Grief, Gratitude & The Gray in Between

Alejandro Eder es un empresario, líder caleño de 47 años, está casado con Taliana Vargas, Virreina universal y actriz Colombiana. Juntos tienen dos hijos pequeños y comparten un hermoso hogar en la ciudad de Cali. Antes de trabajar con el gobierno colombiano, trabajó en Banca de Inversión y Finanzas de la Ciudad de Nueva York y en Colombia.y, por temas de la violencia de la cual ha sido víctima su...

As a clinical psychologist, consciousness expert, and spiritual intuitive/medium, Dr. Amy Robbins helps humans awaken to life and this can sometimes mean navigating one of life’s biggest challenges: death. While there is tremendous sadness, grief, and pain when one suffers a loss, Amy makes death palpable yet approachable. She believes that by dissecting death, we can start to live life. Amy recei...

Mariann Edgar Budde is the bishop and spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., and the Washington National Cathedral. Prior to her election in 2011, she was a parish priest in Minneapolis for eighteen years. She has appeared on PBS NewsHour, Meet the Press, Good Morning America, and the Today show, among others. Bishop Budde earned her master’s in divinity and doctor of minis...

Julie Gilmer, Event Curator with Sendoff, works alongside Kelly Roberts, Sendoff founder with over 15 years experience in the funeral industry. More about Julie Gilmer in her own words: “I have experienced grief in several ways. Both of my grandparents, whom I was very close to, passed away. Both my stepfather & my former boss/dear friend husband passed unexpectedly from heart attacks with whom we...

Sandi Shortt has been on the path of transformation and self-discovery since she became a widow with 3 young sons over 30 years ago. That was when she was faced with the challenge of figuring out who she was and what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. Her first step was participating in her own grief therapy and eventually becoming a facilitator for grief groups. Since then, she has studi...

Martie Smith, a bilingual Coach and Airforce Veteran was born in Colombia, South America but has moved 49 times in her  lifetime. Learning from different cultures, surgeries and traumas obtained many life lessons. Now residing in North Carolina alongside her husband and partner of 40 years decided to share these tips to live a purpose-driven life journey with flexibility and resilience. Marti...

Stuart Sax shares the following about himself: “My love for broadcast radio began when I was growing up in Chicagoland. One of my favorite radio hosts was Harry Porterfield, who did a regular feature about people in the city. This short segment stayed with me as I grew up and, after realizing a career in live theater was not my calling, I studied broadcasting at Indiana University in the mid-60s....

COLIN CAMPBELL is a writer and director for theater and film. The short film he wrote and directed with his beautiful and talented wife, Seraglio, was nominated for an Academy Award. Campbell teaches screenwriting at Chapman University and theater at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from Columbia University. He is currently...

Aly Bird is the author of Grief Ally; Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss and Grief. Since her husband’s untimely death, Aly Bird has poured her heart into helping those who feel helpless during an unexpected crisis. Her extensive study of grief psychology and culture, combined with her own devastating first-hand knowledge, led her to create a roadmap for the courageous and dedicated ind...

Debra Borden, better known as The Sous Therapist, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NY and NJ, and a pioneer in the field of Cooking Therapy. Author of two novels published by Random House, “Lucky Me” and “A Little Bit Married,” as well as the self-help book, “Cook Your Marriage Happy,” Debra has a wealth of experience to share in how to take away the stigma associated with mental health and...

Alexandra Wyman is an advocate and public speaker for resources in the aftermath of suicide. She is the Author of The Suicide Club: What to Do When Someone You Love Chooses Death, Alexandra explores her journey of mourning and healing after losing her husband. She makes sense of her grief through three phases—Shock and Awe, Now What?, and Finding the Collateral Beauty—to offer a road back to peace...

Eric Hodgdon knows first-hand the struggle that grips us after the loss of a loved one. After losing his 15-year old daughter Zoi to suicide in early 2014, Eric was frustrated with grief support resources that focused on survival as being the endgame of a grief journey. For the past 9 years, Eric has made it his mission to change the way we approach grief support. He has coached and trained thousa...

Marjorie Serrano is the author of Rainbow Meditations: A Journey of Self-Compassion, The Year of the Hurricane: Poems to Heal your Soul, Rescuing The Child’s Soul: Embracing our Most Extraordinary Life Stage and Dismantling the Myth of “The Terrible Twos” and “El Domador de Monstruos.” She is currently an undergraduate student at Bushnell University, where she is majoring in psychology with a mino...

Margo Fowkes is the founder and president of OnTarget Consulting, Inc., a firm specializing in helping organizations and individuals act strategically,improve performance and achieve their business goals. Margo works with clients to solve problems of productivity, morale and innovation. Author of Leading Through Loss: How to Navigate Grief at Work, Margo also coaches leaders on how to create a mor...

After being on the brink of suicide induced by years of PTSD from fighting in Iraq with the Marines, a series of supernatural interventions saved Mike Liguori’s life. His military service and deployments to a war zone were not by accident. He had engaged and often ran away from his enemies long before and after the war within the shadow of his past. His most recent book, The Road Ahead and Miles B...

Richard John Allen, author of Keep Calm and Cope With Grief: 9 Chapters for Managing Fear and Grief When Losing a Parent or Loved One The book provides a heartwarming resource for anyone currently dealing with grief due to a loss. It doesn’t matter if they have lost a loved one to suicide, a sudden accident, or a long-term illness, this book will guide them through the many layers of the ‘cloak of...

Donna Kendrick will never forget that “Omgosh, what just happened?!?!” moment when she discovered her husband Greg passed away suddenly in November 2013. During her time of grieving Donna quickly realized that she had stepped into a new role overnight, one where she had to take control of her family’s finances in order to keep life consistent for her and her kids. Important family decisions came o...

Andrea García Baena es una colombiana radicada en los Estados Unidos hace más de siete años quien es la autora del libro titulado Me Caso Contigo Desde El Cielo, el cual alcanzo a posicionare como BEST SELLER para tres diferentes categorías en Amazon el mismo día de su lanzamiento. Andrea es Administradora de Empresas de la Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá y cuenta con una maestría también en Admin...

In this episode I share the audio clip of a FB live I did just a week after my mom died of Pancreatic Cancer. In it I share a few takeaways that I thought may be valuable for someone who is recently experiencing grief as well as for someone who is supporting someone who is grieving. • The grieving process of a sudden death vs the grieving process of a death by an illness. My sister died in a car a...

Yolanda Lopez Haugabook is a mom and bonus mom. Originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and was raised in Los Angeles, California. She now lives with her husband in Nashville, TN where she is the Founder and CEO of YoFit and host of Diamond Cuts Podcast. She is a certified Macro Nutrition Coach, Mindset coach & Fitness Instructor and has been in the wellness space for 11 years. She is passion...

Sarah Davis is a podcast producer and learning experience designer who started Breathing Wind in 2019, three years after her dad died, as a way to process grief over what she considers her most significant loss and provide the resource she didn't have while grieving his death. In her first season, she almost exclusively focused on guests who were the first of their peers to lose their parents and...

I'm Diane Nnaemeka, an ESL teacher and speaker. I live in Thailand, and have been here for 4+ years, and I love it! Part of what I do is teaching English as a Second Language to students, and I also make ESL resources (worksheets, workbooks, etc). The other part of what I do is to speak at different places (online, offline, workshops, podcasts, etc) on personal development topics (for example, gri...

Phoebe Leona is a dancer, speaker, author, yoga teacher, and transformational guide who helps us feel more embodied through somatic, movement, and expanded awareness practices to become more empowered in who we are, who we are becoming, and our having a greater sense of belonging. She has been a teacher and guide for most of her life, but it was after a year of extreme loss in 2013 when she found...

Susie Spell is a family nurse practitioner certified in lifestyle medicine as well as holistic health coaching. She helps empower women with (or at risk for) cardiovascular disease, uplevel their lifestyle through nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress management resulting in significant improvement in overall health and even reversing chronic diseases like high blood pressure. Susie has worked in...

Joseph D. Pianka, MD, has been a board-certified practicing gastroenterologist in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, for over twenty years. In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, he faced physician burnout and depression, so he sat at his computer and typed until the sun came out (literally and metaphorically). His book, It's All in Your Head, compiles insight gained from his experiences as well as...