Grief, Gratitude & The Gray in Between: Recent Episodes

Kendra Rinaldi

Podcast by Kendra Rinaldi

Emily P. Bingham is a certified grief educator, grief coach, widow, and founder of moveTHRU. After the loss of her husband in 2019 to Uveal Melanoma, she started moveTHRU to create new meaning out of her tragedy by helping others heal. Emily has worked with hundreds of clients in both private and coaching groups. Additionally, she has reached millions of followers through her social media content. Her goal is to help anyone who has experienced a loss embrace grief through movement and mindset. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Denver and a master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University. She lives with her newly blended family of six in Denver, Colorado.

Emily’s book, Love & Grief: Find Healing, Meaning, and Purpose in Life After Loss offers tools for embracing grief, managing it, and identifying coping strategies inside a practical, reassuring guide.

There is no right or wrong way to ride grief, but having gone through the process of grief herself after losing her husband at a young age, Emily’s writing provides an extra layer of comfort, inspiration, and solidarity. As a spiritual life coach and widow, Emily has amassed a social media following of over 35 thousand people, offering coaching, tips, and testimonials about her own grief journey.

https://www.movethrugrief.com/

https://www.instagram.com/emilypbingham/

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Nathan Peterson is a seasoned singer-songwriter, speaker, and author whose career spans over 25 years in the music industry. Known for his raw, emotive music and profound insights into the human experience, Nathan has carved out a unique space in the hearts of his listeners.

On March 11, 2016, he lost his daughter Olivia.

After she passed away, she published two books. The first one is entitled "So Am I", to share what he had learned during her life and the second one is "Dance Again" which is his process and practice of grieving, of hurting, of healing, of depression, of anger, of hope, of being. It is his life, his journey, during the 14 months following Olivia's burial.

Nathan's writing and music are infused with his experiences of profound grief, resilience, and healing, fostering a calming presence and a deep connection. His ability to support individuals in their journey to a more present, connected, and restful life has made him a profound voice in both the music and speaking arenas.

Nathan's work and interviews have been featured at Upworthy, Open To Hope, The People of Peoria, Post Consumer Reports and Tiny Buddha

https://nathanpeterson.net

https://www.instagram.com/nathanpeterson/?ref=nathanpeterson.net

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Nacida en Colombia, América del Sur, la vida de Martie M. Smith ha sido una aventura, marcada por 49 mudanzas que la han expuesto a diversas culturas y experiencias. Emergió de estas transiciones con una profunda comprensión de la humanidad mundial y una perspectiva única sobre los desafíos de la vida. Martie se está convirtiendo en un faro de resiliencia y transformación. Su viaje vital la equipó con una sabiduría invaluable adquirida mediante la superación de adversidades y abrazando el poder de la fe. Su historia es un testimonio de la capacidad del espíritu humano para elevarse por encima de las adversidades. Ella es una entrenadora bilingüe, entrenadora personal y veterana de la Fuerza Aérea que no solo sirvió a este país, sino que también nutrió una profunda pasión por ayudar a otros a desbloquear su potencial. Su camino, marcado por cirugías y traumas, le ha brindado una gran cantidad de lecciones de vida, que ahora comparte con una determinación inquebrantable. Martie reside en Carolina del Norte junto a su esposo de 40 años. Adoptó una misión dedicada a inspirar a otros a vivir vidas impulsadas por un propósito llenas de flexibilidad y resiliencia. ¡Planifica, prepárate y espera aprender valiosos consejos de su legado que desea dejar atrás!

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Andrea Turnbow Andrea Turnbow is the founder of The Grief Nook (formerly Autumn Winds Coaching) and is a Certified Grief Educator and Trauma and Resilience Life Coach. After experiencing a miscarriage during her first pregnancy, she set out to become the grief support provider that she and her husband needed at that difficult time. After the tragic loss of her grandfather and other life-altering losses over the years, she was guided further down the path of grief work to help normalize the grief process, and lessen the stigma around topics that are considered taboo. She guides anyone who has been impacted by pregnancy loss, loss of a loved one, or life-altering loss through their unique grief journeys.

@andreathegriefcoach: https://www.instagram.com/andreathegriefcoach/

@thegriefnook: https://www.instagram.com/thegriefnook/

Website: https://www.thegriefnook.com/

Email: andrea@thegriefnook.com

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Key Takeaways:

· Autumn’s Impact: The loss of Autumn, Andrea’s child, ignited her passion to validate others’ grief, particularly those experiencing early pregnancy loss.

· Turning Point: In 2022, Andrea faced her grandpa’s passing. This pivotal moment led her to reevaluate her career and embrace her calling to support others.

· Hospice Experience: Being with her grandpa during his final days in the hospital and hospice profoundly affected Andrea. It motivated her to advocate for those who lack a support system during grief.

· No Expectations: Grieving doesn’t follow a timeline. Andrea emphasizes that everyone processes loss differently, and there’s no rush to reach a specific point.

· Validation and Connection: Seeking validation and connecting with others are essential for healing.

Martha Hunt Handler is the award-winning author of Winter of the Wolf, a novel that tells the story of Bean, an empathic and spiritually evolved teenage girl who sets out to discover the truth about the mysterious death of her beloved brother and finds herself on a journey of healing and self-discovery.

The novel is inspired by the death of Martha's best friend's 12-year-old son and covers several important themes, including suicide, grief, spirituality, humans connection to nature, shamanism, and native Inuit culture.

It is an Amazon bestseller and was chosen as a Barnes and Noble Top Indy Pick.

Apart from being a successful author, Martha is an environmentalist and fierce wolf advocate. She serves as the Board President of the Wolf Conservation Center, where 100% of her author proceeds go to support the organization.

https://marthahunthandler.com/

https://nywolf.org/

In this heartfelt episode I sit down with author Martha Hunt Handler to explore the intricate process of writing her novel, “Winter of the Wolf.” Martha’s journey from a sprawling rural landscape to bustling cities shaped her perspective, and her passion for environmental causes and wolf conservation adds depth to her storytelling.

Themes Explored:

Growth Through Loss: Martha’s personal experiences and grief shaped her novel, mirroring the healing process.
Spirituality and Nature: The novel weaves spirituality, shamanism, and our connection to nature into its fabric.
Inuit Culture: Indigenous wisdom and resilience play a vital role.

Winter of the Wolf

In this solo episode, I discuss the important distinction between the concepts of grieving and mourning. Grief refers to the internal emotions and personal journey one experiences after a loss or major life transition. Mourning describes the external, communal expressions and rituals related to grief.

Key topics covered:

Common misuse of "grieving" and "mourning" as interchangeable terms
Grieving as the inner emotions of sadness, anger, etc. that occur involuntarily after a loss
Mourning as outward rituals/practices that people can choose to participate in to express their grief
Examples of mourning rituals based on religion or culture
Other mourning practices: journaling, support groups, listening to meaningful songs, reading old letters
How both grieving and mourning help us adapt to change and loss over time
Reflection questions: What mourning practices are helpful for you? How do you see grieving and mourning show up in your life?

I offer an open invitation to share any reflections on this topic with me via email. Understanding the difference between these two related concepts can aid in processing any losses we experience.

If you or anyone you know is looking to have someone walk alongside them during ther grief journey, contact me for a Discovery call.

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Shannon Spruill, a native of Brooklyn, New York, now resides in Buffalo, NY. For the past 37 years, Shannon Spruill has been happily married to Esau Spruill Jr. Together, they have been blessed with three sons named Derek, Brian, and Patrick. She has achieved academic success, graduating Suma Cum Laude from Bryant and Stratton College with a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and obtaining a master's degree in Computer Information Systems from Boston University. For the past 26 years, Shannon has been an Account Executive at Ingram Micro.

Despite her successful career, Shannon felt a calling to pursue her lifelong passion for writing. Although fiction was her initial desire, she decided to share her personal journey instead. Her first book, "My Reflection in the Mirror," was released on December 1, 2010. It delves into the personal demons she had to overcome, with the hope of inspiring and empowering other women.

Tragedy struck on October 4, 2013, when Shannon lost her son Brian in a devastating automobile accident. Instead of succumbing to darkness, Shannon found solace in her faith and began helping other parents who have experienced the loss of a child. She also published her second book, "The Shattered Mirror: Picking up the Pieces," which explores her journey of coping with her son's death. Combining both books, she published a revised edition titled "Tribulation to Victory: Birth of a Queen" in April 2018. This book became a bestseller, and Shannon is currently working on her 14th book.

In addition to her writing career, Shannon is the CEO and Founder of Parents Pushing Past Their Grief Inc. Parents Pushing Past Their Grief Inc. mission is to provide support, comfort, and resources to parents who have experienced the devastating loss of a child. Shannon wanted to create a safe and understanding community where parents can find solace, share their stories, and connect with others who have gone through similar experiences.

Shannon's journey is one of resilience, faith, and a commitment to helping others. Her accomplishments as an author, entrepreneur, and community advocate are a testament to her strength and determination.

Website: www.ppptg-inc.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/findinghopeinthemidstofheartache

Youtube: www.youtube.com/channel/UC0DNYXYzmvbaDm0ASs5RsJg

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/parents-pushing-past-their-grief-inc/

Mary Hayashi is an award-winning author who is among this country’s most accomplished champions for diversity and women’s rights. As a national healthcare leader, public affairs consultant, non-profit director, and former California State Assemblymember, Mary has dedicated her life to serving America and its most vulnerable citizens.

Her book, Women in Politics: Breaking Down the Barriers to Achieve True Representation. “In this book, I hope to provide insight into the many facets of my life as a girl growing up in Korea; as an Asian American immigrant; as a survivor who lost her older sister to suicide; as a national health care advocate; as an elected official; and as an advocate for women’s rights. Each of these parts of my life has provided its own challenges, lessons, successes, and struggles, and the sum of these experiences has made me who I am.”

Mary has been the driving force behind meaningful reforms to expand the coverage of healthcare. She also established unprecedented partnerships in support of social causes that previously had no financial or public backing.

https://www.maryhayashi.com/about/

Episode Highlights:

Mary shares insights from her book, "Women in Politics: Breaking Down the Barriers to Achieve True Representation."
The book is not just about politics; it's a journey of self-discovery, inspiring women to chart their unique paths.
Discusses her upbringing in South Korea, the loss of her older sister to suicide, and the impact on her life choices.

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In this unedited episode, I share my reflections on the 27th anniversary of my sister Zorana's passing. The day brought unexpected emotions as I connected with memories, messages from loved ones, and found old writings expressing my conversations with Zorana. Join me as I navigate the complex layers of grief, gratitude, and the enduring presence of those we've lost. This episode is a raw tribute to parallel worlds, where our loved ones continue to shape our lives from beyond the veil.

Reach out if you feel called to be coached by me in your own reach journey.

https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Stephanie Papadakis is a grief recovery specialist, holistic nutrition consultant, and autoimmune protocol coach. After experiencing her own grief, trauma, and health issues, she dedicated herself to helping others heal their broken hearts and address health issues caused by emotional stress - like poor digestive health, hormonal imbalances, and autoimmune diseases.

Through her work, Stephanie helps people deal with grief and trauma in order to heal the gut. She believes that when we honor our grief and give ourselves permission to feel all of our emotions, we can begin to restore balance in our lives and find true happiness.

In her free time, Stephanie loves to travel, eat, explore new places, and meet new people. She is always looking for her next great adventure with her wife and her dog, Bounce.

Web Links

· https://www.gutofintegrity.com/

· IG + TikTok: @gutofintegrity

· https://www.facebook.com/gutofintegrity/

·https://www.facebook.com/groups/thespacebetweengratitudeandgrief

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In this episode we talk about the following topics:

Stephanie's personal journey through grief and how it impacted her gut health.
The profound connection between emotional stress, grief, and physical well-being
Stephanie's transformative experience with nutrition, exercise, and intentional lifestyle changes.
The importance of addressing emotional and mental health alongside physical health

Dina Gachman is a Pulitzer Center Grantee, an award winning journalist, and a frequent contributor to The New York Times, Vox, Texas Monthly, Teen Vogue and more. She also writes a monthly movie column for The New York Times. She’s a bestselling ghostwriter, and her first book, BROKENOMICS, was published by Hachette/Seal Press. Her new book of essays about grief, SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS, was published April 2023 by Union Square & Co.

She spent three years as head copywriter on Clio award winning content for UPROXX Studios.

She has appeared on ABC's 20/20, CBS We are Austin, Chicago’s WGN and Texas Standard. She’s written two comic books for Bluewater Comics, about legendary superheroes Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. She lives near Austin, Texas, with her husband and son.

Epsisode Synopsis:

In this heartfelt episode, Dina Gachman, author of "So Sorry for Your Loss," shares her journey through the profound and complex landscape of grief. From the unexpected loss of her mother to the challenges of navigating her sister's battle with addiction, Dina opens up about the unique dynamics and emotions that accompany different forms of grief. The conversation explores the impact of ambiguous loss, the business of grieving, and the unexpected gestures of comfort, such as a bucket of KFC, that can bring solace in the darkest moments.

Dina also delves into the process of writing her book and the intention behind its title. With humor and honesty, she hopes to provide comfort and understanding to those living with grief while offering insights for those who may encounter it in the future. Join us in this candid exploration of grief, where Dina's authenticity and resilience shine through, inspiring hope and connection in the face of loss.

https://www.dinagachmanwrites.com/

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Andrew Hall is the Co-Founder of No Story Lost. He started No Story Lost with his cousin and best pal, Jeremy. No Story Lost was born after Andrew and Jeremy recorded their Grandfather's story; they saw how important the result was for their family, but also how much hard work it was to do without a service to help. When Andrew's not working, he enjoys traveling, playing sports, and spending time with friends and family.

https://nostorylost.com/

Books Andrew mentions:

A guide to the good life

On Death and Dying

On Grief and Grieving

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More About This Episode:

Andrew's journey with co-founding "No Story Lost" inspired by the realization of the importance of capturing family legacies.
The genesis of the company rooted in recording Andrew's grandfather's stories and the profound impact it had on their family.
nitiating Legacy Conversations:
Insight into initiating conversations about capturing legacies with loved ones.
Andrew's advice on approaching the conversation with sensitivity, emphasizing the shared benefits for both the storyteller and the family.
Navigating the No Story Lost Process:
Overview of the process, from the initial conversation to the design and printing of the personalized legacy book.
Timeframes for completion and potential factors that may influence the timeline.
Partnerships and Future Collaborations:
Exploring potential collaborations with funeral homes, pre-planning companies, and estate planners.
Recognizing the opportunity to work with individuals in the 60 to 90 age range who are contemplating their legacies.
Reflections on Grief and Regret:
Andrew's reflections on grief and the role of regret in the mourning process.
The significance of having no regrets in the passing of his grandparents, allowing for a more positive reflection on their lives.
Tools for Grieving:
Andrew shares insights into his grief journey, drawing a comparison between losing his first grandparent in his 20s and subsequent losses.
The impact of living with grandparents and experiencing the echoes of their presence after their passing.
Legacy Lessons and Fragility of Life:
Lessons learned from the fragility of life, emphasizing the importance of cherishing every moment.
The unexpected nature of loss, even when dealing with elderly family members.
Documenting Living Grandparents:
Andrew's experience in recording stories with his living grandmother and the editing process.
The challenges and joys of documenting stories, especially with family members dealing with dementia.
Conclusion:
Encouragement to start documenting legacies at any stage in life, emphasizing the everlasting impact of preserving family stories.
This episode dives into the heart of family, memories, and the profound impact of storytelling, encouraging listeners to embark on their journey of capturing legacies.

Melissa Beth is the host and producer of the Mile Marker Miracles podcast. Initially created as a space to hear people’s mile marker stories of how they became who they are today, the podcast took on an unplanned grief focus when Melissa’s mom Linda passed away from breast cancer. As she processed through the immense loss of her mom, her best friend, and her biggest inspiration all in one, it became clear that others also needed a space to understand grief and how to support each other in loss. With her masters degree in special education and years of experience as a teacher, Melissa brings a unique perspective to these conversations and lessons. In addition, Melissa is a children’s book author with her book about Down Syndrome “The Ups and Downs of a Very Special Superhero” inspired by her brother Josh. She works as a project administrator for an architectural firm and volunteers with a faith-based non-profit that plans events and conferences all around the country. She loves iced coffee, cuddling with her puppy, and soaking up blue skies and warm weather.

INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/milemarkermiracles

SPOTIFY: https://spoti.fi/3uSNA2z

APPLE PODCASTS: https://apple.co/3pwbiy0

WEBSITE: www.milemarkermiracles.com

Book: www.specialupsanddowns.com

Melissa Beth's Podcasts with her mom and when she talks about her grief journey:

Episode 16

Spotify - https://spotify.link/xdafiIkTrDb

Apple Podcasts -

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mile-marker-miracles/id1546694006?i=1000536038147

Episode 2

Spotify - https://spotify.link/NnYs0ZoTrDb

Apple Podcasts -

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mile-marker-miracles/id1546694006?i=1000505684946

Episode Highlights:

Explore the profound connection between Melissa and her mom, unveiling the beautiful moments and insights that define their journey.
Overcoming Victim Mentality: Discover the power of resisting a victim mentality and embracing strength in the face of adversity. Melissa shares personal experiences and insights on cultivating resilience
Honoring Loved Ones Through Honest Conversations: Learn about the importance of open conversations about grief.
Being Honest About Your Needs: Melissa emphasizes the significance of being honest about your needs during grief. Whether it's conversations about the departed loved one or practical support, expressing your needs is a crucial aspect of healing.
Navigating Loss Within Faith Communities: Melissa discusses the role of faith in her grief journey and how faith communities can provide support and understanding during challenging times.
Special Ups and Downs - Children's Book: the inspiration behind Melissa's children's book, "Special Ups and Downs," and how it fosters understanding, kindness, and inclusivity for children without disabilities.

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AIJIA, is a songwriter, vocal producer and mom. For years she has dominated the music scene as a writer for some of today’s biggest acts. She lent her ear as Talent Producer for NBC’s hit show SONGLAND. She uses her platform to advocate for women’s equality and growth - a theme in her original music. She is heading into her 11th year as ambassador for Rock Camp For Girls and is an ambassador for The HER Foundation, providing resources and research into the serious pregnancy complication, Hyperemesis Gravidarum, of which she experienced. Most days you can find her in a recording studio or playing with her two daughters.

Connect with AIJIA https://www.instagram.com/aijiaofficial/

https://aijiamusic.com/

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SHOW HIGHLIGHTS:

• Aijia's mantra of "This is temporary" and her daily countdown to cope with the challenging moments of hyperemesis gravidarum during her pregnancies.

• The importance of having a support system that understands and doesn't try to fix the situation, but simply holds space and offers love and energy

• The power of companionship and empathy in helping someone going through a difficult medical experience like hyperemesis gravidarum.

• Aijia's determination to raise awareness about the condition and support other women facing similar challenges.

• The significance of recognizing that medical conditions like hyperemesis gravidarum are not related to one's outlook or emotional state but require proper medical attention and understanding.

• Other of her personal experiences with grief and transformation

· We talk about the lively personality of AIJIA's grandmother, nicknamed Hurricane Millie and the close and energetic relationship AIJIA shared with her. Including some funny stories about their relationship.

· The importance of support through groups or therapy, normalizing the grieving process.

The powerful and spiritual experience AIJIA had while assisting her grandmother in her final moments.

· The connection between AIJIA's background in birth support and her unique approach to her grandmother's passing.

TATIANA ZAMIR is an interdisciplinary performance artist and trauma-informed movement facilitator who has been walking a path of evolution, transformation, and deep personal inquiry her whole life. Zamir studied and performed as a dancer and choreographer in the World Arts & Cultures Department at UCLA and developed her natural skills in the healing arts at IPSB Life Energy Institute. From her base in Los Angeles, her work has taken her to Bulgaria, Argentina, Namibia, Zambia, Senegal, Mexico, Cuba, and Bali. As both a healer and an artist, Tatiana holds a uniquely compassionate space, which catalyzes transformation and aids people around the world to embody their joy and live unapologetic, creatively-fulfilled lives — whether in her Afro-Joy Dance classes, her performance art, or movement therapy-based healing arts workshops and retreats.

To connect with Tatiana:

Website: www.tatianazamir.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tatianazamir/

Instagram post of her grandmother sharing her last words: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpncxZiPR3w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

Contact Kendra if you'd like to be a guest ont he podcast: griefgratitudepodcast@gmail.com

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Topics we talk about:

· Tatiana Zamir shares her close relationship with her grandmother: Tatiana Zamir talks about how her grandmother, Lisa Montel, was her best friend , who raised her with love and exposed her to the arts. She also shares how her grandmother was a Baha'i and an actress who quit her career to serve the community.

· Tatiana Zamir reflects on how her grandmother's passing has affected her: Tatiana Zamir says that she did not feel a lot of grief or sadness after her grandmother's passing yet, but rather gratitude and joy for their relationship. She says that she feels her grandmother's presence and support even more now, and that she honors her by wearing her clothes and jewelry, and continuing her work.

· Tatiana Zamir talks about her healing arts workshops and retreats: she explains how she uses movement therapy and a technique called vesseling to help people heal from trauma and access their intuition. She shares that she hosts healing arts workshops and retreats that are somatic-based and integrate different creative tools and themes, such as healing mother wounds.

· Tatiana Zamir shares how she healed from her divorce: she reveals that leaving her marriage of 12 years was the hardest thing she ever did in her adulthood, and that she went through a depression and a lot of fear and pain. She says that one of the things that helped her was embodying gratitude and affirming what she wanted to manifest in her life.

Tatiana Zamir shares how her dynamics with her mom have changed since her grandmothers transition. She talks about how they've worked on their relationship for many years and how it's evolved.

Welkin Memorials founder, Kate Anderson, lost her own father unexpectedly at a young age and was forced to choose between the outdated memorial options the industry provides, so she leveraged her experience in product development to design a product that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional. To make the tough times a little easier for others, Welkin offers handmade, decorative and discreet urns at a fair price point, designed with kin in mind.https://welkinmemorials.com/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=gg&ghttps://www.instagram.com/welkinmemorials/https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateanderson11/https://www.facebook.com/welkinmemorials/https://www.pinterest.com/welkinmemorials/Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Farah, an avid baker, yogi, with a 30-year career in the banking industry across continents. Her mother-daughter relationship memoir Meher & Me is a tale of an unconventional life and courage developed through a combination of nature, nurture, and skills acquired along the way. It is a memoir about the life we choose for the lessons we will learn. Farah is of Parsi origin, was born in London, but raised in North India, where she was educated at a Catholic convent in a historic Muslim city, surrounded by Hindu mythology. She is a British national with an Indian heart. She has embraced the different facets of her identity, and considers herself a citizen of the world, with the ability to straddle different cultures and geographies with ease. She works in the banking industry, where she started as a trainee aged eighteen in London, having built her career over the span of thirty-plus years across continents. In her personal life, following the untimely loss of her mother, Farah, struggling to reconcile the mysteries of life and death, embarked on an inward quest to find the strength to overcome the traumatic family tragedy and other significant life challenges. Through self-healing practices ranging from baking to yoga, Farah was able to find a positive conduit to channel her loss and pain, finally arriving at a place of equanimity. Farah is based in Dubai where she has lived for the last two decades. She has two adult children, who are embarking on their life journeys. In her spare time, Farah is an avid baker and dreams of owning a cafe one day. Her other passion is Yoga, and she can often be found on the mat, at a class across Dubai.https://www.farahpress.com/https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Suzanne Anderson, is the founder of The Mysterial Woman, a psychologist, author, coach, leadership consultant, and transformational teacher. Her pioneering work in guiding women to awaken their full Feminine and Masculine strengths combines insights and practices from ancient wisdom, depth psychology, and modern neuroscience. She has dedicated the past thirty years to decoding an embodied, integral, and accelerated archetypal pathway to unlock the next level of our innate potential. Combining her graduate studies in women’s developmental psychology together with her decades as a leadership consultant, Suzanne wisely guides women to awaken to the next level of consciousness and leadership capacity, making the changes in themselves they want to shape in the world. She facilitates global online programs, workshops, and retreats, and is the author of You Make Your Path by Walking: A Transformational Field Guide Through Trauma and Loss and is the coauthor of the triple award-winning book The Way of the Mysterial Woman: Upgrading How You Live, Love, and Lead. Originally from Canada, Suzanne now lives in Seattle, WA.https://mysterialwoman.com/https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Alejandro Eder es un empresario, líder caleño de 47 años, está casado con Taliana Vargas, Virreina universal y actriz Colombiana. Juntos tienen dos hijos pequeños y comparten un hermoso hogar en laciudad de Cali. Antes de trabajar con el gobierno colombiano, trabajó en Banca de Inversión y Finanzas de la Ciudad de Nueva York y en Colombia.y, por temas de la violencia de la cual ha sido víctima su familia loenviaron a estudiar en el extranjero. Como todo jóven, quiso hacer muchas cosas, cuando niño le gustaba jugar a ser bombero, luego quiso ser locutor y reportero, de lo que sí estaba seguro es quequería tener un trabajo que le permitiera de alguna manera ayudar a las personas. Este deseo y el secuestro de su abuelo paterno, primer secuestrado por la guerrilla en Colombia, lo motivaron aestudiar Relaciones Internacionales y Filosofía, y realizó una maestría en la Escuela de Asuntos Públicos e Internacionales.También hizo una especialización en Políticas de Seguridad Internacional y Resolución de Conflictos.Desde allí, Alejandro empezó a conocer más sobre la construcción de paz, pensando en lo que ha padecido Colombia, las miles de víctimas por el conflicto armado y la situación tan dolorosa que haatravesado su familia. Su profundo deseo de trabajar por Colombia y el amor por servir que le sembró su madre, lo motivaron a regresar al país donde empezó una carrera como líder político para definir el rumbo de su vida profesional. Como experto en seguridad nacional y construcción de paz, fue designado por el gobierno para ser una de las personas que generaría los primeros encuentros que dieron lugar a los diálogos de paz con las FARC. Desde el 2007 hasta el 2014 trabajó en la Agencia Colombiana para la Reintegración y al mismo tiempo, fue el asesor de Política y Estratégia en el proceso dereintegración de excombatientes de Colombia, logrando hacerlo más eficaz y sostenible. Del 2010 al 2014, se desempeñó como Alto Consejero Presidencial para la Reintegración de Colombia y fuedirector general de la Agencia Colombiana para la Reintegración (ACR), donde administró 8 mil millones de pesos y durante todos esos años hizo un trabajo limpio con cero investigaciones.Tras su experiencia trabajando por Colombia desde el gobierno nacional, en el 2015 Alejo regresa a Cali a trabajar por su ciudad. En 2018 asume el reto de ser candidato a la Alcaldía de Cali, ciudad que ama, conoce y donde ha trabajado junto a fundaciones en el distrito de aguablanca como facilitador de procesos y oportunidades. Desde entonces Alejo no ha dejado de trabajar por Cali y por Colombia, ha seguido caminandose la ciudad, escuchando lo que a los caleños les preocupa y añoran para vivir una vida más prospera y decalidad. En el 2020, tras ver que el delito del reclutamiento de menores en Cali y en el país sigue en aumento, creó y dirigió el proyecto Infancia Reclutada, investigación liderada por InstitutoColombiano de Ciencias Políticas con el apoyo de USAID, con el que se buscaba evidenciar que más de 18 mil niños niñas y adolescentes han sido víctimas de este flagelo por parte de las FARC y queHOY todos los grupos delincuenciales en el país están usando las mismas tácticas para reclutar menores de edad.Hoy, en el 2023, Alejo está entregado a trabajar por Cali y por todos los caleños. Insiste en que Cali está dolida y que unidos podemos revivir y recuperarla. Que Cali merece un liderazgo exitoso,ejercido por una persona con experiencia en el manejo de lo público, con conocimiento y capacidad para gerenciar, que logre respeto y autoridad, que trabaje por todos y para que todos tengamos unaciudad más próspera de oportunidades que nos eleve la calidad de vida. las problemáticas que tienen a la ciudad deteriorada y desconectada de las oportunidades.https://www.instagram.com/alejoeder/https://www.tiktok.com/@alejoederhttps://www.facebook.com/alejoederg/https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

As a clinical psychologist, consciousness expert, and spiritual intuitive/medium, Dr. Amy Robbins helps humans awaken to life and this can sometimes mean navigating one of life’s biggest challenges: death. While there is tremendous sadness, grief, and pain when one suffers a loss, Amy makes death palpable yet approachable. She believes that by dissecting death, we can start to live life.Amy received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan. She received her Master's and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Amy’s trained in community mental health clinics in the Chicagoland area.In addition to her clinical practice, Amy is the Director of Mental Health at BIÂN, a holistic wellness club in Chicago. She also delves into all of the fascinating questions about life, death, consciousness, and what it all means with some of the most renowned experts in the field, in her podcast, Life, Death, and the Space Between.instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dramyrobbins/facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dramyrobbins/linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-robbins-8906b1126/website: https://www.dramyrobbins.comyoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LifeDeaththeSpaceBetweenDrAmyRobbinsContact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcasthttps://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Mariann Edgar Budde is the bishop and spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., and the Washington National Cathedral. Prior to her election in 2011, she was a parish priest in Minneapolis for eighteen years. She has appeared on PBS NewsHour, Meet the Press, Good Morning America, and the Today show, among others. Bishop Budde earned her master’s in divinity and doctor of ministry from Virginia Theological Seminary.In her new book, How We Learn to be Brave, Bishop Budde explores how key decisions in our lives, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our mostcourageous selves. Budde weaves stories from her own life, religious texts, the Civil Rights movement, literature, pop culture, and current events to illustrate what goes into "being brave." The decisive moments—some flashy, some subtle—that make up the arc of a lifetime include deciding to stay, deciding to go, deciding to start, accepting what we cannot change, and more.https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705987/how-we-learn-to-be-brave-by-mariann-edgar-budde/Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Julie Gilmer, Event Curator with Sendoff, works alongside Kelly Roberts, Sendoff founder with over 15 years experience in the funeral industry.More about Julie Gilmer in her own words: “I have experienced grief in several ways. Both of my grandparents, whom I was very close to, passed away. Both my stepfather & my former boss/dear friend husband passed unexpectedly from heart attacks with whom were very special to me. I mention these deaths, because all four of them I was a part of planning their funerals, and not one of them was done traditionally in funeral homes. That just didn't speak to who they were. So, we choose themes...baseball and Superman for example, venues, food and unique touches that felt like them. That helped so much with the grieving process and brought comfort to us all. They were colorful celebrations, and not dark and sad services. When I stumbled on this new company, Sendoff that is reimagining funerals, I felt a strong calling to reach out and see how I could be of service. As an experienced event coordinator, I knew there wasn't a funeral service provider that can plan celebration memorials other than at a funeral home. If you want something other than that, you have to figure it out on your own. After learning about Sendoff, I knew it was something innovative, creative and inspiring that will help people have whatever kind of memorial they want. Not taking away from tradition at all. It's simply about having options. Greif is going to be there, there is no doubt, but if we can take time to laugh, and embrace the good moments in life, comfort is found.”https://www.sendoff.co/https://www.facebook.com/sendoffmn/https://www.instagram.com/sendoffmn/https://twitter.com/Sendoffmnhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/sendoffmn/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxqNWRacpoStECnSv0AKbzgContact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Sandi Shortt has been on the path of transformation and self-discoverysince she became a widow with 3 young sons over 30 years ago. Thatwas when she was faced with the challenge of figuring out who she wasand what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. Her first step wasparticipating in her own grief therapy and eventually becoming afacilitator for grief groups. Since then, she has studied many differenttherapies and modalities in order to understand herself, others and thegrieving process as well as the depth of self-understanding available tous throughout the process of doing one’s inner work.Her psychospiritual training came from Transformational Arts College inToronto. Here she taught, did one-on-one therapy with clients and co-facilitated intensive weekends.Sandi is a breast cancer survivor and a true inspiration to many as shecontinues to learn, grow and share her extensive knowledge withothers who are on their path of self-empowerment and discovery.After going through treatment for breast cancer, Sandi went on tostudy at Ignite Coach School in New York and became a certifiedMindset and Life coach.Get in touch with Sandi Short: access the free e-book https://expert-artist-3363.ck.page/caaf28d581https://www.instagram.com/sandishorttcoaching/https://www.facebook.com/the_intentional_intersectionContact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Martie Smith, a bilingual Coach and Airforce Veteran was born in Colombia, South America but has moved 49 times in her lifetime. Learning from different cultures, surgeries and traumas obtained many life lessons. Now residing in North Carolina alongside her husband and partner of 40 years decided to share these tips to live a purpose-driven life journey with flexibility and resilience.Martie has rebuilt and transformed her life and adopted a mission and vision to leave a legacy of hope for those open to implementing her helpful tips. They have come in handy for her to now live a vibrant and joyful life.The people who learn from her see her as an example that others want to follow and be inspired.Learn more about Martie Smith https://www.Resiliencenourishesthesoul.comContact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Stuart Sax shares the following about himself: “My love for broadcast radio began when I was growing up in Chicagoland. One of my favorite radio hosts was Harry Porterfield, who did a regular feature about people in the city. This short segment stayed with me as I grew up and, after realizing a career in live theater was not my calling, I studied broadcasting at Indiana University in the mid-60s. While in college, I was an integral part of the I.U. Student Radio Network. Those were the days of spinning records live and reading the news and lists of where to attend protest rallies. My favorite disc at the time was the extended version of “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” by Iron Butterfly because it ran about 10 minutes. This allowed me enough time to get to the bathroom and back or to take a quick nap. I played that tune at least once every two hours!After college, my radio career was put on hold because I had to report for military duty. While serving in Vietnam, I set up a “pirate” radio station in my battalion to play music, deliver the news and read letters from the troops. If this sounds familiar, it’s because I was doing what Adrian Cronauer did, only Cronauer was immortalized in the movie "Good Morning, Vietnam" starring Robin Williams.Upon returning home, my broadcasting dreams took a backseat to a career in the women’s fashion retail arena, which was my family‘s business. That was until I retired and moved to Frisco, Texas, to be close to my grandson. Here I met Mark Wariner, the station owner and producer of KVGI radio. I approached Wariner to offer my services to write and record commercials; instead, Wariner, hearing my baritone voice, asked if I would be interested in hosting my own program.Having waited for more than 50 years for an offer like that, I jumped at the chance and said that I would like to do a show called "Someone You Should Know." I then started a second show "Something To Talk About." Later, I brought in DFW Networking Diva Christine Deane as my new producer and I added the new talk shows “Trash Talk” with humorist Brandon Novara and “Opposite Saxes” with my wife Lauren.Who knew that you could have this much fun in retirement??”https://www.stuartsax.com/Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

COLIN CAMPBELL is a writer and director for theater and film. The short film he wrote and directed with his beautiful and talentedwife, Seraglio, was nominated for an Academy Award. Campbell teaches screenwriting at Chapman University and theater at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from Columbia University. He is currently developing a solo performance piece titled Grief: A One Man Shit-Show. His most recent book FINDING THE WORDS Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose, offers practical advice on how to survive in the aftermath of loss.By actively reaching out to their community, performing mourning rituals, and finding ways to express their grief, readers will learn how to live more fully while still holding their loved ones close. Campbell shines a light on a path forward through the darkness of grief.https://colincampbellauthor.com/https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Aly Bird is the author of Grief Ally; Helping People You Love Cope with Death, Loss and Grief. Since her husband’s untimely death, Aly Bird has poured her heart into helping those who feel helpless during an unexpected crisis. Her extensive study of grief psychology and culture, combined with her own devastating first-hand knowledge, led her to create a roadmap for the courageous and dedicated individuals who are willing to show up for the people they love with unconditional love, empowerment, and reverence. A speaker and workshop leader, Aly shows a clear path to those who have the courage to take on the vital role of being a grief ally. Recognizing that there must be a change the way our culture handles grief, Aly is committed to building a support and educational network not only for the ones who have experienced an earth-shattering loss, but the people who are often overlooked: the griever’s loved ones and trusted support system. Aiding in her mission, Aly is currently pursuing a graduate degree in counselling psychology, and a career in grief therapy. Learn more at https://www.alybird.comContact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Debra Borden, better known as The Sous Therapist, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in NY and NJ, and a pioneer in the field of Cooking Therapy. Author of two novels published by Random House, “Lucky Me” and “A Little Bit Married,” as well as the self-help book, “Cook Your Marriage Happy,” Debra has a wealth of experience to share in how to take away the stigma associated with mental health and struggling relationships through her unique approach of putting the kitchen at the center of the problem-solving process. Borden can show your audience how cooking therapy helps diffuse problems and makes it easier to discuss such issues as fairness, perspective, responsibility and gratitude.Website: https://debrabordenauthor.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/debraborden/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DebraBordenLCSWandAuthorTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@cookyourselfhappyhttps://www.Cookyourselfhappy.comContact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for grief coaching:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Alexandra Wyman is an advocate and public speaker for resources in the aftermath of suicide. She is the Author of The Suicide Club: What to Do When Someone You Love Chooses Death, Alexandra exploresher journey of mourning and healing after losing her husband. She makes sense of her grief through three phases—Shock and Awe, Now What?, and Finding the Collateral Beauty—to offer a road back to peace and joy for anyone who has lost someone close to them to suicide.After she lost her husband to suicide in August of 2020, Alexandra found a need to change the rhetoric around suicide. She has spoken at the Colorado School Counselor Association’s annualconference; the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion (OCAMPR) annual conference; and Bridging the Divide Suicide Prevention and AwarenessSummit 2022. She has also been a guest on the YouDoWoo podcast. Alexandra practices occupational therapy and lives in Colorado with her son.Contact Alexandra Wyman: https://www.forwardtojoy.com/Buy her book: https://www.forwardtojoy.com/the-suicide-clubContact Kendra Rinaldihttps://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Eric Hodgdon knows first-hand the struggle that grips us after the loss of a loved one. After losing his 15-year old daughter Zoi to suicide in early 2014, Eric was frustrated with grief support resources that focused on survival as being the endgame of a grief journey. For the past 9 years, Eric has made it his mission to change the way we approach grief support. He has coached and trained thousands of grieving women and men on how to navigate one of the worst setbacks in life. Eric has spoken on a TEDx Stage, authored an Amazon bestselling book “A Sherpa Named Zoi” and now works 1-on-1 with his clients, helping them to survive first, get back up and ultimately live beyond the loss of their loved one. He is most active on Facebook and Instagram where he posts every week about how to move from struggle to strength in the face of loss. Free physical copy of A Sherpa Named Zoi: https://www.YourJourneyGuided.com/FreeGriefBookInstagram: @ericbhodgdonFree grief support community: Let’s Walk TogetherTEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/ihp1_szQlM8 Contact Kendra Rinaldi- https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Marjorie Serrano is the author of Rainbow Meditations: A Journey of Self-Compassion, The Year of the Hurricane: Poems to Heal your Soul, Rescuing The Child’s Soul: Embracing our Most Extraordinary Life Stage and Dismantling the Myth of “The Terrible Twos” and “El Domador de Monstruos.” She is currently an undergraduate student at Bushnell University, where she is majoring in psychology with a minor in theology. She also holds an international degree from INPAHU University in Colombia.For over a decade, Marjorie has worked firsthand with students, children, families, and people struggling with difficult life transitions. She adores and admires her precious toddler daughter, Maya, whom she believes is her most effective mentor and the catalyst for her growth and development in her adult years. Marjorie dedicates her life to raising her daughter, deeply loves her husband, and treasures her family and dogs. She is an avid advocate for mental health and children's rights, and her long-term goal is to complete a master's degree in counseling so she can continue with her mission of helping people heal the emotional wounds caused by childhood trauma. She writes nonstop whenever her daughter sleeps and whenever she has a minute during her busy days as a mom. She continues to share her poems, meditations, and reflections through her blog, "La Casita de Mateo," https://lacasitademateo.blogspot.com/?m=1 inspired by the tragic loss of her first son, Mateo. Marjorie loves art, classical music, her German shepherds, life, nature, running, and above all, God!You can connect with Marjorie via Instagram https://www.instagram.com/marjoriewriter/Marjorie’s book collection can be found at most eBook stores and via Amazon Books at: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0BHY6Y168/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=09108b00-1fa9-45b7-b577-4f687990950cConnect with Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Margo Fowkes is the founder and president of OnTarget Consulting, Inc., a firm specializing in helping organizations and individuals act strategically,improve performance and achieve their business goals.Margo works with clients to solve problems of productivity,morale and innovation. Author of Leading Through Loss: Howto Navigate Grief at Work, Margo also coaches leaders on howto create a more compassionate culture by acknowledging andspeaking openly about grief and loss in the workplace.In addition to her consulting work, Margo delivers a variety of workshops and keynotes. Her most sought-after programs include From Coping to Conquering: Overcoming Negativity in the Workplace, Working Through Grief and When Conflict Strikes: Preserving the Relationship & Getting What You Want.Inspired by her son Jimmy who died in 2014 after an eight-year battlewith brain cancer, Margo launched Salt Water, an online community that provides a safe harbor for those who have lost someone dear to them – a child, parent, partner, sibling, close friend or pet. Inspired by Jimmy’s determination to live a rich, full life despite his circumstances, the blog posts and resources focus on healing and building a new life in the aftermath of a devastating loss.Contact Margo Fowkes:https://www.ontargetconsulting.nethttps://findyourharbor.comhttps://www.facebook.com/OnTargetConsultingInchttps://www.facebook.com/FindYourHarborhttps://twitter.com/margoontargethttps://twitter.com/FindYourHarborhttps://www.instagram.com/findyourharbor/https://www.linkedin.com/in/margo-fowkes-ontarget-consulting/Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

After being on the brink of suicide induced by years of PTSD from fighting in Iraq with the Marines, a series of supernatural interventions saved Mike Liguori’s life. His military service and deployments to a war zone were not by accident. He had engaged and often ran away from his enemies long before and after the war within the shadow of his past. His most recent book, The Road Ahead and Miles Behind: A Story of Healing and Redemption Between Father and Son chronicles the story of a cross-country road trip taken during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic with one of the darkest shadows of his past, his relationship with his father.https://mikeliguori.com/homehttps://www.instagram.com/mike.liguori/https://www.facebook.com/themikeliguoriContact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Richard John Allen, author of Keep Calm and Cope With Grief: 9 Chapters for Managing Fear and Grief When Losing a Parent or Loved One The book provides a heartwarming resource for anyone currently dealing with grief due to a loss. It doesn’t matter if they have lost a loved one to suicide, a sudden accident, or a long-term illness, this book will guide them through the many layers of the ‘cloak of grief. Their loss could be recent, or it may have happened many years ago, grief does not hold itself to any time period. In this book, the audience will discover the different methods how to cope with grief and finding their own individual way to live in the new normal. Learn the steps to self-healing which will not only help the audience but also help them to help others who are grieving. More about Richard John Allen in his own words:“I have been fortunate enough to work for some of the world's largest corporations and have met a great many wonderful people giving me some amazing memories. But having recently lost my Father and Father In-law, I have decided to leave the corporate world and I'm now on a journey of writing books about losing a loved one. I come from a religious family, and hold strong religious beliefs but I'm also open-minded, and as strong as my faith is, I also lean upon logic, facts, and common sense. At the early age of 16, I had a longing to become a priest but it never came to pass. My parents were shocked at the time but my life went in a different direction. I believe that each and every one of us goes through life in a unique and special way. Whether we realize it or not, we are shown messages and signs, given skills and gifts, all of which can help us through the good times and bad. I hope to write and share with you not only my experiences but also share the research I have completed and the interviews I have conducted.”Connect with Richard John Allen : https://www.facebook.com/GriefSupportGroup.LifeAfterBuy his book on amazon: https://a.co/d/50iPKVwContact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the show:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Donna Kendrick will never forget that “Omgosh, what just happened?!?!” moment when she discovered her husband Greg passed away suddenly in November 2013. During her time of grieving Donna quickly realized that she had stepped into a new role overnight, one where she had to take control of her family’s finances in order to keep life consistent for her and her kids. Important family decisions came on real soon and real quick, and Donna had to figure out how to navigate this new season in her life, which meant finding the professional resources to help. Donna has made it her life’s work to help other widows and widowers navigate their own financial decisions in the first days, weeks and months of widowhood... and the years to follow. She is the author of A Guide to Widowhood: Navigating the First Three Years (pub. Epic Author July 22) which is here to help through the first days, weeks and months of widowhood… and the years to follow. Donna is also the host of the Widow, Wisdom and Wealth ™ podcast, which aims to remove the intimidation out of financial planning, so families can handle any transitions that come their way. Donna is an avid long-distance runner who turns her passion into an ability to raise funds for local causes such as Safe Harbor, a grief counseling program. In 2022 Donna married her husband Jim and between them, they have six children. Together with their Newfoundland and English bulldog, they enjoy living in the community of Springfield Township, Wyndmoor, PA.Contact Donna Kendrick:Website: https://www.widow-wisdom.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/widowandwisdomInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/widowandwisdom/Contact Kendra Rinaldi:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Andrea García Baena es una colombiana radicada en los Estados Unidos hace más de siete años quien es la autora del libro titulado Me Caso Contigo Desde El Cielo, el cual alcanzo a posicionare como BESTSELLER para tres diferentes categorías en Amazon el mismo día de su lanzamiento.Andrea es Administradora de Empresas de la Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá y cuenta con una maestría también en Administración de Empresas, de Florida National University. Andrea tienealrededor de seis años de experiencia laboral trabajando con compañías multinacionales en industrias tales como farmacéutica, dispositivos médicos y consumo masivo desempañando roles principalmente en finanzas y ventas.Una de sus pasiones es el idioma español y de ahí su amor por la lectura y escritura lo cual la impulso a crear con su mama, Gloria Baena, una empresa familiar de educación para niños en los EE. UU. con el fin de promover el idioma español entre las familias.Otra de sus pasiones es el arte así que gran parte de su tiempo lo dedica prestando sus servicios a una firma de asesoramiento de arte localizada en Miami.Comprar el Libro de Andrea Garcia: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8DWPDBP?th=1&psc=1&geniuslink=truehttps://www.instagram.com/andrea.books111/Contacta a Kendra: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

In this episode I share the audio clip of a FB live I did just a week after my mom died of Pancreatic Cancer. In it I share a few takeaways that I thought may be valuable for someone who is recently experiencing grief as well as for someone who is supporting someone who is grieving. •The grieving process of a sudden death vs the grieving process of a death by an illness. My sister died in a car accident in 1996 and my mom died 9 months after being diagnosed from Pancreatic Cancer in 2016.•How our believes about life after death can play a part in our grief journey. •What to say when someone is grieving.•Don’t judge your grief or the grief of others. Everyone’s process is unique.Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast or for coaching:https://www.griefgratittudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Yolanda Lopez Haugabook is a mom and bonus mom. Originally from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico and was raised in Los Angeles, California. She now lives with her husband in Nashville, TN where she is the Founder and CEO of YoFit and host of Diamond Cuts Podcast. She is a certified Macro Nutrition Coach, Mindset coach & Fitness Instructor and has been in the wellness space for 11 years. She is passionate about helping women unlearn dieting and rewrite the story they were convinced to believe about themselves; by guiding them to eat to thrive, gift themselves movement, and stress less. Website: https://www.iamyofit.com/Instagram: @yofitofficial https://www.instagram.com/yofitofficial/ClubHouse app: @yofitofficialhttps://www.clubhouse.com/@yofitofficialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yofitofficial/Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast or for coaching:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Sarah Davis is a podcast producer and learning experience designer who started Breathing Wind in 2019, three years after her dad died, as a way to process grief over what she considers her most significant loss and provide the resource she didn't have while grieving his death. In her first season, she almost exclusively focused on guests who were the first of their peers to lose their parents and she has expanded since then. Each year parallels her grief journey as she has explored grief, healing, and joy, accompanied by guest hosts who are experts in the end of life and grief space.Links:www.breathingwind.comhttps://www.instagram.com/breathingwindpodcastwww.connectedpodcaster.comContact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

I'm Diane Nnaemeka, an ESL teacher and speaker. I live in Thailand, and have been here for 4+ years, and I love it! Part of what I do is teaching English as a Second Language to students, and I also make ESL resources (worksheets, workbooks, etc). The other part of what I do is to speak at different places (online, offline, workshops, podcasts, etc) on personal development topics (for example, grief, guilt) and how to understand and work through it, so we can show up better in our professional and personal lives! I make personal guides on these topics as well.LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/diane-nnaemeka-34b36b66/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Showing-Up-For-Ourselves-102662462511279Email: sweetenedsoul123@gmail.comConnect with Kendra Rinaldi to be a gurest or for coaching https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Phoebe Leona is a dancer, speaker, author, yoga teacher, and transformational guide who helps us feel more embodied through somatic, movement, and expanded awareness practices to become more empowered in who we are, who we are becoming, and our having a greater sense of belonging. She has been a teacher and guide for most of her life, but it was after a year of extreme loss in 2013 when she found herself in the vast open space in between her old life and a new life, that she dove deeply into her practices and began her company, nOMad to help others through their own transition and the spaces in between. Throughout that time, Phoebe also developed her movement/somatic practice, Mvt109™ for students to fully embrace the freedom of moving in their bodies, transforming old patterns and reclaiming the vibrations & stories they want to bring to life. Phoebe also finds joy in sharing her story to help others in their healing. Phoebe tells her story on her TEDx Talk, her podcast The Space in Between, and her multi-author international bestseller Caged No More. Her newest book, Dear Radiant One, partners with GracePoint Publishing.https://www.phoebeleona.com/Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Susie Spell is a family nurse practitioner certified in lifestyle medicine as well as holistic health coaching. She helps empower women with (or at risk for) cardiovascular disease, uplevel their lifestyle through nutrition, movement, sleep, and stress management resulting in significant improvement in overall health and even reversing chronic diseases like high blood pressure. Susie has worked in the healthcare arena for 28 years, starting as a nurse aide and working up to where she is today. She's not only had personal experiences with grief, but has witnessed and shared sacred space with many in the grieving process over the years. She is a perpetual learner and has opened her heart to other powerful healing practices having learned about breathwork through the Heart Math Institute, healing through the wisdom of ancient Ayurvedic practices and meditation, the importance of connection with Nature, how gratitude contributes to overall well-being, and how spirituality is a powerful ally in health and healing. Her ultimate hope is to empower people and help them build the resilience needed to thrive in our modern society, no matter age, race, or economic status.

https://www.facebook.com/VitalTransformationsLLC https://www.instagram.com/vital_transformations_llc https://www.linkedin.com/in/susiespell

Website she mentioned about HeartMath https://www.heartmath.com/experience/

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Joseph D. Pianka, MD, has been a board-certified practicing gastroenterologist in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, for over twenty years. In the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, he faced physician burnout and depression, so he sat at his computer and typed until the sun came out (literally and metaphorically). His book, It's All in Your Head, compiles insight gained from his experiences as well as prior acquired knowledge for everyone who simply isn't motivated by traditional fitness ads.

https://prbythebook.com/experts/joseoh-d-pianka-m-d/ https://www.instagram.com/author_josephpianka TT: @joe_piankamd_author

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Murray Keith Wadsworth, the author of Prostate Cancer: Sheep of Wolf?, is passionate about spreading the dark truth about prostate cancer. His sudden diagnosis and shocking process to treatment continues to drive him to untangle and share the systemic misinformation around the disease. By dividing his book into timelines, research and his RV road trips, Wadsworth empowers readers to practice patient self-advocacy dig deeper into their health care decisions.

https://www.sheepwolfcancer.com https://www.facebook.com/prostatecancersheeporwolf

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Elena Lister, MD, is associate professor of clinical psychiatry at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and senior consulting analyst for grief at Columbia University Psychoanalytic Center. She treats adults and children facing all life issues, specializes in grief, and is a frequently sought-out expert on dealing with loss in schools across the country. Dr. Lister is the coauthor of I Will Remember You: A Guidebook Through Grief for Teens.

Michael Schwartzman, PhD, ABPP, a senior psychologist and board-certified psychoanalyst, has worked with children, adolescents, adults, and families for more than forty years. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Schwartzman is the consulting psychologist at two independent schools for children and lectures regularly to parents and professional colleagues on child development, parenting, and school-related issues. He is the author of The Anxious Parent: Freeing Yourself from the Fears and Stresses of Parenting.

They Co-authored Giving Hope; Conversations with Children About Illness, Death, and Loss. This book is for any adult who may be taking care of a child. It offers compassionate and comprehensive guidance on how to understand oneself and the child facing impending loss or a loss that has occurred.

https://www.elenalistermd.com/ https://michaelschwartzmanphd.com/

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Beth Bigler is a double-certified Pet Loss Grief Counselor, certified Pet Chaplain, and a certified end-of-life animal companion doula. She works with individuals and families before, during, and after the loss of their beloved animal companion. She’s also known for her Instagram account @honoringouranimals where she shares daily content and tips about pet loss grief which are a unique blend of humor, compassion, and “telling it like it is.”

She works closely with animal care workers, veterinary professionals, and other pet industry brands on grief training and awareness. She is a regular contributor to podcasts, articles, and other media. She is also a seasoned film/television professional, college instructor, and mom of a three-year-old son and three divine felines!

Get in touch with Beth Bigler https;//www.instagram.com/honoringouranimals or website: https://www.honoringouranimals.com

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Melissa Bollea Rowe is a published author, professional songwriter of 20-plus years, and founder and CEO of the music publishing and artist development company Rhyme Partners, which she started in 2013. Her latest publication is her book, "God, Gratitude, & Giving," which was released in May. In the book, she shares the role these three words have played in her life story as well as how prioritizing gratitude and faith has gotten her to where she is now as an entrepreneur, a creative, and a person. She lost both of her parents as a child and has had a hard road to success, and she's passionate about sharing her story in hopes of empowering and inspiring others.

Melissa Bollea Rowe made her way to Nashville, Tennessee more than 15 years ago to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming a professional Songwriter. Mission accomplished. She’s a self-taught guitar and piano player who doesn’t take one day for granted. She’s had songs cut by the famed Nine Days Band and well-known country music artists like Jimmy Charles, Karen Waldrup, Allie Colleen, American Blonde, Brecken Miles, Mary Sarah and many more. “Every step of the way has been organic and blessed. Hard work, timing and preparation have led me to some pretty spectacular opportunities. I feel like I’m always at the start of something fun and exciting!” says Melissa. Melissa not only writes and performs for a living, she also mentors, educates and works with corporations and organizations like; Musicians On Call, The Beat Of Life and GAB, Generations Against Bullying. So, it was a natural fit when she was hired to oversee the creation of all the music for Speak Life To End Bullying, The Musical performed in over 1,000 schools and theaters nationwide. “Of all the songs I have written that have been released to the world, creating the music for this musical has truly been one of my greatest honors,” says Melissa.

In 2013 she founded Rhyme Partners Music Publishing on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. Aside from her own success as Songwriter, Rhyme Partners’ catalog includes hundreds of cuts on both independent and record label artists with millions of combined streams across all digital platforms. Their songs have been recognized, nominated for, and won several independent and major music awards. Rhyme Partners’ songs have reached chart topping spins on Music Row’s Country Break Out Chart, Americana, and Blues charts, and have celebrated the number one spot on four Christian radio charts with the release of “Grateful” in 2019 recorded by artist Chris Golden, son of the Legendary William Lee Golden of The Oak Ridge Boys. Rhyme Partners’ catalog has also seen success with national brands and sync placements for television and film. Melissa is passionate about sharing her stories of life, success, heartache, and restoration with audiences all over the world. She recently celebrated becoming a best-selling author as part of the anthologies Everyday Woman’s Guide To Doing What You Love (Chapter 33 The Day I Cried In The Meadow) and Everyday Woman’s Guide to Success In Your Business (Chapter 3 RelationSHIPS). Both are available on Amazon Kindle. Autographed copies are available through her website. As well, her much anticipated book “God Gratitude & Giving” was just released! She is also excited to be collaborating with neuropsychologist, Dr. Sarah Allen on The Musical Imprint due out summer 2022.

Social links: Melissa website: https://melissabollearowe.com Rhyme Partners website: https://rhymepartners.net Melissa Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melissa_bollea_rowe/?hl=en RP Instagram: https://instagram.com/rhymepartners RP Twitter: https://twitter.com/rhymepartners RP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rhymepartners

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Marianna Torgovnick writes on the novel and novel theory, film, postcolonialism, modernism, and the twentieth century more generally, and especially on contemporary American culture. Her work is broadly interdisciplinary and has been taught in Art History, Anthropology, and Religion courses as well as English, Literature, and Theory. She has published Closure in the Novel (Princeton, 1981), and The Visual Arts, Pictorialism, and the Novel: James, Lawrence, and Woolf (Princeton, 1985), Gone Primitive: Savage Intellects, Modern Lives (Chicago, 1990), and Crossing Ocean Parkway (Chicago, 1994), for which she won an American Book Award, and Primitive Passions: Men, Women, and the Quest for Ecstasy (Knopf, 1997; paperback Chicago, 1998) and The War Complex: World War II in Our Time , about memories and perceptions of the Second War World in the Twenty First Century. She has also written series of articles for general interest publications. Professor Torgovnick currently directs The Duke in New York Arts and Media Program, taught in New York. She returns to teach America Dreams American Movies to a large enrollment each year.

https://www.mariannatorgovnick.com/

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Best Selling Author, Certified Hypnotherapist, and Master Life Coach, Kat Wells graduated summa cum laude from Texas A & M University and trained under Dr. Sue Morter, founder of Morter Institute for BioEnergetics. Kat is a certified Energy Codes Master Trainer and founder of Kat Wells International. She provides coaching, seminars, and workshops worldwide, using her knowledge and skills to empower individuals and organizations to realize their full potential.

Kat Wells life changed forever with her husband’s diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis, a disease with no cure. In the blink of an eye, she lost her love of 28 years, friendships and the life she had known. Trapped on the “widow’s bridge”, Kat was caught between the life she knew and the life that awaited. Through a series of “mourning miracles”, she crossed over into a new life where she found wholeness, peace and even a new love.

Get in touch with Kat Wells: https://www.katwellsinternational.com/

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Caitlin Billings knows the struggles of balancing work, mental health, and motherhood better than most – while accepting her own bipolar diagnosis, she had to learn how best to support her gender-fluid child, who inherited depressive behaviors, as well as pursue an allegation of child sexual assault in their home.

In her work as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and role as a mother, she felt tremendous pressure to be perfect and present stability. Though she overcame abandonment issues and an eating disorder in college, a hold-up at gunpoint broke her carefully balanced world apart, forcing her to seek help. Now Caitlin is speaking out about the deep-set need for perfection throughout society, especially on teens and mental health professionals, until people understand that your best is good enough and you are never alone.

Please let me know if I can connect you with Caitlin! I'd love to set up an interview or send you an advance copy of her memoir, In Our Blood (July 2022).

Part coming-of-age, part reckoning of motherhood, In Our Blood is a therapist’s honest account of professional and personal struggles and an intergenerational story of acceptance, self-love and fluidity.

Get in touch with Caitlin Billings: https://www.caitlinbillings.com/

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In this solo episode I talk about an incident that occured in my grief journey recently... that made me re live the emotions I had felt when I had a miscarriage 16 years ago.

Grief does not knock on our door and tell us, "Hey, I'm about to walk in! Beware!" Nope... it just kicks the door opened unannounced and slams you to the floor. Grief is sneaky!! It creeps up on you unexpectedly.

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Un poco sobre nuestra invitada, Ale Montoya Arango, en sus propias palabras: . Hola, mi nombre es Ale Montoya Arango. En los últimos años de mi vida he transitado por el camino de la maternidad y la eternidad, y el amor que tímidamente se esconde detrás de estas vivencias. Me trajo hasta aquí la maravillosa oportunidad de maternar a mi hijo Matías y la gratitud que siento por la eterna conexión que logramos a través de la lactancia. Matías, nos regalo 3 años de su vida, en los cuales pudimos conocer otras esferas hermosas del amor. Debido a una leucemia, Matías debe abandonar su cuerpo físico, convirtiéndose en Luz, en plenitud y en el más grande amor intangible, incondicional y eterno. Una experiencia, que pocos meses tendríamos que repetir con mi madre, quien, a causa de cáncer, tuvo que hacer su viaje de retorno al Hogar. Ellos, y el deseo creciente de recoger esos sentimientos de amor que quedan en el éter, tanto con la experiencia de amamantar, como la de despedir a un ser amado, traen a mi vida el deseo de crear piezas que nos lleven a evocar esos sentimientos de amor eterno, y es así como nace Etereal: un taller creativo de joyería y piezas conmemorativas únicas, que encapsulan la leche materna propia de cada madre y las cenizas de quienes han partido a la Luz.

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Katherine Barner is a Grief & Trauma Expert, Award-Winning Author, and Licensed Psychotherapist. with nearly 30 years of professional experience in the mental health field working with local and state law enforcement agencies, domestic and sexual violence crisis centers, persons with substance abuse disorders, those with severe and persistent mental illness, and the homeless population. Katherine is owner of KRB Unlimited LLC, a full service counseling, coaching, and consulting firm with two signature programs including Sisters Speak Up Society, and the Living Beyond Loss Academy. Through her company she specializes in equipping Black women survivors of childhood sexual abuse as well as individuals recovering from significant loss with the skills to pursue and achieve, mental, emotional, and spiritual health leading to more productive and peaceful lives. With her engaging, powerful, and down to earth communication style, Katherine has entertained and challenged audiences across the country as a national motivational speaker, Bible teacher, Emcee, and Host. As past producer and editor of both her own weekly radio broadcast and podcast Katherine brought fresh insights and relevant conversations to the airwaves. Through her radio broadcast, The Pearls of Wisdom Show with Katherine Barner she interviewed a long list of women of faith including international gospel artist CeCe Winans: award winning actresses Karen Abercrombie and Erica Tazel; award winning authors, Wendy Blight and Susie Larson, along with many others. Her podcast, Sister Survivors highlighted conversations to equip and empower survivors of sexual abuse. Katherine received her BA in Psychology from Spelman College, and M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of North Texas. She is a certified as an ICISF crisis responder, Clinical Trauma Specialist, and trained EMDR practitioner.

Katherine's Links: Book link: https://www.livingbeyondloss.org/GHMIG?r_done=1 Website: https://www.katherinebarner.org Social Media: https://www.instagram. com/mrskatspeaks

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Christina Flach is a single mother with four kids, along with the creator and CEO of Pretty Girl Makeup. Christina and her company have worked with some of the most recognizable faces, brands, and publications, and her company continues to grow. Additionally, Christina is a fashion commentator for the publication Soap Opera Digest. In her free time,Christina enjoys spending time with her two sons and two daughters, whose ages range from 15 to 28.

As a kid, Christina was with her mother until the very end as she battled Christina was married to professional tennis player Ken Flach up to his death after a brief bout of sepsis in 2018. Since then, Christina has been dedicated to raising public awareness of the danger of sepsis, and has partnered with Sepsis Alliance to produce awareness campaigns highlighting Ken’s story.

Learn more about Sepsis: https://www.sepsis.org/

https://www.christinaflach.com/ https://www.prettygirlmakeup.com/ Use discount code; PRETTYGIRL for 25% off

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Best-selling author Matt Schlegel is committed to developing highly effective, style-diverse teams and giving them the tools and strategies to tackle challenges that are seemingly impossible. Principal of Schlegel Consulting (www.evolutionaryteams.com), Matt started his career as an electrical engineering and soon realized that successful project outcomes depend more on leading people than leading electrons. Matt discovered a powerful system called the Enneagram and used it to develop a novel set of tools, strategies, and applications for team effectiveness that he uses in his consulting practice and shares in his book Teamwork 9.0.

Learn more about Matt Shlegel https://www.evolutionaryteams.com Enneagram Quiz: www.EnneaSurvey.com

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Sophie Mills, the founder of The Grief Revolution is a Spiritual Grief Coach with a background in holistic Occupational Therapy. Sophie assists women (namely mothers) who are grieving the loss of a loved one to shift from feeling griefy AF into GLOWing alongside their grief.

Using the perfect blend of science, spiritual philosophies and storytelling, Sophie paves the way for women to process and deeply integrate their loss. Sophie’s healing work is anchored in our need for CONNECTION.

Connection to self (ensuring we FEEL IT TO HEAL IT), connection to others (being witnessed and validated in our grief through group healing circles) and connection to “all that is” (including how to have a continued connection to those that have crossed the veil).

Connect with Sophie Mills: https://www.instagram.com/the_grief_revolution

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Steve Leder is the senior rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. After receiving his degree in writing and graduating cum laude from Northwestern University, and spending time studying at Trinity College, Oxford University, Leder received a master’s degree in Hebrew letters in 1986 and rabbinical ordination in 1987 from Hebrew Union College. He is the author of five books: The Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things, More Money Than God: Living a Rich Life Without Losing Your Soul, and the bestsellers More Beautiful Than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us, and The Beauty of What Remains.

Synopsis:

Writing an ethical will, a document that includes stories and reflections about your past, is an ancient tradition. It can include joy and regrets, and ultimately becomes both a way to remember a loved one who is gone and a primer on how to live a better, happier life. Beloved Rabbi Steve Leder has helped thousands of people to write their own ethical wills, and in this intimate book helps us write our own.

Because our culture privileges the material over the spiritual, we sometimes forget that our words carry greater value than any physical thing we can bequeath to our loved ones. Rabbi Leder provides all the right questions and prompts, including: What was your most painful regret and how can your loved ones avoid repeating it? When was a time you led with your heart instead of your head? What did you learn from your biggest failure?

Including examples of ethical wills from a broad range of voices—old and young, with and without children, famous and unknown—For You When I Am Gone inspires readers to examine their own lives and turn them into something beautiful and meaningful for generations to come.

Book link: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/695821/for-you-when-i-am-gone-by-steve-leder/

Steve’s Instagram: https://instagram.com/steve_leder

Steve’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RabbiSteveLeder

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After helping care for her grandmother who had vascular dementia, Jennifer realized her Mother was showing signs of early onset Alzheimer’s. After the death of her father in 2017 Jennifer went searching for answers to many of the common questions and Alzheimer’s caregiver faces. Being a busy entrepreneur Jennifer realized that a podcast would be the easiest way to learn more about caregiving while completing other tasks.

Sadly, in late 2017 she only found one and it didn’t quite address what she was looking for, so she did the next best thing, and started her own. The Fading Memories podcast is now in it’s fourth year and despite the death of her Mom in March 2020, Jennifer is still talking to caregivers and still learning how to be an excellent caregiver. On the podcast she discusses caregiving, brain health, self care and how to age well.

Contact Jennifer Fink: https://www.fadingmemoriespodcast.com Twitter https://twitter.com/Jennifer_Fink Instagram https://www.instagram.com/alzheimerspodcast/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-fink-338957/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AlzheimersPodcast/

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My name is Zachary Faerber, I am 27 years old but have lived a long life in those 27 years. I spent my younger years taking care of my sick parents, working multiple jobs, and helping out with my brother and sister. I graduated with honors and distinctions in Medical Anthropology with the life goal of helping others. I started my career managing stem cell donations for blood cancer patients at the same hospital my father passed away at. I quickly realized I could have more impact by helping others with the tactics I picked up through my struggles. I have always been drawn to doing and being MORE for the people around me, my hope is my story can inspire the same for anyone listening.

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or if you feel there is anything I can do to help!

Contact Zachary Faerber: https://www.instagram.com/ zach_faerber email is zacharyfaerber@gmail.com

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Elizabeth Hall is originally from Western NY although her late husbands’s job took her up and down the east coast for many moves before finally settling in North Texas into their “forever home”. She has two amazing daughters from her marriage to Bryan and is now a bonus mom to a third charming little lady who also lost her mom at a young age. Together with her “chapter two” Dave and an adventurous puppy named Archie, this newly-blended family has ample amounts of grit and determination to surf the waves of grief and trauma together.

Elizabeth began dealing with grief years before her fit husband suddenly passed away from a heart attack in 2019…with the death of her mother in 2015. Her mom courageously battled multiple forms of cancer for many years while Elizabeth was in high school, college and beyond. Elizabeth was able to travel back and forth to help both of her parents through this difficult time. It took a few years for Elizabeth to begin to process the death of her mother and whence was finally ready… tragedy stuck again with the death of Bryan.

Now a frequent podcast guest and involved in many grief- groups, Elizabeth has found the best way for coping with her grief is through activism and advocacy of learning how to heal. She hopes her story is able to help others dig their way out of the dark times and understand there will be better days ahead.

Contact Elizabeth Hall: https://www.instagram.com/elizzyhall/ Other podcast interview with Elizabeth Hall and Dave Devine: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/podcast/episode/c1b58986/50-navigating-new-love-after-loss-with-liz-hall-and-dave-devine Contact Kendra Rinaldi: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Dara Kurtz is the creator of the popular blog crazyperfectlife.com, with over 180,000 followers from around the world. After going through breast cancer 6 1/2 years ago, she quit her job as a financial advisor, launched her blog, and wrote her first book Crush Cancer. Her second book just released, I am My Mother’s Daughter: Wisdom on Life, Loss, and Love, It is all about the connection between mothers and daughters, how the loss of her mom impacted her life, and how to be intentional about growing relationships to create a more meaningful life. Dara is a speaker, workshop leader, and coach, and loves sharing her journey to help and inspire others. She lives in Lewisville, North Carolina, with her husband and daughters, loves spending time in nature, and practicing Kundalini yoga.

This is the second time I have Dara on the podcast! This time we chat about the transition of her and her husband becoming empty nesters, as both their daughters are now in college. This is a sesson in parenting that we all go through, and there can be a range of emotions in this new stage.

Connect with Dara Kurtz: https://crazyperfectlife.com/

Listen to the other podcast I recorded with Dara https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/podcast/episode/c2d52bdf/49-the-power-of-handwritten-letters-with-dara-kurtz

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Federico Escobar nació en Cali, sus estudios universitarios lo llevaron a ciudades como Jerusalén y Oxford y más adelante el amor lo llevó diez años a Puerto Rico.

Ha trabajado como editor, abogado, profesor y traductor y actualmente trabaja en educación.

Desde niño, la escritura ha sido una de sus pasiones. Ha publicado cuentos, poemas, artículos académicos y dos libros. Luego de vivir la pérdida de su madre y unos años después de su esposa, Federico escribió un libro desde sus experiencias como padre. El libro se llama Cartas para Isaac. Isaac nació prematuro extremo, así que el mundo de terapias y otro tipo de apoyos ha sido parte importante de Federico con el duelo.

Federico vive nuevamente en Cali, con Isaac.

Contacta a Federico escobar: federicoescobar@gmail.com

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Leila Casey is an entrepreneur and public speaker. She shares her story of being the youngest daughter of first generation immigrants fleeing the Iranian revolution in 1979. She speaks to the grief she continues to overcome due to generational trauma. She lives in Burbank, CA with her husband and two children.

As part of her healing journey she runs a handmade sewing business called Leila Casey Creations which has provided her with a much needed creative outlet. She also speaks on various topics that are rooted in authenticity and self discovery to children from elementary school through high school.

Some other topics she talks about: - Parenting -Emotional Intelligence -Gratitude Practice -Patterns for survival -Being seen, heard or valued - Transactional relationships -Reparenting ourselves first to then parent our children -Breaking generational cycles

Connect with Leila Casey: http://www.instagram.com/ LeilaCaseyCreations.

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Rosalie Mastaler is a writer, musician, crafter, mother, wife and passionate advocate.

Her online presence, with her son Hunter, is full of humor, education about the disabled community and finding joy in the journey.

She has been featured on Erik Weihenmayer’s website for living a “No Barriers” life. Was awarded “Woman of the Year”, by her local assemblyman in Southern California, for community service through musical performance and advocacy. She is highly active within the amputee and disabled community, attending multiple events and camps throughout the year with her son. Whether it’s in person, or social media, she loves to connect with other families and amputees.

She is currently working on publishing children’s books that feature people with disabilities. Along with her publishing venture, she is always on the hunt and sharing about books that encourage positive disability representation. Her goal is to spread awareness through literature.

For many years, she could be found on stage throughout Southern California with a 1940’s tribute group, at her local community theater, and at Disneyland Resort every Christmas in the Candlelight Processional.

She cherishes her faith and commitment to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

She currently reside in Central Texas in a home filled with toy cars, LEGO bricks and lots of noise as she raises three young boys with her high school sweetheart, Michael, her husband of fifteen years.

Contact Rosalie Mastaler: http;//Www.RosalieMastaler.com http://www.instagram.com/mastalerpartyof5

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Shauna Domalain is the creative founder of the Growing Up in Heaven Program for mothers who want to connect and communicate with their children on the Other Side. Shauna’s personal journey through the loss of her son has paved a path for mothers to move from grief to relief as they learn to make the connection with their child in Heaven.

A powerhouse in the spiritual communication realms, Shauna’s first-hand experience with loss and grief allow her to share a wealth of soulful + heart-felt tools and support on how to navigate loss and find true meaning in life again.

She runs a 6-figure business from her home in Canada, and is the host of The Oracle of Light Podcast. Shauna enjoys kickboxing and working out, spending time in the mountains with family and friends, and her continued quest for the perfect cup of coffee.

Connect with Shauna Domalain: https://www.livealifeyoulove.org/ https://www.facebook.com/shauna.domalain

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Liza Peterson is a certified yoga instructor and reiki practitioner. She has a theatre background and has performed in many shows throughout her lifetime throughout the New York City area. She has also taught theatre and the performing arts to children of all ages. When she is not on the stage, you can find her in the ballroom, dancing and competing in ballroom and Latin dance. After the loss of both of her parents over the last 4 and a half years, she became passionate about helping others who are also grieving. To help support others on this grief journey, she created an Instagram page called @wingsofresiliencehealing. Feel free to reach out to her, she would love to hear your story and support you.

If you'd like to check out the other interview I did with LIza checkout episode number 17 tittled Mourning Doves.

Contact Liza Peterson: https://www.instagram.com/wingsofresiliencehealing/

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Edy Nathan MA, LCSWR is an author, public speaker and licensed therapist. She is an AASECT certified sex therapist, hypnotherapist and certified EMDR practitioner with more than 20 years of experience. Edy earned degrees from New York University and Fordham University, with post-graduate training at the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy. She practices in New York City. In her expertise as a grief therapist she interweaves her formal training as a psychotherapist with breathwork, guided imagery, ritual and storytelling. Trauma, abuse, and grief cause the soul to become imbalanced: The goal of the work is to find emotional calibration or balance to defy the depth of darkness and the grip grief often has on the psyche. She believes that everyone experiences grief throughout their lives. Grief is not just about the death of a loved one, but the losses we experience in life.

Contact Edy Nathan: https://edynathan.com/

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Edy Nathan MA, LCSWR is an author, public speaker and licensed therapist. She is an AASECT certified sex therapist, hypnotherapist andcertified EMDR practitioner with more than 20 years of experience. Edy earned degrees from New York University and Fordham University, with post-graduate training at the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy. She practices in New York City. In her expertise as a grief therapist she interweaves her formal training as a psychotherapist with breathwork, guided imagery, ritual and storytelling. Trauma, abuse, and grief cause the soul to become imbalanced: The goal of the work is to find emotional calibration or balance to defy the depth of darkness and the grip grief often has on the psyche. She believes that everyone experiences grief throughout their lives. Grief is not just about the death of a loved one, but the losses we experience in life.

Contact Edy Nathan: https://edynathan.com/ Her book: It's Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss

Contact Kendra Rinaldi: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Preston Zeller is an artist with accomplishments across multiple mediums, including film, photography, music, and fine art. Following the death of his brother in 2019, Preston set out to paint for a year straight to process his own grief and share the experience along the way to stir conversation about how we deal with grief in society. The 365 paintings, which create a 10’x20’ mosaic, are the subject of a feature-length documentary entitled, “The Art of Grieving”. The documentary is set for release in Spring 2022. Preston now helps others through grief by creating commemorative paintings using the ashes of a loved one. His goal is to normalize grief conversations in culture and proliferate healthy ways of dealing with grief.

Contact Preston Zeller: Film website: https://theartofgrievingfilm.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/prestonzeller IG: https://www.instagram.com/theartofgrievingdoc FB: theartofgrievingdoc

Here’s our first public review:

https://filmthreat.com/reviews/the-art-of-grieving/

The film will premiere in the UK in June at a theatre.

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Coty Soto relata un poco sobre sus vivencias en sus propias palabras: "Un día la muerte tocó a nuestra puerta de una manera trágica y dolorosa; nos cambió literalmente nuestra manera de vivir: no supimos que hacer con tanto dolor, pero la vida continuaba, así que continuamos viviendo así, llenos de muchísimo dolor. Desafortunadamente, la vida nos sorprendió con más muertes de nuestros seres queridos, en muy pocos años: mi cuñada, mi sobrino, mi cuñado, mi padre todo ello en un transcurso de 5 años. Las emociones guardadas y no trabajadas, empezaron afectar mi salud. Y me di cuenta que debía responsabilizarme de mi vida, pues hasta el momento sólo me había dedicado a guardar el dolor, de cada duelo vivido, para ocuparme de los demás. Así, inició un camino que me llevó a la Tanatología y a abrazarme aun mas fuerte de mi fe. Ambas herramientas, la fe y la tanatología, me ayudaron a irme levantando; y afianzaron mis pasos. Ahora, como tanatóloga me doy cuenta de la importancia de trabajar los duelos. He vivido, y sigo viviendo, mi proceso personal. Y en él he descubierto mi llamado de acompañar a personas que desafortunadamente atraviesan este dolor de perder lo que mas aman. Ser para ellas una compañía que las abraza y las escucha para transitar este desierto del dolor; para recordarles que aunque hoy duela, esto también pasará."

Conectate con Coty Soto:: cotytanatologa@gmail.com

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Celebrating 100 episodes of the podcast!! On this episode I share what I've learned about grief in the last 2 years of interviewing over 100 people. I also share the process of creating each episode as well as my interview process.

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Thank you once again for being on this journey with me!! Excited for what's to come!!

Stephanie Cerins' goal since 2000 is to "Cheer Up The People of Our Planet". In 2012 she started her blog HappinessHeals.wordpress.com writing affirmations on a daily basis for her blog and her Reflexology clients and good friends. She received positive feedback about her blog and personalized affirmations that offered support on issues like parenting, relationships, creating abundance and personal growth. "Healing My Heart, After A Loss" is Stephanie's second book. She dreamed of being a writer since she was in grade three. Her first book "Healing My Heart, After Domestic Abuse" was written to help people who love have loved someone who chose to deal with their emotional issues through anger and violence, thrive once again.

When Stephanie was 15 years young her father transformed back to pure energy. After discovering her father's lifeless body she ran to the house to tell her mother she had found her dying father outside near his car in the driveway to their home. That is the day Stephanie's journey of deep grief started.

Stephanie hopes the skills she learned to help heal her own grief can help others. The 52 affirmations in each of her books offer new ways of looking at old problems. Her quirky humor, varied life experiences and interesting perspectives will gift you with new perspectives and skills to deal with your own deep grief.

Contact Stephanie Cerins: https;//www.happinessishealthy.com https://www.wordpress.happinessheals.com https://www.facebook.com/HappinessIsHealthy/

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For most of her life, Pacific Northwest naturalist, photographer, poet and award-winning author Cheryl Grey Bostrom has lived in the rural and wild lands that infuse her writing. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including the American Scientific Affiliation’s God and Nature Magazine, for which she’s a regular photo essayist. A member of the Redbud Writers Guild, she has authored two non-fiction books. Sugar Birds is her first novel.

In this episode we talk about her own grief journey and how her fictional characters and story line have glimpses of her life as well.

She’d love to connect with you at https://cherylbostrom.com

Order your signed/personalized copy of Sugar Birds HERE: https://www.villagebooks.com/book/9781647420680

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Julie New is an experienced personal recovery coach specialising in helping people after difficult and sometimes traumatic life change. Prior to starting her coaching Julie spent 20 years in the UK NHS as a senior nurse and midwife, she also worked on various pioneering NHS community projects. Since becoming a professional coach in 2006 she has developed a unique New Chapter recovery program which has helped many people to reach new fulfilling phases in their lives, which they hadn’t thought possible. Julie is an author of popular unique personal growth gift books and is a well-known inspirational and motivational wellbeing conference speaker.

Contact Julie New:https://www.julienew.co.uk/

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Catherine Porth is the Founder of Let Her Speak where she curates women-empowered events, conducts female-focused research, and develops leadership-growth education. She founded Let Her Speak originally with one purpose - to share the stories of women who often get overlooked and forgotten. Her mission is to bring more visibility and support to all women in business. She believes that through community, research, and education - more women will rise to leadership positions.

Catherine has over 12 years of experience in service, business development, training, and insights research. She has worked in a broad range of industries including financial services, workplace design, and technology start-ups. For every role Catherine has had, one thing that remains consistent is that she takes on an "owner's heart" with every business she works for or with. She believes her wide range of experience and passion for the entrepreneurial community has made her uniquely effective in working with entrepreneurs who have to wear all the hats as they build their businesses.

Catherine holds a bachelor's degree in marketing and entrepreneurship from the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business and a Master's in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee Haslam College of Business.

Born and raised in Iowa, she has called Knoxville, TN home for the last 4.5 years with her husband, dog, and rabbit.

Contact information for Let Her Speak:

Website: www.letherspeakus.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/letherspeakus

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/letherspeakus/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/let-her-speak/ | https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-porth/

Email: LetHerSpeakus@gmail.com

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In this converstaion with Mark Poehner (Marco), we cover a few topics such as his experience as a foreigner growing up in Colombia during a time of inmense violence . We also talk about his family dynamics and upbringing and his approach to parenting. We talk as well as his passion to reforestation and conservation of endagered forest species in Colombia. And how everything in life is intricately interconnected.

Here is more about him in his own words:

"It wasn’t until I was in my 50s and read Third Culture Kids, by David C. Pollock and Ruth E. Van Reken, that I understood how growing up in Colombia and going to Colegio Bolívar molded my identity and social adaptation. Like many other CB students and alumni, I am a hybrid of two or more cultures, having entered Colombia at age 5, in January 1961. It was a bewildering introduction to a society at war with itself, with extremes and contrasts between wealth and poverty, ethnic diversity, natural beauty and abundance and the ugliness of the Violencia.

My father, who had been born to missionary parents in Pereira, Caldas (1926, prior to the secession of Risaralda), also felt “called” to minister to the poor and downtrodden, so he ventured into the most remote regions, jungles and marginalized neighborhoods, where the refugees settled; and he took me with him. I formed deep bonds with the forests and pueblos of Colombia. I became a “grincolombiano” or “grindio.”

On my 17th birthday I left home, Colegio Bolívar and Colombia, to make it on my own. Borrowing my airfare, I went to the USA, where I began working as a farm laborer, a dock worker, and even a janitor at my high school, to subsist. It took four years to afford college, where I felt out of place socially. I worked a few years as a journalist, then turned to teaching, first adults, then children.

In my early 30s, in a crisis of identity, I returned to Colombia to explore my national affinity. Teaching some wonderful 4th grade classes at CB, from 1988 to 1991, I realized that I was both Colombian and USAmerican, and that it was my choice to embrace both.

During that time I was offered an abandoned farm in upper Pance, above the town and the end of the road. I bought it in February 1989, borrowing from my retirement account. I devoted it to reforestation with native species, and to the conservation of endangered forest species. I learned the hard way, that the idealism of “self-sustained” farms takes 26-hr. workdays; so I kept the project going on my meager teacher budget.

Dealing with the violence of my upbringing (frequent fighting in my neighborhood, ongoing disturbances in the countryside and the city), I pursued a different approach to relationships and communication. After marrying and becoming a father, I was given a mentor in “Effective Communication and Relationship Building.” I studied under Selwa Saíd for 17 years, learning how to teach and raise children without coercion, punishment or yelling, and to listen to the intent and desire of others in conflict. I thoroughly changed my approach to teaching and parenting.

Now retired, I live between my two countries, between Cali and Central Coast California. Between forestry and surfing. As a hermit in the Farallones de Cali and as a dad on the Monterey Peninsula. As many other CB alumni, I’m a hybrid, a bridge builder, and hopefully a resource for a more peaceful and healthy future."

Contact Mark Poehner FB: Marco Poehner Markpoehner@icloud.com WA: +1 831-512-2880 316-562-6627 (when I have a signal)

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Emma Payne is the Founder & CEO of Grief Coach, a secure, private and easy way to get meaningful grief support when someone dies. Emma is a seasoned technology entrepreneur, MIT graduate, and award-winning change-agent, who started building online communities before Netscape was born. Her 25 year career leading online and mobile projects has included building tools to register young people to vote, creating online networks of support for families facing health challenges, and launching North America’s first online crisis intervention line. She also founded a scrappy, action-oriented, national non-profit focused on women & technology, that broke boundaries and developed leaders for 17 years.

Grief Coach combines Emma's passion for mobile technology and engagement, with her deep commitment to giving people the confidence and tools they need to support each other through grief. She knows that, while nothing makes grief go away, supporting someone through loss is powerful and transformative for the supporter, and alters the trajectory for the grieving person too.

Contact Emma Payne: https://grief.coach/who-we-are/emma-payne/ Grief Coach discount for listeners: https://grief.coach/gggpodcast

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Adriana Sorgi is a self published author of the book "Your Breakdown Is Your Breakthrough". In our conversation we talk about different aspects of grief that she experienced throughout her life. We talk about how her parents divorce impacted her as a young teenager, she talks about her history of eating disorders and how becoming a mother saved her life. We talk about her own divorce and how letting go of patterns that weren't serving her anymore, allowed her to truly be empowered.

A little more about Adriana Sorgi, in her own words:

"I am passionate about helping women claim everything about themselves... the good, what they judge as “bad” and everything in between. I believe that only from this place we have the capacity to create meaningful relationships, and a life that is inspiring to us.

I absolutely love helping women realize their value, take a stand for their truth and reveal their hearts without shame or apology.

As a coach, I don't hold back. I am direct, honest and will always stand for your truth. It is my commitment to empower you to step fully into who you truly are.

"You gotta claim the hell out of who you are without apology." This is the only way for you to discover how powerful you can be.

I want to help you allow HEALTHY love in by honoring every piece of you first. I believe that a big part of creating a healthy "romantic relationship" starts with being clear in what you want, knowing your boundaries and speaking your truth moment by moment.

I am a mother of two teenagers, a Spiritual Entrepreneur, and a Relentless Soul Seeker.

My credentials include an M.A. in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, a Soul-Centered Professional Coaching certification, an Enneagram training certification, a Fitness Training certification and more...

I am a published author of Your Breakdown Is Your Breakthrough. Now available for sale on Amazon.

I I also write for the Huffington Post and Facilitate women’s groups on relationship and dating. "

Contact Adriana Sorgi: https://www.instagram.com/adrianasorgicoaching/

https://www.adrianasorgi.com

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Sue Egan lost her brother to suicide six years ago. As she sat in a therapist's office a year later she began to pick up the pieces of her belief system and learned how to live with his suicide.

"I felt no one could possibly understand what it was like. I felt so alone in my grief, and had memories that would flash back of events I never thought would happen in my life.

There had been no warning signs, no suicide note or explanations. I have spent the last six years on my own journey of making meaning of my brother's death and working out how I can live with suicide as a part of my new life story.

Through my own psychotherapy, EMDR therapy and finding the strength to research sucide bereavement within my doctoratal research and hosting a podcast about suicide loss, I have healed as much as I can. By speaking to many others bereaved through suicide, I have found a safe place to talk - to share what seems to be unthinkable thoughts and to hear stories from those who 'just get it.'

I have learnt that we often have to rebuild not only our own lives but how we feel about our lost loved one.

I may never be fully healed or be able to fully accept my brother's suicide, but I am in a stronger position than I ever have been. So although life will never be the same again, it is the best it will ever be - knowing I cannot rewind time and stop my brother doing what he felt he had to."

Sue is a psychotherapist and a final year doctoral psychology student and is devoted to providing a safe therapeutic space for others who need to rebuild their lives after a sucide loss.

Sue is a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Contact Sue Egan: https://www.suicidegriefsupport.com/

https://www.suicidegriefsupport.com/podcasts/the-healing-narratives-of-suicide-loss-2

https://www.facebook.com/suicidegriefsupport https://www.instagram.com/suicide.grief.support

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Danielle Remigio is a Student Affairs professional, writer, trainer, and TEDx speaker based in the Boston, Massachusetts area. She has a B.A. in Psychology from Western New England University and an M.S. in College Student Development & Counseling from Northeastern University. Her grief journey began in 2016 when she lost her mother, paternal grandfather, and father within 18 months of one another. Danielle has gone on to engage in conversations about the true needs of those grieving and gave her TEDxTalk in March of 2021 entitled "Cleaning Up the Grief Process" to help people understand how to approach the uncomfortable process of grief in their communities. She wants to grow and connect with others to normalize conversations around grief and reduce the stigma around the emotional processes we go through. Danielle is currently in the process of writing a memoir about her experiences to continue to share her life with anyone who could benefit from it.

Contact Danielle Remigio: https://www.danielleremigio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/dl_remigio/ TedXTalk: https://youtu.be/azVaK5vLlgM

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast, to have as a guest on a podcast or event or for coaching services: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Carol Schoneberg has been a hospice educator and grief counselor in Maine since 1992. She has served as an End-of-Life Educator, Bereavement Services Manager, and grief counselor at Hospice of Southern Maine— Maine’s only free-standing not-for-profit hospice—since its inception in 2004.

Carol provides end-of-life education to staff, volunteers, healthcare providers, universities, and the community at large. Certified as an Advance Care Planning Facilitator Trainer through the Respecting Choices program at Gundersen-Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 2001, she believes strongly that helping people talk about their choices for end of-life care can make a huge difference in the way families experience the dying process.

Her experiences working with the dying and the bereaved have inspired and taught her much about the resiliency of the human spirit.

Contact Carol Schoneberg:

https://www.hospiceofsouthernmaine.org/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/hospice-of-southern-maine/ https://www.instagram.com/hospiceofsouthernmaine/ https://www.facebook.com/HospiceofSouthernMaine

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Catalina Osorio Arteaga Kocturk nos cuenta en estra entrevista su proceso de duelo despues de la muerte de su padre. Aqui hay un poco mas sobre Cata, en sus propias palabras:

"Naci en Medellin, Colombia. La mayor de 3 hermanos y la unica mujer. Siempre me senti muy amada y feliz. Creci alrededor de doctores por ser mi papa uno de ellos y me apasione locamente por la medicina. Al terminar mi bachillerato comence a estudiarla y dos años despues me fui para NY con la excusa de mejorar mi Ingles. Alla me enamore de la ciudad, de las nuevas oportunidades que me brindaba y de un hombre turco! Decidi dejar mi pais y la vida que habia empezado a contruir y comenzar de nuevo en NY. Con muchisimo esfuerzo estudie sicologia y al graduarme me mude para Estambul donde me case, forme una familia y donde llevo casi 19 años! Aca, soy esposa, mama de dos adolescentes y profesora de prescolar. El 15 de Enero del 2020 recibi la peor noticia de mi vida: Mi papa habia muerto de un infarto. La verdad es que esta es la primera vez que escribo sobre todas las muertes que han sido parte importante de mi vida. Me doy cuenta que han sido muchas… Mi abuela materna, mi hermanito Sebastian, mi tio Hugo, mi primo Carlos Andres, mi amiga Gladys, mi primer embarazo, , mi amiga turca, mi tio Jaime, mi amiga Day… Todas tocaron algo profundo en mi, pero la muerte de mi papa fue completamente devastadora. Todavia me cuesta describirlo y la verdad todavia no he vuelto a mi estado “normal”. El dolor ha sido tan profundo que desestabilizo TODAS mis estructuras, todos los aspectos de mi ser. Aproximadamente a las 3 semanas de su muerte comence a sentir una rabia profunda contra mi cultura. No podia aceptar, ni entender, ni perdonar que no nos enseña absolutamente nada relacionado con la muerte y el duelo. Dicen que “la ignorancia es atrevida”, pero la ignorancia sobre la muerte es completamente cruel. Yo me senti como si me hubieran tirado al mar en medio de una fuerte tormenta, sin preguntarme si sabia nadar y sin brindarme ningun tipo de flotador… CRUEL. La pandemia encerro al mundo entero y yo, en medio de 4 paredes que seguian pareciendome el mas oscuro y tempestuoso de los oceanos, me obsesione con el tema. Comence a leer libros, ver videos, peliculas, documentales, a escuchar podcasts, a seguir especialistas en redes sociales y a ser parte de webinars que ofrecian la informacion y el apoyo emocional que tanto necesitaba. Con cada dia que pasaba me daba cuenta que mi nuevo proposito de vida estaba completamente ligado a compartir ese conocimiento, a desmitificar la muerte y a generar consciencia de su existencia para impulsar un cambio cultural al respecto. Comence con mis circulos mas cercanos. Empece a tener conversaciones con mis hijos, mi esposo y forme un grupo en WhatsApp con 14 miembros de mi familia donde comenzamos a tratar el tema de la muerte por primera vez. El grupo sigue activo y ha sido una experiencia maravillosa. Tambien tuve una charla con mis amigas del colegio la cual fue muy especial. Decidi prepararme como especialista en duelo. Ya tengo varios certificados. Sigo aprendiendo, sigo compartiendo y sigo motivada a aportar un granito de arena. "

Contacta a Catalina https://www.instagram.com/con.cata.osorio/

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Melissa Pierce was widowed overnight at the age of 44 when her husband Dave didn’t wake up on a cold Saturday morning in 2011. As a solo parent to their two sons, Melissa knew she had to take care of herself first so she could care for her kids - they needed her support more than ever - so she began the work of processing her deep grief and practicing self-care to move forward. She is a testament to trusting her gut and standing behind her choices. Melissa is an author, founder and creator of Filled With Gold monthly self-care support boxes for widows, and host of the Filled With Gold Widow podcast. She is happily remarried to her husband-in-this-life, Sean, and they now call the Oregon coast home.

Contact Meliessa Pierce and find out more about the self-care support boxes for widow, her book and her podcast: https://www.filledwithgold.org/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi for coaching or to be a guest: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Janine Libreros es madre, docente, escritora e hipnoterapeuta. Es creadora del Scanner mente/cuerpo/alma y contexto y en actualmente está haciendo una certificación Internacional en hipnosis clínica en Miami. En este podcast, Janine comparte sus vivencias y aprendizajes de vida y duelo después del trágico accidente aéreo en el que falleció su hermana Nancy. También comparte su proceso de duelo años después cuando falleció su padre y también cuando ella perdió el bebe que estaba esperando. Y como dice ella, “por medio de la muerte conocí la vida”.

Conéctate con Janine por Facebook https://www.facebook.com/janine.libreros y por Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jani_libreros/

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Diana Kupershmit holds a Master of Social Work degree and works for the Department of Health in the Early Intervention program, a federal entitlement program servicing children birth to three with developmental delays and disabilities. She has published online in the Huffington Post, Manifest Station, Mutha Magazine, Power of Moms, Motherwell Magazine, Still Standing Magazine, and Her View From Home. On the weekends, she indulges her creative passion working as a portrait photographer specializing in newborn, family, maternity, and event photography. She lives in New York City. After their oldest daughter, Emma, died unexpectedly at eighteen years of age, Diana began writing to make sense of the grief of losing a child. Her memoir, Emma’s Laugh, the Gift of Second Chances, is a tribute to, and celebration of Emma’s life.

Contact Diana Kupershmit- http://www.dianakupershmit.com http://www.instagram.com/picsbydk

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Corchele Smith is the founder of a non profit, called Because of Breklyn. It’s mission is to help families who have experienced or will experience pregnancy, infant and child loss by giving them an unstuffed bear.

In May 2016 her daughter, Breklyn, unexpectedly passed away 10hrs after birth. During that very difficult time they were given and un-stuffed Bear. Their Brek-Bear has helped to bring comfort and healing through the log grief journey. Since then they have been providing Bears to families.

During our conversation, Corchele shares about her grief journey, and how she would hide her grief by pretending to be ok on the outside.. That led to a deep depression which she also hid and eventually turned to a point in my life where I was suicidal. Once she hit rock bottom and finally reached out for help is when she started truly experiencing, processing and coping with her grief and all the emotions that come with that. She did this by journaling, finding gratitude everyday, meditating, doing random acts of kindness but most importantly allowing herself to feel the deep dark feelings and also the highest and brightest feelings as well. Her own experience, has led her to now want to help others their grief journey as well.

Links to get in touch with Corchele Smith and to find out more about Because of Brecklyn: https://becauseofbreklyn.com/ https://www.facebook.com/becauseofbreklyn/ https://www.instagram.com/because_of_breklyn/

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An entrepreneur, author, public speaker, athlete, and philanthropist, David Richman uses the lessons learned in his life to enrich and inspire others. As a former sedentary, over-weight, smoker, David knew that he needed to focus not on what others wanted out of him, but on what he wanted out of life. With his first book, Winning in the Middle of the Pack, David discussed how to get more out of ourselves than ever imagined. Now, David shares the interconnected stories of others overcoming obstacles—specifically cancer—in his second book Cycle of Lives. Cycle of Lives was created as the result of many years of dedication to raising awareness and funds for cancer research and care. David first started to form the idea in 2007, after his sister was in the last few weeks of her battle with brain cancer. David made a commitment to his sister before her passing— he would run 24 hours and raise money to support the fight of others. Over the last 15 years, David completed several more events: 24-hour runs, an 87-mile run from Cancun to Tulum in the heat of a Mexican summer, a 104-mile run along the Pacific Coast Highway, long bike rides, and various other endurance events. Hundreds of people have supported and joined David in these events, and together, they have raised tens of thousands of dollars along the way for exceptional organizations like the American Cancer Society and Moffitt Cancer Center. In the spirit of continual support, David is donating the profits from book sales to the various cancer-related charities featured in Cycle of Lives.

Connect with David Richman: https://david-richman.com/cycle-of-lives/ https://david-richman.com/

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Crystal Partney is an author, speaker, and founder of Scattering Hope and Owl and Thistle. The day before her 32nd birthday in 2019, would be the day that changed her life forever. Little did Crystal know, she would receive the devastating news that her sister Gina had taken her life that morning. She needed how to begin healing after this tragedy. Shortly after her sister's passing, she felt compelled to help others experiencing a similar journey as her. Know that there is always hope and that you do not have to begin your journey towards healing alone. She is here for you.

Contact Crystal Partney: https://scatteringhope.com/ https://www.facebook.com/scatteringhope

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Nickcole Byrd, author of The Widow’s Oil, Discovering God’s Purpose in the midst of Grief, shares her journey after the death of her husband in 2019. In this conversation she shares her experiences and insights of what she's learned from this grief experience.

She sees that a lot of Christians struggle with grieving and are afraid to speak up about it because they are supposed to be people of Faith. Many pass on therapy because they are taught they should pray about the hurt they are experiencing. She shares how therapy has played a part in her and her family's journey, and wants people to know that there is strength in reaching out for help. In her words "I have made it a commitment to distill all stigmas about emotional health amongst the black and faith communities .My message of hope is the method of faith and therapy are a perfect combination in healing and moving forward."

Contact Nickcole Byrd: https://www.nickcolelives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/nickcole.byrd https://www.instagram.com/nickcole_byrd/

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Spirit Vessel was created in 2019 by the sister team of Founder and CEO, Jessica Wertz and Co-Founder, Amanda Wertz McClellan.

Spirit Vessel was conceived in 2018 when Jessica was working in her ceramic studio in Oregon. Recognizing how her connection with grief became a great catalyst in her own life she was inspired to create a healing and empowering impact on others lives during some of our most challenging times. After sharing this vision with her sister, Amanda, the company was formed.

We live more full and conscious lives by having the ability to address the most important aspect of our life - our death.

Through restoring the use of intimate ceremony around death, Spirit Vessel creates a guideline for meaningful connection through interaction.

Spirit Vessel carries the understanding that by acknowledging what hurts we can then allow it to heal. When we can grieve, we honor who and what we love.

The Spirit Vessel studio is located in southwest New Mexico, nestled in the hills of the Gila National Forest. Each urn is handmade and mindfully crafted with love.

Jessica Wertz - CEO and Founder: As an artist, adventurer and visionary Jessica has spent more than a decade as a self-employed ceramic artist living in seven different states. After establishing her career in the San Francisco Bay Area, she moved to the deep woods of Oregon to build a studio where she spent years living in the wilderness. During this time she had deeper conversation and insight around living consciously and creating from that space.

Her work in ceramics has always been a journey into finding the meaningful connections in our lives and what nourishes us. Her work transitioned with her intention to create a space that allows us to feel the complexities of our lives, find ease in the discomfort of grief, and reconnect to ourselves with a deep acceptance. Jessica feels a deep sense of curiosity for the journey of the soul and how we weave our love in this world and into the next.

Amanda Wertz McClellan - Co-Founder: As a passion driven business woman and proud working mom, Amanda’s desire to create positive impact has always been her north star. Over the last ten years her professional life has ranged from sales and marketing in technology to health and wellness companies. Each role has enabled her to develop rewarding skills, offered new challenges and opportunities to grow.

As proud as she is of her professional career, nothing compares to the joy of raising her two daughters alongside her husband. Their youngest was born with a very rare and life-threatening genetic breathing syndrome which alters how the family lives. As a result of her daughter’s diagnosis and care, her family is frequently confronted with the line between life and death. Living so close to the possibility of loss has given Amanda a profound perspective into what truly matters in life.

Contact Jessica and Amanda: http://www.SpiritVessel.com http://instagram.com/my.SpiritVessel

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Diana “Didi” Mogrobejo shares her journey after the unexpected death of her newborn grandson. She shares how the support of a community, her spiritual beliefs, the power of prayer and her art were all essential parts of process.

Didi is a Colombian painter, fashion designer, actress, and model. She explores the invisible realm of feelings. Light, mirrors, pathways, dreams, and blood – a few of the vehicles of the natural world emerge readily in the works of the artist. Examining the realm of inner feelings, she reflects and the power of thought leads her to see patterns of the mystical world eventually discovery of the “baten” of sacred literature. Her own veils and that of others have become apparent. New images and messages of greater depth have emerged, and collective transformation is created.

Diana studied fashion design in Bogota, Colombia and fashion merchandising in Miami. She lives in Los Angeles and is currently working on her new International art movement project called ‘NEHA® which stands for Non-Emotional High Art.

Contact Didi Mogrobejo: https://www.instagram.com/dmogrobejo/

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Meg Nocero is a former Department of Homeland Security attorney. After 19 years of federal government service, she resigned to pursue her dream as a writer, inspirational speaker, a success coach, and attorney for justice. After her mother's death to breast cancer, Meg's life changed more than she expected. In her book, Butterfly Awakens: A Memoir of Transformation Through Grief (She Writes Press – will be released on September 7, 2021) Nocero takes us through her grieving process and a journey from Miami to the coveted El Camino Trail. Like a caterpillar transforming into a butterfly, her process shows us how the pain of loss can catapult us into unexpected growth.

Contact Meg Nocero and order her book https://prbythebook.com/experts/meg-nocero/

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Tawny Platis has been a podcaster and comedian since 2017. Her podcast, Death Is Hilarious, was #10 on Scary Mommy’s 2021 list, “17 Of The Best Grief Podcasts To Help You ThroughThis Difficult Time.” Her comedy sketches have also been featured in publications like LADbible.

She is a sponsored streamer on the app Pococha and hosts funny, death centric game nights Sunday-Thursday on the app. She also works as a voice actor and has provided services for Similac, Emmis Communications on WIBC Indiana, Sawyer, and USA Today bestselling authors Anna Applegate and Angela Sanders. Before creating Death Is Hilarious, she created the comedy and history podcast, The Dirty Bits, along with her late husband, George.

She lives in San Diego with her longtime friend and dog, Barbara Streisand.

In this interview Tawny shares about how she's been using humor as her tool to navigate her grief, after the sudden death of her husband George just 2 years ago. As an atheist, she has found comfort in metaphysics, and also in the idea of time not being linear and that she and George were, are and will always be connected.

Connect with Tawny Platis https://www.instagram.com/thatdeathpod/ https://www.tawnyvoice.com/ Tik Tok and Pococha @tawnyplatis

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Jason Matu Green has become an industry insider developing and producing formats for both linear network and digital brand platforms. His innovative approach to story, look and feel can be seen on such television series as T-Pain’s School of Business, Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce, and his most recent series Circles & Squares.

In this candid conversation Jason talks about how it was to care for his first wife Damina, while she was living with cancer. He also shares how running helped him clear his mind to be able to be more present as her caretaker. We talk about her death, his grief, music, family and friends. And we also talk about how he met his wife Tara and the role she also played in Damina's journey.

Follow more of Jason Matu Green's journey on his youtube channel CIRCLES & SQUARES https://youtu.be/NVt9oe5d8R8

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Dr. Joshua Black is a grief researcher, speaker, author, consultant, online course instructor, and host of the Grief Dreams Podcast. He has focused all of his MA and PhD research (in psychology) on investigating grief dreams and continuing bonds from many types of loss (including prenatal loss and pet loss). Most of his academic research and publications have specifically been on dreams of the deceased. Dr. Black is considered one of the leading academic experts in dreams after loss (also known as Grief Dreams). Due to the lack of academic research in this field, Dr. Black has focused his efforts on raising awareness on grief dreams through doing talks, interviews, and developing an online Grief Dreams course. Additionally, he developed a grief dreams website (http://www.griefdreams.ca) and runs several social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @griefdreams).

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Kristina Cunningham shares her grief journey after the passing of her first born son Mason, who was 19 months. Mason was “the physical embodiment of Joy". Kristina was 10 weeks pregnant at the time of his passing and shares about her grief journey, as well as how her health was affected by her grief.

Kristina and her friend Steffanie Empey started their blogcast titled Sunflowers and Red Feathers in memory of each of their sons, Mason and Joshua. In their blogcast they share the struggles of child loss, and also share the joy and hope they have.

Listen to this interview and feel inspired by her story.

To learn more about her journey check out the website https://www.flowcode.com/page/sunflowersandredfeathers

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Christine Soutter Suau, is the founder and President of the WhyNotDevin Foundation to Ende DIPG, a non profit that raises money to provide financial and emotional support for families of children with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) brain tumors. Chirstine is also the founder of Meant to Bee ME, a motivational speaker, blogger and podgaster -SHE-nanigans with Christine & Jenn. She is a single mom to four boys. Devin, her youngest son, passed away in 2017 to DIPG, at the age of 6. He fought a courageous battle and made a huge impact on DIPG awareness. Christine faced her son’s challenges head on and created and instituted The WhyNotDevin Foundation in honor of Devin, and is a tireless steward of the cause for helping families manage the many costs-financial and otherwise-associated with DIPG brain tumor and treatments. She also advocates for DIPG awareness and worked with Govenors and Congress to have May 17 proclaimed as DIPG Awareness Day. Christine has also had the City of Boston and Framingham proclaim October 20 (the day Devin passed away). A day of kindness and friendship, in honor of Devin’s memory.

Christine's journey can be followed on her website www.meanttobeeme.com. Through motivational speaking events she spreads a message of hope, perseverance, and to inspire others to know that they can overcome the darkest time in their life and find happiness again. She speaks about Devin to keep his spirit alive, about her three sons Colin, Owen, and Brenden to highlight the truest meaning of resiliency, and about a mother's love. Christine's speaking engagements have included The National Brain Tumor Society Gala, The National Brain Tumor Society Walk, Northeastern Relay for Life, Syros Biotech, Metrowest Conference for Women, and Peloton Homecoming, to name a few. She has also been featured in Strong Magazine, interviewed by CNN, People magazine, and Candy O'Terry "The Story Behind Her Success" podcast. Christine has been the recipient of She's Local Goddess Year Award, Peloton's Comeback Story, and Beauty Revived 2018 Most Beautiful Moms.

Ways to Contact Christine Souter Suau:

Websites- http://www.Meanttobeeme.com http://www.Thewhynotdevinfoundation.org http://www.She-nanigans.com

IG- http://www.instagram.com/meanttobeeme http://www.instagram.com/why_not_devin http://www.instagram.com/Shenaniganspodcast

Facebook- Christine Soutter Suau

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On this episode I chat with Katrina Weller. After experiencing the death of her mum at age 15, followed by the loss of four more relatives and her newborn nephew within a six year timeframe, Katrina became increasingly aware of the lack of conversation, discomfort and misunderstanding towards grief and loss. She became a voice of advocacy within her own respective network and decided to extend this voice further through facilitation and workshops. Katrina now hosts the podcast "Grow with Grief" and is on a mission to make the uncomfortable, comfortable through conversation and storytelling.

Contact Katrina Weller: https://katrinapreislerweller.com/

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Romy Devack started SINCERELY after working in the fashion industry for over a decade, as an expert consultant across celebrity and retail. When her father, Stephen Devack, passed away after a sudden bout with cancer in September 2014, she planned to tattoo his signature on her body as a way to honor his memory and keep a part of him with her at all times. Her mother, however, quickly shot down that idea with a fervent, maternal, “NO! No way!” and suggested a symbolic piece of jewelry instead. Romy struggled to find the perfect everyday piece to honor her father, combing the available options in the market before turning to the idea of designing her own. For her mother’s birthday in February 2015, she asked a family friend to turn her late father’s signature into a diamond necklace so that the one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry could be worn close to her heart. Romy’s mother was overcome by the gift; it was both meaningful and beautiful. In the weeks that followed, her mother Joy was stopped constantly and asked about the unique piece. When she explained its origins, they loved the story behind it as much as the striking necklace itself. A flurry of interest followed as friends, family, and strangers began asking if they could order their own personalized piece, organically sparking a business pursuit. In January 2016, Romy realized her dream of creating a jewelry line that fuses design and meaning. The personalized pieces are unique and beautiful, but the sentiment behind them – of keeping a loved one close to your heart and with you at all times – is equally as important to the intention of the company. SINCERELY was born as a tribute to one man, and carries on as treasured light for thousands of others.

Contact Romy Devack to get your own custom piece or to listen to her Good Grief interviews on Instagram.

https://sincerelyjewelry.com/ https://www.instagram.com/sincerelyjewelry/

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Andy McCall is an international Self-Published Author of the book "Pigtails and Steel", which can be found on Amazon. He is an Elementary School teacher as well as a High School Football coach. But the most important role he has in life, is being a dad and a devoted husband.

In this podcast we talk about his first born, Penelope Clair, she is his Why! Penelope was the light of his life. She had many different special needs, from Polymicrogyria, seizures, Schintzel Gideon Syndrome, and ultimately cancer, but that did not define her. Those were just parts of her that they went up against every day. Her cancer diagnosis was Stage 4 medulloepithelioma, a very rare, super aggressive brain tumor at the base of her brain. The tumor metastasized down her spinal column causing lower body paralysis and finally took over her body. During her life we did many things including helping pass the CBD legalization bill in Tennessee and spread awareness for Epilepsy and St. Jude.

In his own words " I didn’t cope very well with Penelope’s cancer diagnosis and initially after she died. I decided to write down my feelings because it was hard to communicate those and I didn’t feel like there was anyone I could actually talk to. I did this in a blog, shared some here and there, and then published it as a book. Pigtails comes from the hairstyle that Ellen did with Sweet P that was my favorite. I got Steel from how strong us Dads are supposed to be. I hear a quote one time that always stuck with me, No matter how strong steel is, even it becomes moldable and able to change when the elements are right."

Andy is now a Member of the Quality of Life Steering Council- St. Jude uses parents as part of the decision making process as end of life and bereavement situations arise and are carried out by the hospital. And also Bereavement Director with the Sunday Morning meetings that other bereaved Dads join in and discuss different topics from daily life to harder questions we all have to face. We have fathers from Chicago area, Tennessee, Florida, and The Netherlands.

Get in touch with Andy McCall: andy@dadsofsteele.com Dad's of Steel: https://dadsofsteele.org/grieving-dads/ Dad's of Steel Grief Support: https://www.instagram.com/dosgriefsupport/

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Martha Eugenia Muñiz Ibáñez es Instructora en bailoterapia y fitness, Coach de Vida con maestría en terapias holísticas y hace numerología Tántrica.

Comenzó su despertar espiritual en el 2008 y en el 2010 empezó a estudiar la espiritualidad de diferentes tradiciones Indias como el Hinduísmo,el Sijismo, Tolteca y Ho'oponopono. (Hawaiana) Un accidente casero marcó su vida al estar en las puertas de la muerte en el 2013. Desde entonces a ayudado a las personas con sus duelos, pérdidas familiares, económicas, y de parejas. Especialista en los egos. Tiene una certificación en Herbolaria Científica.

Contacta a Martha Eugenia Muñiz Ibáñez: marthae_09@live.com.mx

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Faith Fuller Wilcox believes that self-expression through writing leads to healing. Her writing is reflective of a growing body of medical research about “narrative identity,” which illuminates that how we make sense of what happens to us and the meaning we give to experiences beyond our control directly impact our physical and psychological outcomes. Faith learned these truths firsthand when her thirteen-year-old daughter, Elizabeth, was diagnosed with a rare bone cancer that took her life. Faith’s journey from grief and despair to moments of comfort and peace taught her life-affirming lessons, which she shares today through her writing. Faith is the author of Hope Is A Bright Star: A Mother’s Memoir of Love, Loss, and Learning to Live Again that was published in June 2021. Faith is also the author of Facing Into The Wind: A Mother’s Healing After the Death of Her Child, a book of poetry.

A longtime resident of Massachusetts, Faith leads a journal writing program at MassGeneral Hospital for Children for patients and their families designed to give participants the opportunity to express themselves, alleviate stress, celebrate victories, and honor their grief.

Connect With Faith Fuller Wilcox: https://www.faithwilcoxnarratives.com/

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Neil D. Beresin is a counselor and interfaith chaplain, and specializes in helping individuals navigate the unstable and disorienting waters of grief and loss. Neil has worked with individuals and families in hospitals, hospice, nursing homes, schools, and private practice. Multiple lenses frame his practice, including the work of theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel, Buddhist nun Pema Chödrön, psychologists Francis Weller and Murray Bowen, Founding Director of the Zen Hospice Project, Frank Ostaseski, and the practice of mindfulness through poetry.

Neil sees deep listening and reverent attentiveness as a spiritual practice. He meets individuals where they are and focuses on helping them increase their ability to cope with what are often extraordinary circumstances. It may include assisting individuals to connect or reconnect to practices, people, and principles that matter most to them. Neil may use poetry to provide additional comfort, deepen the space, and encourage reflection and opening. His article, “A Chaplain’s Notebook: Poetry as Spiritual Nourishment” was published by the Journal of Pastoral Care & Counseling in March of 2020.

Neil’s clients are often experiencing overwhelming heartache related to loss—on the tailwinds of divorce, the death of someone dear, or, from some other life-altering struggle. Others have been carrying loss and trauma for many years, and they suddenly experience an acute form of anxiety or anguish that pushes them to seek more effective strategies to cope with and relieve some suffering.

Connect with Neil Beresin: www.griefandpoetry.com http://www.instagram.com/griefandpoetry

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Olivia shares her grief journey after the death of both her parents. Her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when Olivia was only 15. She was on remission for a few years and then it came back again when Olivia was living out of the country for college. She would travel back and forth from Munich to Rome, to take care of her mom when she was sick. Her mom died of cancer a few years after her diagnosis, that same year her father was diagnosed with a brain tumor the same year and died 2 years later.

Olivia’s parents were divorced, so the only person that truly had experienced the same losses as she had, was her brother. Olivia saw early on how different everyone grieves, even within the same family. She went to therapy in order have the support she needed, and to hear that what she was feeling was normal. She started her Instagram account @thebiggrief shortly after her dad died as a way to process her grief by sharing poems that she has written to express her grief.

Contact Olivia : https://www.instagram.com/thebiggrief/ Grief Postcards https://www.etsy.com/de/shop/TheBigGriefPrints

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Abigail Johnston is a daughter, mother, wife, and attorney who was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in June of 2017, close on the heels of a early stage diagnosis in March of 2017. In reality, the breast cancer had already spread to Abigail's bones before she felt the lump in her breast. The first few months after her diagnosis were a whirlwind and full of many profound changes, but Abigail soon found her footing and started her blog "No Half Measures," where she talks about whatever comes to mind, within the lens of her Stage IV diagnosis. Abigail's boys, Liam and Malcolm, who were nearly 2 and nearly 4 at the time of her diagnosis, along with her husband, Elliot, make their own appearances in Abigail's advocacy since it truly is a family affair. In 2017, Abigail discovered that she inherited the ATM mutation and further testing has revealed other somatic mutations; this is now her focus of research and she bugs her doctors regularly with articles and new information.

For Abigail, advocacy is a whole life endeavor and she never does anything halfway. Abigail works with Metavivor as a Peer to Peer Advocate, with Living Beyond Breast Cancer as a Hear My Voice Advocate, with After Breast Cancer Diagnosis (ABCD) and she started her own non-profit, Connect IV Legal Services, to recruit attorneys to do pro bono legal work for Stage IV metastatic breast cancer patients. Abigail is an active member of her local support group, Y2B2 which is geared towards younger women with all kinds of cancer and is a co-administrator of a metastatic breast cancer community, Living Metastatic One Day at a Time, where she helps to organize the "Sister Buddy" program so that no member feels isolated or alone. Outside of cancer advocacy, Abigail serves as a room mom for her boys' teachers and is a board member of her local PTA, serving as a Parliamentarian.

Just by reading this bio you can see that Abigail is a remarkable woman. When you listen to this podcast you will feel inspired to live a more meaningful life as well as to redefine what success means to you.

Contact Abigail Johnston: Her blog: http://www.NoHalfMeasures.blog Fb: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001483493968 Twitter: @AMJohnston1315 Instagram: @amj1315 LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/abigailjohnston

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Rachel Engstrom M.S.W., C.H.E.S has written a groundbreaking memoir/self-book on her experience as a young cancer wife then widow. With the increasing number of young women and men becoming widows/widowers due to not only cancer and serious illnesses, but also now Covid 19, this resource is needed more now than ever. Rachel shares her journey in a raw and honest way, while providing step by step resources to help you navigate your own journey. Never before has there been a combination of the personal grit of the healthcare journey, along with steps on how to navigate treatment, diagnosis, the ins and outs of hospital life, employment, finances, insurance, self care, grief and loss and much more.

In this interview, Rachel shares how her husband was 35 when he was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. On their 8th wedding anniversary, just a year and a half after his diagnosis, he was admitted to the hospital again. He had lots of treatments including bone marrow transplant. Then 2 days after Rachel’s 31st birthday, she had to hold him as he was taken off life support.

She also shares about how she had endometriosis, and just 6 months after her husband’s passing, she had to undergo surgery. Now, not only was she grieving the death of her husband, but also the idea of ever being able to birth a child.

Part of her grief journey was writing a blog about her process and then this became a way to help others. She also joined the Leukemia Society Team and Training, where she trained to run a half marathon to raise funds towards this organization. This became one of her biggest outlets as well as her support group with people that could relate to what she was going through. Currently she is running for the Woman of The Year for the state of Minnesota to raise money for the Leukemia Society.

You can find “Wife, Widow, Now What? How I Navigated the Cancer World and How You Can Too,” here https://www.amazon.com/Wife-Widow-Now-What-Navigated/dp/B08KBV5DBL/ref=nodl_#immersive-view_1601477867868 ,

as well as follow her on social media here: https://m.facebook.com/wife.widow.now.what/

Here is the Website To donate https://pages.lls.org/mwoy/mn/MN21/

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Wife, Widow, Now What?: How I Navigated the Cancer World and How You Can, Too

Camilo Russi es el fundador del Congreso Internacional de Cierre de Ciclos, el evento que, por primera vez en la historia, reunió 20,000 personas para hablar abiertamente sobre la muerte y aprender a vivir en paz duelos y cierres de ciclo.

Camilo es acompañante de duelo, guía de libertad personal, y líder en la educación sobre la muerte. Se entrenó como ingeniero, y hace más de una década se dedica al desarrollo humano. Hoy en día se especializa en revelar y reemplazar los patrones subconscientes que limitan tu experiencia de vida, incluyendo el hacer las paces con la muerte.

Camilo es conferencista internacional y ha creado capacitaciones para organizaciones multinacionales como Robert BOSCH, Telefónica Movistar, Google, Waze y Banorte.

Temas que hablamos: Crisis que se viven en la vida sin uno darse cuenta. -Rupturas de relaciones -Muertes de seres queridos -Cambio de ciudad -Cambio de Trabajo

Nuestra vida se transfomra al cambiar el enfoque de mirar hacia afuera para buscar las respuestas y empezamos a reflexionar sobre nuestra vida.

También hablamos de como podemos acompañar a alguien que está pasando por un momento difícil o viviendo un duelo.

Pasos a tomar: 1. Comprender 2. Ausencia del juicio 3. Acompanar

Otro tema que tocamos es sobre sus vivencias personales con la muerte de seres queridos y también la carta que le escribió la muerte.

Contactate con Camilo http://www.instagram.com/bycamilorussi

IUna Carta De Truega Escrita por la Muerte: https://youtu.be/bIVZZL72NbA

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Born in Cali, Colombia, Carolina Ravassa has appeared on The Affair opposite Dominic West, Mr. Robot with Bobby Cannavale & Rami Malek, and has done a few shorts with Reggie Watts. She produced, directed, and starred in the webseries Hispanglosaxon, which won an Imagen Award for Best Webseries. She is known for her voice work in the video games Overwatch (Sombra), Valorant (Raze), Grand Theft Auto V (Taliana Martinez), Max Payne III, Red Dead Redemption II, Just Cause 4 and voices on Big City Greens (Disney), Victor and Valentino (Cartoon Network), Loud House (Nickelodeon) and Netflix. She also worked on Step Up 3-D and Maybe Tomorrow.

In this podcast Carolina and I chat about her personal life, more specifically about the end of a ten year relationship at the same time as her character of Sombra, of Overwatch, was becoming very well known. Going to comic cons, being with fans and surrounded with outpouring of love and support, was a dichotomy to her emotional life at that time.

We talk about how people overlook "breakups" and think you "should move on" from them and not see that a breakup is just as hard as a divorce. There are so many layers of grief in breakups that are overlooked in society at times.

Learn more about Carolina Ravassa and the projects she's worked on: www.carolinaravassa.com www.hispanglosaxon.com http://www.imdb.me/carolinaravassa

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast or for a coaching session. https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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Linzi Meaden lost her only sibling, Stuart, to suicide in June 2020. Totally unexpected and totally devastating for those left behind. To help with her grief, she has written a book “What Suicide Left Behind” due to be published on Amazon in May 2021, just shortly after their side by side birthdays, 28 & 29 April.

She has also created an online community for those grieving the loss of loved ones to suicide called “Paradisium” (which literally means “go into paradise”). The name came about because Stuart’s final online profile picture was changed to ‘escape to paradise’ on the day he went missing and Linzi finds solace in this, knowing he has reached his intended destination of peace. Paradisium offers online and offline activities to help with self healing such as art therapy, choir, writing, vlogs and live talks.

Linzi is using her new found voice to speak up about grief and suicide, especially to end the stigma surrounding this. She does this through her social media pages and website.

Contact Linzi Meaden: www.paradisium.co.uk https://www.facebook.com/whatsuicideleftbehind https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatsuicideleftbehind https://www.instagram.com/linzi_meaden_suicide_grief/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

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Susan Kendal became a widow, 6 years ago. Her husband passed suddenly of an unexpected heart attack while getting ready for work. Grief does occur in different times and 6 weeks after she and her husband got married, at 18 and 21, her best friend & brother-in-law died. So, their kids actually grew up their entire lives knowing about death. Which she feels it was probably good in retrospect.

She also shares her grief experience a few years after she became a widow when her dad succumbed to cancer and heart disease and both her brothers died as well.

She initially started Evolve for Widows to be a positive site for women who want to move forward. But, as she continued her involvement in the community (including coaching training), she's realized the biggest problem for anyone moving thru grief is the death taboo. Those grieving are talking about death but no one else is!! We hide in chat groups talking about our pain and loneliness because society has taught us to be afraid of speaking out because grief has a time limit.

So now she's trying to change that and open up the dialogue about DEATH as we have done for other taboo subjects like mental health, gay rights, infertility etc. She believes a dialogue that starts with children is ideal but we all must learn what NOT to say to someone who is grieving and how to hold space for someone who feels compelled to mention a loved one and lean in to death. We shall all lose a loved one in our lifetime (actually probably more like 5 loved ones) so this is THE most important taboo to end.

Listen to this podcast as we dive into the topic of how Talking About Death Helps Normalize Grief.

Contact Susan Kendal: https://www.evolvebeyondgrief.com/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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Joan Poggio is an independent filmmaker with over 20 years experience. Born and raised in Colombia, in 2004 he fell in love with Kenya while filming a series for Animal Planet Latin America. Since then he has lived in Nairobi with his family, and has travelled consistently around Africa telling unique and exciting stories. Joan loves telling stories that depict the beauty, strength and contradiction of the human spirit, such as it the case of Kenyan warriors turned into marathon runners, Liberian environmental activists overturning their government, and young radicalized Muslim youth conflicted by their beliefs, to name a few. He enjoys working as a director, cinematographer, editor and colourist on documentary, feature film, music video and advertising. His work has been nominated, and garnered awards internationally and has been featured on local and international television, Netflix and Amazon Prime.

Check out Joan Poggio's Projects: In 2021, as a fun creative exercise, he started a Film Diary in which he explores the mundane of daily events through short story telling. https://www.youtube.com/user/joanpoggio/videos Samples of his work can be seen at: https://vimeopro.com/joanpoggio/portfolio He posts behind the scenes of his work and experiences as a filmmaker on: https://www.facebook.com/joanpoggiofilmmaker

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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Victoria Moore became a widow in May 2019, after losing her husband Marcus to suicide. She never expected to be a widow at 37 and raise her 7 and 9 year old children on her own. Grieving the death of her husband was hard, but even harder was telling the children that their dad had died. In that moment she had to make a decision; Her children had lost their dad to suicide and she could not let them lose their mom to grief, so she had to set an example of how to grieve in a healthy way. She made a decision to turn her pain into purpose, and help others who were going through a similar journey. By harnessing her extensive background in yoga, mindfulness, NLP, Hypnotherapy, and an array of other mind/body modalities, she has turned her pain into a purpose by educating others on the importance of living happier and healthier.

Contact Victoria Moore: https://yogimami.com/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a host or for discovery call or coaching session: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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Ana Milena Carrasco comparte con su historia de duelo después de la muerte de su madre. Ani vive en Estados Unidos, y pudo viajar a Colombia para estar con su madre en sus últimos días de vida. Al principio le era muy difícil compartir sobre su fallecimiento y revivir todas la emociones, pero a medida que pasa el tiempo, se ha dado cuenta que en realidad al contar su historia, limpia su alma.

Su duelo ha ido transformando a medida que Ani también ha incorporado diferentes herramientas para ayudarle en su proceso, incluyendo escuchar este podcast que le ayudo a darse cuenta de que muchos otros han vivido experiencias similares. Encontró también programas en YouTube que le ayudaron y escribiendo sus sentimientos. Estas herramientas no solo le ayudaron con su proceso de duelo del fallecimiento de su madre, si no también con sus emociones ante la separacion de su esposo.

Contacta a Ana Milena Carrasco: http://www.instagram.com/conte37

Contacta a Kendra Rinaldi para compartir tu historia en el podcast o para tener una sesión de coaching conmigo.

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Jennifer Hepton is a Conscious Life & Parenting Coach who works with women in their motherhood journey to move from a place of conditioning and overwhelm to mindfulness and consciousness. She is a pregnancy loss and grief awareness educator and supports women that have experienced infertility, pregnancy loss, pregnancy and parenting after loss and trauma.

Jenn uses her knowledge and training of trauma, neuroscience, neurobiology and mindfulness to support women in their healing so that they can reconnect to their inner healer, wisdom and voice. She is a certified conscious parenting coach with Dr. Shefali and supports families to move away from the failed traditional paradigm of parenting to find ease, connection and joy.

Contact Jennifer Hepton http:// www.aconsciousmotherhood.com Conscious parenting: https://www.instagram.com/aconsciousmotherhood/?hl=en Pregnancy Loss Support: https://www.instagram.com/a_conscious_motherhood/?hl=en

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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Kathryn Monaco-Douglas shares her journey of when she became a widow over 20 years ago when her husband Larry died, they had been married for over 19 years and had 3 kids. She had to learn how to do things on her own, because Larry used to take care of everything and was also the financial provider.

Kathryn started searching for bereavement groups, and found very few options for support. That is where she met Scott, her husband, who was a widower. After attending a few bereavement groups, she realized she could not listen to everyone's journey and take "their losses on top of hers". So she decided she would change it! A few years later, she launched Widowed Not Alone, an organization to help widows, widowers and their families have a place where they could come together and have support.

To contact Kathryn Monaco-Douglas for more information about in person or online support sessions: https://widowednotalone.com/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi if you want to be a guest on the podcast: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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Megan Hillukka is a bereaved mother, with 6 children, 5 who are still here. She was 36 weeks pregnant when her daughter Aria, who was 15 months old, died in her sleep. She also experienced PTSD from finding her daughter Aria when she died, and has done the work to find healing in her brain and her life. From this, Megan wants everyone to know that PTSD is not a life sentence, and that healing is possible. Megan encourages and supports grieving mothers that though the worst thing has happened to them, their life is not over

In our conversation we talk about how they explained to their children that their sister had passed away, and making sure they used the best words possible to share, so that the kids themselves would not have fear around falling asleep. We also talk about the mix of emotions as she was saying goodbye to one child and just a few weeks later welcoming their new baby.

Through her experience of the death of her daughter Megan has learned tools and ways of shifting grief so that it can become just a little bit lighter, and easier to live with. Because Megan has done the deep work of grief, made space for her grief and time for her grief, she now has room for joy, laughter, hope, and so much fun in her life. She will never forget her daughter Aria and they talk about her often as a family. She helps her clients carry their grief instead of suffering with grief, and to truly learn how to walk side by side with both grief and joy.

Contact Megan Hillukka: http://www.meganhillukka.com Her Facebook group is Http://www.facebook.com/groups/cultivatedfamily

Contact Kendra to be a guest or for a coaching session: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

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Andrea Freemyer, PhD- Self Love Coach, Body Connection Guide , and Breathwork Facilitator. Deeply committed to helping people walk through their shadows and alchemize their pain so that they can embody their light and reclaim their power. She is a self-love coach, body connection guide and Breathwork facilitator.

In her own words “I spent many years of my life as a high-functioning perfectionist and over-achiever. I went through some very painful experiences and did everything I could to avoid feeling through those things. I threw myself into getting an advanced education. I numbed with drugs and alcohol. On the outside, it appeared I was doing all the “right” things, but I was hurting deeply inside. My waking moments were spent in the chaos of my thoughts with my ego as the star of the show. Many people that I loved dearly were also stuck in despair and suffering. Then on September 16th of 2019, the very foundation of my life crumbled when I discovered my husband had taken his own life in our garage. I didn’t know how I would get through this- each minute, hour and day brought new challenges that I never expected I would face in a lifetime. My heart was literally ripped wide open, leaving me raw and exposed to my new reality. At a time that I could have easily averted back to my old ways of numbing and avoiding, I made the decision to keep my heart open and allow myself to feel through the pain of this trauma and loss. About a month after my husband’s death, Breathwork- an amazingly effective healing modality- found me right where I was when I needed it most. I embraced this work and made it a part of my daily practice. I walked through some of my darkest moments while also developing a deep connection with my body and began to regain self-trust. I felt called to journey much deeper. So, a few months later I decided to become trained as a Breathwork facilitator and I also enrolled in a 10-month 400-hour coaching certification. I wanted to share these amazing gifts with the world! Now I am grateful everyday to be guided by my soul’s calling to help people walk through their shadows and alchemize their pain so they can embody their light and step into their power.”

Listen to the podcast as we talk about all the tools she has used in her own grief journey as well as used them to help her young son as well.

Contact Andrea Freemyer: https://www.andreafreemyer.com/\

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for a coaching session: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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Pixie Lighhorse is the author of the Prayers of Honoring series, “written to restore bonds between people and nature while healing interior patterning and spiritual/religious trauma. Lighthorse’s books of prayer, boundaries, and greater sources of inner peace and wisdom. She works with themes of restoration of voice, liberation of soul, and vitality of body. Earth and all living things are her inspiration. She is working on a collection of poetry due out later this year. Lighthorse resides in Northern Paiute territory in the Pacific Northwest, and is a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.”

In our conversation we primarily talk about her book Prayers of Honoring Grief and weave in talking about her own experience with grief, as well as how society views grief. She feels it was grief that birthed her into the person she is today.

Contact Pixie Lighthorse or order her books: https://www.pixielighthorse.com/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching:https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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Farin Schlussel is the Assistant Director of Marketing for Avery Books and TarcherPerigee, two nonfiction publishing imprints at Penguin Publishing Group (a division of Penguin Random House, LLC). She loves helping readers find the new book that will change their lives and help them think differently.

She shares her grief journey after her father, who she had not spoken to in over 10 years, passed away unexpectedly from a heart attack in 2016. We talk about how she felt this loss acutely even though she hadn’t spoken to him in along time, but also worried about how others were going to view her and judge her grief. Her Jewish traditions she observed for 11 months, was one of the most powerful tools in her grief journey.

Her dog Hershey was also a huge part of her support in her grief journey, he was her companion for 12 years and passed away in 2019. We talk about her grief process after he passed as well as when she found her new dog Penny, who came to her life and helped heal heart. Penny was part of this interview too, as she sat on Farin’s lap throughout our conversation to comfort her.

Farin also shares about her friends who were so understanding and supportive during her mourning period. They stepped up, and curved their lives to help her not be a alone during the 11 months while she was mourning and following the Jewish tradition of aveilut. She does not know what she would have done without them there. Her younger sister, who also lived nearby, was also a big part of her support system because they had a mostly shared experience.

Those 11 months of aveilut helped her come to terms that she did not regret not having a relationship with her father and also that she had a right to grieve as well, because she had a loss, and she could grieve that loss no matter what people thought about her.

Contact Farin Schlussel: http://www.instagram.com/missfarin

Contact Kendra to be a guest or for a coaching session: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

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Miguel Sancho (a former ABC producer)is the author of MORE THAN YOU CAN HANDLE: A Rare Disease, A family in Crisis, and the Cutting-Edge Medicine That Cured the Incurable. Listen to this candid and brutally honest conversation about how he and his wife Felicia Morton discovered that their son, Sebastian, had chronic granulomatous disease, CGD a deadly immune deficiency, and their quest to find a cure. We talk about his own personal crisis, primarily dealing with stress, and his search to find ways to navigate it, including meditation, therapy, and medication. In our conversation we also talk about the support system they had along their journey, as well as the growth and learnings that have come from this process.

Miguel Sancho’s Book will be available on March 2nd in all your favorite local or online bookstores. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611475/more-than-you-can-handle-by-miguel-sancho/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi if you want to be a guest on the podcast or for a one on one coaching call https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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Dave’s wife Sharon was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer shortly after their daughter was born, and she passed away a few short years after, in January 2019.

Liz’ s husband Bryan died suddenly of a heart attack in March 2019, he was only 36 years old. Their daughters were only 7 and 2 when their father died.

We talk about how they met and how they fell in love. How they have supported each other and their girls in this grief process as well as how they keep Shari and Bry’s memory alive in their home. Honoring their memory as well as knowing that they will always love them. They share the tool’s they have used in their grief process, specially helping the girls navigate grief; therapy, as well as Grief Support groups have been a big part.

Listen to their very candid stories of love, loss and finding love again.

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or a complimentary coaching session: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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Dara Kurtz is the creator of the popular blog crazyperfectlife.com, with over 180,000 followers from around the world. After going through breast cancer 6 1/2 years ago, she quit her job as a financial advisor, launched her blog, and wrote her first book Crush Cancer. Her second book just released, I am My Mother’s Daughter: Wisdom on Life, Loss, and Love, It is all about the connection between mothers and daughters, how the loss of her mom impacted her life, and how to be intentional about growing relationships to create a more meaningful life. Dara is a speaker, workshop leader, and coach, and loves sharing her journey to help and inspire others. She lives in Lewisville, North Carolina, with her husband and daughters, loves spending time in nature, and practicing Kundalini yoga.

In this conversation we talk about her grief process the passing of her mom to cancer, which was just a few weeks after Dara gave birth to her first born. She felt very alone during that time with her grief and distraction became the number way of how she handled her grief, which in reality meant not to face it.

Many years later Dara herself was diagnosed with cancer, and it brought up many of the emotions she had not really processed of her mom’s passing. She found a bag of letters that her mom had written to her through the years, and in these letters was all her mom’s wisdom. She felt as if her mom was telling her to just get back into the business of really living! Her book is the collection of these letters, as well as a Legacy Letter which her mom left for her, and which she received from her father after her mom died. We talk about the importance of writing handwritten letters to our loved ones, as this will be a gift they can save and be one of the most precious items.

Here are some of the letters you can write: 1. Just Because Letter 2. Special Occasion letter 3. Legacy Letter: To be given to the recipient when we die.

Connect with Dara Kurtz : http://www.crazyperfectlife.com

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Dave received his Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy in 2011 from Pepperdine University, he has been a licensed therapist since 2017. He then worked in community mental health with adults battling homelessness and prolonged substance use. Dave worked with adolescents in residential treatment focusing on substance use and major mental health disorders from 2014-2019. In 2019 he founded Grammer Family Therapy. Dave believes therapy is a process that should be goal oriented, focused on solving the problems the individual is facing, and can be on and off depending on the needs of the individual. Dave has dedicated his life to service of others in many different forms. He lived in Africa for a year doing volunteer service between high school and college. He co-organized a free open mic night in Los Angeles for several years and has assisted in provided food and clothing to the homeless. Dave has been heavily involved in the capoeira, an Afro-Brazilian martial art, community in Los Angeles. He has been training for 10 years and teaching for the last 7 years, Dave has taught students from 2yrs old up to 80yrs old.

In our conversation we talk about his grief process after the death of his mother to cancer, as well as how his mom helped him navigate his grief, many years earlier, after the death of his best friend by not letting him stop his life and continue going to school just days after he passed. When Dave’s mother died years later, he did exactly the same thing, he kept his life going. His mantra in life is “when these awful things happen you can’t stop!” Now this does not mean that we don’t grieve, we grieve but we still have to keep moving forward with our grief. Another topic we talk about is about the importance of having an emotional vocabulary. How this emotional vocabulary has played a part not only as a therapist, but also as his role as a father.

Contact Dave Grammer: https://grammerfamilytherapy.com/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or a complimentary coaching session: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

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En este podcast Fernanda Ruiz comparte su proceso de duelo y todos los cambios que vivió en su matrimonio que llevaron al divorcio. El matrimonio no terminó por falta de amor, si no por cambios que su esposo empezó a tener en personalidad, que años después descubrieron que era por que tenía cáncer en el cerebro, el cual fue el motivo de su fallecimiento. Fernanda estuvo a su lado durante su enfermedad y tratamientos, así no estuvieran casados ya. Porque el amor continuaba y él era su familia. Comparte también su proceso de duelo después del fallecimiento de Ernesto. Ella estaba en una relación cuando él falleció, así que en realidad no empezó a tener ese proceso sino más de un año después de que él falleció.

Un poco más sobre Fernanda Ruiz. Ella tiene más de 10 años de experiencia en servicios de visitas domiciliarias. Le apasiona apoyar a las familias y prevenir el abuso y la negligencia infantil a través de los servicios de visitas domiciliarias. Fernanda tiene una licenciatura en Psicología con concentración en Psicología Clínica de la Universidad de las Américas y una Maestría en Trabajo Social de la Universidad Católica de América. Está certificada por Healthy Families America como capacitadora de la Encuesta de padres para el alcance comunitario y es la capacitadora estatal de todo el Distrito de Columbia. Fernanda ha estado en el Departamento de Visitas a Domicilio del Mary's Center desde 2006, sirviendo en diferentes capacidades; ahora se desempeña como directora de Healthy Start. Fernanda actualmente dirige los programas Healthy Start, Father Child Attachment y Prince George's Healthy Families America del Departamento de Visitas a Domicilios en Mary's Center. Fernanda ha facilitado talleres en conferencias y participado en paneles sobre servicios de visitas domiciliarias. En 2019, presentó en la Conferencia de la Asociación Nacional de Comienzo Saludable sobre el “Proyecto de masaje para mamá y bebé: Reducir la depresión perinatal a través de la terapia de masaje”. Además, es co anfitriona de la serie Therapy Thursday del podcast Date and Debate.

Contacta a Fernanda Ruiz: http://www.instagram.com/fernarf

Contacta a Kendra si quieres compartir tu historia en el podcast o si quieres una sesion de coaching complementaria: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

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In this episode I chat with Cory Bertisch, My Gym Enterprises Founding Partner & Chief Executive Officer, about how his company has handled all the hurdles that have come up in 2020 and 2021 ; How they supported their Franchisee's and how they created a live virtual platform as well as on demand classes for their customers.

From the very inception of My Gym Enterprises, Cory Bertisch has overseen all corporate operations including sales, employee development, franchisee training, company direction, expansion, and product conception and advancement. Cory’s background prior to establishing MGE includes extensive experience in the field of early childhood development, hands-on counselor training in child psychology, and five years as Co-Owner/Director of the thriving My Gym Van Nuys, CA from 1989 to 1994. Cory is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Cory and his wife, Trish, have two teenage children who are shining examples of the My Gym concept.

So how does this CEO provide support to his employees and franchisees, and also his family during a time of uncertainty? Listen to this episode to find out.

For more information about My Gym or to contact Cory Bertisch: http://www.mygym.com

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for a complimentary coaching call: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

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Saundra Heimark started 2020 with incredible news that she had been hired to work for Kobe Bryant’s production company! Just the day before she was going to go in for her first day of work, was the day Kobe Bryant died tragically.

Saundra shares how she navigated her journey of finding work again, and then losing it once the lockdowns started due to Covid 19. During this waiting period she decided to study Facial Reflexology, and also stumbled upon a health and wellness product that resonated with her at soul level and started an online business with this company. She started to market organically using her phone and social media and then she got hacked, bank account withdraws, purchases made, and then she could no longer get into her social media accounts either because her phone number had been compromised.

Then in July, she faced yet the hardest grief! Her mom was given a few days to live from ovarian cancer she had been already battling for over 3 years. Saundra was able to fly across country to spend every single day with her mom. She could see the blessing of not having a job to report to during this time, in order to give her the freedom to give her mom all the care she needed, and to be by her side when she passed away.

Amidst all these experiences, she maintains a grateful attitude, not much different than the attitude her mom had about life. Her mom’s legacy continues to live on.

Contact Saundra Heimark: https://www.instagram.com/saundyspice/

Contact Kendra to be a guest or for a complimentary coaching session: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com IG http://www.instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast

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Jen Zwink shares with us her grief journey after becoming a widow. Their daughter was only two years old when this tragedy happened. Jen felt as is the world was closing in on her! She took a bold leap to move herself and Claire to a small Island in Turks and Caicos for some time. She needed space to sit with her grief, but also be in nature to help her heal. When she came back to her home in Louisiana she found a community of widows to help her through her grief journey.

It has been almost 10 years since Brent passed away, and Jen is now happily married to and has another young daughter. She recently created her own podcast called Widow 180, where she interviews other widows about their journey.

Listen to her beautiful story, and how she shares all the signs she received along her grief journey, that brought solace to her soul.

Contact Jen Zwink: https://www.widow180.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/widow_180/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/groups/312036956454927

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for a coaching session: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/griefgratitudpodcast FB: http://www.facebook.com/griefgratitudpodast

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Rabbi Steve Leder- is the senior rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles. After receiving his degree in writing and graduating cum laude from Northwestern University, and spending time studying at Trinity College, Oxford University, Leder received a master's degree in Hebrew letters in 1986 and rabbinical ordination in 1987 from Hebrew Union College.

He is the author of several books: The Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things, More Money Than God: Living a Rich Life Without Losing Your Soul, the bestseller More Beautiful Than Before: How Suffering Transforms Us, and his most recent book, The Beauty of What Remains: How our greatest Fear Becomes our Greatest gift.

In this podcast, Rabbi Leder shares with us about why he wrote his latest book, and how, in over 30 years of sitting with thousands of families experiencing grief, he was not prepared for the loss of his own father.

He has learned so much about grief since his dad’s recent death, primarily how much death teaches us about life. The purpose of writing this book was to “bring every reader to that one extra degree, to the deepest truths, of what death comes to teach us about life.” The book explores the tension between Steve Leder the Rabbi, and Steve Leder the son.

Contact Rabbi Leder: http://steveleder.com/ or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steve_leder/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for a complimentary coaching session: http://griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com http://instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast http://facebook.com/griefgratitudepodcast

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Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Cristela Fowler shares her incredible journey with us. Her love story of how she met her husband Dave, as well as her grief journey of when he died from cancer. She became a widow and single mom to their son Noah, who was still a toddler.

She worked really hard to make sure she didn't lose herself in her grief and would lose the essence of who she was. It was already a tragedy that Noah would grow up without ever knowing his father, and she was not going to make that worst by not letting him get to know her true essence outside of her grief. She didn't focus on the "why me" mentality, but rather "why NOT me". There was a reason she went through all this grief, and she grew from it.

Her journey of motherhood and resilience, also turned to be one of finding love once again! She is now married to her husband Will, and they have a large blended family. Listen to her beautiful story of love, grief, resilience, family and hope!

Contact Cristela Fowler via FB: http://facebook.com/cristelafowler

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for a complimentary coaching session: http://griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com Follow on FB: http://facebook.com/griefgratitudepodcast Follow on IG: http://instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast

Music: http://oneplanetmusic.com

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Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Bobbi Jo Heagy is a Certified Life Coach, she helps women tap into who they are. She helps them see the gifts that they have acquired by having gone through their own struggles and tap into their worth.

We talk about her own hardships, including being sexually abused as a child, and how this occurrence made her label herself as “bad” and not see her own worth. She had no idea who she was and thought there was something wrong with her, so she looked up every disorder, every disease because she was trying to “fix herself”. Until one day she sent a message to her sister and told her she was going to start believing what God said about her, since He created her. She started looking at what was right with her. This took her on a journey of personal growth and development and was determined to not have a victim mentality.

Listen to this interview and be not only inspired by her story of resilience and growth, but also listen to the many tips she gives us as how we can find freedom in forgiveness, starting by forgiving ourselves.

Contact Bobbi Jo Heagy: https://theworthproject.org/ Follow her on IG: http://instagram.com/knowyourworth_bobbijo

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for a complimentary coaching session: http://griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

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In this conversation with Shelby Forsythia she shares about the “four years of hell’ that she and her family lived through, which in hindsight she is grateful for because it’s allowed her to understand others who experience grief.

They faced many different types of grief, one thing right after another, as if they could not catch a break! It all started when her dad lost his job, then shortly after he was diagnosed with two brain aneurisms. Not too long after that Shelby shared with her family that she was gay, which tested their relationship. Then her mom was diagnosed with breast cancer, and after a short time undergoing treatment, she died the day after Christmas.

Shelby shares with us all about her grief journey, and the tools she has found to be helpful through her grief. She is now the author of several books on the topic of grief, Your Grief, Your way and Permission to Grieve as well as podcast host of Grief Book Review and Coming Back: Conversations on Life After Loss. She an intuitive grief guide she is helping people reclaim their power and peace of mind after devastating loss.

Contact Shelby Forsythia : https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for a complimentary coaching session: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com IG: http://www.instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast FB: http://www.facebook.com/griefgratitudepodcast Email: griefgratitudepodcast@gmail.com

Music: http://www.oneplanetmusic.com

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Amber Harris shares her grief journey after the sudden death of her best friend Samantha. This was her first time experiencing this much pain. Her friend Mathew was her rock and support during her grief.

Their friendship developed into a romantic one, but due to having a long distance relationship, it ended but their friendship remained. Some time later Amber had a dream in which Mathew had come to visit her. She woke of the next morning and got a call from a friend saying Mathew had died. In her heart she already knew! He had said goodbye to her in her dream.

In our conversation we talk about the ways she dealt and even not dealt with her grief. We talk about what their friendships taught her and what she learned from experiencing the grief of their deaths. One of those big learnings was, to never hesitate to tell people how much they mean to her.

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or receive a complimentary coaching session: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com email: griefgratitudepodcast@gmail.com Follow on Social media: IG: http://www.instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast FB: http://www.facebook.com/griefgratitudepodcast

Music: Daniel Badi Rinaldi https://www.oneplanetmusic.com/

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Kirsten Carlson shares with us her grief journey after the sudden, recent death of her mother. She is still in “the gray in between” part of her journey. Her mom’s death was also the catalyst for her to share with her family about the sexual abuse she had endured as a child from her own father. This also became a reason for her choosing to no longer have him be a part of her life, now that her mom has died. A great part of our conversation is on the topic of her abuse and how “giving the ghost a name, has empowered her”. We also talk a lot about the different dynamics and relationships that have shifted in her life because of her revealing this truth, but also about her own growth and knowing that she can trust her intuition and thoughts. She uses writing about her thoughts and feelings, as a tool to help her in her grief and healing journey. Her outlook on life is positive and she focuses on living her emotions moment to moment as they come instead of worrying about what her grief or life will be like in the future.

Follow Kirsten's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/through.a.lookingglass.darkly/

Contact Kendra for a complimentary coaching session or to be a guest on the podcast: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

IG: http://www.instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast

Music: http://www.oneplanetmusic.com

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Kenisha Nichelle lost her father at the age of 12 and her mother at the age of 21. Thirteen years after being declared an orphan, Kenisha now shares her testimony of overcoming grief with others through inspirational messages and grief recovery programs and services. Kenisha attributes her grief recovery to counseling, journaling, daily affirmations, change of scenery, living out her passion for sports, and, most importantly, her faith in God.

Now a Certified Grief and Life Coach, you can begin your journey to grief healing with a special gift from Kenisha at www.iWillLiveAgain.com.

Connect with Kenisha: www.kenishanichelle.com www.instagram.com/kenishanichelle

Connect with Kendra to be a guest or for a complimentary coaching session: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Music: www.oneplanetmusic.com

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

In this episode with Genell Gorman, we talk about childhood trauma and how it can show up in different ways later in life. We also talk about how to handle triggers.

Here is Genell's bio in her own words:

"While growing up I experienced abandonment, trauma and loss that followed me throughout my early adult life until it all came to a head in my mid 20’s. Through a very painful break up, my awakening was brought on. All of the pain from my past came to the surface. One of them being my father's passing from when I was just 9 years old. Since the journey began I have engaged in intensive one-on-one psychotherapy, therapy retreats focused on healing loss, inner-child work, self love, abandonment work and meditation practices.

I am so thankful for all of the healing I have done to find my true purpose on who I really am. I never realized how much my father's passing impacted me throughout my life, but the more I studied, the more I was able to put all of the puzzle pieces together and be able to distinguish why I was the way I was. It all brought me right back to my fatherless daughter wound.

I understand how much others normalize that not having or growing up without a father in your life is “OK” which at the end of the day is wrong in so many ways. It is crucial for us to have both parents in our life while growing up and when we don't have that, well that can really affect us in so many different aspects of our life (relationships, friendships, worklife, etc.)

After all was said and done I decided what better way than to share my knowledge on how I was finally able to heal from my father's passing after 16 years. I started coaching both privately and in groups to help other women who were in my position, allowing them to heal the pain that has been sitting inside of them waiting to come out for so long. I am honored to take this journey helping others heal from all of their pain and helping you find out who they are meant to be. "

Contact Genell Gorman: http://instagram.com/genell.gorman

Contact Kendra Rinaldi: Website: http://griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com Email: griefgratitudepodcast@gmail.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast

Music: Created by http://oneplanetmusic.com

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Ale Alvarez es diabética Tipo 1 desde muy joven y su vida fue marcada por esta enfermedad en muchos sentidos, incluyendo en su proceso de ser madre. Su diabetes fue la causa de que tuviera complicaciones en sus embarazos, las cuales causaron que perdiera dos bebes. Su fuerza interna y su fe en Dios, la llevaron a confiar en que todo era parte de su proceso, y que si ella debía ser madre lo seria. Y así fue! Hoy en día es madre, no solo de su hija biológica, si no también de las 2 hijas de su esposo.

Ahora se dedica a ser Coach en nutrición Holistica con especialidad en control de peso y analista epigenética. Su propia vivencia la ha llevado a ayudar a otros con diabetes, aprender no solo como comer, si no también a ser intuitivos con su nutrición y escuchar lo que su cuerpo necesita.

Contacta a Ale: https://alealvarez.com/

Contacta a Kendra : https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Musica: http://www.oneplanetmusic.com

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Hope Littwin is composer, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Her newest song release “Hollow” is an exploration of how childhood trauma affects us once it is triggered and awakened later in life. Recently she has been leading virtual songwriting courses to teach people how to tell their story through music.

We talk about her songwritting process and talk about many themes but in particular how to use songrwritting as a tool to process grief. She shares with us about how she translates her emotions into music, and about her creative process.

In this episode we also talk about how music can be a portal to deeper connection with self. This can happen as the artist is creating it as well as for the listener who connects with the music as he/she listens.

Find Out More About Hope Littwin, courses and work at www.hopelittwin.com

Watch her video for her song Hollow https://youtu.be/rAl6hh-VOHs

Connect via IG: http://instagram.com/hopelittwin Connect via FB: http://facebook.com/hopelittwinmusic

Connect with Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the show or for a complimentary coaching call. www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com griefgratudepodcast@gmail.com http://instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast http://facebook.com/griefgratitudepodcast

Music Composed By: Daniel Rinaldi www.oneplanetmusic.com Listen to his podcast too!

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

"Autumn Toelle-Jackson has lived a life of love and loss, filled with happiness and marked by tragedy. Labels are too simple, but they do have meaning and they do tell part of her story: wife, widow, mother, survivor. The loss of a husband, a beloved cousin and mentor, and her daughter have left scars on her soul and memorial tattoos on her body, but Autumn learned to grow through it all.

She found love and reasons to get up each day until those days strung into weeks, then months, then years. Autumn wrote "Boldly into the Darkness: Living with Loss, Growing with Grief and Holding onto Happiness" to share her story. She also created www.GrowingwithGrief.com with her family to provide those who are grieving with a place to find community, resources, and help." (Bio from her book)

Get in touch with Autumn Toelle-Jackson: www.GrowingWithGrief.com https://www.facebook.com/GrowingWithGrief/ https://twitter.com/GrowwithGrief The book is available on the Growing with Grief website and can be ordered everywhere books are sold.

Other links mentioned in the podcast: Soaring Spirits International https://soaringspirits.org/ Donate Life: https://www.donatelife.net/

Get in touch with Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or schedule a complimentary grief coaching call: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/ http://www.instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast

Music: https://www.oneplanetmusic.com

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Glory Salas, a mom of 3 beautiful children, shares with us her heartbreaking story . Her 5 year old daughter, Kassidy Grace, suffered a tragic accident that took her life.

Her story is one of love, resilience, and faith! It is her faith in God and the love and support of her family and friends that has helped her and her family in their grief journey. She also shares how joy and laughter give her strength, and how the biggest lesson she's learned is to live life to the fullest!

Contact Glory Salas: https://www.instagram.com/gloryjeanne__/

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the show or for a complimentary grief coaching session: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/

Music Created by : https://www.oneplanetmusic.com/

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Gail Gallagher is a Chicago-based improv music director, performer, teacher, songwriter, and composer whose lyric-driven songs reflect on the highs and lows of life with a witty and vulnerable twist.

Gail’s debut album Power of the Unnamed Passion (release date October 23, 2020) is a musical theatre folk rock journey about those moments in life when everything falls apart and you learn to make new meaning.

In this episode Gail shares her grief journey after her mom died of cancer, and the role composing music has played in her grieving process.

Contact Gail Gallagher Website www.gailgallaghermusic.com Bandcamp https://gailgallagher.bandcamp.com/album/power-of-the-unnamed-passion instagram- www.instagram.com/sparklebardgail

Music: www.oneplanetmusic.com Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for a grief coaching: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast/

It was an honor to interview Lisa Price during this episode and hear about how in her grief journey, after the death of her daughter Ari, she had the choice to be Bitter or Better. She chose Better, and is now helping countless other parents with their grief journey.

Lisa Price is grief wellness coach, the founder of Grieve. Breathe. Believe., and creator of the 4:13 Method - a self-guided online course emphasizing best practices and the importance of holistic, daily dedicated self-care; physical fitness, nutrition, journaling, meditation, mindfulness, and more. She facilitates a safe, yet productive community for grieving parents to rediscover and reconstruct a life of meaning and purpose after the death of their child.

She is married to Brandon and the mother of two; her 8-year-old son, Chase, and daughter, Ari, who died in April 2017.

After her daughter's death, Lisa soon realized there were not nearly enough resources and supports for a loss requiring extra special care and attention. Working with experts in the field of grief and bereavement, prioritizing her own healing and 'grief work', she felt called to fill the gap. It then became her mission to provide a platform with continuous, consistent, and constructive support to help bereaved parents walking a very similar journey. Along with the self-guided course, she offers group and 1:1 coaching. She hosts live workshops and events, virtual conferences, and has written resource guides for both bereaved parents and those supporting them in grief, sharing tips, tools, and tangible action steps for their lifelong journey. She is QPR certified and is currently writing a children's grief book. Lisa firmly believes that by honoring your life, you honor your child.

Contact Lisa: IG: www.instagram.com/grievebreathebelieve FB: www.facebook.com/betternotbittermom Website: www.grievebreathebelieve.com 4:13 Method: www.413movementmethod.com

Music: www.oneplanetmusic.com

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Contact Kendra for coaching or to be a guest:

Website: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com email: griefgratitudepodcast@gmail.com FB; https://www.facebook.com/griefgratitudepodcast IG: https://instagram.com/grifgratitudepodcast

Angela Gentile shares with us her journey of grief after the death of her father from an aneurism. When her dad died she was in a very unhappy and unfulfilled place in her life and felt she was not living in alignment with who she was. After her dad died she was standing in the ashes of her life and had to do multiple 360’s to create the life she was meant to live. A life that would become also a way to honor her father’s memory, because she did not want his death to be in vain.

Since then she has created multiple projects and ways of helping others. She is the Founder of Sweat Remix and as a certified teaching Professional since 2005 from coaching to public school to fitness, she specializes in helping people transform pain and loss into powerful purpose. From the Sweat Remix #ZenRageHeal process to Big Sister Coaching, both focus on moving through what is difficult both physically and emotionally, giving people permission to really meet the best version of themselves and life a life that is truly powerful.

Listening to her journey you too will feel inspired to Zen Rage and Heal!

(Explicit colorful language used during our candid conversation)

Contact Angela on IG: https://www.instagram.com/theangelagentile/ Link to Sweat Remix: www.sweatremix.com Link to Big Sister Coaching: https://www.theangelagentile.com

Music: http://www.oneplanetmusic.com Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for more information about grief coaching sessions: http://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Patricia de Picciotto, was born in Hong Kong from Lebanese parents, and raised in Geneva, Switzerland until she graduated from college with a BA in Marketing and Communication. She then spent a couple of years in London to study for my GIA (graduate gemologist) and worked in Jewelry. She later moved and lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for ten years, where she met my husband, had three kids and founded a jewelry line, Pasha Joias. She moved to New York a little over five years ago, where she became an art guide in the City.

Life changed drastically when her mother was diagnosed with cancer. She was able to travel back and forth to Brazil several times for months at a time to be by her side for her treatments and be there with her when she died after a two years battle with pancreatic cancer. Since then, Patricia is dedicated to normalizing grief and raise grief consciousness through her @neshamajourney project on Instagram and beyond.

Connect with Patricia: www.instagram.com/neshamajourney

Music: www.oneplanetmusic.com

Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Contact Kendra: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com IG: www.instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast

Jenny Robinson describes herself as a "Soul being living a human experience as a Mother. Wife. Sister. Daughter. Friend. Acknowledging the darkness but choosing to live in the light. Yoga Instructor. Plant Based. Actress. Dancer."

I chose to share this in her bio because when someone describes themselves as a "SOUL BEING living a human experience," it says it all!! Just in that phrase alone you capture her true essence, as well as her spiritual beliefs about life and death.

In our conversation Jenny shared very candidly her mom's cancer journey as well as how the family grieved and mourned her death. Surrender, was a word she used to describe the process.

Listen and be moved by this beautiful Soul Being's journey.

Contact Jenny Robinson: www.instagram.com/Instagram: Jennyrobinsonclark

Check out all the different links she mentioned in our interview: Www.Awearnessrings.com A Jewelry company created in honor of our mom who passed away from breast cancer. We hope to connect and encourage others who are supporting, fighting or have won a battle with cancer to share their stories and remind each other that they are not alone.

Travis's song to my mom. "What I Wouldn't Give" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=smCSGOGAAY0

Kali's birth video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6c2Gchc4-dQ

Kya's birth video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YCkCjqlC9AU Kinsley's birth video https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=o08m7Hx_pfk

Music for Podcast: www.oneplanetmusic.com Production: Carlos Andres Londono Contact Kendra: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Jenny nos relata su historia de cuando su hermano falleció al ella tener tan solo 6 años, y como su familia asimilo su muerte y como le explicaron a ella lo que había pasado. Años mas tarde ocurrieron otras tragedias, una dejó a su hermano en silla de ruedas y otra en donde su padre perdió gran parte de su memoria y luego su vida. Jenny estudió psicología y también habiendo encontrado un camino espiritual, tuvo un proceso de duelo muy diferente ya como adulto. Hoy en día Jenny ha viajado y vivido en muchas partes del mundo. Es amante de la naturaleza y le encanta escalar y también correr. Usa esos momentos en la naturaleza no solo para conectarse con ella misma, si no también para conectarse con sus seres queridos que han fallecido. Y usa el recuerdo de ellos para tener más fuerza y motivación cuando corre. Siempre los siente cerca.

Conéctate con Jenny: http://www.instagram.com/vamosafueraconjenny

Conéctate con Kendra: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com IG: http://www.instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast FB: https://www.facebook.com/griefgratitudepodcast/

Musica: www.oneplanetmusic.com Producción: Carlos Andres Londono

Bevin Mugford shares the very painful loss of her son Spencer, who was an avid fisherman and was lost at sea. She shares the details of this process of finding out he was missing and how the family coped with the news.

She used the skills she had learned in her career, as a Head of Sales and in charge of Personal and Professional Development in the clothing company Peach, for her own grieving and mourning process. Reflecting on "what's the learning?" in her own grieving experience was one of the many tools that she has implemented in her journey.

Her own experience has been something that has also helped her educate her coworkers and sales team, as well as family and friends, as to how to talk and approach people who are grieving.

Contact Bevin: https://www.instagram.com/bevin.mugford/ Contact Kendra: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com Music: www.oneplanetmusic.com Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Stephanie is a world-class spiritual mindset and success coach for women specializing in behavior change, releasing negative patterns, increasing self-esteem, and boosting self-confidence in order to help her clients live up to their full potential in business and life.

After working as a researcher for over 10 years, Stephanie has spent the last 5 years solely focused on coaching her clients to create massive and rapid transformation by upgrading their neurology, inspiring change, and increasing growth by utilizing a specific mixture of mindset, NLP, and spiritual techniques.

She has a deep calling to assist her clients to overcome their limiting beliefs by helping them get “unstuck” allowing them to step into their next level of success. In order to achieve this level of change and growth, Stephanie guides her clients to release the negative beliefs, habits, and actions that are holding them back from greatness.

As a result, her clients have created businesses, increased their sales, doubled their price points, and self-confidence while also decreasing the negative thought patterns that have been holding them back for so many years. This allows them to finally live a life that they truly love while also receiving greatly for their talents and skills.

Listen to how her Grief Journey played a part in her own personal growth!

Contact Steph : http://www.raiseyourvibetoday.com/ Application to Work with Steph: http://www.raiseyourvibetoday.com/contact/ Free Confidence, Clarity, and Abundance Affirmations MP3 Audio: https://www.raiseyourvibetoday.com/free-confidence-affirmations-mp3 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniematos1111/ or @stephaniematos1111

Music: www.oneplanetmusic.com Production: Carlos Andres Londono Contact Kendra for a complimentary Grief Coaching session or to be a guest: www.griefgratitudandthegrayinbetween.com

Francisca Arbeláez vivió años ignorando un duelo que cargaba desde joven. Fue periodista y presentadora, y aunque era muy exitosa a nivel laboral, se sentía estancada. Eso la llevó en un camino de búsqueda y desarrollo personal y estudió con muchos de los expertos en ese campo, como Deepak Chopra, Tony Robbins, Jürgen Klarić, entre otros. Su vida fue transformando y se convirtió en experta en desarrollo personal y fue creando herramientas y metodologías para ayudar a otros. Hoy en dia es asesora de talleres de crecimiento y desarrollo personal y también escritora del libro "Limpiar, Cerrar y Desechar".

Escucha su historia, y aprende tu también algunos tips de como tu también puedes vivir una vida extraordinaria.

Contacta a Francisca en su pagina: www.franciscaarbelaez.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/franciscaarbelaez/

Su Libro: https://www.buscalibre.us/libro-limpiar-cerrar-y-desechar/9789584282101/p/52021228 aquí pueden adquirir el libro en Estados Unidos o Colombia

Curso en Linea: "La Magia de Organizar tu vida" http://mwis.io/uSf8gwBrX

Músic: www.oneplanetmusic.com Producción: Carlos Andres Londono

Contacta a Kendra para coaching o ser invitado: http://www.griefgratitudandthegrayinbetween.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast/

Lindsay Joy Taylor, MACP, is a grief advocate and founder of The Joyful Jewelry Box. Lindsay's mom died when she was just an infant so now she works to keep her mother's memory alive by serving other bereaved people with community grief support and her remembrance jewelry line. She also writes and speaks to normalize and raise awareness about grief, loss, and trauma.

Contact and Follow Lindsay : https://www.bit.ly/tjjbnews Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/TheJoyfulJewelryBox shop: https://www.TheJoyfulJewelryBox.com

Contact and follow Kendra Rinaldi: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween IG: www.instagram.com/griefgratitudepodcast www.instagram.com/kendra.rinaldi

Music: www.oneplanetmusic.com also IG @oneplanetmusic.fm Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Crystal shares her and her husband's journey of becoming parents, as well as their journey of grieving the death of their daughter Madelyn, who died just hours after birth

Her grief and mourning process led her to develop Sharing Solace, a community of grievers for grievers where you can find grief support resources as well as gifts and mementos for grievers. She also recently released a book about her grief story!

Get in touch with Crystal Webster: website: https://sharingsolace.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SharingSolaceLLC/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharingsolace/ Info on the book: https://sharingsolace.com/book/ Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: https://www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org/

Music: www.oneplanetmusic.com Production: Carlos Andres Londono

Want to share your story or get a complimentary grief coaching session? Get in touch with Kendra! www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Juancho nos comparte su proceso de duelo después del fallecimiento de su mejor amigo, Gustavo. Juancho, siendo médico, cumplió un papel no solo como amigo, si no también como intermediario entre la familia y los médicos quienes trataban a su amigo. Él se preguntaba "porque este tipo de cosas le pasan a personas tan buenas?" A la cual un cura le respondio "esas preguntas, no tienen respuesta, por eso se llaman misterios.

Contacta a Juancho Daccach en LinkedIn Musica: www.oneplanetmusic.com Editing: Carlos Andres Londono Contacta a Kendra www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

DelRae Messer shares with us her journey from farm girl to Chiropractor and now being a multi-million dollar entrepreneur, all while raising her two girls as a single mom.

We talk about the many skills and tools she used to help her grow through each transition and hardship in her life, and use those challenges to Pivot With Purpose! She now teaches others these skills and trains for thousands on the subject.

If you've ever wanted to change your career but have been to afraid to take the leap, listen to DelRae on this podcast, and follow her on IG to learn even more!

DelRae Messer: IG @drdelrae or drdelrae@gmail.com Link to Coloring Book she mentioned: https://www.headwatersrelief.org/initiatives/covid-19/

Music: www.oneplanetmusic.com IG @oneplanetmusic.fm Production: Carlos Andres Londono Kendra Rinaldi: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Amber shares her very personal and vulnerable journey of grief after the sudden death of her brother to suicide. She shares about the hard times their family has gone through in this journey, but also the tools they've used in their grieving process. There have been many "tender mercies" in their grief, and this experience also cracked her wide open!

Amber Onstine: FB Amber Witt Onstine IG @amberonstine Music: www.oneplanetmusic.com IG Production: Carlos Andres Londono Kendra Rinaldi: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Liza Peterson shares her journey of grief and mourning after the death of both her parents, and how this major life transition and heart break has been one of the biggest catalysts for her own growth.

Get in touch with Liza: IG @lizapeterson8686 Music: www.rinaldisound.net Production: Carlos Andres Londono Get it touch with Kendra: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Alexa Hudson has been servicing families facing terminal illnesses and the end-of-life in the Metro-Atlanta area for 5 years. Learning to recognize and work in a field that is largely centered on grief is amongst the most rewarding life experience she's had. It has allowed her to support my community and empower them with courage, comfort, and hope.

Music: www.rinaldisound.net Productions: Carlos Andres Londono Get in touch with Kendra: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Jenna Lebron shares her journey of becoming a widow 8 years ago, with two boys under 2 years of age. Though it has been an experience filled with heartache, it has also been filled with love, support, faith and hope! She shares her favorite books that helped her in her grieving process as well as helping her sons navigate their grief. Jenna is now paying it forward by helping others who are grieving, by volunteering with a nonprofit organization .

Music: www.rinaldisound.net Production: Carlos Andres Londono Get in touch with Kendra: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Listen to Stephanie Broncano as she shares how she's navigated her grief after the passing of her mother as well as helping her kids with their process. She also shares that one of the biggest learning realizations has been knowing that even though her kids have seen her at her lowest point in her life, they've also seen her get back up!

Get in touch with Stephanie: IG @stephshealthyhome Music: www.rinaldisound.net Production: Carlos Andres London Get in touch with Kendra: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Mona Heern shares with us about her life growing up in Iran during the Revolution. How it was for her to experience the death of her dad when she was 10 years old, and how her family endured persecution and how then escaped Iran. Listen to her inspiring story!

Music: www.rinaldisound.net Production: Carlos Andres Londono Get in touch with Kendra: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Bryna Talamantez shares her story of how she joined a grief support group called Journey of Hope when she was 10 years old, after the death of her father. She also shares how other grief experiences in her own life, lead her to become a Licensed Marriage Family Therapist- Associate, and now work with children, teens, adults and families who are grieving.

Get in touch with Bryna https://www.gocuris.com/bryna-talamantez.html Bryna's Blog: https://thewalkwithgrief.wordpress.com

Grief Resources mentioned in the podcast: National Alliance of Grieving Children- www.childrengrieve.org Association for Death Education and Counseling- https://www.adec.org Actively Moving Forward (AMF)- https://healgrief.org/actively-moving-forward/ The Dougy Center- https://www.dougy.org Journey of Hope- www.johgriefsupport.org Worden’s Tasks of Mourning- I’m attaching a what’s your grief blog and a graphic! https://whatsyourgrief.com/wordens-four-tasks-of-mourning/

Music: www.rinaldisound.net Editing and Production: Carlos Andres Londono Get in touch with Kendra www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Juancho Daccach takes us on a journey of his own experience with grief, after the death of his best friend to cancer. He wore many hats during this journey; medical hat, friend and coach. His process of becoming a Coach in Emotional Intelligence and Work Related Stress Disorder, has played a huge part in his own grief journey and now helping others.

(Some explicit language) Contact Juancho Daccach on LinkedIn Music: www.rinaldisound.net Editing: Carlos Andres Londono Get in touch with Kendra to be a guest or to receive grief coaching www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Ximena Beltrán nos cuenta como sus vivencias de duelo la llevaron en búsqueda de la felicidad y plenitud. Su trayectoria la llevo a encontrar esa plenitud dentro de si misma y cambio toda su perspectiva de vida y sus relaciones. Ahora Ximena es Entrenadora de Procesos de Crecimiento y ayuda a otros a elevar su conciencia y alcanzar sus metas.

Contactate con Ximena: www.vidaybliss.com IG @vidaybliss FB VidayBliss

Musica: www.rinaldisound.net Edicicion: Carlos Andres Londono (mi esposo) Contactate con Kendra: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com IG @griefgratitudepodcast

My thoughts about Grief on Mother's Day. Things that make some people feel grief and others feel joy and connection.

Music: www.rinaldisound.net Editing: Carlos Andres Londono (my husband) Reach Me: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

Esta es una breve introduccion a mi podcast. Donde comparto porque cree este podcast y mis propios procesos de duelo. Este es en honor a mi madre, ya que hoy es el dia de las madres.

Musica: www.rinaldisound.net Edicion: Carlos Andres Londono (mi esposo) Contactame www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

In this Episode Dr. Valerie Gershenhorn shares about the passing of her mom, 10 years after she was diagnosed with cancer. She also shares the lessons she learned in that journey about breaking the cycle of generations. Listen as she shares her story and how that experience also impacted the way she practices medicine.

Dr. Valerie Gershenhorn FB @valerienozad Music Composition- www.rinaldisound.net Editing- Carlos Andres Londono (aka.. My husband) Get in touch with Kendra Rinaldi: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com IG and FB @griefgratitudepodcast

Kim Aliprantis shares with us several life changing events in her life that caused her grief. An how the resilience and grit that she learned from her grandparents, who were Holocaust survivors, helped her in her grieving process when they passed away as well as her outlook in life.

Get in touch with Kim Aliprantis on IG @aliprantiskim and on FB Kim Aliprantis. Music Composition by www.rinaldimusic.net

Get in touch Kendra Rinaldi: @griefgratitudepodcast on IG and FB www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

SaraMae Hollandsworth is an athlete who lost her feet but gained more than she could ever imagine! She made a choice to be a Victor and not a Victim! Listen to her journey and feel inspired by her perseverance, patience, determination and above all FAITH!

Find out more about SaraMae: www.saramae.co or IG @thesaramae

Music: www.rinaldisound.net

Get In Touch with Kendra Rinaldi: www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com IG @griefgratitudepodcast

Giselle shares with us her candid journey of the grief she experienced after the end of a marriage in which she had lost her identity and her Bliss. She shares the long road to rediscover herself, through personal growth and development books, workshops and conferences, and how that led her to now being a Wellness and Mindset Coach.

Music: www.rinaldisound.net Connect with Giselle: IG @thevisionproject @giselletaminez A Tribe Called Bliss Book: https://www.loriharder.com/tribe-called-bliss/

Do You have an inspiring story to share? Contact me! www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

My brother continues sharing his journey of grief, after our mom passes away. He also shares the beautiful gift she gave him before she passed away... a gift that has also been a gift for others in their own lives.

Links: Background music created by www.rinaldisound.net Daniel Rinaldi on IG @oneplanetmusic.fm or www.oneplanetmusic.com Song mentioned: Vuelo Al Reino https://youtu.be/EqsSj4L_rLY Quotes mentioned in the interview come from the Baha'i writings. For more information about the Baha'i Faith www.bahai.org

Do you have a story you'd like to share? Get in touch with me www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

In this candid chat with my brother Daniel Rinaldi, he shares his journey of experiencing the death of our sister, when he was only 7 years old,. He also shares his process of grief and mourning and the tools that have helped him.

Links: Background music created by www.rinaldisound.net Daniel Rinaldi on IG @oneplanetmusic.fm or www.oneplanetmusic.com Video that Daniel did in honor of our sister Zorana https://youtu.be/sh15lR2eSN0 Quotes mentioned in the interview come from the Baha'i writings. For more information about the Baha'i Faith www.bahai.org

Do you have a story you'd like to share? Get in touch with me www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

This podcast is about exploring the grief that occurs at different times in our lives in which we have had major changes and transitions, that literally shake us to the core and make us experience grief. I created this podcast for people to feel a little less hopeless and alone in their own grief process, as they hear the stories of others who have had similar journeys.

Do you have a story you'd like to share? Get in touch with me www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

(The music that I used was created by my brother Daniel Badi Rinaldi https://www.rinaldisound.net/)