Monica’s Journey: Grief, growth and the courage to start over

About this episode

Monica shares her journey of grief and personal growth after losing a best friend and navigating a tumultuous relationship.

We share Monica’s journey from small-town roots to Nashville dreams and a tumultuous relationship that taught her to trust her gut, grieve fully, and rebuild her life with calm and clarity. A raw, honest talk about loss, love-bombing, gaslighting, and finding home in yourself. • growing up in McAdoo and leaving for new chances • losing a best friend to overdose and making a documentary • coping with grief, guilt and finding closure with family stories • Nashville hustle, creative work and a ...

People in this episode

Host: Lauren Barton

Guest: Monica

Topics covered

• grief
• personal growth
• overcoming loss
• self-discovery
• relationships
• mental health

Keywords

• grief
• growth
• Nashville
• love-bombing
• gaslighting
• closure
• documentary

Mentioned in this episode

Places: McAdoo, Nashville

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