Comfort blankets come in many shapes and sizes. When we've experienced a significant loss in our lives we often reach for them, to help us through the pain of the grief. Sometimes that which we reach for, in addition to comforting us, can also harm us.

In this episode we are joined by an incredible individual, who against the largest odds, found healing, purpose, meaning, and a life well lived. Ross Wilson experienced the death of his mother at a young age. Through his own deep self-discovery, and perseverance, he found his way to an inner calling that led him to an inspiring vocation, and a life of service. He speaks of his comfort blanket of substance use and resultant addiction in trying to survive the grief from the death of his mother. Ross’s storytelling captures an essence of healing and love through the perspective of his neurodiversity, while finding resilience and meaning in suffering.

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In this episode we are joined by an incredible advocate for mental health, wellness, mindfulness, and grief support. Sharing her journey through deeply traumatic loss, Nina Purewal speaks to us on this podcast of how she reclaimed her life, experienced transformational healing, and launch an international best-selling book, ‘Let That Sh*t Go’, with her co-author Kate Petriw. Her wisdom, garnered through navigating profound life circumstances, exemplifies what it means to step into your ‘authentic self’ and find healing and forgiveness. Drawing from her personal experiences, Nina speaks to the wonderful benefits of children’s grief support, while serving to identify gaps within systems of education, culture, family structures, corporations, etc., and what we can do to improve the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing of children, youth, and teens when they have experienced loss.

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In this episode we are joined by an inspirational and transformative 'grief thriver', as he shares how he navigated his life following the death of both his parents by suicide. Through thoughtful reflection and powerful delivery, Joe Lyons-Rising speaks to what it was like to be a young child learning to survive trauma, grief, depression, and anxiety. He speaks about the many challenges that lay before for him as he matured, and what supports helped him survive such trauma. A prominent DJ, an Executive Grief Ambassador and Grief Facilitator with Season's Centre, an international speaker, and the best-selling author of the book 'Pain Remixed, Joe's life journey is one of incredible resiliency, humility, empathy, and Love.

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