Brian D. Smith
Grief 2 Growth
"Transform your grief into growth with Brian Smith, an empathetic life coach, certified grief educator, public speaker, and author who has walked the treacherous path of profound loss. Grief 2 Growth unravels the intricacies of life, death, and the spaces in between, offering listeners a new perspective on what it means to be 'Planted. Not Buried.' Join Brian and his compelling guests—bereaved parents, life coaches, mediums, healers, near death experiencers, and experts in various fields—as they discuss topics like survival guilt, synchronicities, and the scientific evidence supporting the exi...
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Brian D. Smith
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Jul 7, 2026
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Heather Allison- Awakening The Divine Feminine 18.02.2023 56:14
Heather is an Activator of those who are here to be Activators, the Divine Feminine guide for Divine Feminine guides, a Destiny Accelerator for those who feel they are here for a bigger impact, a more beautiful life, and a Sacred Purpose. She is an only child who has always had a simple life, a rich inner world, and animals as companions; a Pisces, a Manifestor, a Life Path 9, and a Fire Dragon –...
My Grief 2 Growth Story 11.02.2023 17:43
Who is this guy? Why does he do what he does? What are his qualifications? All of those questions, and more, are answered in this short synopsis. If you're ready to talk to me, book a free consultation here: ⏰ Book a free 30-minute consultation: https://grief2growth.as.me/30-minute-complimentary 🔗 Get the GEMS guide mentioned in this episode: https://www.grief2growth.com/gems You've be...
Living A Spirit Led Life- ZofiaRennea Morales 10.02.2023 1:17:52
ZofiaRennea Morales is an award-winning global strategist and former biophysicist. She had it all - a hi-powered career, loving husband, gorgeous properties, adventure, good friends, you name it. She was living the dream until her fast-paced life screeched to a halt and left her in pieces. Brought to the edge of death by undiagnosed chronic Lyme Disease, and was left bankrupt in every area of her...
Discover How Reiki Can Help You Communicate with the Afterlife—Rebecca Austill-Clausen 07.02.2023 35:06
You know of reiki for healing others. Reiki professionals are the people we go to for energy healing when we have an ailment. She's teaching one day Reiki training coming up in March 2023: Sign up For Free Webinar Were you aware you can do reiki on yourself anytime to enhance your mental, spiritual, and physical health? Until I learned from my friend, Becky, I had no idea reiki is for everyo...
Who Is In? Who Am I?- Avikal Costantino 06.02.2023 1:25:16
Avikal's book "Who Is In?" will challenge you to discover who you truly are. Often the belief that we know who we are blocks us from discovering who we indeed are. Some of the things we discuss: The questions "Who is in?" and "Who am I?" You often use the word Koan, what is that, and is it different from an existential question or the same? Why would anybody sta...
The UNTHINKABLE Loss That Couldn’t Break Him—Eric Hodgdon’s MIRACULOUS Story of Survival! 03.02.2023 1:17:33
It was beautiful to sit down with a fellow Shining Light Dad. A Shining Light Parent has a child in spirit. Us dads taking the mic is rare indeed. Eric Hodgdon (pronounced Hodge-dun) is a coach, author, and speaker. After losing his 15-year-old daughter Zoi to suicide in early 2014, Eric found a way to survive and get back up, and through his grief journey, he is now living beyond his loss. Now, E...
Do We Merge Back Into The One? 27.01.2023 8:03
I recently attended a conference where there were several people who had NDEs. A discussion of whether we merge into the one or retain our individuality broke out. This is a topic that can cause fear and confusion. For many of us, merging into to the One sounds like annihilation. This is an example of what a premium episode will be. You can subscribe below. Shout out to Jennifer for stepping up an...
MARRYING the Holy and Human: Brooke Grove’s EXTRAORDINARY Path to Healing and Transformation! 26.01.2023 1:21:47
Brooke Grove is an NDE and trauma survivor who speaks frankly, succinctly, and brilliantly on this mess, we call humanity. Marrying the holy with the human, Brooke helps people heal through a blend of art and science. I love listening to Brook, and I'm thrilled to finally get her on Grief 2 Growth. Brooke is also a multi-disciplinary integrative healer and writer in co-creation with Spirit. A...
Special (Very Short) Announcement- Bonus Episodes Available 25.01.2023 2:58
I am going to produce additional bonus content for those interested. The podcast will remain the same unless you subscribe to this bonus content. You can still expect about an episode a week from me, free of charge . The bonus episodes will appear in your normal feed marked as "Subscriber-only episode." This is an addition to the free podcast, as a thank you to those who support the pod...
How To Live When Your Child Dies- Vanessa May | EP 255 24.01.2023 1:14:57
"Love Untethered: How To Live When Your Child Dies" is a memoir about Vanessa's grief for the loss of her son Harry. By sharing her personal experience, Vanessa hopes to enable others who have gone through a similar loss to feel less isolated in their grief. In the second part of her book, Vanessa offers some ideas for supporting physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing...
Proof Of The Afterlife In 10 Minutes 24.01.2023 13:54
Click the link above to start your subscription (starting at just $3/month) to gain access to bonus episodes. Normal content will remain FREE. If you like it, I'll continue the bonus episodes. Someone asked me to make a five-minute video covering why I believe in the afterlife. After a few tries, I realized it would take at least ten minutes just to give an overview. I've studied the aft...
Healing From Within: Oliver Rolfe's INCREDIBLE Holistic Journey to Overcome Chronic Disease! Transfor 17.01.2023 1:31:34
How do we live a healthy lifestyle? A holistic life leads to health and well-being, according to many, including my guest, Oliver Rolfe. A decade ago, Oliver's life changed forever. In fact, everything in his life changed when he was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, along with seven damaged discs in his spine. Starting with himself, Oliver knew that to be on top of this disease, he nee...
Surviving HELL: How a Near-Death Experience Led Dr. Parti to Redemption! 12.01.2023 48:31
Hellish Near Death Experiences are pretty rare. Dr. Parti died and says he saw hell. I've wanted to interview Dr. Parti for a very long time. A small percentage (estimated at around 5%) of Near Death Experiences are "hellish." Since meeting Howard Storm and hearing him speak several years ago, I've not spoken with anyone else who has had one of these experiences. Some of my Ch...
Transpersonal Counseling EXPOSED: Healing Beyond Trauma, History, and Personality! 10.01.2023 1:09:04
A growing number of counselors and therapists are treating the whole person. Transpersonal Counseling honors the higher dimensions of the human experience- beyond the personality, beyond personal history, beyond even beyond emotions. Things that are typically unexplainable are honored and welcomed into the counseling room. Her path was greatly influenced by a Near Death Experience she had when sh...
Mark Anthony- The Afterlife Frequency 02.01.2023 1:29:09
Mark Anthony is known as The Psychic Lawyer. This episode with Mark is a great way to kick off the New Year. I’ve met Mark a couple of times at various conferences. In August 2022, I spent a few days with Mark at the Helping Parents Heal conference and got to know him on a much deeper level. Mark is not only a lawyer and a medium, he’s a historian and a critical thinker. Mark is one of the most i...
John Schaefers- Shared Death Experience With His Father 29.12.2022 1:04:05
John Schaefers is a former military and retired science teacher (math, physics, and chemistry). He reached out to me because he wanted to share his fascinating story of the Shared Death Experience (SDE) he had when his father transitioned. When John and I talked, I learned that he has had a lifetime of spiritual experiences that have no other explanation (NOE to use Suzanne's Giesemann'...
Ruthanne Warnick- Capture The Journey Of Your Loved One's Legacy 23.12.2022 1:04:05
Ruthanne Warnick advocates capturing family stories and experiences to connect generations. As a Family Legacy Guide, Ruthanne helps individuals glean the most important stories, experiences, lessons, and words of love and combine them with photos to create a lasting family treasure. She says, “If a picture is worth a thousand words, a picture plus the words is priceless.” As some of Ruthanne’s fa...
Daniel John- Navigating Through Grief And Understanding Mediumship 20.12.2022 1:13:54
Daniel John is a father, husband, and certified medium who was raised Catholic, found Jesus in 9th grade, and is a dedicated follower of Christ consciousness. At 37 years old, Daniel discovered his life's purpose, even though it was something he didn't believe in or agree with at the time. Still, sometimes God has different plans (Jeremiah 29:11). Since 2017, Daniel has been on a missio...
David Hayward- The Naked Pastor 16.12.2022 1:15:34
This one was a big thrill for me. I've been a fan of David's cartoons for many years. And I got to interview him to learn about the man behind the pen. His cartoons are biting, funny, and sometimes hurt a little as David expresses the emotions many of us feel when we deconstruct our religion. David Hayward was ordained to the ministry in 1987 and left in 2010. He’s been running the nake...
Unburying My Father- Zander Masser 13.12.2022 1:10:45
Zander Masser is an occupational therapist, husband, father, musician, and author of the narrative photography book Unburying My Father. Zander's father, Randy, contracted HIV from using contaminated blood products to treat his bleeding disorder and died in 2000 from AIDS-related illnesses. Twenty years later, Zander unburied ten thousand slides from Randy's career as a professional phot...
MIND-BLOWING Messages: How Louise Hamlin's Husband Sent WhatsApps from Beyond 08.12.2022 1:10:45
Louise Hamlin is the author of WhatsApps from Heaven, a book about bereavement and the extraordinary signs she received after her husband died. Louise was a law lecturer at Cambridge University, she did not really believe in the afterlife until she experienced the signs. His signs were extraordinary, including sending WhatsApp messages to Louise and others. In her book, she also writes about her g...
Unbelievable Journey: How 19 Intuitive Readers Confirmed John Davis' Past Life as an Apostle 28.11.2022 1:14:49
John Davis has a pretty wild story. 19 different intuitive readers independently and spontaneously told him about a very specific past life. Raised as a Catholic, psychics were not something he particularly believed in or trusted. So John of New scheduled a session with a past life regression therapist. Under hypnosis, he remembered the exact life the readers had and told him of. He remembered the...
Her SHOCKING Story Of Going to Heaven With Her Husband- Lisa Jones 17.11.2022 1:07:22
You've heard of Near Death Experiences. You might not be as familiar with Shared Death Experiences. When Lisa Jones' husband passed into the next life, she was allowed to go to the celebration in heaven with him. After her transformative shared-death experience, Lisa Jones began communicating with a collective energy known as the Beings of Love and Light, BOLAL. Lisa shares this loving,...
The Team Audio Book- Frances Key and Special Guest Lisa Simone 14.11.2022 1:18:30
What an episode I have for you today! Lisa Simone and Frances Key talk about The Team Books. Frances Key is the channel for the greatest series of books I've ever read. She's appeared on Grief 2 Growth multiple times, and I'll get her back whenever I can. In addition, today Lisa Simone, author, actor, singer, executive producer, and daughter of the great Nine Simone, joins us. Lisa...
Terri Daniel- Why She's Known As Dr. Death 06.11.2022 1:09:49
I've known Dr. Daniel for several years. We have worked together on workshops and teaching courses. I've learned so much from her during our time together. In today's interview, we discuss toxic theology and how it can complicate the dying and grief processes. We also discuss her incredible book, A Swan In Heaven. The audio version of the book has just been released on the sixteent...
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