Grief, Gratitude & The Gray in Between

Coty Soto relata un poco sobre sus vivencias en sus propias palabras: "Un día la muerte tocó a nuestra puerta de una manera trágica y dolorosa; nos cambió literalmente nuestra manera de vivir: no supimos que hacer con tanto dolor, pero la vida continuaba, así que continuamos viviendo así, llenos de muchísimo dolor. Desafortunadamente, la vida nos sorprendió con más muertes de nuestros seres querid...

Celebrating 100 episodes of the podcast!! On this episode I share what I've learned about grief in the last 2 years of interviewing over 100 people. I also share the process of creating each episode as well as my interview process. If you feel inspired to support the podcast because it has added some value to your life, you can do so in a few ways: 1. You can share this podcast with others 2. Give...

Stephanie Cerins' goal since 2000 is to "Cheer Up The People of Our Planet". In 2012 she started her blog HappinessHeals.wordpress.com writing affirmations on a daily basis for her blog and her Reflexology clients and good friends. She received positive feedback about her blog and personalized affirmations that offered support on issues like parenting, relationships, creating abundance and persona...

For most of her life, Pacific Northwest naturalist, photographer, poet and award-winning author Cheryl Grey Bostrom has lived in the rural and wild lands that infuse her writing. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including the American Scientific Affiliation’s God and Nature Magazine, for which she’s a regular photo essayist. A member of the Redbud Writers Guild, she has authored...

Julie New is an experienced personal recovery coach specialising in helping people after difficult and sometimes traumatic life change. Prior to starting her coaching Julie spent 20 years in the UK NHS as a senior nurse and midwife, she also worked on various pioneering NHS community projects. Since becoming a professional coach in 2006 she has developed a unique New Chapter recovery program which...

Catherine Porth is the Founder of Let Her Speak where she curates women-empowered events, conducts female-focused research, and develops leadership-growth education. She founded Let Her Speak originally with one purpose - to share the stories of women who often get overlooked and forgotten. Her mission is to bring more visibility and support to all women in business. She believes that through comm...

In this converstaion with Mark Poehner (Marco), we cover a few topics such as his experience as a foreigner growing up in Colombia during a time of inmense violence . We also talk about his family dynamics and upbringing and his approach to parenting. We talk as well as his passion to reforestation and conservation of endagered forest species in Colombia. And how everything in life is intricately...

Emma Payne is the Founder & CEO of Grief Coach, a secure, private and easy way to get meaningful grief support when someone dies. Emma is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, MIT graduate, and award-winning change-agent, who started building online communities before Netscape was born. Her 25 year career leading online and mobile projects has included building tools to register young people to vote...

Adriana Sorgi is a self published author of the book "Your Breakdown Is Your Breakthrough". In our conversation we talk about different aspects of grief that she experienced throughout her life. We talk about how her parents divorce impacted her as a young teenager, she talks about her history of eating disorders and how becoming a mother saved her life. We talk about her own divorce and how letti...

Sue Egan lost her brother to suicide six years ago. As she sat in a therapist's office a year later she began to pick up the pieces of her belief system and learned how to live with his suicide. "I felt no one could possibly understand what it was like. I felt so alone in my grief, and had memories that would flash back of events I never thought would happen in my life. There had been no warning s...

Danielle Remigio is a Student Affairs professional, writer, trainer, and TEDx speaker based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. She has a B.A. in Psychology from Western New England University and an M.S. in College Student Development & Counseling from Northeastern University. Her grief journey began in 2016 when she lost her mother, paternal grandfather, and father within 18 months of one another...

Carol Schoneberg has been a hospice educator and grief counselor in Maine since 1992. She has served as an End-of-Life Educator, Bereavement Services Manager, and grief counselor at Hospice of Southern Maine— Maine’s only free-standing not-for-profit hospice—since its inception in 2004. Carol provides end-of-life education to staff, volunteers, healthcare providers, universities, and the community...

Catalina Osorio Arteaga Kocturk nos cuenta en estra entrevista su proceso de duelo despues de la muerte de su padre. Aqui hay un poco mas sobre Cata, en sus propias palabras: "Naci en Medellin, Colombia. La mayor de 3 hermanos y la unica mujer. Siempre me senti muy amada y feliz. Creci alrededor de doctores por ser mi papa uno de ellos y me apasione locamente por la medicina. Al terminar mi bachil...

Melissa Pierce was widowed overnight at the age of 44 when her husband Dave didn’t wake up on a cold Saturday morning in 2011. As a solo parent to their two sons, Melissa knew she had to take care of herself first so she could care for her kids - they needed her support more than ever - so she began the work of processing her deep grief and practicing self-care to move forward. She is a testament...

Janine Libreros es madre, docente, escritora e hipnoterapeuta. Es creadora del Scanner mente/cuerpo/alma y contexto y en actualmente está haciendo una certificación Internacional en hipnosis clínica en Miami. En este podcast, Janine comparte sus vivencias y aprendizajes de vida y duelo después del trágico accidente aéreo en el que falleció su hermana Nancy. También comparte su proceso de duelo año...

Diana Kupershmit holds a Master of Social Work degree and works for the Department of Health in the Early Intervention program, a federal entitlement program servicing children birth to three with developmental delays and disabilities. She has published online in the Huffington Post, Manifest Station, Mutha Magazine, Power of Moms, Motherwell Magazine, Still Standing Magazine, and Her View From Ho...

Corchele Smith is the founder of a non profit, called Because of Breklyn. It’s mission is to help families who have experienced or will experience pregnancy, infant and child loss by giving them an unstuffed bear. In May 2016 her daughter, Breklyn, unexpectedly passed away 10hrs after birth. During that very difficult time they were given and un-stuffed Bear. Their Brek-Bear has helped to bring co...

An entrepreneur, author, public speaker, athlete, and philanthropist, David Richman uses the lessons learned in his life to enrich and inspire others. As a former sedentary, over-weight, smoker, David knew that he needed to focus not on what others wanted out of him, but on what he wanted out of life. With his first book, Winning in the Middle of the Pack, David discussed how to get more out of ou...

Crystal Partney is an author, speaker, and founder of Scattering Hope and Owl and Thistle. The day before her 32nd birthday in 2019, would be the day that changed her life forever. Little did Crystal know, she would receive the devastating news that her sister Gina had taken her life that morning. She needed how to begin healing after this tragedy. Shortly after her sister's passing, she felt comp...

Nickcole Byrd, author of The Widow’s Oil, Discovering God’s Purpose in the midst of Grief, shares her journey after the death of her husband in 2019. In this conversation she shares her experiences and insights of what she's learned from this grief experience. She sees that a lot of Christians struggle with grieving and are afraid to speak up about it because they are supposed to be people of Fait...

Spirit Vessel was created in 2019 by the sister team of Founder and CEO, Jessica Wertz and Co-Founder, Amanda Wertz McClellan. Spirit Vessel was conceived in 2018 when Jessica was working in her ceramic studio in Oregon. Recognizing how her connection with grief became a great catalyst in her own life she was inspired to create a healing and empowering impact on others lives during some of our mos...

Diana “Didi” Mogrobejo shares her journey after the unexpected death of her newborn grandson. She shares how the support of a community, her spiritual beliefs, the power of prayer and her art were all essential parts of process. Didi is a Colombian painter, fashion designer, actress, and model. She explores the invisible realm of feelings. Light, mirrors, pathways, dreams, and blood – a few of the...

Meg Nocero is a former Department of Homeland Security attorney. After 19 years of federal government service, she resigned to pursue her dream as a writer, inspirational speaker, a success coach, and attorney for justice. After her mother's death to breast cancer, Meg's life changed more than she expected. In her book, Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief (She Writes Press...

Jason Matu Green has become an industry insider developing and producing formats for both linear network and digital brand platforms. His innovative approach to story, look and feel can be seen on such television series as T-Pain’s School of Business, Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce, and his most recent series Circles & Squares. In this candid conversation Jason talks about how it was to care for his...

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 PhD research (in psychology) on investigating grief dreams and continuing bonds from many types of loss (including prenatal loss and pet loss). Most of his academic research and publications have specifically been on dreams of the dec...