Congratulations for having the courage to make a step toward finding answers to some questions you have and relief for the pain you feel. My name is Yolanda Mitchum and I am honored to have the opportunity to briefly share about myself. You will learn a little about my loss, why I became a Grief Recovery Method Specialist and how I can walk with you through your significant emotional loss to YOUR healing.

As a child, I was bullied because I had scoliosis and didn’t look like my peers. I was suicidal, and no one knew it. I appeared to be happy and always smiled, yet inside I felt ALONE, INADEQUATE and BROKEN. Today as a registered nurse, mentor, parent, church school leader and previously an inpatient adolescent mental health nurse, I see children face greater pressures from social media and their peers. Public images distort reality, which in turn has affected mental health at a larger scale in comparison to growing up in the 1990s. In addition to mental health, children face other losses and do not know how to communicate their feelings.

Although my hidden childhood insecurities rolled into adulthood, I became a very successful registered nurse, obtained a master’s in business administration, and climbed the corporate ladder leading teams, where the sky was the limit. I’ve always had strong faith in God and believed in professional counseling to bring balance in life. None of that mattered my life came to a HARD STOP and my HEALTH took a DOWNWARD turn in 2020. That was the year I lost my unborn child and Amaria, my then 18-year-old daughter, unexpectedly died. I was completely OVERWHELMED with grief, and it was literally HARD TO BREATH. While I’ve had many losses along the way, that was the final loss I could take. I knew I needed something in addition to the "usual" professional counseling, religious guidance, family/friend support and medical care I was already receiving.

I am so grateful for a mother who reached out to a stranger, me-another mother in pain, to offered genuine support through social media and recommended The Grief Recovery Method (GRM). I found the GRM so instrumental in my personal healing from early childhood losses, adult losses, and the most devastating loss – the unexpected death of my daughter. The tools I learned and applied from this program have completely changed my life, help me be a present mother for my living children, empowered me to live again and SMILE for real. Furthermore, GRM impacted how I support children in my care after loss and inspired me to become a GRM Specialist.

In early 2022, I decided to use my two decades of healthcare passion, loss experiences and leadership to impact lives in a different capacity, which is healing broken hearts after the unthinkable happens and BEING HERE FOR YOU. There is health, hope and healing! I am ready to walk with you through the journey to YOUR healing and even offer you tools to help your children with loss. I have prioritized helping children with loss for parents, teachers, and other leaders in childcare facilities, schools, and faith-based organization. It takes a village to raise children and you are not ALONE. Schedule your FREE consult now!

Thank you for reading,
Yolanda Mitchum