Grief Talk w/ Vonne Solis

Send us Fan Mail Meet my guest, Patti Scallan. Patti is a long-time alternative health practitioner and nutritionist. At 70 years young, she is the epitome of health and vibrancy. In this episode, Patti shares what motivated her to get healthy and stay living with a positive attitude and excellent health, not least because of her husband's serious health scare. We discuss what it takes to wan...

Send us Fan Mail This is a frank discussion between two bereaved moms about what it's like to live with long-term grief after losing a child. Maria experienced what was sometimes a harrowing journey caring for her son who was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 16 and died 11 years later. She is a wealth of knowledge, not only from the aspect of caregiving in general and what that does to you...

Send us Fan Mail Can you die of a broken heart? In this episode, learn what Broken Heart Syndrome is and how to recognize the symptoms. Get facts about the latest research that tests the concept of whether or not we really can die of a broken heart. And lastly, what researchers hope these results can do to help clinicians better understand loss and grief and its link to cardiac events. TIMESTAMP:...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, meet my guest Permelia Parham. Permelia made a major life change 20 years ago when she left a failing marriage and had to start over with her 3 kids. That’s not easy for anyone. It takes guts and determination. Permelia had both.  In this episode, learn what motivated Permelia to make the change and how synchronistic events led her to the work she does today as bo...

Send us Fan Mail We still have a long way to go in western culture to help grievers feel fully supported throughout all of their grief. In this short episode, learn about how important community is related to death and grief around the world in some other cultures, and the two key elements missing in Western culture that forces us to isolate us in our grief and recovery. TIMESTAMP: 0:00    Welcome...

Send us Fan Mail Many of us are struggling today with stress and anxiety amidst personal problems, losses and tragedies. Whether we seek treatment or even get a diagnosis for what is troubling us remains questionable. I lived with PTSD for nearly ten years before being diagnosed. Not understanding what is wrong with us when we are suffering from a mental condition, disorder or limitations can and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode from the Divine Healing coaching series, learn all about soul groups. Why we choose them and how they can benefit us. This information can be fun to play around with or you can use it more seriously to make sense of your experiences and find your community to not feel so alone. Which can automatically happen when things occur in our life that make it hard for us to...

Send us Fan Mail Learn how to Chakradance with Lauren Gayl! Though learning about chakras is nothing new for many,  understanding the 7 major chakras in the context of playing small in life will inform and empower you as you come to understand your own imbalances and decide whether you've been playing small or not.    Certified to teach Chakradance by Natalie Southgate, the founder, Lauren&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first episode of my Divine Healing coaching series.  With my interest in metaphysics, a spiritual practice for over 40 years, my work as an Angel Healing Practitioner since 2006 and lived experience,  I take you where it all begins. Choosing our parents! I am very open about how I credit the Divine with saving my life after my daughter Janaya died by suicide in 2005...

Send us Fan Mail The Language of Light is a powerful tool for spiritual awakening and connecting with higher realms of consciousness. As a light being who channels the language of light, in this episode, learn from Anne how to maintain a healthy body, mind, and spirit and raise your vibration to instantly start creating more healing, love and light in your life. Anne shares timeless messages from...

Send us Fan Mail This is the first in the Storytelling Series on the Grief Talk Podcast! In this episode with Vonne as the storyteller, travel to Petra, Jordan and ride a donkey to the top of a mountain that will require more than just courage! Note: sound effects and music included with the audio. Video includes visuals to accompany this story! Watch the episode. CONNECT WITH VONNE WEBSITE BOOKS...

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy this enlightening conversation with bereaved dad, Joe McQuillen. Joe shares his spiritual transformation and the healing journey he began from the lessons he's learned regularly communicating with his beloved son Chris, who transitioned in January 2016. While Joe is quite active sharing his experiences with Chris, I have been quieter about my own communication with my d...

Send us Fan Mail Relief is not necessarily something we think about for ourselves. I learned about it in therapy. It changed my life. In this last coaching episode from the Get Me Started! online course in the Beyond Bereavement series, learn the importance of relief in your grief recovery and healing or when healing from any adversity, and how to implement it into your life. This episode covers f...

Send us Fan Mail Anyone can access their best self. Anyone can create big changes in their life. Linda's genius zone is helping other people access THEIR genius zones. If you want to live your fullest life, Linda is a go-to coach. With an undergrad degree in neuroscience and two graduate degrees in Psychology, Linda understands how the brain works and utilizes this knowledge as part of her co...

Send us Fan Mail Gratitude requires a lot from us sometimes! As a bereaved mom, it took me years to rethink gratitude and how I could and wanted to incorporate it into my life in my bereavement. In this coaching episode, learn how gratitude can instantly enrich your life in every way and how to start feeling it again or start with a gratitude practice. TIMESTAMP: 0:00    Welcome 0:13    We've...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, my guest Linda Lang, Master Healer, Transformational Guide and Mentor, shares her journey of reliance, faith and the life purpose she found by choosing to find her own cure for an aggressive and rare form of cancer she was diagnosed with at just age twenty-two. It was the early 80's. Linda was newly married and had just had a baby. The only medical option was...

Send us Fan Mail Everyone has a backstory of struggle, pain and/or trauma. In this coaching episode from the Get Me Started! online course, learn how to be the architect of your life and consistently create the lasting and authentic changes you need and want at every stage. TIME STAMP: 0:00    Welcome 0:12    Have a problem - look within 1:54    Attitude is everything 2:16    I was 48 when my daug...

Send us Fan Mail Do you have a child that is being bullied? Would you even know? Are you an educator or other community support person working with teens in trouble? This is a frank conversation with my guest and bereaved mom, Betty Wedman, who lost her teen son to suicide in 2008 as a result of bullying. For many years, Betty was a speaker in schools and earned the trust of countless teens, talki...

Send us Fan Mail Ep. 28 on the Grief Talk Podcast! We’ve all heard the world is your oyster. You can create anything. Yet, in a world that rewards competition and winning, we often hide whatever is limiting us in some way, if we even know this. Yet, limitations do not mean failure. In this episode from my online course “Get Me Started!” in the Beyond Bereavement series, learn how to succeed and st...

Send us Fan Mail This is my guest's personal story of living with Lyme disease for over 20 years and the healing she found using Stem Cell Activation Therapy (light therapy).  NOTE : The information in this episode is not intended as medical advice. It is purely informational for those who are interested in alternative healing methods to supplement traditional medical care as required. TIME S...

Send us Fan Mail Having struggled for years after the suicide of my daughter to rebuild my life without adequate resources to guide me through tough bereavement, I ultimately created an online course and a unique grief coaching program to help anyone struggling in grief or with anything else to recover and rebuild their life in a gentle, yet effective practice. These Podcast coaching episodes are...

Send us Fan Mail Every parent is terrified of losing their child. And when you do, it's a secretive world. In this episode, learn what it's like to experience child loss and live as a bereaved parent today, where more support is needed through compassion and awareness. The same as it was when I became a bereaved mom in 2005. This is a candid and poignant conversation with bereaved mom Su...

Send us Fan Mail As a bereaved mom, I know all about losing all of the joy I once felt in life. Not wanting to get stuck in this dark place, I also have developed a practice to get "unstuck" of which being able to feel joy plays a key role. In this coaching episode from Lesson 8 of the Beyond Bereavement online course series "Get Me Started!", learn how to increase the joy in y...

Send us Fan Mail Enjoy this fascinating conversation with my guest Jessica Badonsky, Family Nurse Practitioner and erotic awareness coach with over 18 years in the wellness industry. In this episode, learn about the power of the erotic gaze formed at birth (based on the work of poet and theorist Audre Lorde), and how to tap into this often-dormant power to continually and authentically lead our mo...

Send us Fan Mail Are you digging around in the sand to find your castle? Or do you already trust yourself enough to take you where you want to go?  When you know what you want you can take yourself there. All change happens just by starting to think about how you want your life to look and feel as you imagine the kind of environments that you want to be in. What you want to study. The career you w...