Graduating Grief- Finding Hope, Healing and JOY after Loss

Grief can be so complicated and layered and that is what we are going to address in this episode. When my friend Kelly Cook recently lost her father she asked me if it was possible to also be grieving the relationship she wished she could have had with her dad. That grief is very real and complex and is something we really needed to talk about and so we did. ## Kelly Townsend Cook is a sales professional with nearly 2 decades of experience in the vacation ownership industry. Before that she was a news anchor and reporter at KOLR and Fox27 in Springfield, Missouri and WTOV in Steubenville, Ohio She studied journalism and political science at Syracuse. She has two daughters Daryn and Alayna and a son, Sam. She is married to her best friend, Kenny. They owners of KC Squared Real Estate, a short term vacation rental investment company *** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose, passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://sherriedunlevy.com/shop/ To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at Sherrie@sherriedunlevy.com **I sometimes use affiliate links in my content. This costs the listener nothing and helps offset the cost of producing this podcast and blog

When it comes to death, dying and grieving, it seems that most people do their grieving in private. But what if you are in the public eye? How does grieving affect you then? It can be very complex and very challenging. For the next few weeks I am going to be talking to some people who are public figures in their communities, most of whom I have known through the years from our time together in the TV biz. The conversations are quite interesting because the way in which we deal with grief, handle the pain, and process it are all so different and yet if you look back at how you moved through, most all can say it changed us profoundly. In this episode, popular Dallas TV personality Ron Corning sat down with me to talk about the recent death of his mother, and the horrific death of a dear friend and co-worker. He says all of it not only made him a better person, but he also feels it made him a better reporter. I think you will be fascinated with our conversation. I know I was. ## Ron Corning is the co-host of Morning After on CW33 in Dallas, Texas. Before Morning After, Ron spent the 8 years at Dallas's ABC affiliate where he anchored the early morning and midday newscasts, and special events. During his time in Dallas-Fort Worth he has emceed and contributed to more than 250 charitable organizations. Ron is a broadcaster with 26 years of experience. He made his way on to the national stage with the WB's ‘The Daily Buzz' before moving on to ABC News where he anchored the network's overnight newscasts, World News Now and World News This Morning, and served as a correspondent for ‘Good Morning America'. ** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose, passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://sherriedunlevy.com/shop/ To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com **I sometimes use affiliate links in my content. This costs the listener nothing and helps offset the cost of producing this podcast and blog

When you have a friend who is dealing with some heavy stuff. Do you know how to show up for them in a way that they really feel loved and supported? If you have trouble finding the right words or doing something that can really help someone you care about, then this episode is for you because there is one thing just about every single one of us has said that isn't helping at all. And we really need to do better. So what is it and how can we do better? It's all in this compact episode. It's a Graduating Grief 'Brief". ## Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose, passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://sherriedunlevy.com/shop/ To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com **I sometimes use affiliate links in my content. This costs the listener nothing and helps offset the cost of producing this podcast and blog

Have you ever gotten to a point in your grief journey where you can't remember your loved ones face or the sound of their voice and you suddenly worry that their memory will soon fade away? If so you are not alone. But what if there was a way to preserve their face, their voice, their stories, their family history, their fond memories of life and those they loved? And what if you could access them anytime you wanted? Well the good news is you can, thanks to a new app called After Cloud and that is what this episode is all about. Here's my conversation with the creator Darren Evans. ##### Darren Evans is the founder of After Cloud and has been providing technical solutions to Health and Social care organisations for over 20 years, as well as leading the team that rolled out some of the early ‘joined up' social prescribing projects now widely adopted internationally. He is passionate about using technology to make progressive change in society with a more joined up, interdisciplinary approach to the delivery of care. Website - www.aftercloud.co.uk Insta - @myaftercloud1 Twitter - @aftercloud1 FB - @myaftercloud To Set Up Your AfterCloud Account: https://www.aftercloud.co.uk/moments/sign-up?partner=GRADUATINGGRIEF https://www.aftercloud.co.uk/timelines/sign-up?partner=GRADUATINGGRIEF ** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://sherriedunlevy.com/shop/ To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com **I sometimes use affiliate links in my content. This costs the listener nothing and helps offset the cost of producing this podcast and blog

Fifteen years ago, Daryl Powers was living what many would call the American Dream. He had a beautiful wife, a growing family, a great job and had purchased a new house. Life on all accounts was going great. And then his life changed forever and 3 years later he found himself a grieving father in charge of raising two young children. What do you do when you feel all alone and you are angry, and sad, and feeling like you have been robbed of everything? How do you cope, and how do you heal? All these questions, emotions and feelings are addressed in this episode. If you are a man and you are grieving, take notes, because this is a master class in Graduating the pain of your Grief. ### Creator of Hero Widower coaching services, Daryl Powers helps widower dads heal through grief, build strong relationships, and lead their family with confidence, compassion, and pride. He co-leads a non-profit organization hosting peer support groups for grieving children, teens, and young adults. His organization, The Grief Training and Wellness Center, trains professionals to support others on their grief journey and welcomes the bereaved to heal through a natural, authentic, whole-body approach without hurry, diagnosis, or shame. As an author of the book The Lies Cancer Told Me, a public speaker, and host of Hero Widower Dad podcast, Daryl offers sincere, relatable, real-life inspiration loaded with insight and actionable steps to address failure, success, and the messes in between. www.herowidower.com *** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://sherriedunlevy.com/shop/

Often when we are grieving the loss of someone we love, we are filled with anxiety that wherever they are, they are ok. We also want to look for signs that we will be ok. So when you are asking for a sign, you might want to start with nature. The animal kingdom and animal medicine can be quite healing. Dave Roberts is a psychology professor and he is a bereaved father. His introduction to this spiritual connection to nature changed everything for him in his grief journey. Take a listen to our conversation. I think you will find it quite fascinating. #### David J. Roberts, LMSW, became a parent who experienced the death of a child, when his daughter Jeannine died of cancer on 3/1/03 at the age of 18. He is a retired addiction professional and an adjunct professor in the psychology and psychology child-life departments at Utica College in Utica, New York. Dave has been a past HuffPost contributor and has also published articles with the Open to Hope Foundation, Recovering the Self Journal, Mindfulness and Grief, Medium and Thrive Global. He has also co-authored a book with Reverend Patty Furino titled: When the Psychology Professor Met The Minister which was self- published through Amazon on March 1,2021. To purchase Dave's book or for more information click here: psychologyprofessorandminister.com To contact Dave you may email him at: psychologyprofessorandminister@gmail.com *** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://sherriedunlevy.com/shop/ To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

How do you live when you've lost just about everyone you love? When Martika Whylly lost her mom to suicide she didn't want to live. And then divine intervention prevented that from happening. But the anger still took hold. As she lost more and more family members in a short time, she traveled an immensely painful grief journey but has now learned to live her life with fun and JOY. Now she shares her story and journey with others, to help them graduate from the pain of their loss and step into living with their JOY again too. ## Martika Whylly is the author of Having fun with God, and the Host of the Grieve with ease podcast. Her path to host a grief podcast became clear after she wrote the book, Having fun with God. A personal journey about death, loss and how Martika handled grief. Website - www.grievewithease.com To get a copy of her book click the link below: https://www.amazon.com/Having-Fun-God-Report-Winfrey/dp/0995831106/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=Having+fun+with+god+Martika+whylly&qid=1636994555&sr=8-1-fkmr0 ** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

When a beloved pet dies, the grief you may be experiencing can be some of the most intense pain you have felt in your entire life. And yet, much of the world won't seriously recognize that pain because what you lost was "just a pet". Or they may even challenge you and your grief by trying to explain it cannot be compared to the loss of a human. In this episode, I am addressing this issue once and for all. Pet loss IS REAL GRIEF. And the pain you feel is real and understandable and can be excruciating. And because it is real grief, you may be having a difficult time with it. This episode is a short but powerful episode about validating that grief and that pain, and hopefully by doing that, it will lead to the hope and healing that comes with Graduating from your Grief. ### Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://sherriedunlevy.com/shop/ To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

As if losing someone you love isn't bad enough, how do you handle the grief and the stress that is created when your loved one leaves a mess behind? This can be a literal mess of clutter and collections and cleaning out the deceased's property or the mess of taking care of unfinished business of life, insurance, bills, and legalities. Many people become overwhelmed, and it can create stress, illness, and breakdown in relationships. What do you do when you just want to be sad and process your grief, and you can't even get to it until the mess is cleaned up? You call on Rachel Donnelly. After many experiences with loss, including the death of her parents at a young age, Rachel founded Black Dress Consultants, a consulting firm that helps individuals and families manage the unavoidable tasks and logistics of after loss and end-of-life. ##### Rachel strategically manages the unavoidable tasks of after loss and end- of-life so that individuals and families can stop wondering what they should be doing and get back to the things that matter. If you would like to find out more about Black Dress Consultants, you can contact Rachel at www.blackdressconsultants.com ** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

Tis the season to get caught up in the hustle and bustle, stay up too late, over caffeinate and jeopardize your immune system. The holiday season can be one of the most challenging seasons to navigate when grieving, which makes it all the more reason to make sure you take care of you and your health Self care is not selfish, in fact, I challenge you to make YOU and the care of YOU, your number one priority. What exactly would that look like? I break it down in this episode of Graduating Grief Brief's. *** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com*

If you've lost a family member this past year, chances are the way you spend the holidays is forever changed. Not only have you lost someone you loved, you might have lost your holiday cheer altogether. In this Graduating Grief Brief's episode, we are going to discuss new ways to honor and remember those you've lost that just may create a new holiday tradition and even spark some JOY. *** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

It's the Happiest season of all! Joy to the World! Happy Holidays! Tis the season to feel jolly, unless of course you are grieving the loss of someone you love. Ugh. Sometimes you just want to get into bed, throw the covers over your head and wait for it to all be over. If this is you, it's ok. And if you are feeling like maybe, just maybe you would like to celebrate during the holidays this year, that's ok too. When you are grieving, you could actually feel both of these things and again, its all ok. That's the point of my message today in this Graduating Grief Brief's episode. Take a listen and see if it helps you make it through what could be a very challenging season. *** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

Because of the current times we are living in, more and more people are turning to online grief support groups because they are open when most of the world has been in lockdown. While many are great places to go to find people who completely understand your grief and pain and offer you words of comfort, you need to make sure you are also finding support, encouragement and tools inside that group that can help you not only process the pain, but also lead you to hope and healing. Too many times I have entered into these groups only to find people telling each other that life will forever be dark, that the pain is equal to the love you have for those you lost and that you are destined to live in the pain of grief for the rest of your life. Does that sound heavy or what? These kinds of beliefs can not only hinder your growth but can make you lose hope that healing from your pain is possible. In this edition of the Graduating Grief Podcast, I talk about why finding positive grief support can be a place to tell your story, but also a place where other members encourage you to take steps toward healing. Is that breath of fresh air or what? Take a listen and then I hope you will join us in our online Facebook Community called Graduating Grief- Loving your Life After Loss. *** Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

In the fall of 2020 I was given a dream to create something to help shine the light on hope and healing to those who were experiencing pain and suffering from their loss. As a bereaved mom, I know how grief can feel like a prison pain and for years I lingered in my life when I could have been fully engaged and LIVING it. Trouble is #1 I didn't know it was possible. Everyone told me I would carry my grief forever and #2 Even if it were possible I had no idea how to get there. Well now I KNOW FOR SURE it is not only possible to heal from the pain of grief, but I also know you don't have to settle for surviving your grief, you can THRIVE and and I am living proof. That is why I am so excited to share with you my news of the Graduating Grief Academy. Here is a brief overview of what the Academy has to offer you wherever you find yourself on your grief journey. ###### Sherrie Dunlevy- #Inspirationista, is a best selling author, speaker, podcast host. She is also the founder of the the "Graduating Grief Academy” and online support community. Sherrie is on a mission to help grieving people step out of pain and step into living with purpose passion and joy. Learn about the Graduating Grief Academy here: https://graduatinggrief.com To join the Graduating Grief positive support community Click here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gradgrief To find out if you are ready to graduate from the pain of your grief, take the free quiz: https://graduatinggrief.com/quiz To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a "How Can I Help?"- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at sherriedunlevy@gmail.com

There's something about grief that can make you consumed with the fear of losing others you love too. The grief associated with the death of someone we love can be so painful we can't imagine how we will survive it. Then we look to others we love and we get consumed with death taking them from us too. Has this ever happened to you? If so you are not alone. Your fear can run out of control. So how do you reign it in? And can you? In this episode of Graduating Grief "briefs", I talk about a recent incident I had with an overwhelming fear of losing my other son, just because we was leaving for vacation. The fear was real and l knew I had to find my way through. Here's how I did it. Maybe it will help you too. ########### Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Graduating Grief Briefs are episodes that are 10 minutes or less. A bite sized bit of wisdom, a quick insight to a breaktrough, or even sharing a tool to help you on your grief journey. In this episode we talk about "perspective". Changing your perspective can really change everything. It can be a great tool to use when you feel like you are at the end of your rope or in the midst of a really bad day. Sherrie Dunlevy, your Inspirationista, shares how shifting her perspective allowed her to get through a really challenging situation, even though her situation did not change. If it worked for her, it just might work for you too. *********** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

One of the most challenging things to do when faced with a death, health scare, or trauma is to keep your mind from getting the best of you. It is something that can compound your stress and zap your energy. So how do you reel it in? I have been using a special visualization tool that has been helping me through an extremely stressful time in my life. And it seems to be working. People who know me, say they noticed a huge difference in me in less than 24 hours. So I thought I would share this tool with you too. Check it out in this Inspirationista Insight edition of the Graduating Grief Podcast ######## Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Let's talk about it! Yes, IT... Grief. Let's talk about it so we can get comfortable and not fear it when it comes to you next time. I can't think of a better person to talk about this subject than Anne DeButte. Anne is a grief and loss coach, author, podcast host and my co-host for our Thursday afternoon chats on grief each week on Clubhouse. So let's talk about grief, shall we? ############# Anne is a grief and loss coach who specializes in supporting adults through the grieving process. Anne believes that there's nothing more important than honoring our losses and creating ways to heal our hearts so we can move forward into new lives without forgetting our loved ones. She hosts a podcast called Let's Talk About Grief where she interviews guests about how they've navigated their own grief journeys after losing someone close to them. The goal of her show is to normalize and not fear the grieving process. She is also an author of Grief's Abyss Finding your Pathway to Peace. Anne is a graduate of the Grief Coach Academy and a former nurse. She calls herself a Dilettante of learning and has certificates in wellbeing, positive psychology, grief & loss and trauma. All off which benefit her clients. ##### Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

What do you say to your boss when you are dealing with a loss in your personal life? The conversation is not an easy one, but it is one that MUST take place. Open lines of communication make it easier on you, your manager and those working on you. So who do you need to talk to first and how do you start this conversation? And what exactly should you say? Leadership coach Jill Hunter has some great advice to share. ###### Jill Hunter, RPh, MBA, spent her first 25 years working as a pharmacist in various healthcare settings where top producers were promoted to management. Managers focused on the numbers creating a culture where everyone feared for their job. When Jill had the opportunity to be a Director of Pharmacy she led her team with empathy, not numbers and it worked! Now Jill coaches professionals how to do the same, eliminating fear management from businesses. Her mission is to make every company a place where everyone wants to come to work every day. People thrive when they feel appreciated, valued and supported. She speaks to organizations and corporations on leadership and career development. In her coaching business she helps leaders connect on a deeper level with their teams. She also helps people discover new directions for their careers by unleashing their hidden talents, then dialing in the right mix of strengths and potential. She has a Facebook group to bring like-minded leaders together www.facebook.com/groups/LeadwithEmpathy/ If you want to experience what Jill has to offer book an introductory coaching session. https://bit.ly/ZoomJill Website: www.UpLevelToLead.com *** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

"You are so strong." "I could never survive what you have." Those are just a few of the many phrases grievers have heard as they travel their path from grief to healing. But that simply isn't true. Resiliency isn't something you have, it is something that is built and Janet Fanaki has not only studied it, she has lived it and is teaching her children to build theirs as well. Janet is the creator and host of the RESILIENT PEOPLE podcast. Since 2018 she has been blogging and recording interviews with people from around the world who are admired for their resilience. She calls herself a Resilience Explorer. A former public relations specialist, Janet and family were shocked in 2016 when her husband Adam was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer. He was 47 years old and in February 2020 succumbed to the disease. Over the three and a half years of Adam's illness, Janet did a lot of people watching in the appointment waiting rooms - wondering how others cope with major life challenges? She share's some of those observances and lessons with us in this episode. ###### To connect with Janet go to http://www.resilientpeople.ca/ Instagram & Facebook @resilientpeopleca Twitter @resilientpeopl LinkedIn: Janet (Petruck) Fanaki **** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Nurses and other medical professionals deal with death, dying and grieving as a part of their profession. For those working in Hospice, this is true every day they show up for work. So one might think they "KNOW" how handle it better than most. You might want to re-think that. Helen Bauer, Founder and co-host of the Heart of Hospice Podcast has been a Nurse, a consultant, and a griever she says a lot of people in the profession take a "Do as I say, not as I do" approach, which can lead to burn out. We had quite a comprehensive and interesting conversation. I hope you will find it to be that as well. ##### Helen Bauer has worked in nursing for over 30 years, specializing in hospice and end of life care for the past 10 years. She is a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Registered Nurse with a background in compliance and consulting. As co-owner of The Heart of Hospice, she provides end of life education and consulting services for both hospice providers and consumers. Helen's passion for quality end of life care can be heard on The Heart of Hospice podcast as she leads discussions on hospice philosophy, how to get the most from your hospice experience, and advance care planning. Helen Bauer, RN BSN CHPN Co-owner of The Heart of Hospice, LLC website/podcast/consulting services http://www.theheartofhospice.com/ ********** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Marcella Williams is no stranger to grief and loss, and death and dying. Her grief journey is one where she found herself being called to transform her life and as a result, her career path. Her story is a beautiful one. And once she did the work and learned how to deal with deal with strong feelings such as guilt, she is now living a life filled with joy and meaning. #### Marcella Williams is a licensed Funeral Director who serves as the Community Outreach Coordinator for Altmeyer Funeral Homes & Crematory in Newport News and Williamsburg, VA. An alumni of Old Dominion University and Tidewater Community College, she is also the current Chair of the Peninsula Task Force on Aging, the Vice Chair of the Peninsula Agency on Aging Advisory Council, and a member of the Bon Secours Bereavement Center Advisory Board. She also spent nearly two decades helping families and children in the criminal justice field before starting this journey over 6 years ago. Marcella is dedicated to improving the lives of seniors in the community as well as educating others on topics related to grief and bereavement. ****** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

If Peggy Green can find joy in living life, you can too! That is one of the huge take aways I got after talking to this remarkable mother who didn't just lose one child. She lost two. She not only lives a great life, but she now helps others process and move through their grief too. Her journey back to healing is what she shares with me. I hope you will find strength, hope and healing after listening to this episode. ###### Peggy Green, Author, speaker and grief coach teaches The 4 Cornerstone of Healing which are the tools and resources she built to help her get through her losses. Her book: Life After Child Loss: The Mother's Survival Guide to Cope and Find Joy on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Life-after-Child-Loss-Survival/dp/B08BDZ5HLY/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Personal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peggy.green.948/ Thee Grief Specialist Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheeGriefSpecialist YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuzwyjK-yTy_2kf5mm138aQ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theegriefspecialist/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peggyagreen/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/peggyagreen Website: https://www.facebook.com/TheeGriefSpecialist text the word "breakthrough" to 719 789 6808 for a Grief Breakthrough Session ******** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Jerry Fenter is no stranger to death, dying, or grief. After all he is a chaplain and is the director of Spiritual Counselors for a Hospice Health Care System. He is used to working with the dying and their families every single day. But then Jerry experienced a loss that made his every day work, feel sometimes next to impossible. But he got through. How did he do it and how did he grow through it? That's exactly what we talk about in this episode of the Graduating Grief Podcast. ####### "Jerry Fenter works as System Director of Spiritual Counselors for Harbor Healthcare System, a multi-site hospice company. He holds certificates for Basic and Advanced Hospice & Palliative Care Chaplaincy from the Institute for Palliative Care at California State University in San Marcos. Jerry serves as a member of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council for Texas Health and Human Services, and is a frequent present at the Texas-New Mexico Hospice Organization conferences. Jerry specializes in training hospice professionals in diversity competency, professional boundaries, self care, personal grief as a hospice professional, and the art of listening." The information that can be included would be www.theheartofhospice.com, facebook.com/theheartofhospice, www.linkedin.com/in/jerrydfenter *********** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

When it comes to losing someone you love, tears are almost a given, laughter, not so much. But Allen Klein doesn't agree with that. In fact he says they can co-exist and both can be used in healing. When he lost his wife after a bout with cancer, he relied on her zest for life and love and laughter as a way to keep he and his daughter moving forward. I love how he shares his memories of how he relied on instinct to move through his grief. His latest book "Embracing Life After Loss", is a great guide to help us graduate our grief. ############## Allen Klein (aka “Mr. Jollytologist”®) shows people how to use humor and positivity to deal with life's not-so-funny stuff. He is an award-winning professional speaker, TEDx presenter, and author of 30-plus books. The website, SpiritualityandPractice.com named his most book, The AWE Factor, as “One of the Best Spiritual Books of 2020.” His other books include including, The Healing Power of Humor, You Can't Ruin My Day, and Embracing Life After Loss. Links to any websites, books, offers, or social media pages you would like me to include Author books/website: https://www.allenklein.com/books.htm ************** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

If you had an accident and broke your leg, chances are likely you would see treatment immediately to help ease the pain and start the healing process. So why is it that with grief, we let the pain linger and feel healing is not even possible? What if you COULD minimize the pain and heal into a person who can enjoy life again? In this episode, Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist Victoria Volk, talks to me about the Grief Recovery Method and how it can help you heal, IF you are willing to follow the program and do the work. HEALING is possible! I know this to be true, because I went through the Grief Recovery Method myself and came out transformed. ####### Victoria of The Unleashed Heart, is a creative and strategic intuitive guide who connects hurting hearts with their authentic, soulful selves to release suffering and thrive. Victoria is a self-published author, Adv. Cert. Grief Recovery Specialist®, Usui and Karuna Reiki Master, YouMap® Cert. Coach and End-of-Life Doula. She aims to use her strengths and skills to help those struggling with loss, as she intimately understands the impact of grief on our lives. Grief and trauma flipped her life upside down more than 30 years ago and she spent the past three-plus decades hoping she'd get to where she is now - thriving. Victoria wishes the same for all grievers - it is possible! Website: https://www.theunleashedheart.com/ Podcast: https://www.theunleashedheart.com/grieving-voices-podcast/ ******* Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

This weeks episode gets personal. Well for me anyway. This week marks the birthday of my son Brandon who was born 22 years ago. He lived for 29 days. This year, on his birthday I felt sad. Really sad. And that might surprise you because I am your Graduating Grief Specialist. But that is why I recorded this episode. I want you to know where I have been, what I have experienced and why I am passionate about helping others graduate from the pain of their loss so they can step back into living and LOVING their lives again. I hope you will take the time to listen, to understand, and then to join me, so we can journey together. And this week as a birthday gift to my boy, would you share this episode with someone who might need to hear this? It could be their first step in graduating from their grief. Blessings to you my friend. If this episode resonates with you, I hope you will download it, rate and review it. This helps others who are suffering with grief find us. ******** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Grief is coming to you! If the thought of this scares you, then this is episode is made especially for you. We are all going to grieve the loss of someone we love, something we love or something we are forced to leave behind and the more we talk about it and prepare for it, the less we will have to suffer. That's not to say that when we do grieve it won't be one of the most painful experiences we will ever endure. It just means you will not have to suffer as much or as long. There is so much to talk about when it comes to death and dying and grieving. And that's why I am so excited to talk with Tedx speaker and author Yvonne Heath about her book "Love your Life to Death." She speaks with ease and love and conviction about why you should be talking about death too. ######################################################### To find out more about Yvonne and her mission, message and book, make sure to visit her website: loveyourlifetodeath.com Contact Yvonne at Yvonne@loveyourlifetodeath.com ******************************************************** **Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Anytime you are going through a rough chapter in life, chances are you are feeling on edge and may be doing battle with anxiety. For some, anxiety can actually become a way of life with or without a major challenge. Author and Ted-X speaker J.A. Plosker says he has been dealing with anxiety for as long as he can remember. And then one day he learned a valuable tool that helped him so much, he has now dedicated his life to sharing it with others. What is that tool? It's mindfulness and now this mindfulness coach will share with us the basics of what it is, and how we can use it to graduate from the pain of our grief. ########### J. A. Plosker is a mindfulness and self-discovery coach who began his mindfulness journey with a simple technique taught to him after a chance encounter with a person who would become his teacher of over 20 years. That practice helped him overcome overwhelming anxiety, and changed his life. Now, he is a teacher and speaker on the power of ancient wisdom and mindfulness in everyday life. He has been on many stages, including TEDx, and is the multi-award-winning author of two books in the personal growth and mindfulness space: The Nobody Bible: Uncovering the Simple Wisdom in Ordinary Life and the novel, An Audible Silence. A former practicing licensed master social worker and instructor of comparative religion, philosophy, and social work, J. A. has a passion for helping others on their journeys of discovery and growth. Free Mindfulness Quickstart Guide, books, coaching, and more: japlosker.com/links Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japlosker/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/japlosker/ ******* Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

What do you do when you want to be like all the other kids, but you can't because of your physical limitations? And what do you do when the other kids tease and bully you because you're different? Some kids let it define them in childhood and carry that burden their entire lives. Other children let it transform them and they become strong triumphant role models. You have to check out this incredible conversation with Paul Forchione who is a wonderful role model and coach for those who want to graduate the grief of the physical limitations of their bodies. ######################### For more information on Paul's coaching program, podcast, and social media pages.. check out the links below: https://acalltoaction.coach, Facebook A Call to Action, Instagram acall2action80, Linkedin Paul Forchione, YouTube Paul Forchione, Actions and Limits Podcast www.confidenceunchained.com/actionsandlimits ******************* Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Finally, you are managing your grief and feeling pretty good and then all of a sudden something out of the blue triggers your pain. Sometimes it's so painful it almost feels like you are reliving the pain all over again. First of all, relax. This is perfectly normal. Second, there are things you can do about it. Lighter Life Coach Theresa Vermillion gives us the low down on triggers, what they are, how to handle them, how to process them and how to move through them. There are a LOT of tools for your grief toolbox in this episode. So make sure to listen closely. ######################## To find out more about Theresa Vermillion and her Lighter Life Coaching business go to LighterLifeCoach.com or email her at TVermillion1@icloud.com ************************************** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Marriages end because a spouse dies OR because someone decides to end it. Either way, there can be tremendous grief. But for those that are divorced, this loss might linger a bit longer. With death, it is final. With divorce, you might always still think there is a chance to get back together. That's why I am so excited to have this conversation with Anne Browning. She coaches people on how to journey through this process of Acceptance, Forgiveness and Vision with Tiers to Healing. It IS possible to transform your life into something even better. I hope you enjoy this conversation. ############################ You can find out more about Anne's work to help those looking to heal the pain from divorce at AnneBrowning.com or tiersofhealing.net Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

During the recent loss of my beloved sidekick and podcast co-host, my dog Ollie, I have been experiencing gut wrenching heartbreak and grief. A friend of mine told me to feel the love people were sending me and I told her I was incapable of feeling anything other than deep sadness. Then she just told me two words: You Will. And a few days later, I did and it flooded my heart like I could not believe. So how did it happen? I talk about it in this "Inspirationista Insight" episode. ********************************************************************************************* Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

"Grief does not last forever. It should not be allowed to." When I read those words in her soon to be released book "the rebellious WIDOW", I knew I had found a soul sister. Jill Johnson-Young KNOWS this to be true. Not just because she is a grief expert and counselor, but also because she is living proof. She has not only survived the death of two spouses, but she has lived a life that THRIVES and that is what she helps others do too. If you have lost your spouse, you will want to listen to this conversation. If you are grieving the loss of someone you love, you will want to listen too. Her insight, and tips are helpful if you choose to graduate from your grief. ############################################################## Jill Johnson-Young, LCSW is an author, speaker, and therapist- and a double widow whose third wife is the funeral director who cared for her first two wives. She's the co-founder of Central Counseling Services in Riverside and Murrieta, California where she specializes in grief and loss, end of life, chronic illness and dementia. Her career has included more than a decade with hospice as a medical social worker and as director of social workers, chaplains and grief staff, and she has authored several books for children and adults on grief. Jill also co-hosts a weekly FB grief chat, and a monthly dementia support group. To find out more about Jill, get copies of her books or preorder her next book follow the links below: http://www.jilljohnsonyoung.com/ www.centralcounselingservices.com https://www.facebook.com/fridaygriefchat https://www.facebook.com/grieftalker https://www.facebook.com/TherapyCCS https://www.facebook.com/Riversidedementiasupport https://www.linkedin.com/in/jilljohnsonyoung/ @jilljohnsonyou1 ##################################################################################### Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Ever get one of those thoughts or "nudges" that you should call someone or reach out to them in some manner? I'm sure you have, as I get them all the time. In this "Inspirationista Insight" episode I talk about why you should never ignore the nudge. It is a signal for you to step out in love. ************************************* Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

When it comes to talking about laughter, there is no better go-to source than a comedian, right? Greg Kettner has spent a lot of time on stages making people laugh and he found it a most useful tool when it came to helping his step-daughter overcome the suicide of someone she loved. But it wasn't through telling jokes. It was a way to bond and grow relationship and connection. But there was this one time, when he saw humor heal broken hearts right before his eyes. It's an amazing story that changed his life, and that you will enjoy very much. ############# Greg Kettner is a International Keynote Speaker, Happiness Coach and Podcaster who is a 27-year sales veteran with over $12 million in sales. Greg empowers and inspires audiences across North America to be the very best they can be. His passionate stories will engage you, make you laugh and touch a tender part of your heart too. Born and raised in Hong Kong, he's traveled the world, lived in three different continents and survived three major heart surgeries. Greg is also a world-class connector who's spent time with hockey icon Wayne Gretzky, shared the stage with comedian Robin Williams and almost knocked over Queen Elizabeth II. Greg has spoken to and entertained corporate clients such as Coca Cola, Ford, SAP, Trane, Fraser Health, SunLife Financial, and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. To find out more about Greg, or to join his Humor Lab, follow click these links: www.gregkettner.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkettner/ www.facebook.com/thehumorlab ############################### Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then take this Quiz To begin your journey back to JOY, be sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Not all grieving is associated with death. Katherine Knoploh knows this all to well, as her grieving began the moment she found out she had stage 3 breast cancer. Her grief began with her diagnosis, but was intensified because of her two special needs children. She has journeyed her way through it all and now helps other women do the same. Katherine has developed a tool that helped her transform her grief and fear, into living a joy filled life. Listen as she describes in detail how she did it. ################################################################################# Katherine Knoploh is a speaker and Holistic Health Coach in Minnesota. She persevered through stage 3 breast cancer in 2015, studied with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in 2017, and started her business, Inspired Vitality in 2018. Katherine specializes in supporting people impacted by cancer with her individual coaching by providing resources, practical tips and emotional comfort. She also provides education through her YouTube Channel, Inspired Vitality. You can get her free resource guide, ABLE: The Four Step Strategy Taking You From Pain, Grief and Fear to Living for FREE just go to https://inspiredvitality.life/ Other links: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX9RYrnGvRxHFQyc2SZRXw Facebook https://www.facebook.com/InspiredVitalityMN Twitter https://twitter.com/InspiredMN LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-knoploh-831300179/ ############################ Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? The lets begin your journey back to joy!! Make sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

When you are grieving there are many times your mind keeps thinking the same negative thoughts over and over and over again. And no matter what you try, they are still there. Can you stop these thoughts? Yes you can. How do you do it? Awe... so glad you asked. Because Empath coach Michelle Ogston not only tells us, she explains how to do. We also talk about setting boundaries and feelings of overwhelm. So you might want to take notes, because she has some pretty amazing tools for you to add to your Graduating Grief toolbox. ######## Michele Ogston is an Empath coach! She holds certifications as an intuitive life coach and is a certified meditation & mindfulness teacher. She works with her clients, more specifically Empaths, to empower them to break the patterns that have been holding them back to create an authentic life filled with purpose and meaning. Her mission is to spread the word that you're just one decision from changing your whole life. She truly believes life isn't about being happy all the time, but about learning how to navigate the more challenging times a little easier. After experiencing her own loss through the death of loved ones and a painful divorce, she decided to turn her pain into passion and helps people navigate life a little easier. In addition to coaching clients 1:1, Michele is also an executive contributor writer for Brainz magazine. She runs the Empath Support Group,where she provides a safe place for Empaths to find comradery so they can learn, and share with each other. She owns Cloud 9 Life Coaching in Northern California, where she lives with her husband, children and fur babies. You can connect with her on: Facebook , Instagram, or LinkedInor visit her website: Cloud 9 Life Coaching. ####### Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? Then lets begin your journey back to joy!! Make sure you join the Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite Sherrie Dunlevy to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit Sherrie's website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up a free 30 minute consultation with Sherrie, send an email to Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of Sherrie's #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Permission to Thrive. Have you given yourself the permission to not just survive your loss but to THRIVE after your loss? It's not necessarily easy to do, but it can be done. Susan Angel Miller, knows this as her truth following the sudden loss of her daughter Laura from a brain tumor, and experiencing her own brain tumor diagnosis and recovery. She says she has grown more in confidence and compassion by finding meaning from both, her daughters death and her own diagnosis, which she shares in her book Permission to Thrive. ************************** In Susan Angel Miller's memoir Permission to Thrive, she writes from personal experience about the sudden death of her daughter, and her own brain tumor diagnosis and recovery. Susan is an Option B grief gathering facilitator and leads virtual presentations on resilience and post-traumatic growth. She also advocates for increased organ donation awareness and raises money for brain cancer research. For more than 25 years Susan has worked as a volunteer assisting Milwaukee nonprofits achieve their goals. She received her MBA from Loyola University in Chicago and her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of Michigan. Susan and her husband Ron are the proud parents of Sara, Rachel, and their forever-beloved Laura. Susan recently released her audiobook which she narrated herself. Her paperback, ebook, and audiobook can be purchased at susanangelmiller.com, Amazon, or your favorite bookstore. If organ donation is discussed: A powerful video of Laura's life-saving organ donation story — Laura's Gift of Life — can be found on YouTube. *************** Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? The lets begin your journey back to joy!! Make sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Whether you are working to Graduate from the pain of your grief or if you are trying to lose weight safely and effectively, EFT is a great tool to have in your toolbox. EFT, which many refer to as tapping, is a non-invasive way to change thought patterns and behaviors. That's why I was so excited to talk to best selling author and coach Vickie Griffith in this episode of Graduating Grief. If you would like to contact Vickie here is the link to her website: http://crushcravings.com/ You can also email her at: vickiegriffith@break-through.org Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? The lets begin your journey back to joy!! Make sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Have you ever heard of Grief Yoga before? I hadn't until I saw a video on social media about a grief yoga practitioner and I knew immediately this is something I needed to know about, and thought you might need to know about too. So how does grief yoga work and how can it help? Cat Guthrie, shares how she came to know it, use it and teach it and what she is doing now to step out of the pain of the loss of her only son, to step into LIVING her life on purpose, with passion and to make an impact on the world. For more information on Grief Yoga or on Keaton's Kids you can contact Cat at catguthrie@gmail.com ########################## Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? The lets begin your journey back to joy!! Make sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

In my opinion, hospice workers and volunteers are angels that walk the earth, and I am talking to one today in this episode of Graduating Grief. Nina Impala, a former hospice worker and volunteer, an author and the host of Inspiring End of Life Conversations radio show on Voice of America Radio. Her book, "Dearly Departed- What I Learned about Living from the Dying" is one of those books that came to me and my family at a time when a family member was suddenly taken into hospice during the Covid- 19 pandemic. It was the perfect resource we needed to help us better understand, accept and prepare for the end of a life of someone we dearly loved. It's a book that is filled with love and hope. That's why I am so excited to talk to her. I know you will love Nina too. ####################################################### Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? The lets begin your journey back to joy!! Make sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

This one was a tough one, I have to admit. I am talking to Jennifer Francis. Today she is a global entrepreneur, an author of two books, a wife and mom. But back in 2011, the unthinkable happened. She survived a car crash that killed her husband and only child. I know, you are wondering, how someone survives such a tragedy? Well, after meeting Jennifer in this episode of the Graduating Grief podcast, you will see why she chooses a life of THRIVE. **************** To purchase a copy of "A Hug Through the Air" click here: https://warrenapologetics.org/bookstore/a-hug-through-the-air To get your copy of "A Christmas to Remember" click here: https://tinyurl.com/y4fwlm6k All proceeds go to fund the Hailey's Hugs Initiative which donates Hailey Hugs Bundles to grieving families ******* Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? The lets begin your journey back to joy!! Make sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Rob Oliver is a #1 best selling author, an in demand motivational speaker, and the host of a popular podcast called "Learning from Smart People." He is happily married and has triplets now in college. Rob is living an amazingly successful, happy, and fulfilled life despite the fact that at age 21, he became paralyzed from the chest down. What Rob has learned, how he has lived, and what he shares with us today is not only inspiring, but it helps us all re-think, re-frame, and maybe even re-invent our lives, no matter what we might be grieving.. To learn more about Rob, purchase copies of his books, or to hire him to speak at your event go to www.yourmotivationalspeaker.com ##### Are you ready to step out of your pain and step back in to LIVING your live on purpose, with passion and to make and impact? The lets begin your journey back to joy!! Make sure you join our Graduating Grief Community on Facebook, If you would like to invite me to speak at your next event, conference or workshop or to book a "How Can I Help?" workshop at your business, hospital, or school, visit my website at www.SherrieDunlevy.com To set up your free 30 minute consultation with me, shoot me an email at Sherrie Dunlevy.com Be sure to pick up a copy of my #1 best selling book "How Can I Help?- Your Go-to Guide for Helping Loved One's through Life's Difficulties" for you and a friend. For a special personally signed copy click here.

Stepping up to support a friend who is suffering is not always an easy thing to do. So many of us want to help but just aren't sure what is proper. Proper isn't really what it's about. Caring, kindness and support is. That's why I loved talking to my guest Laura Prisc. She started doing something to show love to a friend when they were miles away and now it has created a life of its own. Check out what she is doing in this latest episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast. ####################################### Laura Prisc is a life and leadership coach that helps people make decisions that impact their lives and the lives of others. You can find out more about the work she does at www.lauraprisc.com. If you would like to get a copy of the vision exercise she talks about in this episode you can email her at : laura@lauraprisc.com ##################################### Sherrie Dunlevy-#Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator. To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

When I was introduced to Father Nathan Castle, I was told he did some interesting work. He doesn't prepare people for the afterlife (well living people), he helps guide souls trapped between this world and the next. And he has been doing it for more than 20 years. He's learned a lot about living from these folks dying and he shares a lot of it in this episode. ############################################## To find out more about Father Nathan Castle, his work, or books go to https://nathan-castle.com/ ################################################ Sherrie Dunlevy-#Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator. To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

Getting back to your regular life is next to impossible after the loss of someone you love because everything as we once knew it has changed. Losing a spouse is tragic, having to raise children after losing a spouse can sometimes feel impossible. That's why I am so excited to talk with Jenny Lisk. Jenny is the host of the Widowed Parent Podcast and will soon be releasing a guidebook to help other widowed parents navigate the waters of grief, living life and parenting. Jenny provides insights this this particular kind of grief and how her podcast not only is helping others, but helping her raise her children too. ################################################ To find out more about Jenny, go to www.jennylisk.com ################################################ Sherrie Dunlevy, #Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator. To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

2020 is the year of collective grieving. Many of us have lost loved ones due to the pandemic. But there are many other kinds of losses people are experiencing in addition to death. People have lost jobs, lost their senior prom, sports seasons, graduation. People have lost their vacations, wedding receptions, and even a lot of their normal day to day activities. We are all grieving something and many of us are eating too much, drinking too much and indulging in ways we know are not good for us, but work to numb us from feeling the anger, sadness and frustration that comes with grief. That's why I'm so happy to talk with Vickie Griffiths. She is an author, weight loss coach and podcast host and has a lot of great insight into what is happening, and how we can get a grip on eating our feelings as we grieve. For more information on Vickie go to her website: www.CrushCravings.com or email her : vickiegriffith@break-through.org ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Sherrie Dunlevy-#Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator. To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com ____________________________________________________________________________________________ For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

So now that we know how to recognize a child who is grieving, what are some ways we can help support them in their grief journey. Author, grief educator, and pastor Steve Sewell is back to offer advice. ______________________________________________________ To get a copy of Steve's Children's book "Finding Hope", click here: https://amzn.to/2Cp2lBw To purchase the companion "Finding Hope" Workbook click here: https://amzn.to/3fioVKC Or you can learn more at : www.stevensewell.me _____________________________________________________________ Sherrie Dunlevy-#Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator. To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

When we think of a grieving person, we often think about a person who is depressed, sad and crying. But just seeing that picture of grief, could be holding you back from REALLY seeing what grief actually looks like. Grieving people rarely break down in public, but that grief does reveal itself in other ways. And what about children? How can we help better support our grieving children That's why this conversation with Author, Grief Educator and Pastor Steve Sewell is so interesting. Steve educates educators on what to look for and how to best support a student who might be grieving. And has written a great book to help children better understand how they are feeling. ________________________________________ To get a copy of Steve's Children's book "Finding Hope", click here: https://amzn.to/2Cp2lBw To purchase the companion "Finding Hope" Workbook click here: https://amzn.to/3fioVKC Or you can learn more at : www.stevensewell.me _____________________________________________________________ Sherrie Dunlevy-#Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator. To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

We all work with someone who has been dealing with grief. We just might not know it. Grief isn't necessarily just about death. People can grieve over lost marriages, a diagnosis, a child who has a drug problem, and the list goes on and on. People come to work with a smile on their face, and deep pain in their hearts, and unfortunately no one is trained to help support them...until now. In this episode, Sherrie talks with Anthony Casablanca, who along with his brother Guy, has developed leadership training around this very common, yet underserved segment of our workforce. ################################################################################ To find out more about Grief Leaders go to: www.GriefLeaders.com You can contact Anthony at a.casablanca@griefleaders.com For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com *To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com