Growth through Grief

When you experience loss, anger often ensues, and it is not unusual for a widower to look upwards, to cast blame on God for their situation, sadness and grief. In this interview with Pastor Joseph Thompson, a distinguished author, podcaster and minister, we discuss where this anger comes from, how to potentially transcend these feelings to capture or recapture your Faith, and how to leverage the l...

Can what I eat be making me more sad and depressed? Can food help me get through the widower's journey better and help in my healing process? Can the right nutrition help me to not just heal, but to grow and improve? In this episode we engage Carly Paige, a culinary nutrition expert, chef, and the Founder / President of FitLiving Eats Winter Park, a concierge private chef company, asking these que...

In this episode we talk with Brian Rassi. He is the CEO and founder of Enstigate, an Entrepreneurial success engine and consultancy, and Brian is author of the book: Lack or Success. Brian lost his life partner of over fourteen years Imelda. She was his exotic inspiration, his turnaround artist, his mystic, his spiritual guide, his life sherpa … and then he found himself without her in 2017. It mi...

When someone becomes a widower, society has certain expectations about proper mourning periods and dating again. Six months, one year? And how do you get back out there when you are ready, and make sure you take the right steps to create a healthy "next" relationship? In this episode, mental health professional and widow Helen Keeling-Neal and widower Tom Pisello discuss expectations, how to know...

Many of us have serious regrets about our late partner and our relationship. No relationship is perfect, and for many of us, because of the disease and struggle, things were less than ideal. For some of us, there were words that were left unsaid between us. For others, there were perhaps angry words that were said that we regret. In this frank discussion with mental health expert Helen Keeling-Nea...

Our guest for this podcast is Chris Wasman, co-founder of Istoria Ministry Group with his wife Lorri. Before his life in counseling and creating his ministry, Chris spent many years serving in high-impact roles for several of the fastest growing churches in the nation, along with serving as a VP of sales and marketing in on-line travel, and serving as a United States Marines in Desert Storm, earni...

In this podcast, I interview business performance expert Jon Thurman. Jon currently serves as Executive Vice President & Board Member of Insurance Office of America. He is also a LifeWork Coach with LifeWork Leadership Orlando helping business leaders grow as transformative leaders in their community as they integrate their faith and their work in the marketplace. During this conversation, we...

David Brock is a widower of 2.5 years, having lost his wife of 38 years Kookie in 2020. I got to know David through his sales consulting business, having the pleasure of interviewing him for my former Evolved Selling podcast, tapping David’s business expertise as the Author of the book: Sales Manager Survival Guide, and CEO and Founder of sales performance consultancy Partners In EXCELLENCE. In th...

My guest today is a growth expert, Russ Scala, the founder of Scala Precision Health, delivering evidence based, gender specific nutritional and hormonal testing and imaging, along with customized treatment protocols to improve patient recovery, health and performance. Russ is the author of the book American BioHacker, as well as a speaker, educator, and consultant. In this session interview with...

Compound Grief happens when multiple traumas are experienced. When this happens, you don't have time to handle the primary grief, much less the second, third or fourth. With COVID, inflation and now recession hitting us along with the loss of our spouse, Compound Grief is in play. To help understand Compound Grief and it's impact on grief and growth, we turn to Helen Keeling-Neal, a Licensed Menta...

Joey Pazzelli lost his wife Giang, mother to his two college-aged daughters Sophia and Olivia, just a short 8 months ago, this after a two-year battle with colon cancer. Joey and Giang knew each other for over thirty years, and as you can imagine, saying goodbye, helping his daughters through their grief, and figuring out what is next has been a struggle. This podcast explores the story of Joey an...

Christopher Ice lost his wife Mary K when she was 54 years old, saying goodbye to his bride of 32 years and mother to their 7 children after a 5-year battle with breast cancer. During the disease fight and aftermath, Chris served as the CEO and President of Ava Maria University and CEO of Catholic Charities of Kansas City-St. Joseph, while handling family duties and trying to hold it all together....