S4E7 Across the Veil with Rachel Stewart
Sol Rising
Where do our loved ones go when they die? Do you have a deep yearning to connect with your person and aren't sure where to start? Are you seeking tools to awaken your connection with the divine, the intangible but very palpable energy that you can't see or touch, but is calling to you? Then this episode is for you! Join Amanda and her guest Rachel Stewart, an intuitive guide, energy healer, and co-founder of For 11—a heart-led online sanctuary designed to support others navigating grief, spiritual awakening, and soul realignment for a heartfelt and revealing conversation about Rachel's...
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S4E6 Wake Up to Your LIfe! with Karen Salmansohn
Sol Rising
How you livin’? Have you considered you might be roaming the earth having a “near life” experience, existing kind of right outside of your being…not living fully now? Are you slightly adjacent to your life — watching it happen — and not really engaging? Join Amanda and her super charismatic guest Karen Salmansohn, bestselling author and behavioral change expert, for a light-hearted yet weighty conversation about embracing the reality of your own death and how to make the most of life now! Their intriguing and interesting discussion covers the following: 🔥"Bridge habits"...
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S4E5 The Gift of Grief with Tara Accardo
Sol Rising
Everyone will feel grief at some point in their life—loss is inevitable, but perpetual suffering is not; peace, freedom, and joy are a decision, one that you get to make. Will you make it? Will your grief spark personal growth, and make you better? Or will it make you bitter? Join Amanda and her sister in grief, Tara Accardo, Grief, Soul Purpose, and Transformational Life Coach and host of the Life With Grief podcast for an honest conversation about the magic that grief holds to deliver us to our highest purpose and greatest selves. Listen to Tara’s personal story of losing both of her...
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S4E4 Live Your Dream (Without the Burnout!) with Amanda Riffee
Sol Rising
Do you feel like in order to achieve success you must make sacrifices in other areas of life? Do these sacrifices create an uncomfortable imbalance, pushing you to hustle to the point of burnout? Are you struggling to step into your full power and purpose in your career? What's holding you back? Join Amanda and her guest Amanda Riffee, best-selling author, internationally certified expansion and empowerment coach, speaker, and thought leader for a lively conversation about how you can truly have it all--without burning the candle at both ends! Get inspired by listening to the ladies explore:...
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S4E3 The Power of Choice with Sundari Malcolm
Sol Rising
Have you considered the amount of power you hold to choose your path during life's major transitions like giving birth, grieving, or dying? And do you exercise your right to tailor your experience to what feels right for you? Or do you go along with the prescribed conditioning without questioning what's available to you during these life-altering choice points? Join Amanda and her guest Sundari Malcolm, Birth, Grief, and Death Doula, for a straightforward, candid conversation about the incredible power you have to choose what feels right for your soul while on your journey to living a full,...
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S4E2 Guides Not Gurus with Amber LaRusso
Sol Rising
Are you a super busy go-getter who should probably slow down but doesn’t always take the time to do so? Do you allow yourself to stop and smell the roses before burning out with physical illness or emotional stress? And does a planned rest at a transformational, healing retreat in the majestic Rocky Mountains sound like a good idea? Join Amanda and her Sol Rising Retreats co-host and friend Amber LaRusso, an RYT-500 yoga instructor specializing in energy flow, restorative, and yoga nidra, and certified Vibrational Sound Therapy practitioner for an honest conversation about what happens when...
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S4E1 Turning Pain Into Purpose with Tim Lodgen
Sol Rising
Struggling with addiction? Or know someone who is? Have you hit a rough patch in your own sobriety and are looking for hope and motivation to continue on? Join Amanda and her guest Tim Lodgen, Former Gold Glove and Jr. Olympic Boxer, Former U.S Marine and Professional MMA Fighter, for an incredible story of addiction, recovery, and the power of mindset to transform pain into purpose. After suffering with alcohol and drug addiction for 27 years, Tim celebrated 4 years sober on the day this was recorded! His message of strength, courage, and resilience is a powerful example of the...
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S3E16 Conscious Wealth Creation with Danielle Marggraf
Sol Rising
Wrapping up season 3 with an amazing episode with Danielle Marggraf, a leader in the area of somatic and wealth embodiment for women who desire to build authentic and aligned businesses that are lucrative while making an impact. Danielle works with money combined with somatic, energetic, and mindset work to rewire your body for more freedom, fulfillment, and feminine financial well-being. And she tells us exactly how to do this in this episode! Key points to listen for include: 🔥How Danielle's rock bottom inspired her to seek alternative modalities of manifestation above and beyond...
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S3E15 The Capacity to Hold Space with Dr. Heather Taylor
Sol Rising
Do you find it difficult to sit with someone who is grieving and just be there? Are you tempted to make things better for them, to cheer them up? Can you witness someone's pain in full presence and awareness? And how do you take care of yourself before and after to ensure you do not experience compassion fatigue? Join Amanda and her guest, Dr. Heather Taylor, licensed psychologist specializing in grief, trauma, and reproductive psychology, and host of the Grief is the New Normal podcast for a heartfelt, nurturing conversation about showing up for a friend, family, or client in their...
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S3E14 Flip Your Script with Chris Janssen
Sol Rising
Are limiting beliefs holding you back from showing up in life the way you want to? Do the same tapes play over and over, and you feel powerless to stop them? Are you ready to flip your script into a narrative that serves you instead of hurts you? Join Amanda and her special guest and friend Chris Janssen, a results coach in performance and mindset and award-winning author of the USA Today's #4 nonfiction book Grace Yourself, for tools and tips to show up for yourself no matter what life throws at you. A great show for people seeking to achieve success as a sober person, these two women...
info_outlineDo you find it difficult to sit with someone who is grieving and just be there? Are you tempted to make things better for them, to cheer them up? Can you witness someone's pain in full presence and awareness? And how do you take care of yourself before and after to ensure you do not experience compassion fatigue?
Join Amanda and her guest, Dr. Heather Taylor, licensed psychologist specializing in grief, trauma, and reproductive psychology, and host of the Grief is the New Normal podcast for a heartfelt, nurturing conversation about showing up for a friend, family, or client in their deepest time of need. Great episode for those in the clinical setting as well as caretakers and those seeking to be of compassionate service to a friend or family member in need.
Key points to listen for include:
🔥Heather's experience of sitting vigil with people in hospice and how to enter this sacred space with the intention of being fully present
🔥The importance of getting "in tune" with whoever you are with and/or caring for
🔥How to "metabolize" the energy we carry after such an experience
🔥An intriguing cup metaphor about our ability to expand our capacity to hold space for someone
🔥The benefit of community for those doing this work as well as those who are grieving a loss
🔥Suggestions for reducing isolation and steps to activate the healing process
🔥Heather's journey of chronic pregnancy-induced heart failure and coping skills for grieving her limitations (a form of loss)
🔥The benefit of being curiosity of and having grace for your own healing journey
🔥Understanding that every feeling passes and how not to get too committed to one emotion
🔥Accepting the reality of grief ripples, the secondary losses that result from the primary loss
About Heather
Dr. Heather Taylor is a licensed psychologist based in Washington State, specializing in grief, trauma, and reproductive psychology. She is the host of the Grief is the New Normal podcast, where she explores the multifaceted nature of grief and offers insights and support to those navigating their own grief journeys. Dr. Taylor is also the founder of the Professional Grief Collective, a pioneering initiative designed to provide clinicians, therapists, and grief coaches with resources, consultation, and community to enhance their grief support practices. Her work is dedicated to normalizing grief and providing a platform for open discussions about loss and healing.
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