The Beautiful Side of Grief

Sandra Sabene has facilitated thousands of inspiring events - all AFTER she lost her husband to cancer in 2000 when her boys were just 5 & 8. She had been on a healing pathway prior, though his death became the catalyst for creating her childhood dream - an arts and healing centre. This very talented lady is the director and creator of meditational painting, the longest-running drum circle in Syra...

When you experience loss, after loss, after loss, things can get messy - without you even realising. That's what happened with Amanda Ferrat, Founder of Value Yourself Counseling, after she suffered multiple losses of close family members, a pet, and a friend in a short space of time. It was tough! This resilient and certified emotional wellness counselor and EFT practitioner dug deep and came out...

Sometimes it is not until you lose someone special that you understand the significance of a celebration. This is what my guest, Jenny Marie, discovered. She was born and raised in Mexico and with the Mexican celebration - Day of the Dead. However, it took her 11 years following the death of her mother to be able to come full circle and use this celebration to reconnect with her mum. You don't wan...

He suffered a loss that truly tests everything you believe in - the loss of a child. Hear how Jonathan Agin had a successful law business to finding a new passion after following the diagnosis of his daughter, Alexis, with a terminal and inoperable brain tumor in April 2008.   You don't want to miss Jonathan discuss: how we find our strongest positive as a result of our deepest pain. how passion f...

As a hospice doctor, Bob cared daily for dying patients. At home, his wife, Jen, listened to the stories of patients and families, layering her understanding of death with the early losses of her own brother and mother. Then, the man who had spent a 40-year career caregiving was diagnosed with advanced, metastatic cancer. Jen shares with us her journey, her book, her lessons. You don't want to mis...

What does one do after hopes, dreams, assumptions, and core beliefs have been shattered? In this episode, we are talking to an inspiring individual, Susan Hannifin-McNab, whose life took a dramatic turn in 2012 with the sudden loss of her bagpiper-surfer-professor husband. With a Masters in social work - the path this young mum and widow took over the following years led her to realise that the to...

How do you get knowledge that supersedes a degree and years of clinical practice? You meet excruciating pain and hopelessness face-to-face. This is what Dr Betsy Guerra experienced through the sudden loss of her 3-year-old that no amount of learning could prepare her for. Join us as we discuss her journey. You don't want to miss: How she found her way back from devastating loss to finding joy and...

What is it like for a family to be out-of-the-blue informed that their child has taken their life? In this episode, I speak to an incredible mum, Laura, who shares her courageous story of moving forward after she lost her 20-year-old daughter in July 2019. Her love for her daughter clearly shines through as does her grace and compassion.  You don't want to miss: How she has overcome the guilt How...

You may question the value of writing when your brain feels like it is full of cotton wool and you can barely drag yourself out of bed! Yet, there is are proven benefits (Note - none of them involve you having to be good at writing either!! Phew!!). Author and CEO of Burning Soul Press, Lauren Eckhardt and I will chat about the power of the pen during grief. We would love to have you join us! You...

In this, the FIRST! episode of The Beautiful Side of Grief I am going to share with you the journey that led me right here, right now doing a podcast. I will share how I came to have such a positive experience after losing the most precious thing in my life - my daughter - Tahl Kaleish, and give you a glimpse of what made her so special to me PLUS what I have lined up for you in the following epis...