Today we dive into the mystery that is the Alchemy of Grief. Conscious choice, giving and receiving grace and understanding that alchemy like magic found in the common everyday experiences sustains us through some of life’s most difficult moments.

The hosts delve into the complex nature of empathy and its crucial role in personal grief and societal challenges. They share their heartfelt experiences, emphasizing that empathy is not a weakness but a powerful tool for connection. Authenticity in collective change shines through as they discuss the importance of engaging in tough conversations. The need for community support and action resonates, encouraging listeners to embrace values that foster positive change amidst challenges. Overall, the conversation underscores empathy as vital for understanding and moral conviction.

Mary Michele Nidiffer is passionate about helping women uncover their true beauty and embrace their full potential. As a transformational style and confidence coach, she understands that feeling good in your own skin starts from within. With a mission to empower women, she creates resources and tools to inspire confidence and beauty from the inside out.Confidence in the way you show up and how you can embrace your own style can help you navigate any change that comes your way.

Sarah Renee, a spiritual teacher and gifted healer, shares her profound insights on navigating grief and loss. She emphasizes that healing begins with a ‘Yes’ to the process and that inspiration can emerge from our emotions. The conversation also explores how spiritual connections can provide comfort during tough times, and how music can bridge memories with loved ones who have passed. Sarah encourages embracing pain as a guide and celebrates the enduring connections we hold with those in the spiritual realm.

In this episode, Spotify/Creator determined that playing a song from Elton John infringed on Sir Elton’s rights. SO I removed it and what you would have heard is Sad Songs (Say So Much). This was the thematic vision where the incongruent feelings that occur during grief is beautifully reflected in a poem by Ullie-Kaye. We talk and discuss the impact of grief on our lives.

Nancy and Dan use a poem by Canadian poet, Ullie-Kaye, A Nearby Distance. A poem that inspired them to talk about how incongruent feelings arise in grief. How we are capable of holding contrasting emotions and that it just might open our hearts to the journey that takes us from our grief to our best version of ourselves.

Brian came into Dan’s life at about the mid-point of his cancer journey. Brian has been part of the follow-up to the medical procedures offering support and contributing to Dan’s health management plan.He treats patients on the whole spectrum of prostate cancer, from early detection and diagnosis, pre and post surgical care, ongoing cancer monitoring, and the treatment of prostate cancer recurrence, and advanced prostate cancer. In addition to general urology, Brian encounters and treats a host of other urologic issues including BPH (benign Prostatic hyperplasia), urinary dysfunction, kidney stones, erectile dysfunction, and prostate cancer.

In this episode, we interview Sharon Crowley. Sharon is the owner of The OM Center of Healing in St. Paul MN. She is a Certified Ayurvedic Health Counselor and the proud owner of 3 Harmonic Eggs. Eggs are harmonic resonance chambers and we discuss the benefits of experiencing an egg session for yourself to reduce, anxiety, depression. A session inside and egg allows you to be soothed while raising your vibration through these unique sound sessions.

It is important to revisit resources when you are confronted with a loss and are grieving. Take stock of resources available to you. This ranges from any agency that may offer help , like church organizations or government assistance if you can find them available. Yet, a significant resource that you may overlook due to your confused state are the resources that you already have. We explore these and focus on the connections and friendship that become important when we are face with trying times.

The music from our Monday Morning Conversations playlist is to refocus our attention on the themes that we discussed in the past. Grief like the weather changes with the passing of time, yet music can transport us back to revisit golden memories and remind us of the life we choose to live.We want to encourage those moments and the memories in conversations and in our lives, rather than hiding from them consciously or subconsciously. When we engage in meaningful ways to help each other understand that inspiration and possibilities exist after loss.