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I'm thrilled to announce a new project within the Grief Unveiled podcast - a series of FOUR solo episodes titled "Raw Grief in Real Time."
The first episode in this series is an examination of something that brings a lot of anxiety, anticipation, even fear into the lives of those who are grappling with grief: Calendar Milestones.
I actually recorded this episode on March 1, the fifth anniversary of my late husband Reid's rainbow day (that's what we call the milestone date of the day he died).
Birthdays, anniversaries, and even the Hallmark card holidays can really elicit some intense feels in us.
In this solo episode, I discuss the challenges and big emotions that
these days present, offer a glimpse into a piece of my grief story and how we choose to acknowledge these days, and a bunch of nuggets to help you determine how YOU can honor and acknowledge these dates as they come up on your calendar with a bit more peace in your belly.On these days, that are already so emotionally charged, I’d like to
offer a renegade perspective that doesn’t require you to be overcome by dread or fear.Topics Covered:
Unpacking the calendar milestones and the huge expectation to “do them right.” Understanding the source of anxiety around these dates. Honoring our own experiences as an important piece of the milestone dates and holidays (and I share a bit of mine, too!). How to "shift" our experience of memories that might feel painful. Ways to be intentional about preparing for new calendar milestones as they approach. Reframing the way we experience our grief with a perspective of gratitude for what has been (without discounting the pain). How to be discerning about the type of support you invite into your life after loss. What it means to move beyond surviving grief and how to get started. Taking the word "should" out of our decision making on acknowledging calendar milestone dates. Asking for what we need most on the important milestone days (and giving that same grace to others). The easiest question to ask yourself to get clarity when planning for a milestone day.Resources:
My book, “Grief Unveiled: A Widow’s Guide to Navigating Your Journey in Life After Loss” Life Coach and Grief Expert: my website Connect with me on Facebook The International League of Widow Sisters’ facebook page -
Oh yes I did dare to bring the co-founder of The Joy Revolution on a podcast devoted to the intricacies of grief! They don’t call me the renegade widow for nothing, after all.
Marc Cordon’s positivity and joy is contagious and inspiring, especially when we learn that his activism and understanding of the human experience and fascination with psychology was rooted in fear and expressed from a place of anger in its early days. None of this positivity is rooted in spiritual bypass, fake-it-til-you-make-it, or fluff. It’s pure, unadulterated, authentic, from deep-down-in-the-belly joy that has been hard earned and continues to be deeply revered by this incredible guest. Marc is an expert in transitions, a positive psychology coach, (not to mention, he’s got a BS in neuroscience, and master’s degree in public health!!). By employing the principles of positive psychology to real life and real hard times, Marc sheds light on the human capacity to shift from reacting out of anger and fear to living fully and thriving...even when pain and suffering are present! And that’s not just something that sounds nice to say - he’s got the data to back it up!
Marc and I discuss why the “fake it ‘til you make it” attitude so common in grief support circles is actually keeping us locked in a cycle of suffering. We get honest and unfiltered about what’s possible when it comes to mental wellness for us all and how the bar has been set so abysmally low when it comes to our expectations for healing. We can all step onto the path to thriving, NOW—no matter what stage of grief we’re in or level of heartache we’ve experienced. These ideas may seem like a fluffy luxury for the lucky, but we’re expanding what’s possible on the other side of deep pain, my friends. Let’s not wait to “hit rock bottom” to take action on behalf of our own healing. Let’s not settle for a life of surviving when there’s so much more living left to do. By cultivating resilience and moving in the direction of healing each day (instead of just learning to cope), we learn to feel the enormity of whatever we’re feeling and be safe there with it in the moment. Come one, come all. This is a conversation you don’t want to miss.
Topics we covered:
the damaging (and exhausting) impact of reactivity and a new way of doing things why we need virtuous friends (and what that even means!) how the five stages of grief are so totally incomplete simple steps for cultivating mindfulness and resilience that you can take right now a whole lotta unpacking the topics of pain and suffering the most direct route to shifting your life and mindset in the direction of joy (no matter what you’re going through)Resources:
“Man’s Search for Meaning,” by Viktor Frankl The Joy Revolution Marc’s website, where you can download his free book, “Beyond Resilient” Connect with Marc and the Joy Revolution on facebook. -
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This week, our guest is Jenny Carr, engaging speaker, author, and leading inflammation expert. Once a professional skier, Jenny found herself bedridden years ago, fighting for her health and at times, literally at the brink of death. Her understanding of the impact inflammation has on the body and mind (regardless of its cause - and there are MANY!) helped her return to a place of true healing, health and restoration.
Chronic inflammation shows up in our bodies as bloating, extreme fatigue, depression, and physical aches and pains. Sound familiar? Over 40% of the U.S. population is diagnosed with chronic inflammation (and that’s only counting those who seek medical intervention)! We are quick to attribute these symptoms to “just getting older,” settling and coping with our lot in life. Inflammation’s effects compound when grief enters the picture. In this vicious cycle, stress increases inflammation and inflammation increases stress. We’re here to tell you that it doesn’t have to be this way!
When you acknowledge and address the signs of chronic inflammation in your own body, you create the conditions for healing. Your biological systems begin to operate more efficiently and smoothly, and the physical body can finally feel safe to do the deeper healing work.
Jenny guides us through the in’s and out’s of inflammation, educating us on the physiological processes that are taking place, and gives us straightforward and practical steps we can take to support our body through grief, such as deep breathing and drinking more water— powerfully simple, easy to implement actions with profound results!
Topics we covered:
The causes and symptoms of chronic inflammation: what’s happening in the body and why. How to recognize and respond to chronic inflammation. The deeper emotional responses and reactions we experience with inflammation. The simplest, most underrated step that you can take NOW towards feeling better (and many other really easy action items!). The food items that exacerbate our symptoms...and foods that help us heal!Resources
Jenny’s website, where you can sign up for her free e-book, “Peace of Cake: The Secret to an Anti-inflammatory Diet.” Connect with her on facebook. The past episode of Grief Unveiled all about sugar addiction with Jenn Edden. Listen on iTunes or Spotify. -
Losing your beloved brings you face-to-face with the question: Who am I now?
In the throes of massive life transition, it can be terrifying to lose our sense of Self alongside deep grief, yet when we cultivate the capacity to pause and get curious about the person within, our true Soul mate, we begin to understand the essence of who we really are - who we’ve always been. From this place, somehow the way forward seems more possible - and perhaps, even enjoyable.
We cover a LOT of ground in this week’s episode of the Grief Unveiled podcast! Join me in my exquisite conversation with Tonia Adleta: entrepreneur, international speaker, and single mom on a mission to help us unlearn the shame and fear that impacts the way we live. She shares her evolution from a completely depleted 60 hour work week to seeking the answer to the important question, “What do I want?” You’ll hear about her journey to founding the Single Parent Summit, a space for solidarity in single parenting and a community of single parents dedicated to growth, positivity, and productivity. Tonia most recently founded Recovering Church Girls* (no, it’s not just for girls!), a community committed to cultivating a sense of Self, solidarity and spirituality from a place of total ownership while releasing fear and shame.
We tackle the topics of guilt, shame, fear of judgment, the proverbial “should” that dictates so much of our days and a truly deep look at where it all comes from and how we can shift into a life with more freedom to choose - including that which we prefer, want, need and desire! If you’re looking to connect with your intuition and understand the truth of you, don’t miss this episode!
Topics we covered:
Why “staying busy” isn’t the golden ticket...and why creating boundaries around your time is! The loneliness that accompanies widowhood and single parenthood and how to find your true-blue community. An examination of the limiting beliefs and stories we internalize about our (lack of) worth. The different influences in society that can keep us small and distance us from owning our true desires. The impact of solo travel for self-knowledge and self-awareness.Resources:
Byron Katie and “The Work” Elizabeth Gilbert More about Recovering Church Girls and the Podcast Sarah Nannen as a guest on the podcast, Recovering Church Girls The Single Parent Summit Connect with her on Facebook -
This episode is packed full of powerful perspectives and informations for anyone who is in search of relief, release, and complete healing. My guest is Dr. Christina Bjorndal, a naturopathic doctor who brings us a revolutionary message on a new (not so new) approach to healing ourselves. In lieu of pharmacological drugs to treat symptoms, she considers her patient’s lifestyle, history, experiences, and overall wellness to encourage healing in their most hurt-filled, tender areas of their soul. As a naturopathic doctor, she uses homeopathic methods (such as nutrition, supplementation, reiki, and acupuncture) to nurture a patient’s entire being, empowering them on their path towards health and wholeness.
Dr. Christina lovingly unpacks and examines the cultural tendencies to defer, numb, and disconnect from our most painful physical and emotional experiences and ailments and shows us a different way. She encourages us to accept and honor how we’re struggling, to seek support that is aligned with our needs, and offers us practical methods to do so.
“The healing is in the feeling,” rings as a theme throughout our entire conversation.
Topics we covered:
What is a naturopathic doctor and how they are (and are not) different than a traditional physician. What to do when strong emotions present themselves. Why vulnerability is a SUPERPOWER - and what that means for you. How mental illness relates to grief and why they are so commonly grouped together. The impact of learning to manage your mind and thoughts and how to get started. How to trust your intuition.Resources:
Explore Dr. Christina’s website! Her free forgiveness meditation Her books, including, “Beyond the Label.” Marianne Williamson’s book, “A Return to Love.” Jeff Foster’s video, “Why am I not healed yet?” -
My guest today is Jeanette Bronée, who guides us through her personal journey to healing after the death of her parents as an adult. She shares about the drastic lifestyle shift she committed to - from running herself into the ground (“I was surviving on coffee and stress”) to a life of balance and boundaries - and the impact that it’s had on her worldview and experience of healing.
Jeanette believes (and science supports this!) that our emotional well-being has a significant impact on our physical health. We discuss in this loving conversation how caring for our emotional well-being can protect and nurture our physical bodies. As Jeanette explains in this episode, “There’s more truth to how we feel rather than what we think.”
Topics we covered:
The insights that death and grief offers us. What self-care can teach us....(and what it actually is and how to incorporate it into our lives). What IS mindfulness, why it’s so important to the healing process in grief and how we can actually adopt a mindful lifestyle even in this busy life. How to identify a recurring thought or story that may not be serving you (or even hurting you). Why and how to change your relationship with your emotions.Resources:
Explore her website 27 days of change, her FREE program! Path for Life -
Today we’re discussing storytelling and it’s profound impact on the way we’re able to navigate grief with my guest Tricia Brouk, an award winning director and documentary filmmaker whose passion for storytelling has shaped her worked in film, television, and theater for over two decades.
If you’re thinking: why on earth would I want to tell the story of the worst day of my life? - you’re not alone. Which is why this episode is SO important to hear.
Most of our encounters with grief feel incredibly private, painful, personal...and vulnerable to ever consider sharing. Often, the reactions we get when we do share even a small part of our story are uncomfortable enough to never want to speak of it again.
Tricia and I talk about the impact that hiding our story has not just on our own identity, but also the way the narrative around our experiences gets represented within the culture. Telling our story can actually make it easier for others to be courageous enough to seek the support they need to move their own lives in the direction of healing. As we share our truth, we not only change the status quo, but we also encounter a community of solidarity in the process, one of the most important ingredients in the recipe for healing any traumatic experience or loss.
How (and why) to share our true-blue story within the small and complex interactions throughout our day-to-day. What’s shame got to do with storytelling. Some important steps to take in owning our story before sharing it. How to discern who has earned the privilege of hearing the details of your story (and who gets to hear the less intimate version of it). How we can create a more honest and authentic conversation about mental health so we can be more graceful with ourselves and others when intense emotions and experiences present themselves. Separating grief and trauma from the label of mental illness. Understanding the impact of our own personal village in navigating the complexities of life and all its highs and lows.
Topics we covered:Resources:
Speakers Who Dare, a groundbreaking speaker series! Explore her website! Connect with her on Facebook. Her podcast, The Big Talk. TEDx Lincoln Square -
In this episode of the Grief Unveiled podcast I have guest Susan Mercer—a death doula and energy healer. Today’s topic is death, the transition of dying, and how we talk about it with our families and friends. It’s a topic that’s considered mysterious and taboo by many, which is why we approached it respectfully and with the utmost tenderness.
As a death doula, Susan provides comfort and creates a sacred space around the dying one. Her role is to mindfully facilitate the emotional, physical, and informational support for the dying process and immediate aftermath for everyone involved in accordance with their preferences. Whether you’re supporting a beloved in hospice or taking the perhaps uncomfortable but important step of making plans for your own death, this episode is full of invaluable considerations and information to inform your decisions.
Topics we covered:
What is a death doula and why might you choose to hire one. The socially normative medical and philosophical approach to death and what a more conscious and personal approach entails. The impact our disconnect from the dying process has on our healing. Options for support when someone is actively dying as well as the immediate aftermath. How (and why) to acknowledge the sacred transition of death in meaningful ways. How to consciously make your wishes and plans for your own death (or those you love) known and understood for implementation when the time comes.Resources:
International End of Life Doula Association - INELDA: https://www.inelda.org Susan’s book, “A Graceful Goodbye: A New Outlook on Death.” Her website, where you can access a FREE 30 min. session with Susan! Connect with her on facebook! -
I'm thrilled to announce a new project within the Grief Unveiled podcast - a series of FOUR solo episodes titled "Raw Grief in Real Time."
The first episode in this series is an examination of something that brings a lot of anxiety, anticipation, even fear into the lives of those who are grappling with grief: Calendar Milestones.
I actually recorded this episode on March 1, the fifth anniversary of my late husband Reid's rainbow day (that's what we call the milestone date of the day he died).
Birthdays, anniversaries, and even the Hallmark card holidays can really elicit some intense feels in us.In this solo episode, I discuss the challenges and big emotions that
these days present, offer a glimpse into a piece of my grief story and how we choose to acknowledge these days, and a bunch of nuggets to help you determine how YOU can honor and acknowledge these dates as they come up on your calendar with a bit more peace in your belly.
On these days, that are already so emotionally charged, I’d like to
offer a renegade perspective that doesn’t require you to be overcome by dread or fear.
TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
-->Unpacking the calendar milestones and the huge expectation to “do them right.”
-->Understanding the source of anxiety around these dates.-->Honoring our own experiences as an important piece of the milestone dates and holidays (and I share a bit of mine, too!).
-->How to "shift" our experience of memories that might feel painful.
-->Ways to intentional about preparing for new calendar milestones as they approach.
-->Reframing the way we experience our grief with a perspective of gratitude for what has been (without discounting the pain).
-->How to be discerning about the type of support you invite into your life after loss.
-->What it means to move beyond surviving grief and how to get started.
--> Taking the word "should" out of our decision making on acknowledging calendar milestone dates.-->Asking for what we need most on the important milestone days (and giving that same grace to others).
-->The easiest question to ask yourself to get clarity when planning for a milestone day.Resources:
My book, “Grief Unveiled: A Widow’s Guide to Navigating Your Journey in Life After Loss” Life Coach and Grief Expert: my website Connect with me on Facebook The International League of Widow Sisters’ facebook page -
The wonderfully creative Anna Curnes, a Dallas-based glass artist, is my guest for this episode full of so many beautiful, personal shares and actionable offerings. Anna was yearning for a way to express her pain (and eventually celebrate her healing) after her younger sister died from colon cancer, and now works closely with her clients’ stories to create custom-designed glass masterpieces. Her work is an expression of her mission: finding the beauty in the brokenness.
We’re culturally ingrained and trained to compartmentalize and power through our pain. Anna shares with us how a hands-on practice, such as art-making, can be an incredibly cathartic and perhaps powerfully healing experience. It’s true–there’s no cure or easy fix for grief, but these practices we examine can help create an expression of grief and love in a more tangible, visual, malleable way, while also potentially illuminating precious insights to your inner world as well.
“Many times words can’t express what you’re feeling, but that doesn’t mean that it isn’t there, and your hands can get it out.” -Anna Curnes
Topics we cover include:
Why (and how) to let your curiosity lead to making things with your hands…even if you don’t identify as artistic. Creative expression and its rich offerings…beyond the physical thing you’re creating. Real methods to creating a home space that feels like “yours” in grief. Cultivating safety in stillness (instead of staying busy)Resources:
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Join this incredible conversation with Stephanie McAuliffe, coach and best-selling author, as we rework, reframe, and rewrite the grief narrative. This isn’t about forgetting - it’s about learning to understand ourselves and our experiences.
Stephanie shares with us her struggle of living amongst alcoholism for the majority of her life. Her own recovery from this trauma began when her coached asked her, “So how do you want to feel?” This question (which she didn’t know the answer to at the time - can you relate?) initiated a journey to understanding who she really was and what she wanted for her own life…instead of allowing labels, such as “survivor” and “victim”, to define her and limit her lived experience in the way forward.
In this episode, Stephanie shares a personal experience of profound grief, what she learned about the importance of taking time and space to turn gently inward to better understand all that she was feeling and how that initiated a complete transformation of her life, her sense of Self, and the trajectory of her life. Sarah and Stephanie talk vulnerability, self-love, tender curiosity, and unpack what it means to take responsibility for our experiences. This is a powerful exploration of empowerment and full of actionable steps forward available to anyone who listens.
Topics we cover include:
Why answering the question “how do you want to feel? can feel so impossible... The up’s and down’s while healing from something traumatic... Why things don’t just happen for us, no matter how hard we want it... What to do with the guilt… How to better understand our grief… What is ‘radical responsibility?’Resources:
Stephanie’s book, “The Message in the Bottle: Finding Hope and Peace Amidst the Chaos of Living with an Alcoholic” Connect with her on Facebook and Linkedin -
Kristina Hallett (PhD, ABPP) has achieved quite the roster of accomplishments. As a board certified clinical psychologist, she works with high-level professionals to develop skills to make stress work to their advantage, increasing productivity and overall well-being. In addition, she’s passionate about helping adolescents addressing their major life challenges. An acclaimed speaker, podcast-creator, associate professor, and international best-selling author...you might be thinking, “Is there anything she hasn’t done or can’t do?”
And yet, there was a time in her life that she felt “less than” alongside the acknowledgement of her achievements. On the outside, she was winning at this game called Life. On this inside, however, feelings of self-doubt permeated her inner dialogue. The dissonance between these two worlds lessened over time with sincere self-examination and a dedication to authenticity. She learned that when we dare to be present to who we really are, more opportunities for growth and expansion are created.
Armed with self-compassion (which she defines as a mixture of kindness, acknowledgement of our common humanity, and courageous presence), she examined her own self-doubts and insecurities. We are able to “own our awesome” through practice. Eventually, we can learn to accept and truly appreciate our whole being from knowing that our present is the sum total of all of our experiences.
Tender Curiosities:
Are you curious to examine and challenge the power that your own self-doubts have over your life? What is my truth? What does it look like to be in alignment with my truth? How can I be more effective? Can I be the same person in all subsets of my life without the energy-draining practice of acting out a role? What is really involved in radical self-care?Resources:
Kristina Hallett’s website
2:05 Hallett’s podcast, “Be Awesome”
31:00 Brene Brown’s book, “Dare to Lead”
37:56 Michelle Obama’s book, “Becoming”
39:43 Jennifer Louden and setting definitions of what’s enough
52:33 Hallett’s free book, “10 steps to being stress smart and being your own best friend.”
52:41 Hallett’s two books, “Own Best Friend” and “Be Awesome”
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Surrounded by loss, Melanie discovered Yoga and it became her companion. More than just moving her body into interesting shapes, Yoga became a healing balm, responding to her agitated nervous system - unresolved grief, trauma, anxiety she couldn’t name or touch. “The egg has been cracked, and I am the yoke running free.” By quieting the mind and reducing stress in the body, we can make decisions from a place of power. Furthermore, we can celebrate the female body and heal the wounds between women.
Tender curiosities:
Learn how to access peace of mind and move from “following the thought train.” Learn how to listen to your body vs. doing what your mind thinks you should be doing. How does grief show up in my body? What to do when you feel trapped with racing thoughts. Feminist Spirituality can transform the way we relate to ourselves, other women, and the world. It allows us to step into our power, and step out of our own way. It can fortify, strengthen, and uplift us.Resources:
In Yoga and Body Image, an incredible, first-of-its-kind book, twenty-five authors, including Alanis Morrisette, Seane Corn, Bryan Kest, and Dr. Sara Gottfried, discuss how yoga and body image intersect. With these inspiring personal stories, learn how yoga not only affects your body but also how it affects the way you feel about your body. Collectively, we can make space for yoga that is body positive and accessible to the full range of human diversity. With a special emphasis on how you can take action to build community and challenge destructive attitudes and structures, Yoga Rising is a resource for the continuing work of healing ourselves and our world as we move toward liberation for all. -
Low energy, nighttime cravings, energy crashes, ineffective diets…sound familiar? Meet my guest, Jenn Edden: sugar addiction expert! With her degree in biochemistry, she has over a decade of experience in helping women kick their sugar addiction. Since healing her own gastritis as a young adult, Jenn Edden has dedicated her life to helping women to kick their sugar addiction in a non-depriving way so they can feel and live their best! With the next meal you eat, you can change the course of your day.
Tender curiosities:
What effects does sugar have on my mental and physical well-being? I’ve heard this word, “inflammation,” a lot lately. What is it and what does it have to do with sugar? What can I do right now about my lack of energy? Learn how to feel like you’re THRIVING throughout your day, instead of feeling like you’re barely scraping by.Resources:
Claim your free copy of Jenn Edden’s book, Woman Unleashed Download your free copy of Five Phases of a Sugar Addiction Cycle and get off the yo-yo cycle for good! Connect with Jenn Edden on Facebook, on Instagram and Twitter @JennEdden. -
Robin Meyers is an international speaker, author, molecular geneticist, professional counselor, podcast host, and much more. She is an expert in transitions and specializes in the power of mindset, leadership, and fear while teaching women to use their voice and create their best life. But it wasn’t until age 53, the same age that her mother died, that she inquired within, “Am I really using my own voice?”
Sarah and Robin unpack the generational practice behind women’s hesitancy to use their voice to express their needs, wants, and worth. Robin encourages women to spend some time alone to cultivate these fruits of self-awareness. By starting simple (“What do I want to drink this morning?”), we may discern our non-negotiable’s, healthy boundaries, and what we will and will not accept in our lives.
Robin guides us to be gentle with ourselves amidst life-altering transitions. Respect and allow space for hard feelings and tender memories. It is from this soft space that we may begin to build the ability to discern who we really are. Our inner critic can transform into our best friend and wisest mentor.
Sarah and Robin also examine the topic of fear. Whereas a healthy perception of fear can keep us safe, fear can also precede self-sabotage and almost always keeps us small, preventing us from experiencing life at our fullest capacity. Fear keeps us alive, helps us to survive, but sometimes prevents us from truly thriving.
These are heavy topics. Listen tenderly, dear ones. Honor what you can and cannot bear in this moment.
Tender curiosities:
Where does the fear to use my voice originate from? My relationship with my beloved is an essential piece of my identity. Now that they’re gone, who am I? How can I begin to become solid in who I am amidst unbearable devastation? How you can start to change your life in just four minutes a day. How you can “be with” your fear and turn it into your superpower.Resources:
Dive deeper into Robin Meyers’ message through her book, “Alone But Not Lonely” and podcast, “Activate Bold Choices.”
Friend her on Facebook and learn much more through her Website.
48:20 Marianne Williamson’s quote.
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Why would I bring on a divorce and relationship expert for those navigating life after loss? There is grief in divorce, and there is grief in death, but today we are really looking at this “life after love” picture. Many of us are looking back to make sense of our marriages, to figure out how to honor our marriages, and to figure out what the heck we do now on the other side. Sunny Joy McMillan is here to talk with us about examining a marriage when our partner is no longer here to help us process, resolve, and heal.
Tender curiosities:
I am devastated. What does it mean to take responsibility for my emotional landscape? Doing this one thing can help break open the well of suppressed emotions and allow us to start moving through them. [13:06] The quest for closure: How ritual and ceremony can establish a healing space, helping us close the chapter on this piece of our story, despite the pain we are feeling. I have spent years suppressing my own desires and putting my dreams on hold. It’s hard for me to envision any future apart from this enormous pain, let alone consider the recovery my desires and dreams. How do I even begin? What has to happen to transition living from the white-knuckle way of figuring out life into blossoming into a life where we are open to allowing?Resources:
Grab a free copy of Sunny’s book: UNHITCHED: Unlock Your Courage and Clarity to Unstick Your Bad Marriage. Sunny Joy McMillan is a recovering attorney and practicing master life coach with a weekly radio show called Sunny in Seattle. She is an author and happy divorcee who, after a high conflict marriage, shared an awesome post-divorce friendship with her ex-husband until his passing in 2018. She is passionate about unsticking stagnant marriages and empowering adults to make relationship choices based on their heart and spirit. Winter, spring, summer or fall... it’s always Sunny in Seattle when you listen on Fridays from 9 a.m. - 10 a.m. on Alternative Talk 1150AM KKNW. Connect with Sunny Joy McMillan on Facebook at facebook.com/sunnyjoy.mcmillan AND facebook.com/sunnyinseattleradio.
In the midst of a normal life, Byron Katie became increasingly depressed, and over a ten-year period sank further into rage, despair, and thoughts of suicide. Then one morning, she woke up in a state of absolute joy, filled with the realization of how her own suffering had ended. The freedom of that realization has never left her, and now in Loving What Is: Four Questions That Can Change Your Life you can discover the same freedom through The Work.
Announcing the Self-Discovery Summit for Widows: New Year, New You edition
This January 18-21, 2019, a community of widow sisters will kick off a journey of self-discovery & solidarity that starts in Scottsdale, Arizona and continues virtually long after the retreat ends - and YOU'RE INVITED!
It's an all-inclusive retreat immersion - a long weekend haven for top notch nourishment, community, just the right dose of adventure and some lavish luxury too...
...and this is only the beginning!
The retreat sets the tone for your cohort of renegade widow sisters to begin a three month journey together that includes: self-discovery, radical self care, and cultivating powerful tools to grieve with intention while connecting to the clarity you crave for the way ahead. Visit https://hopepersonified.lpages.co/januarysummit/ to apply today! -
Entitlement. We hear this word tossed around a lot these days, and it usually comes with a gnarly connotation. But what if the idea of cultivating entitlement could be uplifting, empowering and hopeful. By definition, entitlement is the fact of having a right to something. A right to what? What is that something? What if I told you that you have the right to a life well-lived, a life of joy - even as a widow.
Tender curiosities:
Take five seconds to scan yourself - how do you respond to the word “entitlement”? How are widows entitled to a fulfilling life? Isn’t suffering part of the package? The two most common reasons we get the idea that our life as a widow should be lived in eternal pain, and how we can free ourselves to experience wholeness, healing, and even joy.Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile the world goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain
are moving across the landscapes,
over the prairies and the deep trees,
the mountains and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air,
are heading home again.
Whoever you are, no matter how lonely,
the world offers itself to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting -
over and over announcing your place
in the family of things.Resources:
Announcing the Self-Discovery Summit for Widows: New Year, New You edition
This January 18-21, 2019, a community of widow sisters will kick off a journey of self-discovery & solidarity that starts in Scottsdale, Arizona and continues virtually long after the retreat ends - and YOU'RE INVITED!
It's an all-inclusive retreat immersion - a long weekend haven for top notch nourishment, community, just the right dose of adventure and some lavish luxury too...
...and this is only the beginning!
The retreat sets the tone for your cohort of renegade widow sisters to begin a three month journey together that includes: self-discovery, radical self care, and cultivating powerful tools to grieve with intention while connecting to the clarity you crave for the way ahead. Email Sarah Nannen: [email protected] or visit https://hopepersonified.lpages.co/januarysummit/ to apply today! -
Having a powerful love life truly starts as a party of one. This episode explores what makes a gourmet love life in the first place, how we thrive in our relationships, looking back on our love story with eyes wide open, understanding how our preferences and needs have emerged in life after loss, how we can turn toward ourselves as a source of love, and how self love is truly our most important relationship.
Tender curiosities:
Do you have this awful feeling that you are being disloyal to your previous beloved by secretly hoping for a powerful new love? Are you longing for someone to choose to love you again? Do you stuff your starvation for physical and emotional connection due to an intense shame you feel around that? The three most common hurdles to creating a deeply satisfying love life, and how your “checklist” might actually be keeping you from getting over them.Today we are coloring way outside the lines of grief support as we get real about sexual healing. Our guest was a socially awkward software engineer who learned how to give women pleasurable orgasms and developed a capacity for intimacy he didn’t realize he was hungry for. Ken Blackman then decided to become a rebel relationship myth-buster and has an 18-year track record of happy couples. Connection is a nutrient that helps us feel satiated. Join us for a taste of guilt-free recipes for a gourmet love life.
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Find a plethora of articles on intimacy and partnership and sex from Ken Blackman on www.powerfulwomanconfidentman.com - direct, honest discourse about life and relationships. -
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Where does the fear of slowing down come from? How the “grief hustle” is similar to the “hamster wheel”. Pain, fatigue, and fog: Your body is saying “we need your attention”. The two most common body signals emanating from grief, and specific practices for interpreting these messages and bio-hacking your way to relief.“I feel exhausted.” | “My body feels heavy.” | “I cannot think through this fog.” | These are just a few examples of the tremendous toll grief takes on our physical bodies. Symptoms are often chronic, but we don’t take them seriously. Instead, we put our “strong” on and sweep them under the rug with a “this too shall pass” additude. Leah Carver is here today to help teach us how we can better interpret the messages from our bodies, tap into our power, and build sustainable energy.
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Leah Carver helps women manage their health, know their purpose and love well. She is a spa and wellness coach, owner of Earth Matters Apothecary, and author of the international bestselling book: Undoing Hashimoto’s: A Guide to Managing Symptoms, Relieving Overwhelm & LIving Well. Her upcoming new book is called Biohacking of the Ancients. Leah teaches women how to interpret messages from your body, tap into power and build sustainable energy. Connect with Leah Carver on Facebook, check out her podcast on YourLifePractice.com, or email her at [email protected]. -
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Does it seem like everyone else knows the secret of how to “do this right”? “Getting grief right” has nothing to do with escaping it or fixing it. The six most common pieces of advice we are offered in the name of love and why they are actually hurting us.Let’s acknowledge the elephant in the room. We have all judged someone else’s grief process. We might not say it out loud, but we are thinking it… Why is she still wearing her ring? She goes to the cemetary too much - or not enough. Isn’t it time she moved on? or She bounced back quickly! She must not have loved him very much. I didn’t know the extent to which I was judging others until I was living my own immense grief journey. This came back to bite me in the backside once I faced my own grief experience.
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