Grief 2 Growth

My work is largely about helping people change their perspectives. Rich's book "Change Your Story Change Your Life" is about that same thing. Taking the same set of facts and telling a story about it that is beneficial. Rich Curtis is, and always has been, a guide. For a decade as a raft and backpacking guide and now as a real estate entrepreneur, best-selling author, and success co...

Comedian Jerry Lewis has said that Allen Klein is “a noble and vital force watching over the human condition.” Klein (aka “Mr. Jollytologist”® and Ambassador of Light) shows people how to use humor and positivity to deal with life’s not-so-funny stuff. He is an award-winning professional speaker, TEDx presenter, and author of The Healing Power of Humor, The AWE Factor, and Embracing Life After Los...

Beth Cavenaugh RN, BSN is a certified hospice and palliative care nurse, Reiki practitioner, writer, and educator. Sliding into her 25th year as a nurse, Beth has spent the last 15 caring for hospice patients. Beth writes about end-of-life matters and published Some Light at the End, Your Bedside Guide to Peaceful Palliative and Hospice Care. Some of the topics we covered in this conversation incl...

One of the most sought-after signs after we have lost a loved one is a "dream visit." We hear about them all the time. But what do we know about them from a scientific viewpoint? Dr. Joshua Black is a grief researcher, speaker, author, consultant, online course instructor, and host of the Grief Dreams Podcast. He has focused all of his MA and Ph. D. research (in psychology) on investigat...

My reflections on turning 60.  As Joe Walsh said "Life's Been Good to Me So Far" It's been a great 60 years. It's a good time to reflect on where I've been and to think about where I want to go. You've been listening. You're doing the work. But there's still this feeling that you're circling the same place. Maybe you've thought about working w...

Emily Thiroux Threatt is the author of Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief: A Comprehensive Guide to Reclaiming and Cultivating Joy and Carrying on in the Face of Loss. Having gone through the experience of two husbands die, as well as the deaths of her father, mother, sister, many family members and friends, Emily has much experience in the grieving process and has learned to face life with...

Do we get to choose when we die? If we don't choose, who does? Is it God? Is it just random? Which answer resonates with you? Which answer has evidence to support it? If you have a question you'd like me to answer, drop me a line and I'll include it in a future episode. This is a question from a listener. If you'd like to have a question answered, let me know. If you'd lik...

April Hannah, founder of Hannah’s Healing Wellness Studio and co-founder of a media production company in upstate New York, has been providing clinical mental health counseling for over two decades, in combination with a variety of healing modalities and consciousness studies to her clients around the world. After co-founding her media production company, Path 11 Productions, in 2008, she went on...

Addie Babington is a psychic medium, a channel for non-physical communication, whether that is passed loved ones, higher vibrational being such as guides or Angels or messages from a person's your higher mind/soul.  Addie's passion is teaching and spreading the word of Self-Mastery and understanding how to navigate physical reality by connecting the physical mind to the higher mind and S...

Dolores Cruz grew up in Los Angeles where she attended USC as a Theatre Arts major. While working full time as an elementary school teacher, and part-time as a dance teacher at a local dance studio, she and Joey raised their 4 children – Nicholas, Jessica, Vanessa, and Eric. Dolores never hesitates to mention that Eric came as a total surprise, against the odds, and brought even more joy to their...

I thought it was time to release this special episode. Sometimes I hear from people who have just discovered the podcast and don't know my backstory. After two years of doing this, it's time to review that for some of you. I always wanted to let you know about some exciting things in the works, new projects I will be launching and appearances where I hope to see you. 2021 is going to be...

I have begun producing a series of meditations/contemplations for your enjoyment and edification. I will sell these on my website and through other outlets. I will make some or all of these available to patrons who support me on Patreon. Patrons have been getting bonus materials. But, I wanted to share a sample with you of what I plan to provide in the future. If you'd like to subscribe by su...

Isabella Johnson is an incredible medium and human being with a healing heart. Isabella sees people in spirit as clearly, if not more clearly than she does those of us in the body. Isabella is a shining light mother who has experienced the passing of a daughter. She has also had a near-death experience. So, when Isabella speaks about the tragic passing of a dear loved one or about how life goes on...

365 Blessings to Heal Myself and the World What a fascinating conversation with a most interesting man. Pierre shared wisdom he has gleaned from an incredible life. It was an honor to be in his presence. In this interview, we focus on his latest book. But, there is a lot more to him than this book. Can you imagine what it would feel like to never feel any resentment for any wrong done to you? To r...

Meeting Lisa was like meeting another version of myself in terms of the conclusions we have come to after years of observation of the human condition. I learned so much about understanding the why of what I have observed during our talk. In our work with clients, we have found that the issues we face, while unique in their particulars, are actually pretty much universal. And, by recognizing the pa...

I greatly enjoyed my talk with Petia, an amazing energetic force. While Petia works primarily with women, I personally got a lot out of our conversation. Petia Kolibova is a women’s transformation coach who helps women who have been pushed down and been playing it small due to toxic relationships or unhealed childhood trauma to create a life that is true to them and their soul purpose. Her mission...

Katie Beecher, MS, LPC is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Medical and Emotional Intuitive with over thirty years of experience. She is featured in Goop , Kourtney Kardashian’s website Poosh and Miranda Kerr’s Kora Organics Blog. Katie has a unique way of working with clients, creating a detailed, individualized, physical, emotional, and spiritual report and symbolic painting, before ever see...

R. Scott Malone is a long-time acupuncturist, martial artist, and meditation practitioner. He is especially interested and focused on the relationships between the energetics of the body, the heart, and consciousness. In this episode, we discussed a wide range of topics from acupuncture, to other types of energy healing, to how our ancestors participate in our healing, to the role of religion in o...

Jake Cooper is a fascinating young man. He's certainly wise beyond his years. After reading his book, Jake and I sat down for this interview to discuss his amazing experience at the age of 3 when he died and experienced Jesus (as an Orthodox Jew) and more! Jacob Cooper is a Clinical Social Worker, Certified Reiki Master, and Certified Hypnotherapist who specializes in Past Life Regression The...

Curtis Childs is the director and host of Off The Left Eye, a Swedenborg Foundation. Emmanuel Swedenborg was an 18th century Renaissance man, who late in life began having spiritual experiences and wrote about them in a series of books that are as relevant today as they were then. Swedenborg was ahead of his time when it comes to science and medicine and his in-depth knowledge of those fields help...

Stephanie Arnold knew she was going to die in childbirth. For months, she told everybody she knew. She sought out doctors to try to get them to be prepared to save her life. And, when she delivered by Caesarean section, her heart stopped. For 37 seconds, Stephanie was dead. In this interview, we discuss what led to Stephanie's premonition and how she advocated for herself, possibly saving her...

Dr. Alison J Kay has secrets no one else uses to upgrade, inspire & disrupt old paradigms within her community & the collective.  Dr. Alison's mission is to support the next higher evolution of the collective & create change for the health of this planet and those who are ready to unleash every part of the magic within them. Backed by the potency of her Vibrational UPgrade™ contai...

Judy Unger is a Shining Light mother. Judy's five year old son Jason passed away in 1992 at the tender age of 5 years old. Jason had a severe congenital heart defect. Judy's grief journey was unusual in that it was 18 years later, in 2010, at the age of 50, that Judy really began processing her grief. She joined Compassionate Friends and even led a group after Jason passed. But, it wasn&...

Claire B. Willis is a clinical social worker who has worked in the fields of oncology and bereavement for more than 20 years. Claire is a co-founder of the Boston nonprofit Facing Cancer Together and has led bereavement, end-of-life, support, and therapeutic writing groups. She taught Spiritual Resources for Healing the Mind, Body, and Soul at Andover Newton Theological School in Massachusetts. Cl...

Dr. Hensley's parents knew she was special before she was born. Celestial beings visited her father and told her she would be special. When you watch this interview, you'll realize they were right. She is a powerful being. Her joy, wit, wisdom, and pure love of life comes at you when you're engaged in a conversation with her. Like many of my NDE interviews, we had technical issues....