The Beautiful Side of Grief

From Trauma to Fairy Tale - this is an incredible interview of overcoming years of heartbreak and abuse to finding and living a life of dreams - literally! Jenna Ashlyn was a young widow who was pressured into a relationship that turned abusive and became a survivor. She shares her story of survival to encourage other survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and mental health issues, that y...

Just when I thought I finally was getting the relationship of my dreams...  He goes off on a dream camping trip... And a random act of violence takes it all away. These are my reflections 4 weeks on - which I hope may help you in your own journey 💟 My thanks for your continued support of this podcast and my apologies regarding my lack of consistency over these past few weeks.

Imagine feeling nothing but pure love and gratitude pouring out as you kneel over your child who has just transitioned. It may seem impossible to imagine this, yet this is what Afterlife expert and Divine Guide, Julie Dylan McMahon, felt with her son, Dakota, and what has shaped her life since. She has an incredible story to share of how she dealt with his passing that has led her to understand ho...

What gives you HOPE? What gives you COURAGE? Many people experience dreadful trauma in their lives - but what do you think about this- having to endure 4 years of genocide where half of your country's population was killed - now that has to be on another level altogether right? And to come out of it with beauty, grace, and compassion like my guest today, Sara Im has, well this is someone we can al...

It's often when life gets so overwhelming and we don't know how we are going to keep going on that we often go searching. And that is when you can be miraculously (or not so miraculously) guided to the modality or modalities that are right for you. This is what happened to Lauren Fonvielle. As a mum to youngsters, the news of her husband's deployment was the final straw for the escalating anxiety...

Do you have a desperate need to connect with your loved one? Maybe it feels like they never left you... Or, you are not sure if you REALLY are 'hearing' them or just making it up… And what about those signs you are getting? Nicole Antoinette /Nicole Guillaume is a very skilled psychic medium who stumbled into her vast array of spiritual skills by setting up a Halloween scene! She is now a professi...

Breaking up is hard to do! There are literally thousands of songs dedicated to the heartbreak of breakups. So if you have known someone since middle school, spent 12 years with them, and have grown apart - deciding to end the relationship is going to be a tough decision to make.   Brenda De La Barrera, who hails from Mexico, studied design and is interested in all things relating to self-improveme...

Today's episode is especially for you if you have suffered the loss of a precious wee soul at birth or just prior to birth. This is something I can't even begin to imagine…. Yet it happens to so many and this type of grief is often flying under the radar. Today, I am chatting to Crystal Webster who is the Founder of Sharing Solace, Author of 'Confessions of a Griever', speaker, mentor, entrepreneu...

Do you feel like you've connected with your loved one who has transitioned? Elizabeth Boisson is a mum who had the incredible experience of her son hugging her from across the other side of the world just as he transitioned. And she is not alone in her experience. She formed a support group with others who had similar experiences which then led to co-founding the world-wide organisation, Helping P...

What is the hidden grief in YOUR life? You may not even be aware that you have such a thing. So I am excited to have my guest, Katie Rossler, to take a deep dive into this, in this episode. Katie is an expat, wife, mom of three, and loves to be by the water to relax. She is also author, transformative grief guide and licensed counselor with 13 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and...

Do you think you communicate well with your doctor? If you have a chronic condition do you understand how that is going to progress? Do you have a plan of what is likely to happen at each stage? In this episode, I have the privilege of talking to a family physician who is inspiring other physicians, and patients, to be having those valuable end of life conversations in a way that acknowledges the...

With her valued companion Shadow, Lee Atherton, or CoachRev as she is commonly known, considers it an honour to help people "live their dying" by discovering the beauty in the process and the gifts to be found. She helps people journey through the white waters of grief (such a great description!) navigating the chaos until they reach the tranquil pool of stillness! Lee's life is filled to the brim...

How does a former sedentary, over-weight, smoker, go to biking nearly 5000-miles in just six weeks to meet with participants of a book that explores the emotional side of cancer? Well, this is what our guest today, David Richman, did in 2016. For this incredibly successful entrepreneur, author, public speaker, athlete, and philanthropist, it started as a transition away from what others wanted of...

When your surviving child tells you that "Mommy, half of me is gone," that makes you stand up and take notice. Well, that was certainly the case for Michele Benyo whose young 6-year-old son died of cancer which left them all devastated, and her 3-year-old without her best friend. This defining statement cemented Michele's life purpose as a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, an early childhood p...

Death is hardly a laughing matter, yet as my guest, Allen Klein (also known as "Mr. Jollytologist"®) reveals in this episode, it definitely has a place in grief, and perhaps one that should be utilised more than it is. The Comedian, Jerry Lewis, described Allen as "a noble and vital force watching over the human condition." Allen shows people how to use humor and positivity to deal with life's not...

How do you have blind trust when faced with the worst possible scenario? This is what Tricia Roos , a Dallas wife, and mother who built her career coaching young athletes, faces when she is told that the child she is carrying has the fatal condition - Trisomy 18. Out of the worst comes the best. Annabelle lives for just 6 days, though the journey of carrying her and having those precious days with...

Grief can come out of nowhere. Or be so drawn out over time that you may not even recognise it's there. My guest today, Lauren Blackford , experienced both types. The 'long goodbye' with her dad as he battled early-onset dementia, and the sudden, unexpected passing of her mom in 2020. With loads going on in her life she didn't give herself time to grieve her dad's passing 9 years earlier, so when...

Aaron Young is an Australian who went to South Africa, then Zimbabwe, where he worked a dream job as an elephant behavior specialist where he tracked, filmed, created, and shared their stories for six years. That in itself would make a fabulous podcast, but that is not what we're discussing today. Aaron got caught up in trying to fight a system as a foreigner that didn't end up well for him. There...

You meet the love of your life in your mid-40's and then, 10 months later, he passes away. Then, on top of that, you realise you've spent the past 13 years only partially grieving the sudden death of your mum, and the intensity of both turns your world very dark. That was Jennifer Alemany's reality a couple of years ago. For this Latin American Brooklynite, who was the first to graduate from colle...

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On the surface she looked successful - underneath she suffered 19 years of abuse. What helped Martha Mok endure was a very special companion - her cat, Mui Mui. If you are an animal lover you will understand that bond of unconditional love, happiness, and healing that pets can provide. So when these precious souls depart we are often left devastated and suffering grief as deep as anything we've ev...

Justin Schenck has been named a Top 8 Podcaster to follow in over 100 countries every single week with Growth Now Movement. He is also the host and creator of one of the go-to events for entrepreneurs and forward thinkers; Growth Now Summit LIVE! Yet, growing up he had a GPA of 1.7, a mum addicted to opioids, and a dad in prison. Can you even begin to imagine what the effects of that are on a youn...

Imagine being Divinely guided in EVERY single step you take. FEELING more alive than you've ever felt. KNOWING you're always safe, loved, and protected. Being FREE of ALL struggle, hurt, and loneliness. Is this is what it's like in heaven? Can WE experience that without being in heaven? I'm excited to be exploring this and more in the second part of my interview with Brent Satterfield, a world-ren...

Are you going through a tough time right now? It's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but you know that it is there? My guest in this episode, Myree Morsi, has been guiding people for over 20 years and helps you understand how you can find your way out of this darkness too so that you can make sense of everything and move forward with confidence. We discuss 'Causeless Joy', her own pr...

Here one moment, gone the next. That is the reality of car accident fatalities. One experience of this would be more than enough to have to cope with, though my guest today, Jerry Fu , chats with me about losing two friends in car accidents at a young age. We also look at how you deal with your grief when you are not part of the immediate family circle. As a conflict resolution coach, Jerry also p...