The NEW Confident Grief Coach Show: Where Grief Transforms into Peace, Joy, and Purpose

Contact us: Cami Thelander: www.bearfootyogi.com The Confident Grief Coach School: www.healingfamilygrief.com

In this episode, in honor of World Cancer Day on February 4, 2024, we are talking about our own experiences of having a loved one diagnosed and die from cancer. We chat about the journey starting with anticipatory grief and leading into a new phase of grief when our person takes his/her last breath.  If you like what you have heard and it resonates for you - please hit the "like"  and "s...

Welcome to the NEW Confident Grief Coach Show hosted by Pat Sheveland, Founder of the International Academy for Grief and the Confident Grief Coach School and Cami Thelander, Founder of Grief Embodiment Coaching.  Contact us: Cami Thelander: www.bearfootyogi.com The Confident Grief Coach School: www.healingfamilygrief.com

In this episode, our guest is Cami Thelander who is a passionate grief coach whose mission is to provide “embodied grief support” for those who are grieving. Cami experience deep loss at a young age. Her story is profound yet not uncommon – her grief accumulated over the years until she had the deep realization that she was holding her grief within her body. Her journey brought her to where she is...

Shownotes: [00:00:05.160] - Pat Sheveland, Host Thank you for joining us back here for our series on adoption, Where Grief and Gratitude Co-exist. This series of interviews has been created to share the many faces of adoption to bring not only awareness, but I'm hoping some sense of community and support for those of you who are chosen as an adoptee, for those of you who have opened your hearts to...

In this interview with Tim Mackey, we get yet another perspective on adoption. Tim was relinquished at birth spending 6 months in an orphanage setting before being adopted by his parents. It wasn’t until an ancestry DNA test led him to his birth family in his early 50’s. Tim shares his thoughts on how to one should prepare themselves mentally if they choose to reach out and connect with their birt...

PART TWO: Adoption: Where Grief and Gratitude Co-Exist. An Interview with Caitlin Sheveland Welcome back to our next interview in our series of Adoption: Where Grief and Gratitude can Co-Exist.  In this interview with Caitlin Sheveland, we hear the story of what propelled her and her family into the world of foster care and adoption, ultimately bringing Caitlin into a soul purpose, a life pur...

Summary: In this interview with Barbara DeMers, we will discuss not only her lived experience of being an adoptive child after being removed at birth from her mother and placed into an orphanage for 6 months before her adoptive parents brought her home, but we also touch on what some of the research is showing about the effects of adoption on the adoptee. Barbara’s passion is to provide support an...

Founder of MPCS Inc. with The FACTOR OF, Maria Nebres is an international bestselling published author of Love and the Highly Engaged Team, a certified trainer of Jack Canfield’s Success Principles, and an authentic success coach, blending her expertise in human relations, human resources management and personal success development for motivated individuals to realize their true leadership for abu...

Karen Lorre studied psychobiology (how the mind affects the body) in college. She has had a lifelong interest in psychobiology, epigenetics, neuroscience, health, and spirituality. She has studied the Science of Mind since 1985, has been meditating consistently since 1991, and has studied the Law of Attraction since 2009. While still in college, Karen found she had a natural gift for receiving dir...

In this episode being aired during Bereaved Parents Awareness Month, please join Pat as she interviews Teresa Reiniger about her work as a coach supporting women, especially those who have experienced infertility and miscarriage. Oftentimes the grief of child loss is invisible to the outside world, leaving bereaved mothers with “silent” grief. If you are grieving the death of your child and would...

Excerpt from Life of Dad mini-documentary: "I want to tell you about a warrior. A warrior named Wyatt Zane. My mentor, hero, cuddle and battle buddy, my son, my king... Wyatt means small courageous fighter, and courageous in battle. He lived up to that name. We won many battles, but sadly, we lost our war... The only thing harder than losing a child is learning to live again. You have to find a wa...

Artist and Musician David Halliwell shares his deep love, the ensuing grief, and the ongoing healing after his beautiful daughter Cat Halliwell was killed in a motor vehicle accident a decade ago. Get my free grief ebook, "How Do I Survive?" 7 Steps to Living After Child Loss here: https://www.healingfamilygrief.com/order-free-book Learn more about Pat Sheveland: https://www.healingfamilygrief.com...

Death knows no boundaries and Jay Pernu's story shows us the painful reality of drug addiction beginning with a prescription for opioids after his son experienced a sports injury. Jayson Pernu grew up in a loving home and was a talented, young baseball player until an injury sidelined him and led him on the path of addiction which ultimately took his life. Jay talks about what support has really h...

Clark Hoelscher, PhD (they/ them) is a life-long partner to those on learning journeys who believes all learning begins with authentic and purposeful relationships. Most of their work has been under the title "educator" in and around schools, colleges, and the institutions around them. They engage communities around justice, healing, and transformation. Their favorite event each year is Q-Quest, w...

Peggy Green is a health and wellness enthusiast who helps mothers process the loss of a child so they can enjoy time with family and find happiness. After the loss of her second child, she discovered she was helping others in their grief. Peggy started as a grief coach utilizing the tools and resources she gained over a lifetime in overcoming adversity, trauma, and loss. Peggy is a mother of 4 chi...

Pat Sheveland interviews Jill Stephenson about her journey of loss. In 2009, Jill Stephenson’s son, U.S. Army Ranger Cpl. Benjamin Stephen Kopp, was killed in action in Afghanistan. Jill has since turned her tragedy into purpose. Connect with Jill and her organization here: https://www.iamjillstephenson.com/ HealingFamilyGrief.com Get my free grief ebook, "How Do I Survive?" 7 Steps to Living Afte...

Geneva Livingstone is a transformational grief coach who prefers to be called "Coach G". She considers herself a different type of healing coach who specializes in helping women in leadership overcome the constant trigger alarms after having experienced the excruciating pain of deep loss. It is her hope to help you learn to trust yourself with your heart and new emotions so that you can not move o...

Summary: This past May, Lexi Kruggel graduated from the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota with her Masters in Clinical Social Work. She is now a Licensed Graduate Social Worker (LGSW) and very recently started working as a Mental Health Counselor.   Lexi has a passion for serving others, specifically those struggling with their mental health. This passion started to develop early on...

In her book, "Proof of Miracles" World-renowned healer and medium Debra Martin takes people to places that most people think are unattainable. Her inspirational life story demonstrates how experiences such as suicide, the loss of loved ones, divorce, and near death experiences transformed her into the healer and medium she is today. After being called on by God to a life of healing and giving much...

Kathy Koenig, M.S., is a Caregiver Coach, Consultant, Certified Grief Coach, and BREATHE Facilitator.  Kathy focuses on helping family caregivers navigate the process, planning for needs, adapting to changes, and transitioning as it ends. Kathy recognizes that grief is a part of caregiving for those who need care and those caring for them.  “I believe caregiving is filled with loss and j...

In her book, "Proof of Miracles" World-renowned healer and medium Debra Martin takes people to places that most people think are unattainable. Her inspirational life story demonstrates how experiences such as suicide, the loss of loved ones, divorce, and near death experiences transformed her into the healer and medium she is today. After being called on by God to a life of healing and giving much...

Ken Gildow shares his story of having a devastating stroke in November 2022 and his realization that he wanted to create purpose in his life by helping others who face similar challenges. He wants to inspire those affected by strokes that there is hope and life after experiencing significant cognitive, emotional and physical challenges. Show notes: [00:00:02.380] - Pat Sheveland Hi there. I am jus...

Dr. Petra Frese, born and raised in East Germany, always dreamed of the West. While she was studying at the Humboldt University Berlin to become a scientist and engineer, the Wall came down, and she moved to West Germany. Later, she relocated to beautiful Switzerland with her family. There, she became a pillar of her community as a volunteer firefighter.  Petra herself has faced multiple near...

Cynthia (Cindy) Upton is a Certified Grief Coach and B.R.E.A.T.H.E. Program Facilitator trained through the Confident Grief Coach Program and credentialed through the International Coaching Federation as an Associate Certified Coach (ACC). Cindy evolved into the grief coaching journey through personal life-loss experiences. Having met grief at an early age through the death of a teenage brother, C...