This episode features special guests:

Amanda McCoy Flanagan, LMSW and Ginny-Olivas- Smith, Hosts of the podcast: SOL Rising.

Amanda is the the author of the book called:

Trust Yourself to be ALL IN safe to Love and Let Go! I highly recommend this book to everyone to read.

Join us on this episode where we talk all things grief and how to turn pain into purpose.

Join me in this episode focusing on Anticipatory Grief, which is grief that occurs before a death. It could be before a loved ones death or the impending death of yourself.

Today we will hear from a very dear friend of mine who recently was diagnosed with ALS. She will discuss her feelings and how she is dealing with this diagnosis.

On this Episode- Lets welcome CRYSTAL WALKER to the show! She is going to share her Grief Journey following a Divorce in 2022.

The goal here is to show that Grief is not from losing someone to death, it can also happen to people who lose someone in a different way! You still have to learn how to juggle life alone and figure out how to make the best out of the situation and become whole again.

Divorce can stir up a huge range of emotions, loneliness, anger, and grief! It has been said that people actual Mourn their Marriage and the Stages of Grief Play a huge Role in Recovery.

Join me on this episode while I talk about what NOT to say to someone who is Grieving. I will also discuss how I handled so many comments from people on the " other" side of grief and how I responded.

We all Grieve in Different ways and sometimes all we need is someone to listen and be present for us when we are having a bad day!

I encourage those who may not have actually dealt with a major loss to listen, and maybe learn a little on how to be that person that your loved one has chosen to open up to and how to just BE THERE for them going forward.

Emotional Support is a very important thing during any kind of Grief or Trauma situation. I will talk about how Luna came into my life and healed me! Dogs are remarkable and can actually learn to sense your emotions. I am so grateful to have her in my life!

This episode will focus on one of the hardest things, Letting GO of the personal items of the person who passed away. I will give tips on ways that I got past this very hard time, and in hopes it can help others to deal with it as well!

TRIGGER WARNING: There is talk about suicide in this episode. If you should need the SUICIDE HOTLINE, please call 988

This Episode will surround the start of the COVID Pandemic and how I dealt with Grief during the months of March 2020-July 2020.

Episode 2 talks about the days following my husbands death, going into the holidays and leading up until the start of COVID.