

Grief 2 Growth
Brian D. Smith
"Transform your grief into growth with Brian Smith, an empathetic life coach, certified grief educator, public speaker, and author who has walked the treacherous path of profound loss. Grief 2 Growth unravels the intricacies of life, death, and the spaces in between, offering listeners a new perspective on what it means to be 'Planted. Not Buried.'Join Brian and his compelling guestsโbereaved parents, life coaches, mediums, healers, near death experiencers, and experts in various fieldsโas they discuss topics like survival guilt, synchronicities, and the scientific evidence supporting the existence of the afterlife. You'll come away with actionable advice, renewed hope, and the comforting knowledge that love and life are eternal.One of the most powerful ways we know what awaits us and where we came from is Near Death Experiences. Much of Brian's knowledge is derived from extensive study of this phenomenon, along with interviewing dozens of near death experience experiencers.Brian knows the soul-crushing weight of loss; his journey began with the sudden passing of his fifteen-year-old daughter, Shayna. It's not an odyssey he would have chosen, but it has been an odyssey that has chosen him to guide others.Grief 2 Growth is a sanctuary for those grieving, those curious about the beyond, and anyone eager to explore the fuller dimensions of life and death. Each episode delves into topics that matter mostโhow to cope, grow, and connect with loved ones in the afterlife. If you ask: โWhere did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going?โ this podcast is for you.This isn't about forgetting your loss or simply 'moving on'; it's about growing in a new direction that honors your loved ones and your spirit. Itโs about finding joy and purpose again.Grief 2 Growth is more than a podcast; it's a community of souls committed to supporting one another through the darkest valleys and highest peaks of human existence. Listen today and start planting seeds for a brighter, more spiritually connected tomorrow."
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Jan 11, 2021 โข 1h 2min
Unlocking BLISS: Srini Chandra's Profound Insights into Life's Ultimate Reality!
Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respondSrini Chandra is one of the wisest and most compassionate people I know. I met Srini several years ago when he reached out to me to review his book 3 Lives in Search of Bliss. It's a book I've read several times (we discuss it a little in the interview). I was struck by his knowledge of several religious traditions including Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.Over the years, Srini and I have grown to be friends even though I hadn't spoken with him until a couple of months ago when he took my course on racism. He's kept me humble and grounded as we discuss how the nature of the ultimate reality and how that plays into our day-to-day lives on all fronts.This is part 1 of a 2 part discussion on these religious and wisdom traditions, the nature of science, who is man, why we are here, and what can we do to achieve bliss.You can find more wisdom from Srini here:The Vedanta ChannelVisit the Grief 2 Growth store for FREE items as well as other tools to help you along your journey:Guided MeditationsMy book GEMS of Healing (signed copy)My Oracle deck to help you connect with your loved onesMini-coursesMini-guidesCheck it out at https://grief2growth.com/store I'm excited to announce a new resource I'm very proud of. This guide outlines the four daily practices I discovered on my grief journey. These techniques have helped dozens of my clients. Get it free today.GEMS- 4 Steps To Go From Grief To Joy Support the show๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education ๐ Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)๐ฐ Get A Free Gift๐
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Jan 5, 2021 โข 1h 7min
SUSANNE WILSON'S SHOCKING Revelations For The Future
Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respondThis is a great episode to kick off the new year, recorded the last week of December 2020, we talk a bit about where Susanne sees things headed in our future.I've known Susanne for almost five years. Through a series of synchronicities, Susanne was one of the first medium readings I ever had and man did she set the bar high.Susanne is a natural medium. It runs in her family and she has been seeing and hearing from Spirit since she was a little girl. She was highly successful in the corporate world before deciding to take up mediumship and spiritual teaching as a full-time profession. Today, Susanne is in demand around the world for her spiritual insights, her teaching, her meditations, etc. Her book Soul Smart- What The Dead Teach Us About Spirit Communication is the book I recommend when people ask me "What is the best book I can read on spirit communication". For more about Susanne's offerings, visit her website:โน๏ธ https:www.carefreemedium.comVisit the Grief 2 Growth store for FREE items as well as other tools to help you along your journey:Guided MeditationsMy book GEMS of Healing (signed copy)My Oracle deck to help you connect with your loved onesMini-coursesMini-guidesCheck it out at https://grief2growth.com/store I'm excited to announce a new resource I'm very proud of. This guide outlines the four daily practices I discovered on my grief journey. These techniques have helped dozens of my clients. Get it free today.GEMS- 4 Steps To Go From Grief To Joy Support the show๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education ๐ Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)๐ฐ Get A Free Gift๐
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Dec 29, 2020 โข 59min
With No Cure For ALS She Chose To HEAL
Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respondThis is an extra special interview. Yes, they're all special. Some are extra.Teri and I became Facebook friends a while back. I've enjoyed reading Teri's posts over time. I knew she had a neurological disorder. But, I didn't know what it was until she started soliciting feedback for the title and the cover of her upcoming memoir. I asked to interview her on my podcast. That's when I found out Teri is paralyzed and communicates by typing with her eyes.Teri has ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. She has been on an incredible journey since being diagnosed just a few months after being married. This journey is chronicled in her incredible memoir- No Pressure, No Diamonds. One proposed title was "I wrote this with my f*cking eyes, you should read it with yours." But, Teri didn't go with that one.I have just finished reading Teriโs book. I have to admit I shed more than one tear. Iโm impressed not just by Teriโs wit but by her grit. The story of how she and her husband John have handled the diagnosis and the progression of the illness is truly inspiring. Teri comes into this with the background of being a Buddhist and a professional therapist.This is truly one of the best books I have ever read. Iโm going to go out on a limb and put it up there with Viktor Franklโs โManโs Search for Meaningโ. Itโs much more accessible and her wit combined with the wisdom makes a very difficult subject palatable. Her book is titled No Pressure No Diamonds- Teri Dillion. Itโs available on Amazon. I got the Kindle version and listened to the book.We just skim the surface in this interview which took about three weeks to complete. I am overjoyed to be able to put it out into the world. I know Teri's book, her life, and her wisdom are going to touch people in a way I am happy to play some small role in.โน๏ธ You can find Teri at:https://www.teridillion.comVisit the Grief 2 Growth store for FREE items as well as other tools to help you along your journey:Guided MeditationsMy book GEMS of Healing (signed copy)My Oracle deck to help you connect with your loved onesMini-coursesMini-guidesCheck it out at https://grief2growth.com/store I'm excited to announce a new resource I'm very proud of. This guide outlines the four daily practices I discovered on my grief journey. These techniques have helped dozens of my clients. Get it free today.GEMS- 4 Steps To Go From Grief To Joy Support the show๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education ๐ Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)๐ฐ Get A Free Gift๐
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Dec 22, 2020 โข 1h 9min
Robert Grimes- EXPERIENCES Of Light in Childhood
Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respondRoberta Grimes had two experiences of light in childhood that prompted her to spent decades studying nearly 200 years of abundant and consistent afterlife evidence. Eventually, she figured out what her experiences of light had been, and beyond that, she learned so many details about what happens at and after death that in 2010 she published The Fun of Dying - Find Out What Really Happens Next. Her 2014 sequel was The Fun of Staying in Touch โ How Our Loved Ones Contact Us and How We Can Contact Them, after which in 2015 came Liberating Jesus. Her 2016 book, The Fun of Growing Forever โ We Canโt Transform the World Until We Transform Ourselves, demonstrates how well the Gospel teachings of Jesus work to help us develop spiritually. Then in 2017, she published The Fun of Living Together โ We Must Learn to Live Together as Brothers or perish Together as Fools, which explains how we can heal our racial problems in one generation. A graduate of Smith College and Boston University School of Law, Roberta does a weekly radio program and podcast called โSeek Reality with Roberta Grimesโ on WebTalkRadio.net and many other venues. She blogs and answers questions at robertagrimes.com.Visit the Grief 2 Growth store for FREE items as well as other tools to help you along your journey:Guided MeditationsMy book GEMS of Healing (signed copy)My Oracle deck to help you connect with your loved onesMini-coursesMini-guidesCheck it out at https://grief2growth.com/store I'm excited to announce a new resource I'm very proud of. This guide outlines the four daily practices I discovered on my grief journey. These techniques have helped dozens of my clients. Get it free today.GEMS- 4 Steps To Go From Grief To Joy Support the show๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education ๐ Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)๐ฐ Get A Free Gift๐
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Dec 15, 2020 โข 1h 21min
After Her Son's Suicide Her Shattered World Blossomed With Hope- Paige Lee
Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respondPaige's spiritual awakening came abruptly and forcefully after her 23-year old son, Bryan, was brutally murdered in September 2008. Just as the only world sheโd ever known was shattered, a new world opened. A world filled with Hope, Spirit, and Love; a world that allowed her not only to continue having a relationship with her son, but a world that opened her own true self into being. In this interview Paige and I discuss some very tough questions that people ask after their children have passed. This conversation may be upsetting for some. If you have thoughts about suicide or are planning suicide, please seek help. The National Suicide Hotline is: 800-273-8255 โน๏ธ https://www.paigewlee.comVisit the Grief 2 Growth store for FREE items as well as other tools to help you along your journey:Guided MeditationsMy book GEMS of Healing (signed copy)My Oracle deck to help you connect with your loved onesMini-coursesMini-guidesCheck it out at https://grief2growth.com/store I'm excited to announce a new resource I'm very proud of. This guide outlines the four daily practices I discovered on my grief journey. These techniques have helped dozens of my clients. Get it free today.GEMS- 4 Steps To Go From Grief To Joy Support the show๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education ๐ Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)๐ฐ Get A Free Gift๐
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Dec 14, 2020 โข 23min
2000 Days After Shayna (A.S.)
Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respond2,000 days48,000 hours5.479 yearsThat's how long it's been since my life changed forever. June 24th, 2015 was the day that my daughter Shayna Elayne left this Earthly plane. Today is December 14th, 2020; otherwise known as 2,000 days A.S.This morning I woke up, and thought about how things have changed since June 24th, 2015. I got up, and I looked at my blog that I started amazingly the day after Shayna passed. Something told me to document this journey similar to what C.S. Lewis did in his book โA Grief Observedโ. I didnโt know why I was doing it. I just had to. Then, just a week later, I made the blog public.p.s.- as a bonus, Shayna gave me a sign today. My YouTube channel hit 2,000 subscribers on this, the 2,000th day.Visit the Grief 2 Growth store for FREE items as well as other tools to help you along your journey:Guided MeditationsMy book GEMS of Healing (signed copy)My Oracle deck to help you connect with your loved onesMini-coursesMini-guidesCheck it out at https://grief2growth.com/store Support the show๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education ๐ Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)๐ฐ Get A Free Gift๐
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Dec 7, 2020 โข 1h 12min
THE TEAM- Wisdom Channeled From Beyond The Grave- Frances Key
Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respondI've read The Team books two or three times. They contain some of the best afterlife and current life wisdom I've found anywhere. I met the author, Frances Key over a year ago when I participated in a book study of the first book.On October 9, 2010, at the age of 86, Gloria Crystal "Teddy" Key passed away at her Florida home, her family by her side. Nineteen days later, her beautiful voice began to communicate with her eldest daughter, Frances, about the scope and wonder of her new perspective from the afterlife state. Through a variety of experiences including automatic writing, direct contact, and sudden downloads of information, this remarkable collection of insight was handwritten in less than a year. Divided into four books, the Team material has astounded a growing circle of readers with its unique analogies, wit, depth of wisdom, and unusual outlook on the human experience.Visit the Grief 2 Growth store for FREE items as well as other tools to help you along your journey:Guided MeditationsMy book GEMS of Healing (signed copy)My Oracle deck to help you connect with your loved onesMini-coursesMini-guidesCheck it out at https://grief2growth.com/store I'm excited to announce a new resource I'm very proud of. This guide outlines the four daily practices I discovered on my grief journey. These techniques have helped dozens of my clients. Get it free today.GEMS- 4 Steps To Go From Grief To Joy Support the show๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education ๐ Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)๐ฐ Get A Free Gift๐
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Dec 1, 2020 โข 1h 23min
PROFOUND Near-Death Experience: Stephen Weber's Journey to 'The Place Between Here and There!
Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respondIn this interview with Stephen Weber and his partner Katherine Plant, we discuss the accident that led to his life-altering Near-Death Experience. As happens with many Near-Death Experiences, Stephen is a different person now than he was before his experience. Stephen Weber, a Technology Project Manager, and Katherine Plant, a childcare worker, and reiki practitioner, live in Northport, Long Island, New York.After an accident left Stephen, a loving father in a coma, on the verge of life and death, he traveled to another place. On the outside, he was in a hospital bed; but, on the inside, he was in a place he calls, โThe Place Between Here and There.โ It was a place where time did not exist; where people were spirits; and where he learned the wisdom of the universe. This book details his journey to this wondrous place, then back to Earth, where he must rehabilitate from grave injuries, only to then experience the worst tragedy a parent can imagine- the passing of his son.โน๏ธ https://www.betweenhereandthere.orgVisit the Grief 2 Growth store for FREE items as well as other tools to help you along your journey:Guided MeditationsMy book GEMS of Healing (signed copy)My Oracle deck to help you connect with your loved onesMini-coursesMini-guidesCheck it out at https://grief2growth.com/store I'm excited to announce a new resource I'm very proud of. This guide outlines the four daily practices I discovered on my grief journey. These techniques have helped dozens of my clients. Get it free today.GEMS- 4 Steps To Go From Grief To Joy Support the show๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education ๐ Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)๐ฐ Get A Free Gift๐
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Nov 24, 2020 โข 1h 25min
From Detective to Divine: Nicky Alanโs PROFOUND Story of Psychic Mastery and Resilience
Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respondNicky's publicist reached out to me to interview her for the podcast. When I read the description of her book, I knew it was one I had to read. In her book, M.E., Myself & I Nicky chronicles her amazing life from the time she was 9 years old and her father transitioned in a car accident to the ups and downs of being at the pinnacles of two careers and having everything taken from her (and I mean everything). After being on top of the world as an internationally known psychic medium Nicky was basically bedridden by Myalgic encephalomyelitis or chronic fatigue syndrome for five years. Her memoir reads like a novel. But, it's more proof that truth is stranger than fiction.I immensely enjoyed my time with Nicky. From the very moment I saw her on the screen, her energy jumped out at me. It's hard to believe she still struggles with this chronic syndrome that drives many to despair and even suicide.Nicky is a born Psychic Medium coming from many generations of psychics before her. She officially started her psychic work 28 years ago. For eighteen years she was also a Major Investigation bereavement trained Detective in Essex Police. Following medical retirement in 2003 and by public demand she has achieved a very high profile in the spiritual industry as a full-time International TV Psychic Medium, Spiritual Teacher, Angel Communicator, and Writer. Her debut book M.E. Myself and I: Diary of a Psychic is inspirational!Her YouTube channel is The Bedroom Guru.โน๏ธ https://www.nickyalan.co.uk/Visit the Grief 2 Growth store for FREE items as well as other tools to help you along your journey:Guided MeditationsMy book GEMS of Healing (signed copy)My Oracle deck to help you connect with your loved onesMini-coursesMini-guidesCheck it out at https://grief2growth.com/store I'm excited to announce a new resource I'm very proud of. This guide outlines the four daily practices I discovered on my grief journey. These techniques have helped dozens of my clients. Get it free today.GEMS- 4 Steps To Go From Grief To Joy Support the show๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education ๐ Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)๐ฐ Get A Free Gift๐
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Nov 17, 2020 โข 1h 26min
MIND-BLOWING Messages from Beyond: Sally Stacey's Unbelievable Experience with Her Son
Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respondI met Sally through Facebook. We have a mutual Facebook friend who communicates with his daughter in spirit via several methods.Sally always intuitively knew she was cared for. But, about eleven years ago she went through a dark night of the soul that propelled her spiritual development forward. She began connecting on a deeper level and studying the afterlife.At the time Sally had no idea her son Tommy would tragically and suddenly pass in an automobile accident in May 2019. Now, all of her hard work would be required to navigate this journey of grief.Tommy began communicating with Sally immediately. Then, in August of this year, Tommy found a new way to communicate with Sally that was beyond her wildest dreams.Visit the Grief 2 Growth store for FREE items as well as other tools to help you along your journey:Guided MeditationsMy book GEMS of Healing (signed copy)My Oracle deck to help you connect with your loved onesMini-coursesMini-guidesCheck it out at https://grief2growth.com/store I'm excited to announce a new resource I'm very proud of. This guide outlines the four daily practices I discovered on my grief journey. These techniques have helped dozens of my clients. Get it free today.GEMS- 4 Steps To Go From Grief To Joy Support the show๐ง๐ฟโ๐คโ๐ง๐ป Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education ๐ Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)๐ฐ Get A Free Gift๐
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