Grief 2 Growth

Why meditation isn't working for me is a common search I recommend meditation to all of my clients. I can't count how many have told me, "I can't meditate. Meditation isn't for me." I've been meditating for about 15 years. I've studied several types of meditation, used apps, and bought devices. For several years, I meditated without missing a day. When I lea...

Susan L. Combs is President of Combs & Company, a full-service insurance brokerage firm based in New York City. Susan started the company at twenty-six years old with a drive to “Do more, better.” This internal mantra has resulted in numerous successes and firsts, like being named the youngest National President in the over eighty-five-year history of Women in Insurance & Financial Service...

It was thrilling to sit down with Susanne Wilson to catch up on what's been happening in her life. Susanne is the first medium I had any experience with. In March 2016, someone gave me a gift of a reading with Susanne. That was a high bar to start with. After a couple of minutes, it was like she had known me all my life. She brought Shayna through loud and clear. Since then, Susanne and I hav...

When Jan Warner's husband died, she felt an intensity of grief she had not anticipated. Her husband was a recovering alcoholic who spent his sober life being available to other alcoholics and addicts.  In order to honor him, she decided to make herself available to other grieving people, thinking if she reached one person that would be enough. Jan started a blog, Stop Thief Don’t Steal My Gri...

You've heard of a Near Death Experience. You may not be as familiar with a Shared Death Experience. A Shared Death Experience is when a healthy person shares in the crossing over of someone transitioning into the next world.  Surprisingly, this phenomenon can be induced with the proper training and intention. ____________________________________________________________________________________...

Kelvin  Chin is Executive Director & Founder of the “Turning Within” Meditation and Overcoming the Fear of Death Foundations and is an internationally-recognized meditation teacher featured in Business Insider, Newsweek, and Kaiser Health News, and has taught meditation at West Point and in the U.S. Army, including on the DMZ in Korea. Kelvin has been meditating for 50 years, has taught medita...

When it comes to After Death Communication, it's hard to beat Teo. Cecilie Surasky and Carolyn Hunt are the parents of Teo Hunt Surasky, an exceptionally vibrant, compassionate, and loving young man who unexpectedly passed in July 2020 at 18 years old, a month after graduating from Berkeley High in California. Death did not stop their relationship or their communication.  In profound shock fr...

We all experience consciousness. But, can any of us be sure of what it is, where it comes from, and where it goes? Philosophers and scientists have wrestled with this question for hundreds of years. It's confused some so much that they've thrown up their hands and declared consciousness is an illusion. Ironic since the only thing we know for sure is that we are conscious, everything and...

I've never heard a Near Death Experience quite like Amirah Hall's. Of course, every NDE is different, as I believe they are tailored for the individual. Rev. Amirah Hall, M.Msc. blends “sacred with science” and has been on a four-decade journey of exploring secrets to manifesting and healing. She is a gifted clairvoyant, spirit medium, channel, and quantum healing pioneer.  Amirah's...

I've been training in Positive Intelligence for several months. In the program, we learn about "saboteurs", the voices in our heads that tell us that we aren't good enough, that our circumstances aren't good enough, and more self-destructive things. This short bonus episode is some of the observations I made in recent daily life about how insidious these saboteurs are. I h...

I had a terrific conversation with Gitanjali about the nature of humanity and how we can live more joyous lives. Make sure you stay to the end for this one. Gitanjali Hemp is a master energy healer, visionary mystic, and the founder of Syntara System. She brings over 23 years of study and training with healers and masters from some of the world’s richest traditions and cutting-edge healing models....

This is my good friend Kelvin Chin's third appearance on Grief 2 Growth. I consider Kelvin to be one of the leading experts in the world on what we call the afterlife. He's also one of the world's experts on meditation. This conversation covers some misconceptions about what happens to us when we die and why people might believe them. Kelvin clearly and concisely explains concepts....

Stephani Grace is an author, motivational speaker, therapist, and mindfulness expert. Her book, Creating Real happiness A-to-Z: A Mindful Guide To Discovering, Loving And Accepting Your True Self was one of the things we talked about during this interview. 🔗 Her website: https://www.stephanigrace.com 🔗 All my links and contact info: https://pages.grief2growth.com/profile 👛 Toss me a tip: https:...

Steven is a fascinating man who has turned early trauma into his superpower.  Steven and I discussed how we all must heal from wounds and the benefit of doing our shadow work.  Founder of Mastering Change, Steven Twohig, has committed himself to mastering the art of transformation. While seeking to heal from trauma inflicted while just a toddler, Steven was introduced to the practice of shadow wor...

I met Christine many years ago in her Facebook group that prays for people to have after death communications with their loved ones. I didn't realize she had such fascinating stories about her experiences.  In this interview, not only does she share her stories; she tells you how you can improve your chances of getting that communication we all long for. Christine Duminiak is a Certified Grie...

Sarah is back for a second time to discuss how she helps women recover from trauma. I am thrilled to be partnering with Sarah on a Trauma Recovery Summit coming up in early October 2022. This summit will feature approximately 40 speakers, including myself and some incredible bonus offers to help you recover from trauma. We all experience trauma in life. It’s not just “the big things” that leave sc...

Jenny and I spoke about her journey from illness, to self-healing, to healing others. Jenny Light is a Yoga Elder, psychologist, meditation teacher on Insight Timer, author, and inspirational speaker from Ayrshire, Scotland. Her spiritual upbringing was fostered by her parents’ personal exploration of Vegetarianism, Yoga, Findhorn (in the early days) and a deep love of multi-faith religious buildi...

Tyler and I had a fascinating talk about what led to his NDE in his twenties and why he kept it quiet for over a decade. Today, Tyler is a healer, practicing many modalities and wanted to share his NDE to help others know that there is much more beyond the physical world. Over the past 22 years, Tyler has studied, trained, and practiced many therapeutic modalities. He has a broad knowledge and tho...

If you want to know how to get more from life, figure out why you're going through the pain you're going through, and heal from wounds you might not even know you had, Candice is the woman for you to listen to! Candice is a Channeled Medium who combines messages from her intuition & The Otherside to help women find their life purpose & clarity. She utilizes many tools like Astrol...

Delphi (pronounced Del-phee) Ellis is the author of Answers in the Dark: Grief, Sleep, and How Dreams Can Help You Heal. She is a qualified counselor, well-being trainer, and mindfulness practitioner. Her therapeutic background is in bereavement, having supported those mainly bereaved by murder and suicide.  This conversation discusses dreams, sleep, grief, and finding answers in the dark. 00:00 -...

Alessandra  Sagredohas a fascinating story. She grew up as an adopted, ¼ black bi-sexual female mystic in a household of strict Salvation Army ministers. She left an abusive marriage and went through a divorce and subsequent bankruptcy, only to face a walnut-sized inoperable tumor growing inside her brain. These are just some of the things that have made her who she is today, at the age of 44, com...

Camille Dan is the Shining Light Mother of Aaron, who transitioned into spirit at an early age. Camille and I discuss what Aaron was like before he passed. But, we really focus on her surprising relationship with Aaron since then. In a short span of time, Camille has written a book, come out with the second edition of that book, and put together an incredible anthology in a third book.  Camille ha...

Clarissa Moll had four young children when her husband Rob suddenly died. Clarissa had to re-establish her faith, be mother and father suddenly, and deal with the darkness of grief. This is not what she and Rob were expecting. In this interview, she tells us what her coping skills were and how being in the darkness of grief can be a good thing. 🔗 https://www.clarissamoll.com 🔗 All my links and c...

No one wants to think about death, our own or that of a loved one. But, the reality is death will part all of us eventually. When Jane Duncan Rogers' husband got a terminal diagnosis, she realized it was time to do the pre-death planning, we all put off. After doing this, she realized what a gift it was for them and for her after he passed. Inspired by this, she started Before I Go Solutions...

Consciousness. We all know what it is. But, we can't explain it. We can't define it. We just know it. Scientists and philosophers have debated this for years. What is the source of consciousness? What is it? Is it generated by the brain? Some have gone so far as to call consciousness, the one thing we know for sure, an illusion. Ren Koi is a consciousness explorer. He's a deeply con...