Sometimes we can just be too close to a situation. We don't want to see what is right in front of us. This was true for Rev. Jocelyn when she was facing her beloved father's battle with Alzheimer's. She initially didn't want to see her strong, capable, and loving dad was having issues with memory loss right before her eyes. When she did face it, however, she decided that she was going to her best, along with her brother, to find the happy moments and memories in this journey, as well as supporting their mum, who was his primary caregiver.   This is a great conversation about being human ..read more

In this episode I have the privilege of talking to a very beautiful soul, Nathalie Himmelrich, around some very sensitive and confronting topics.  Nathalie is a passionate writer, holistic counsellor, coach, woman & mother. Her areas of specialty are relationships, grief, and trauma, with a passion to help people find their inspiration for healthy grieving. Nathalie knows this topic well through the insights gained from her own traumatic experiences around grief. We explore the tough decisions she had to make for her sick child in utero, and subsequent passing. Dealing with her mum's ..read more

I truly believe caregivers are unsung heroes! That is why it is a privilege to talk with Sheila Clemenson who became a caregiver for her husband early into their relationship at the age of 26, when he was diagnosed with ALS. In this raw, authentic conversation we talk abut some of the tougher aspects of being a caregiver - the people pleasing trait, the guilt, the lack of self-care, and what happens after your loved one transitions. We also talk about getting a support network around us, finding the beauty in grief, the happiness, and allowing ourselves to have hope and dreams once again. If y ..read more

In this episode of The Beautiful Side of Grief we are exploring war-torn Bagdad to the sunny caribbean, and many countries in between through the eyes of a diplomat's wife, who had to struggle with infertility, pregnancy loss, parental loss, and fast exits - all the while re-adapting to strange new lands, & dealing with a complex chronic condition. Yep, that sounds a pretty heavy load - though in the midst of this, Vashti Kanahele also discovered fabulous new cultures, places off the beaten track, and a resilience and strength to take control of her health. Vashti takes us into this world ..read more

What would it mean to you to know that you are always right where you are supposed to be? That nothing is ever done "to you", it's being done "for you", and to understand why we have to lose our precious loved ones... and how we can grow from that to live a full loving life - well, that's just the tip of what we are exploring with my guest, Psychic Medium- Speaker, Teacher, & Bestselling Author and Relationship Expert, June Edward. June has been dealing with the unseen since childhood though it took an NDE at the tender age of 27 which allowed her to experience first-hand the other side ..read more

War does something to a person, not only emotionally, also physiologically. For starters, it rewires your brain to dampen emotional responses to what is being experienced, to exist in a hyper state of alertness and awareness, and to cope with altered sleep patterns. It  can also become very addicted to emotionally charged situations, where uncertainty exists. No wonder veterans can have a tough time readjusting to life outside, making sense of the trauma they've experienced, and simply adapting to living day to day without having to be in a constant state of alertness.   My guest, Jo ..read more

Is your mum your best friend? What would you do if she died? Would your life continue to have the same meaning or would you feel like you were suddenly set adrift?   The later is what happened to Nichole Lee in 2018 when she lost her mum to cancer....   Nichole has trained in so many modalities since the death of her best friend and mum, and that helped her to transition from a highly 'successful' corporate job in change management into her hearts passion of helping others discover who they are amongst all the pain and heartache to gain harmony, expand in that joy and reconnect to yo ..read more

Grief can crack us wide open. Everything as we once knew it changes, a little in some areas, in others a lot. For many of us now that can result in becoming drawn to spirituality and ascension. Learning to rise above what we have experienced and to live our lives in ameaningful way, in a frequency of love, compassion, and service to others.   Today, Suzanna Kennedy takes you through what led to her own ascension and just what ascension is all about, including how you can move beyond your limiting beliefs to craft the reality YOU want. Suzanna has even developed proven and effective tools ..read more

My guest, Julia Marie, was just like you and me, until life took an unexpected turn. She had a STE - a Spriritual Transforming Event, that took her away from conventional life and the military to communicating with the spirit world in fascinating ways. And she shares that everyone has these skills, if we choose to tap into them.   Losing her brother at a young age opened Julia to awareness around not ignoring her intuition and that when we are more than our physical bodies. Years later, not feeling a fit with the life she was living led her to the awakening of her skills and a profound ex ..read more

The death of my beautiful daughter, Tahl, led me on a path of discovery... And to an awakening.  The loss was so profound I ceased to view life as I once had. This event forced me to question a lot of aspects of my life and how I was living it... And this led to the happiness I have today.   My guest on this episode, Michael McGinnis, explores this in a lot more depth. He helps us understand that we are ALL on a journey of awakening - we will just do it in different ways and at different times. What's really cool though, is that he has written a series of fictional books that grab ou ..read more