Monica Davis

Hi! Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read about my story. Have you ever moved or changed jobs? Have you ever started a new school or graduated? Have you had a falling out or grown apart with a friend or relative? Have you or a loved one had a change in health? Have you ever just felt unfulfilled or stuck? If you’re like me then you probably have experienced most if not all of these scenarios. And after these scenarios, did you recognize that each of them could be a grieving event? Me neither. I chalked it up to being life events and powered through never acknowledging the impact they had on my routines and norms. I packed away any sad or negative emotion and usually tried to convince myself that I was “fine”. And without even realizing it, I had a backpack full of sadness, fear, and anxiety that had accumulated from all these life events. Queue Covid-19. And then the world turned upside down due to a pandemic. The loss of safety and control overwhelmed me. But my backpack was already at capacity. How could I keep a positive attitude and a fake smile if I had no more room to push away the fear and anxiety? Luckily, about a year before this momentous event happened, a kind soul had planted a seed of the idea that you could recover from grief. And my tears watered the seed enough for it to grow into curiosity, then hope, and I made the desperate call to get help out of the dark hole I was in. As I learned the tools of the Grief Recovery Method, I slowly unpacked my backpack full of unresolved grief and was finally able to shed some of the burden that I never realized was weighing me down. By continuously practicing the recovery components, I now have made some space in my heart and uncovered a spark of imagination and creativity. And the spark has grown into a passion and a bold idea to share my experience and the tools to help others unpack their bags as well. Everybody’s bag will be different. No matter what caused the grief, each event is unique and requires unique recovery tools. I’d love to help you unpack your bag so you can start feeling better. Serving Santa Clarita and surrounding communities for in person meetings. Also available for online meetings.