S4E16 Sky's the Limit with Dr. Robb Kelly
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Are you sober? Or trying to get sober but keep relapsing? Have you considered the amazing life you can have once you experience a spiritual awakening and finally know your value, worth, and true place in the world. Alcoholics and addicts are hardworking, industrious, and resourceful people—born leaders. Join Amanda and her guest Dr. Robb Kelly, a well-established author, recovery expert and CEO of the Robb Kelly Recovery Group, an addiction and mental illness recovery coaching company created based on extensive neuroscience research and behavioral studies conducted over the...
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S4E15 The Courage to Grieve with Brendan Shaw
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Grief is a beast...with a mind of its own. How do you manage the wild ride of grief, trauma, and unresolved pain? Do you? Or do you put it up on a shelf, planning to get to it someday but really hope it goes away entirely? Or have you found the courage to look it in the eye and deal with it? Since the 2022 murder of his brother, Philip, Brendan Shaw has been courageously facing his pan through storytelling, social media, and community work to process his own grief and help others feel less alone in theirs. He joins Amanda for an engaging and vulnerable conversation about the invisible and...
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S4E14 Induced After Death Communication with Kelly Daugherty
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Do you believe that you can communicate with your departed loved ones in spirit? Have you had such an experience or are you curious about it? Join Amanda and her guest, Kelly Daugherty, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Fellow in Thanatology, and Board Certified Coach with more than twenty years of experience supporting individuals and families after the death of a loved one for an in depth look at Induced After Death Communication, the therapeutic process used to bridge connection between the seen and the unseen. Together, the ladies explore: 🔥Kelly's personal story of losing her...
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S4E13 Reclaiming Resilience with Blair Kaplan Venables
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How strong is your resilience muscle? Have you considered that strengthening your resilience now might make future losses slightly less painful? And how does reframing the meaning of resilience from strong to soft change how you move through grief? Join Amanda and special guest Blair Kaplan Venables, grief and resilience expert and coach, motivational speaker and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project, for a good look at what resilience is, how to cultivate it, and its place in your grieving process. The ladies also talk about: 🔥Blair's story of compounded loss...
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S4E12 Illuminate Your Shadow with Subcellular Healing with Jodi Parker
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Are you brave enough to see what’s lurking in your shadow? Is your nervous system calm enough to feel safe to take a peek? Shadow work. If you’ve been in the personal development space for a bit, then you’ve probably heard this term, and it’s not as scary as it sounds. Looking at and owning your “stuff” honestly and courageously is a powerful pathway to freedom, one which you most certainly deserve to explore. Jodi Parker is a Health & Wellness Consultant, Peak States Trauma Release Specialist, and Medical Freedom Activist who has spent the last 25 years dedicating her...
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S4E10 Navigating High Conflict Divorce with Lisa Johnson
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Have you experienced divorce or currently going through one? And is your spouse making it a living nightmare for you? If so, you are experiencing a “high conflict” divorce, and this form of loss not only carries similar emotions as all other forms of loss but also intensified them. Join Amanda and her guest, Lisa Johnson, high conflict divorce strategist and author of Been There Got Out: Toxic Relationships, High Conflict Divorce, And How To Stay Sane Under Insane Circumstances, for an empowering conversation that serves as a guidepost for those suffering with a narcissistic ex or...
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S4E10 It's Okay to Be Okay with Erin Blechman
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In honor of suicide prevention month, Amanda brings you an incredibly courageous guest who lost her son to suicide in 2020. A woman who embodies an extraordinary amount of bravery, taking to stages nationwide with a mission to elevate the conversation around mental illness, grief and loss, and to break the stigma of death by suicide. Erin Blechman is an author, speaker, and Certified Grief Educator, with a striking ability to speak openly and honestly about her experience as a mother with a mentally ill child who ultimately took his own life. In this unflinchingly candid conversation,...
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S4E9 Facing Death and the Uncertainty of Life with David Ferrugio
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Why is our society so afraid of death? How does facing the reality of the inevitable help us to live happier right now? And how can embracing change without resistance lessen the anxiety, fear, and stress most of us feel on a daily basis? Join Amanda and her ultra pragmatic guest, David Ferrugio of DEAD Talks Podcast for a down-to-earth conversation about the benefit of facing and dealing with grief, death (others and our own), and trauma, and moving forward in a way that sets you free to trust your intuition and live a better life. Listen for: 🔥David's story of losing his father in...
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S4E8 Addiction Loss, Shame, and the Courage to Heal with Lauren Sisler
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Have you lost someone you love to addiction? Do you carry shame around the way they died? Are you generally perplexed about how an intelligent, kindhearted person—someone with a bright future ahead—falls prey to the disease of addiction, and dies? You're not alone. Join Amanda and Lauren Sisler, award-winning ESPN broadcaster, author of the new book Shatterproof: How I Overcame the Shame of Losing My Parents to Opioid Addiction (and Found My Sideline Shimmy), and overall extraordinarily resilient human, for a hard look at the shame that accompanies death by substances. In 2003, Lauren...
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S4E7 Across the Veil with Rachel Stewart
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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...
info_outlineHow strong is your resilience muscle? Have you considered that strengthening your resilience now might make future losses slightly less painful? And how does reframing the meaning of resilience from strong to soft change how you move through grief?
Join Amanda and special guest Blair Kaplan Venables, grief and resilience expert and coach, motivational speaker and the Founder of The Global Resilience Project, for a good look at what resilience is, how to cultivate it, and its place in your grieving process.
The ladies also talk about:
🔥Blair's story of compounded loss and her incredible resilience that drives her passion as the founder of The Global Resilience Project and the Resilient AF book series.
🔥How building your resilience muscle results in a calmer nervous system while in the throes of trauma and loss.
🔥Blair's miscarriage and the hopeful meaning she assigns to it that supports her mission.
🔥Blair's original neuroscientific-proven "Navigating Grief Framework: G-R-I-E-F" for grievers and those who support grievers in a professional setting.
🔥Reclaiming the word resilient as a positive attribute where we bounce forward instead of one which people often associate with pity and struggle.
🔥Blair's experience with Spirit and dream visitations from her mother.
Blair's expertise has been featured on media platforms like Psychology Today, Forbes, TEDx, CBC Radio, Entrepreneur, and Thrive Global. She is named the Top Grief and Resilience Expert of the Year 2024 by IAOTP. USA Today listed Blair as one of the top 10 conscious female leaders to watch, and she empowers others to be resilient from stages around the world. 'MyStory,’ which is a television show available on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and Google Play, showcases Blair's life story. She is the cohost of the RESILIENT A.F. with Blair and Alana podcast and specializes in helping people strengthen their resilience muscle using scientifically proven methods and guides grieving high performers with her Navigating Grief Framework. The Global Resilience Project’s award-winning books are international bestsellers. In her free time, you can find Blair writing, in nature, traveling the world and helping people to strengthen their resilience muscles.
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