Tendrils of Grief

Susan, your host, welcomes Richard John Allen to today's episode. Richard has a mission of dedicating his life to helping others overcome their struggles and find hope and healing, providing support and guidance for anyone experiencing loss. Whether you're struggling with the death of a loved one or other life changes, Richard wants to help people find peace and healing through his books, podcast,...

Susan, your host, welcomes  Karen Docherty to today's episode. Karen is a psychic medium and mentor. Her mission is to use her ability to bring comfort, understanding, and healing. The loss of a loved one brings with it grief, which leads us to ponder questions about the afterlife. It's something we all experience and endure at one time or another. There are many unanswered questions, but one thin...

Susan, your host, welcomes Stephanie Sarazin. Stephanie is a writer, researcher, and experiential expert in ambiguous grief. Her work began with her own experience of mid-life trauma, which sparked an ambitious journey — spiritually and around the world — to understand, name, and heal the grief she found within her. Her efforts revealed a first-of-its-kind definition for "ambiguous grief," whereby...

Susan, your host, welcomes Michelle Pfile to today's episode. Michelle is a health wellness, business mentor, and podcast host who helps women create positive changes in their lives by elevating them physically, mentally, spiritually, and financially. After struggling with a PCOS diagnosis for much of her life, she made drastic changes to improve her lifestyle that helped her completely transform...

Susan, your host, welcomes Donnalynn Riley to today's episode, Donnalynn has been coaching business people to become masters of their communication, relationships, and success for over a decade. From a career on Broadway to being the CEO of a multimillion-dollar corporation, her journey helped her understand and create strategies for managing emotions and surpassing every goal. Featured on FOX, AB...

Susan, your host, welcomes Stephanie Zito to today's episode. Stephanie is an Intuitive Soul Purpose Coach who sees right through the stories and blocks that hold clients back from their desired success. Through intuitive insight and channeling their soul guides, she helps clients quantum leap and make the shifts to decide for their freedom and happiness.   Following her Master's in Conflict Analy...

Susan, your host, welcomes Catherine McNulty to today's episode, this time not as a guest but as a coach specializing in grief. In this episode, Susan and Catherine answer listeners' questions on grief as fellow grievers and share their insights and tips on navigating particular aspects of the grief journey.   Key Takeaways: Testimony: Losing a 16-year-old daughter to suicide and dealing with peop...

Susan, your host, welcomes Trish Springsteen to today's episode. Trish is a Creative Marketing Consultant, a multi-national award-winning mentor, speaker, award-winning international bestselling author, and WebTV host, specializing in creative solutions to Get Known and Be Seen, making it easy for your clients to find you.   Founder of the Purple Unicorn® Marketing Academy, Trish works with people...

Susan, your host, welcomes Geri Reid Suster to today's episode. Geri has 30 years of experience in business and management, specializing in acquisitions and creating operational excellence. This experience was gained by starting in an entry-level position at a directory publishing company and working her way up to Chief Operating Officer in the same field during a period of great consolidation in...

Susan, your host, welcomes Michelle Ann Collins to today's episode. Michelle is the founder of Inhabit Joy, where she partners with individuals who have suffered grief, injury, or other types of loss as they recover, reclaim their wholeness, and build resilience for life's inevitable challenges.   After a series of losses, including the death of her mother, her husband's suicide, and continued est...

Susan, your host, welcomes Kevin O'Connor to today's episode. Kevin published Two Floors Above Grief in 2022; his prior writings include personal letters, dissertations, articles, and anthologies, and he provides training at universities and professional settings. Kevin resides in Fort Lauderdale with his husband, Leon, and their family includes five sons and seven granddaughters.   Key Takeaways:...

Marv Weidner lives in the beautiful, mountainous Gunnison Valley of Western Colorado and volunteers with Living Journeys, a local not-for-profit organization providing services and support to cancer patients and their families and caregivers. He is a proud father and grandfather to his and Marty's children.   Marv's book, When the Rocks Sing, places the voice of a man who lost his beloved wife to...

Susan, your host, is joined by Barbara Kenyon in today's episode. Barbara knows what it is like to be widowed twice. The first time was after nine years of marriage when her firstborn child was only two months old, Barbara's beautiful husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, and he died eight weeks later. Barbara's world came crashing down. She had to face the fact that her new life together...

Susan, your host, is joined by Kara Bowman in today's episode. Kara is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who has advanced certifications in Grief Counseling, Trauma Therapy, and Thanatology, which is the study of death and dying. She also volunteers with Hospice of Santa Cruz County and trains others to work with those in grief. She has written a book called Heartbreak to Hope: Poems of Sup...

Susan, your host, welcomes Sarah Miller to today's episode. Sarah is a Royal Air Force veteran, turned Physical Therapist Assistant, turned Well-being Coach. She is currently in the process of setting up her own business, specifically coaching people who have unexpectedly lost a loved one and have been part of a traumatic experience. With a fierce passion, she states that her mission is to help pe...

Susan, your host, is accompanied by Francine Ivey in today's episode. Francine's heart and mission are to inspire and encourage the church, to bring those far from God into a passionate walk with Him, and to show the world through her testimony that Jesus is real and has a purpose and plan for each life. She desires for people to know that we can live beyond our circumstances, withstand the storms...

Susan, your host, welcomes Jen Thomas, Intuitive Business Coach, and Healer, to today's episode.   Jen is a leader and advocate of working with emotions in business. She was invited to give her TEDx talk, "Putting Emotion Back in Business," inspiring others to lead with love, kindness, and compassion. Jen is an intuitive coach and spiritual mentor who helps business owners to access their inner wi...

Ruth is the mother of the late Dan Markel, a noted law professor who was murdered in Tallahassee, Florida, in 2014.   Ruth is the author of The Unveiling: A Mother's Reflection on Murder, Grief, and Trial Life , where she describes her experiences since the day of Dan's death from several distinct perspectives.  As a devastated mother with the unique human perspective of becoming a homicide surviv...

Susan, your host, is joined by Dean McMurray in today's episode. Dean — "The Military Medium" — is an internationally acclaimed psychic, medium, healer, dowser, and ordained minister. His story, so powerful and so authentic, is unlike any other psychic medium out there, and it's why people from all across the globe are drawn to him for readings and personal Guidance.   Dean spent most of his child...

Susan, your host, is joined by Marie Scott in today's episode. Marie is the Creator and Founder of Happy and Healthy After Widowhood. After losing her beloved Dave of almost 30 years, and her mom the same year, she went back to school to learn more about the link between food and cancer. After becoming a certified health coach, Marie now coaches widows and widowers using her 7 Steps to Healing Aft...

Susan, your host, welcomes Cat O'Brien to today's episode. Cat is a 45-year-old single mum to a thirteen-year-old with additional needs. In November 2020, Cat's partner Jon died suddenly and unexpectedly of a stroke. Cat struggled in her early grief and shrank back from both society and her usual life-loving self. After three months Cat returned to work, where she founded the Rail Industry Bereave...

Susan, your host, welcomes Natalie Olson to today's episode. Natalie is a Life and Wellness Coach who focuses on the importance of daily routines, habits, and patterns and how they play a much bigger role in our lives than we think. She specializes in helping bereaved men and women establish a "new normal" after loss that includes balance, happiness, and healing.   Natalie tells us her story of ho...

Susan, your host, welcomes Wendy Lichtenthal to today's episode. Wendy Lichtenthal, Ph. D., FT is the Director of the Bereavement Clinic and a clinical psychologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. After experiencing loss at an early age, Wendy found herself driven to address the suffering of grieving individuals. As a licensed clinical psychologist, her practice focuses on helping cance...

Susan, your host, is joined by Liza Spiridon in today's episode. Liza Spiridon is an empathic numerologist, having studied Numerology for over 25 years. She has been using Numerology to help herself and her clients create ease, joy, and abundance even when life is not always a "high vibe."   She also has a deep love for animals and worked in the veterinary field as a veterinary nurse (RVT) for ove...

Susan, your host, welcomes  Kate J. Meyer to today's episode. Kate is an author, a public speaker, a professional counselor, and an ordained minister. Kate is the author of The Red Couch, a novel just out in the summer of 2021 about missed expectations and seeing how the past doesn't define but informs you. Kate's book: Faith Doesn't Erase Grief is a get-help-now manual on loss and grief at the in...