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Karen Johnson’s fast-paced professional life came to an abrupt halt when she lost her 27-year-old son to a heroin overdose. Rather than grieve in a way that made people around her comfortable, she did the unexpected: she retired, sold her house and all of her household goods, and went on a two-and-a-half-year journey that took her all over the world, finding a spiritual practice along the way. She is the author of Living Grieving.
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Kelsey is joined by Michael Govier, who, along with Will McCormack, wrote and directed the Oscar winning animated short film If Anything Happens I Love You. This short film portrays grief in the most raw and beautiful way as the grieving process is portrayed from all perspectives—not just the ones left behind.
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Both of Claire Bidwell Smith's charismatic parents were diagnosed with cancer when she was just 14 (and an only child). By the time she was 25, they were gone. Claire shares wisdom, advice, and hope about life after loss and how we survive the hardest times. She is the author of Rules of Inheritance, Anxiety—The Missing Stage of Grief, and After Life.
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After Jenny Lisk’s husband died of cancer, she realized there was so much about the process of death and dying that she wished she had known. This episode is about why and how she wrote her book, Future Widow, and how that book began a journey of helping others. Jenny is the Host of The Widowed Parent podcast and is passionate about helping widows navigate these life changing experiences
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Complicated grief is a subject that is hard to talk about and even harder to experience. In these situations, there are few words that will comfort those who are left behind. Because of this unique type of loss, Kelsey knew she needed to start with someone she knew intimately. This conversation is between Kelsey and her childhood best friend, Lise Davis. They speak with honesty, love, and deep trust about the loss of Lise’s father. This episode is about learning how to listen, how to support people, and what it means to have the tough discussions with those who need a place to share the most.
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Nathalie Himmelrich is a holistic counselor and coach who accompanies people therapeutically through the challenges presented by life and death. She walks this path with her clients as she, too, understands loss in a very personal way. Her insights, the way she looks at grief, and the advice she has around healing is so important to hear. She is an author of many books about grief and healing which you can find on her website .
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“Grief is a complex topic. It is an emotional, logistical, and existential nightmare.” This week's guests and What's Your Grief co-founders Eleanor Haley and Litsa Wiliam talk with Kelsey about why grieving in your own particular way, having support, and doing the work is so important. They share what has helped them, and so many other people, walk this path with dignity, community, and grace. “What’s Your Grief” website and book are two of the best resources you can find if you or a loved one is experiencing grief.
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Tembi Locke knows grief intimately. In this powerful podcast, she shares her story and her healing. Her perspective and her advice is important to hear. Tembi is the New York Times bestselling author of her memoir From Scratch, and an actor, producer, and screenwriter with a passion for connecting with an audience. From Scratch is a Reese’s Book Club pick, an Audie Awards Best Audiobook finalist, and a Goodreads Best Books finalist.
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In this conversation, Michele Neff Hernandez shares how she has changed the way we speak about and experience grief. She is a leader in grief work and a pioneer of how best to bring grieving people together in a supportive and healing way. She is the founder of Soaring Spirits International — a non-profit organization which has served over four million widowed people and is for anyone who has experienced the death of a spouse or partner. Michele is also the creator and director of the Camp Widow® Program; a first-of-its-kind event bringing together widowed people from all walks of life.
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Amanda Held Opelt knows grief well. After having what felt like a charmed life, she experienced 5 years of back-to-back losses that changed the way she looked at and experienced grief. In this episode, Amanda discusses faith, grief, and creativity, and why she believes in the power of community, ritual, shared worship, and storytelling to heal even our deepest wounds. Amanda is the author of “A Hold in the World,” a book about finding hope in rituals of grief and healing.
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Fifty-five years after Amy Turner’s father climbed out on a hotel ledge and threatened to jump—a story that received national news coverage—Amy is convinced she's dealt with all the psychological reverberations of her childhood. Then she steps into a crosswalk and is mowed down by a pickup truck—an accident that nearly kills her. In this episode, Amy and Kelsey discuss the power of secrets, the gifts of grief, and how everything we go through teaches us lessons that we would have never wanted to miss.
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This episode discusses accessing our loved ones who have passed on and what it means to be a qualified and trained medium or psychic. Susan Schueler spent most her adult life as a high school teacher but was always clear that the spirit world wanted her to move in a new direction. Susan is trained in mediumship and psychic development and uses her gifts to help others communicates with those who have crossed over. She also has the ability to read auras and past lives, energy healing, clairvoyance, claircognizance, clairaudience, and clairsentience.
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In this episode, Joanne Kelly, the author of Walking Him Home, shares the story of her husband's terminal, debilitating illness and his desire to die on his own terms. She and Kelsey discuss what medical aid in dying looks like, how the decision is made and by whom, and what her experience was while they prepared to help him die at home, surrounded by his family and loved ones. A beautiful conversation about death and saying goodbye on your own terms.
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This conversation is a must listen to if you are going through loss or grief in any way. Mark Groves, who is a speaker, writer, motivator, and human connection expert, helps us remember how to step into our own power. Mark and Kelsey talk about grief and loss, and how we as a culture misunderstand the purpose and beauty of some of the hardest times in our lives. Mark's insights remind us that the journey is what is important…and all parts of it are worthy of our time and attention.
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Unexpected and uncontrollable circumstances lead to the formation of Buzzy's Bees when Amanda Drews' healthy little boy Hudson passed away at 13 months. Amanda started the non-profit with the mission of changing the grief culture surrounding the unexpected loss of a child (stillborn - 12 years old) through outreach, education, and programs offering emotional and financial support.
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When Lennon Flowers’ mother died her senior year at UNC-Chapel Hill, she did her best to stay busy. But after moving to California, she found she didn’t have the support she needed to process all that had taken place. Looking for other people who understood what it was like to lose a parent or someone they loved, Lennon found herself at a dinner table with people who “got it.” That was the beginning of what is now known around the world as The Dinner Party, a non-profit with a clear mission: to transform some of our hardest conversations and most isolating experiences into sources of community support, candid conversation, and forward movement using the age-old practices of gathering and breaking bread.
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Jenna Parris, the co-host of Mama Said, shares her story of losing her father at a young age. She talks with Kelsey about how it informed how she looks at the world, why for so long she was riddled with fear and anxiety, and how she is trying to change some of those patterns as a mother. Listen to this beautiful conversation on how we can support our kids as they walk through the journey of grief.
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October Gonzalez knows two things intimately: grief and joy. As a kid, she grew up in a wild and chaotic environment fueled by her parents' music careers and drug addiction. She and her sisters were bounced around between friends and family, and at the age of 15, she got the call she dreaded — her mom had overdosed. There was deep sadness and deep relief. That chapter was done, and she began the next phase of her life when she moved in with her aunt and started high school. Kelsey and October discuss all of it, along with how her friendship and ability to support AND encourage people through grief makes her the type of friend we all need as we travel through the experience of losing someone we love deeply.
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This episode is about resilience, the choices we have when tragedy strikes, how to honor what we have experienced, and how we will allow it to make our lives bigger, more purposeful, and filled with hope. Dr. Neeta Bhushan is a former cosmetic dentist turned best-selling author, international speaker, social entrepreneur, and advocate of mental and emotional health.
Her pursuit of personal transformation was sparked by her own life experience to overcome multiple extreme adversities, which include being orphaned at a young age — losing her mother, father, and brother between the ages of 15 and 19.
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What does a NFL Hall of Fame tight end know about life, death, and how to live a stoic life? Turns out, quite a bit…if you are Tony Gonzalez. An avid reader and seeker of excellence, Tony speaks with Kelsey about the losses in his life, what death has taught him about life, and how football has served him both on and off the field. They also talk about how to enjoy life, how to find wisdom through learning, and what helps Tony live each day with gratitude, acceptance, and ease. It is an insightful perspective from a man known mostly for his physical ability.
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