into over 30 languages including: Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Japanese, Ukrainian, Russian, and many more.

For more information visit: https://www.griefrecoverymethod.com/