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Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist and Life Coach
Monique Hayes, M.Ed.
Hello! Today is the day you decided to take a step towards coping with the grief you feel and rediscovering the hope and goodness in your life. My name is Monique and I'm proud of you for trusting in the healing process and seeking the support you need. I understand the deep and seemingly bottomless pain of loss you may be feeling because in July 2020, my beloved mother unexpectedly passed amid the Covid-19 Pandemic. This was an earth shattering and devastating loss for me just as we had begun to rediscover each other as mother and daughter in my adult years. Then, my grief was compounded during my birthday weekend in 2020 when my grandmother died unexpectedly after an emergency hip replacement. In the span of 3 months, I lost the only two maternal figures I knew. I spent over a year in therapy dealing with my grief but oftentimes found that I was pretending that I was fine. During that time in therapy, I still felt this heavy, but hollow unbearable weight that kept me frozen in place and stuck—all I could think of was what would not be experienced and what would be missed. When I found the Grief Recovery Method, I swore I didn't need any more help outside the yearlong therapy I had already had, especially since I felt my 15+ years working as a counselor/coach was enough to get me through the feelings of ‘stuckness’. Needless to say, I was completely WRONG!
I went through the Grief Recovery Method training and words cannot describe how it changed my life and helped me find my way back to myself—back to feeling joy, back to being hopeful for what’s to come. This new sense of direction helped me decide I wanted to help people who were struggling like myself. Now as an Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist, I want to help you know that grief doesn’t have to be a life sentence. My wish for you is that we can work together to rediscover your sense of self, happiness and completion after loss.
I am the Co-Founder of Grief Escapes, and it’s Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist and Life Coach. I have over 20 years of experience working in the field of counseling, coaching, and education. I believe all people are capable of making positive change in their lives. I am located in the Philadelphia, PA area eager to work virtually with people around the world push through to the other side of grief.
You can reach Monique via Email
Ecommerce Marketing Director
Clinton Minus, JD
Clinton Minus is the Co-Founder of Grief Escapes and its Ecommerce Marketing Director. He previously owned and operated Inkosi Fitness, a concierge fitness and personal training company that offered remote coaching and in person personal training sessions for individuals and groups domestically and abroad. Though Clinton has been a lifelong athlete and trained others before, he became an ACE Certified Personal Trainer in 2017. Clinton has trained and coached corporate executives of companies such as Facebook, top Silicon Valley & Bay Area Artists, and other numerous professionals since 2017. Clinton is passionate about exercise and enjoys helping all his client’s reach their fitness and life goals. Clinton currently has limited availability for select personal training clients.
You can reach Clinton via Email