The Illuminated Woman

If you didn't listen to Part 1 of my conversation with Andrea Carter Brown (episode 81), be sure to listen to it and then come back to Part 2. I promise you'll be glad you did! Part 2 of our conversation is just as rich and fascinating as Part 1. In Part 2, we talked about: What Andrea and her husband found when they finally returned to their apartment after 9/11 When they finally felt g...

Andrea Carter Brown and her husband, Tom, lived one block from the World Trade Center on that fateful day, September 11, 2001. In part 1 of our conversation, she takes us through some of her experiences of that day and the days and months that followed. Andrea is a natural story teller who will draw you in with her words and stories, and you'll feel as if you're with her on her journey....

It's Thanksgiving week in the United States, so many people will be posting about how grateful they are. In this episode, I share: How "grateful" and "gratitude" have become throwaway words in our society How you can take your gratitude lists and practice to a deeper level What to focus on when creating a gratitude list How shifting what you focus on can help create shifts...

My guest this week is a beautiful Soul with a fascinating story. Raina Irene is a Heart, Soul & Spirit practitioner with a son in Spirit. Their journey together is documented in her book, Because of Josiah. Listen in as we talk about: The effect dreams have had on her life Her son, Josiah’s, journey through the circus, Disneyland, and his cancer diagnosis How Josiah evolved from being the Oran...

We all go through "seasons" of our lives, just like the the weather and the seasons on the calendar. When we've experienced loss or trauma, we navigate new seasons, and they don't follow any dates on a calendar. In this episode I talk about: The various seasons we experience What can cause them to change How we're affected by seasons and dates on the calendar Collective vs...

Sometimes we receive inspiration and messages from unexpected sources. This happened to me just a couple of days ago, and in this episode I share the nuggets of gold that came from that experience. Are you reaching? Or are you holding on in an effort to not forget? How we can take our loved ones in Spirit with us as we reach, so we don't forget Things you can reach for on your healing journey...

This was a fun interview, but one where we also went very deep. I did some business coaching with Melissa about a year ago after finding her podcast. Melissa is a beautiful Soul with a different type of grief journey. She’s a Mom who went through a divorce a few years ago which is a grief journey of its own. Then, a couple of years ago, her former husband, her children’s father, left this life of...

I had the pleasure of meeting Chelsea Jewel online a few months ago, and when we realized we live close to each other in Atlanta, we met for coffee on a rainy afternoon late this summer. Chelsea is absolutely delightful and has so much wisdom and insight to offer through her own journey. She is an Intuitive & Karmic Astrologer, a Spiritual Life Coach, and an Intuitive Mentor to people who are...

Moving is one of life’s greatest stressors. Add on moving out of a home you lived in when you experienced great trauma or loss, and the stress can be off the charts. In today’s episode, I offer you some tips that will assist you not only with moving, but with any life changes after great trauma or loss. Why we often resist change A process to use when you need to release some of your material poss...

After my month-long hiatus, I'm back with a different type of episode. A few months ago I was interviewed by the delightful, Shelby Rose, on her podcast "Raise Your Vibration" and I wanted to share that interview with all of you. Shelby mainly works with female business owners, but she's also on her own healing journey, so she understands my work at a deep level. In my intervie...

No matter how far along we are on your grief and healing journey, global tragedies have a profound effect on us. With the recent events in Afghanistan, I wanted to offer some guidance on how you can support yourself during times like these. Even if you listen to this episode long after September 2021, these tips can assist you. I also announced that I'm taking a break from releasing new episo...

In Episode 69 (my interview with Scott Howard), I said that publishing that episode was an "edge" for me. I had several email and social media messages from listeners asking what I meant by that. In this episode, I break that down and share: Why that was an edge for me Why talking about it is another edge for me What an edge is How to know when something is an edge The importance of push...

A few months ago I asked listeners to send me any questions they have around grief, healing, or anything spiritual. I’ve had some beautiful questions come in, and in this episode I share my thoughts and insights into them. I love hearing your questions because it helps me create new content for you. So, please keep the questions coming! In this episode I answered questions about: Do I think there’...

Music can uplift us. It can comfort us. It can bring tears of joy and tears of sadness. It’s connected to some of our most cherished and profound memories. And, it can help us heal. Scott Howard left corporate America to write, produce and sing a unique form of music using the frequency of 432 Hz, which is the frequency for healing. Little did he know that a few short years later, that music would...

In this bonus episode, I'm diving into all the incredible cosmic energies that are available to us right now as we're in the midst of the Lion's Gate Portal and the New Moon in Leo is a few days away. Even if you listen after these events, there's so much rich information in there that will assist you on your healing journey! What creates the Lion's Gate - and how can we u...

One of the things I love is doing my oracle card Monday Messages readings on my Grief With Grace Podcast page on Facebook. Last week I noticed a theme had been coming up in many of the cards over the past month or so that inspired this week’s episode. Forgiveness can be so hard when we’ve experienced trauma or great loss. And yet, it’s often the key that unlocks the door to deeper healing on a Sou...

While every human being has both masculine and feminine energies inside of them, we're usually out of alignment between them. Most women lead with our masculine energy, and our feminine energy is often forgotten, or it's a sad afterthought. When we bring these two beautiful energies into alignment, they can help us on our healing journey. In this episode, I talk about: The role of femini...

In this special bonus episode, I talk about: Using the energies of this unique Full Moon in Aquarius The recent shifts in energies The connection between the Sun moving into Leo and the Full Moon in Aquarius Why we need to heal as individuals before we can heal the collective How Aquarius helps shift the energies of individuals to help humanity The unique connection between this Full Moon and the...

I’ve noticed a pattern in the grief and trauma community where women are pushing back against their healing. They aren’t doing it intentionally, and they don’t even realize they’re doing it. It's very subtle, and not obvious to most people In this episode I go into so much around this, including: How worthiness and deserving affect our healing Punishing ourselves How our self-talk affects our...

Masks are all the rage these days - just one short year ago we never would have imagined what a hot topic they would become. However, most people wear another kind of mask, one that’s invisible. And that’s what this episode is about. We wear a mask in front of others, and almost everyone wears one on social media. Men, women, children, adults, teens, we all wear invisible masks at times. In this e...

I have another bonus episode for you on this New Moon In Cancer! The energies right now are really intense. But even if you're listening to this long after this cosmic event, the information and questions I invite you to journal on can always be applied. This is especially helpful if you're highly sensitive and/or an empath. I hope you enjoy and have a deeper understanding of what you ma...

Today’s guest is another amazing woman I connected with over a decade ago through social media. Tricia Dycka has been an amazing friend on my journey, and she’s an incredible coach to empaths. So many women have their empathic and intuitive gifts open up after trauma or loss. In this episode (with an all new intro!), we chat about: What being an empath means to Tricia The experience she had physic...

Woo hoo! We're celebrating a milestone on today's episode. One year ago today my little podcast was born! Thank you for supporting me and what I'm doing. It means the world to me. In today's episode, I share some changes that are coming to the podcast, things I didn't envision when I launched this a year ago, but which have happened organically. I'm excited to step in...

I recorded a Facebook Live for my private Facebook Group today and turned it into a bonus podcast episode for you! Today's beautiful Full Moon in Capricorn, along with the Sun now in Cancer provide us with so much healing opportunity. Even if you listen to this after this has passed, you'll still learn so much about all the astrological and cosmic energies and how they affect us. In this...

This is the final episode of the 4-part series on the 4 Pillars of Connection and Healing. Spirituality is much deeper than religion. In this episode, I talk about: Why skipping the other pillars and going straight to the spiritual pillar is a form of spiritual bypassing - and why it compromises your healing and ability to connect The risk to our Soul contract if we do any form of spiritual bypass...