

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 guests—bereaved parents, life coaches, mediums, healers, near death experiencers, and experts in various fields—as 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 most—how to cope, grow, and connect with loved ones in the afterlife. If you ask: “Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going?” 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. It’s 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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Feb 10, 2023 • 1h 16min
Living A Spirit Led Life- ZofiaRennea Morales
ZofiaRennea Morales is an award-winning global strategist and former biophysicist. She had it all - a hi-powered career, loving husband, gorgeous properties, adventure, good friends, you name it. She was living the dream until her fast-paced life screeched to a halt and left her in pieces. Brought to the edge of death by undiagnosed chronic Lyme Disease, and was left bankrupt in every area of her life. Desperate for a miracle, Zofia cried her most heartfelt prayer "I will do anything to get better". This single prayer triggered an unanticipated kundalini awakening; a spiritual activation that unlocked Zofia’s gifts as an intuitive, healer, and mystic changing her life completely.ZofiaRennea Morales is now the host of the talk radio program Sovereign Self and the creator of the Conscious Enlightenment Process. As a transformation alchemist and teacher, she guides clients to find the gold within their most painful life transitions, helping people from all backgrounds notice how life wraps the best gifts in the shittiest wrapping paper. Zofia’s scientific and corporate background appeals to clients who appreciate the way she integrates a pragmatic woo and real-life into her work. Seasoned with love and laughter, Zofia guides her clients through their own spiritual crises and onto their paths of passion and purpose with warmth, joy, tenderness, and play.Zofia has a quiz that will reveal your superpower:https://www.superpowerquiz.usVisit 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 Grief doesn’t follow stages, timelines, or rules.If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?”—you’re not alone.That’s why I created the Grief Check-In. It’s not a test. There are no right or wrong answers. In just a few minutes, you’ll gain clarity, reassurance, and language for what you’re experiencing.👉 Visit grief2growth.com/checkin This deck is a labor of love. It's a 44 card oracle deck that's about connecting you to your loved one in spirit. The deck comes with a companion digital guide that gives you an affirmation, a reflection, and an activity for the day.Check it out at https://stan.store/grief2growth/p/oracle-deckSupport the show🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support

Feb 7, 2023 • 34min
Discover How Reiki Can Help You Communicate with the Afterlife—Rebecca Austill-Clausen
You know of reiki for healing others. Reiki professionals are the people we go to for energy healing when we have an ailment. She's teaching one day Reiki training coming up in March 2023:Sign up For Free WebinarWere you aware you can do reiki on yourself anytime to enhance your mental, spiritual, and physical health? Until I learned from my friend, Becky, I had no idea reiki is for everyone. But what really blew my mind is that reiki enhances spirit communications. Becky has documented proof from people she has trained that after they took her course, they had afterlife communications.Rebecca Austill-Clausen is an Occupational Therapist, Reiki Master, award-winning author of Change Maker, How My Brother’s Death Woke Up My Life, and international speaker. She has practiced Reiki for over 25 years and is the first person to teach Reiki at every in-person American Occupational Therapist Annual Conference since 2016 including the upcoming 2023 Conference in Kansas City, Missouri in April.Becky is also the first person to teach Reiki at the Annual International Association for Near-Death Studies Annual Conference each year since 2021 including the upcoming 2023 conference in Alexandria, VA late August.Reiki, a natural energy healing modality, can be learned in one day. Reiki reduces pain, stress, and anxiety while enhancing after-death communication.Becky is teaching Reiki online in one day, certificate-provided weekend workshops being held at the end of March/early April this year during her dynamic, experiential program called Reiki Immersion Online.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 Grief doesn’t follow stages, timelines, or rules.If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?”—you’re not alone.That’s why I created the Grief Check-In. It’s not a test. There are no right or wrong answers. In just a few minutes, you’ll gain clarity, reassurance, and language for what you’re experiencing.👉 Visit grief2growth.com/checkin This deck is a labor of love. It's a 44 card oracle deck that's about connecting you to your loved one in spirit. The deck comes with a companion digital guide that gives you an affirmation, a reflection, and an activity for the day.Check it out at https://stan.store/grief2growth/p/oracle-deckSupport the show🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support

Feb 6, 2023 • 1h 23min
Who Is In? Who Am I?- Avikal Costantino
Avikal's book "Who Is In?" will challenge you to discover who you truly are. Often the belief that we know who we are blocks us from discovering who we indeed are. Some of the things we discuss:The questions "Who is in?" and "Who am I?"You often use the word Koan, what is that, and is it different from an existential question or the same?Why would anybody start asking Who is in? or Who am I? What kind of benefit might that have? At the beginning of the second chapter, you write about the myth of identity. Don’t we need an identity to be in the world?What do you mean by going beyond self-image?You define Narcissism as a general human condition, pleaseelaborate.You state that we are all complete, what do you mean by that?What about attachment to the Direct Experience?Avikal E. Costantino is a mystic, poet, and martial artist. Curiosity, passion, and love for the truth guide his life and teaching. He is the director of the Integral Being Institute active in Europe, Asia, and Australia. Avikal worked as an anthropologist and a freelance photographer. His love for Martial Arts, which he began in 1970, took him to teach Aikido and Sword in 1987, while his love for the body produced diplomas and professional activity in Shiatsu, Yu-Ki, and Seitai (healing techniques).Reach Avikal at: https://www.avikal.co and https://www.integralbeing.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 Grief doesn’t follow stages, timelines, or rules.If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?”—you’re not alone.That’s why I created the Grief Check-In. It’s not a test. There are no right or wrong answers. In just a few minutes, you’ll gain clarity, reassurance, and language for what you’re experiencing.👉 Visit grief2growth.com/checkin This deck is a labor of love. It's a 44 card oracle deck that's about connecting you to your loved one in spirit. The deck comes with a companion digital guide that gives you an affirmation, a reflection, and an activity for the day.Check it out at https://stan.store/grief2growth/p/oracle-deckSupport the show🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support

Feb 3, 2023 • 1h 15min
The UNTHINKABLE Loss That Couldn’t Break Him—Eric Hodgdon’s MIRACULOUS Story of Survival!
It was beautiful to sit down with a fellow Shining Light Dad. A Shining Light Parent has a child in spirit. Us dads taking the mic is rare indeed.Eric Hodgdon (pronounced Hodge-dun) is a coach, author, and speaker. After losing his 15-year-old daughter Zoi to suicide in early 2014, Eric found a way to survive and get back up, and through his grief journey, he is now living beyond his loss. Now, Eric is sharing his story and his journey so that no one else has to walk alone on their path.Eric's TEDx talk has close to 400,000 views and is continuing to give hope that we can all get up after the loss of a loved one. His book 'A Sherpa Named Zoi' is an instant Amazon best seller, and he has trained thousands of people who simply wanted to know how to navigate the worst setbacks that can happen to all of us.Get his book FOR FREE!https://www.YourJourneyGuided.com/FreeGriefBookHis TED Talk (it's excellent) https://youtu.be/ihp1_szQlM8Visit 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 Grief doesn’t follow stages, timelines, or rules.If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?”—you’re not alone.That’s why I created the Grief Check-In. It’s not a test. There are no right or wrong answers. In just a few minutes, you’ll gain clarity, reassurance, and language for what you’re experiencing.👉 Visit grief2growth.com/checkin This deck is a labor of love. It's a 44 card oracle deck that's about connecting you to your loved one in spirit. The deck comes with a companion digital guide that gives you an affirmation, a reflection, and an activity for the day.Check it out at https://stan.store/grief2growth/p/oracle-deckSupport the show🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support

Jan 27, 2023 • 8min
Do We Merge Back Into The One?
I recently attended a conference where there were several people who had NDEs. A discussion of whether we merge into the one or retain our individuality broke out. This is a topic that can cause fear and confusion. For many of us, merging into to the One sounds like annihilation.This is an example of what a premium episode will be. You can subscribe below.Shout out to Jennifer for stepping up and being my first premium subscriber! 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 This deck is a labor of love. It's a 44 card oracle deck that's about connecting you to your loved one in spirit. The deck comes with a companion digital guide that gives you an affirmation, a reflection, and an activity for the day.Check it out at https://stan.store/grief2growth/p/oracle-deckSupport the show🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support

Jan 26, 2023 • 1h 20min
MARRYING the Holy and Human: Brooke Grove’s EXTRAORDINARY Path to Healing and Transformation!
Brooke Grove is an NDE and trauma survivor who speaks frankly, succinctly, and brilliantly on this mess, we call humanity. Marrying the holy with the human, Brooke helps people heal through a blend of art and science. I love listening to Brook, and I'm thrilled to finally get her on Grief 2 Growth.Brooke is also a multi-disciplinary integrative healer and writer in co-creation with Spirit.A former psychotherapist, Brooke has advanced degrees in Clinical Psychology, Marital and Family Therapy, and Clinical Art Therapy, enhanced by numerous post-graduate certifications, including, yet not limited to, Shamanic Energy Medicine, Quantum Fieldwork, and Transpersonal Neuroscience. Brooke has been featured on many podcasts, YouTube interviews, documentaries, and IANDS conferences. She is currently writing her first book. Brooke maintains a private, international healing practice, offering remote services, wherein her goal is to explore, transmute and empower the evolution of human consciousness through gratitude, service, and Light.🔗 https://www.brookegrovehealing.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 Grief doesn’t follow stages, timelines, or rules.If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?”—you’re not alone.That’s why I created the Grief Check-In. It’s not a test. There are no right or wrong answers. In just a few minutes, you’ll gain clarity, reassurance, and language for what you’re experiencing.👉 Visit grief2growth.com/checkin This deck is a labor of love. It's a 44 card oracle deck that's about connecting you to your loved one in spirit. The deck comes with a companion digital guide that gives you an affirmation, a reflection, and an activity for the day.Check it out at https://stan.store/grief2growth/p/oracle-deckSupport the show🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support

Jan 25, 2023 • 2min
Special (Very Short) Announcement- Bonus Episodes Available
I am going to produce additional bonus content for those interested. The podcast will remain the same unless you subscribe to this bonus content. You can still expect about an episode a week from me, free of charge.The bonus episodes will appear in your normal feed marked as "Subscriber-only episode." This is an addition to the free podcast, as a thank you to those who support the podcast financially.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 This deck is a labor of love. It's a 44 card oracle deck that's about connecting you to your loved one in spirit. The deck comes with a companion digital guide that gives you an affirmation, a reflection, and an activity for the day.Check it out at https://stan.store/grief2growth/p/oracle-deckSupport the show🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support

Jan 24, 2023 • 1h 13min
How To Live When Your Child Dies- Vanessa May | EP 255
"Love Untethered: How To Live When Your Child Dies" is a memoir about Vanessa's grief for the loss of her son Harry. By sharing her personal experience, Vanessa hopes to enable others who have gone through a similar loss to feel less isolated in their grief. In the second part of her book, Vanessa offers some ideas for supporting physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual wellbeing using her experience, not just as a bereaved mother but as a nutritional therapist, wellbeing coach, and now holistic grief coach and educator.Many people who have experienced a tragedy find it facilitates a new belief in life after death. This is discussed in the book along with the physical aspects of grief and trauma that can be significant and far-reaching but are often overlooked.Vanessa is from London in the UK. She's a holistic grief coach, certified grief educator, nutritional therapist, wellbeing coach, and author. She wrote 'Love Untethered: how to live when your child dies' in part to make sense of her profound grief and trauma, as well as in the hope that she can help others who have experienced a significant bereavement.Vanessa believes life-changing loss can affect us on multiple levels: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. As well as being a memoir, ‘Love Untethered’ offers advice to those grieving based on Vanessa’s personal and professional experience.Her second book ‘Supporting Your Grieving Client: a guide for wellness practitioners’ will be published in February 2023, and she is currently writing her third book, which will be a sequel to ‘Love Untethered’.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 Grief doesn’t follow stages, timelines, or rules.If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?”—you’re not alone.That’s why I created the Grief Check-In. It’s not a test. There are no right or wrong answers. In just a few minutes, you’ll gain clarity, reassurance, and language for what you’re experiencing.👉 Visit grief2growth.com/checkin This deck is a labor of love. It's a 44 card oracle deck that's about connecting you to your loved one in spirit. The deck comes with a companion digital guide that gives you an affirmation, a reflection, and an activity for the day.Check it out at https://stan.store/grief2growth/p/oracle-deckSupport the show🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support

Jan 24, 2023 • 13min
Proof Of The Afterlife In 10 Minutes
Click the link above to start your subscription (starting at just $3/month) to gain access to bonus episodes. Normal content will remain FREE.If you like it, I'll continue the bonus episodes.Someone asked me to make a five-minute video covering why I believe in the afterlife. After a few tries, I realized it would take at least ten minutes just to give an overview.I've studied the afterlife for several decades now, intensely over the last 7-½ years. I am convinced, beyond any reasonable doubt, the "afterlife" is our real life, and it's more real than this reality we call home for a few decades.In the episode, I give resources for you to begin your research.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 This deck is a labor of love. It's a 44 card oracle deck that's about connecting you to your loved one in spirit. The deck comes with a companion digital guide that gives you an affirmation, a reflection, and an activity for the day.Check it out at https://stan.store/grief2growth/p/oracle-deckSupport the show🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support

Jan 17, 2023 • 1h 29min
Healing From Within: Oliver Rolfe's INCREDIBLE Holistic Journey to Overcome Chronic Disease! Transfor
How do we live a healthy lifestyle? A holistic life leads to health and well-being, according to many, including my guest, Oliver Rolfe. A decade ago, Oliver's life changed forever. In fact, everything in his life changed when he was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, along with seven damaged discs in his spine. Starting with himself, Oliver knew that to be on top of this disease, he needed to be mentally stronger, physically more able, and have the ability to manage his emotions. Oliver changed everything and feels so much better for it now and in a more contented place.Today, Oliver is far more in control of his body, his mind, and his emotions.Having spent many years under the care of some of the most well-regarded doctors, surgeons, professors, rheumatologists, allergists, nutritionists, numerologists, healers, etc. Oliver learned first-hand from these experienced professionals, as well as experiencing everything first-hand daily.Otto collaborated with renowned experts including psychologist David Moxon, who has spent the last 30 years mentoring and educating people within the fields of health and psychology; international numerologist Ann Perry assists people globally and specializes in the Master number 11; Darren Rolfe, CEO of Steps Together, an addiction and rehabilitation group that focuses on drug and alcohol addiction (including overall well-being); International medium and healer Sara Leslie, has assisted countless people with her knowledge and intuition. They have created a complete guide for your holistic health.🔗 https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/o-books/our-books/holistic-guide-your-health-wellbeing-todayVisit 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 Grief doesn’t follow stages, timelines, or rules.If you’ve ever wondered, “Am I doing this right?”—you’re not alone.That’s why I created the Grief Check-In. It’s not a test. There are no right or wrong answers. In just a few minutes, you’ll gain clarity, reassurance, and language for what you’re experiencing.👉 Visit grief2growth.com/checkin This deck is a labor of love. It's a 44 card oracle deck that's about connecting you to your loved one in spirit. The deck comes with a companion digital guide that gives you an affirmation, a reflection, and an activity for the day.Check it out at https://stan.store/grief2growth/p/oracle-deckSupport the show🧑🏿🤝🧑🏻 Join Facebook Group- Get Support and Education 👛 Subscribe to Grief 2 Growth Premium (bonus episodes)📰 Get A Free Gift📅 Book A Complimentary Discovery Call📈 Leave A ReviewThanks so much for your support


