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99. If You Don't Own It, It Owns You | Marsha Vanwynsberghe

Release Date: 10/11/2023

124. Believing in the UNBELIEVABLE | Candace Silvers

The Beautiful Side of Grief

Do you believe in the unbelievable? That you have within you, the ability to heal yourself of anything? And not just yourself, but your family too? That you can get to use the term NED - No Evidence of Disease* - such a cool term! It almost seems unbelievable until you listen to Candace who has seen life differently from a very young age. This led her into energy healing at a time it was still in the closet. Since those early days she has become a World Renowned Healer, creating the Silvers Healing ModalityTM and being aTeacher of that, as well as being a Human Behavioral Expert...

123. My Life was NEVER the same | Sydney Decker

The Beautiful Side of Grief

Have you been through something so life-altering that your passion is to now live as authentic & true to yourself as possible? If so, you are going to love this week's guest, Sydney Decker. Sydney had been experiencing depression, anxiety, agoraphobia and also turbulent thoughts similar to her dad, well before he tragically took his own when she was just 20 years old. It was this event that became the catalyst for unbelievable and heart-warming change in her life. Yet, it wasn't an easy path... Sydney, like all of us had to first come to terms with her shadow-self - the parts we like to...

122. From PSYCH Unit to KimbleFit | John Kimble

The Beautiful Side of Grief

Today I am talking to a young guy, John Kimble, who really ventured on the wrong side of life. He wanted to be a gangsta, he had no remorse around the things he did, he robbed houses, sold drugs, had addictions, had attempted suicide a couple of times, had multiple felonies and eventually ended up in a psych ward diagnosed as a sociopath. That's some heavy stuff to go through. Yet, he makes no excuses. He has turned that all around to now having his own fitness centre KimbleFit - and now helps others of all ages find the life they want - through the same means he helped himself. This is...

121. Ministering to Your OWN Grief | Rev. Jocelyn Jones

The Beautiful Side of Grief

Sometimes we can just be too close to a situation. We don't want to see what is right in front of us. This was true for Rev. Jocelyn when she was facing her beloved father's battle with Alzheimer's. She initially didn't want to see her strong, capable, and loving dad was having issues with memory loss right before her eyes. When she did face it, however, she decided that she was going to her best, along with her brother, to find the happy moments and memories in this journey, as well as supporting their mum, who was his primary caregiver. This is a great conversation about being human,...

120. My Child Left HOME for Heaven | Nathalie Himmelrich

The Beautiful Side of Grief

In this episode I have the privilege of talking to a very beautiful soul, Nathalie Himmelrich, around some very sensitive and confronting topics. Nathalie is a passionate writer, holistic counsellor, coach, woman & mother. Her areas of specialty are relationships, grief, and trauma, with a passion to help people find their inspiration for healthy grieving. Nathalie knows this topic well through the insights gained from her own traumatic experiences around grief. We explore the tough decisions she had to make for her sick child in utero, and subsequent passing. Dealing with her mum's...

119. Seeing is BELIEVING! | Ian Clark

The Beautiful Side of Grief

What would you do if you were facing a life-ending diagnosis at 46? Would you just hunker down and do the best you can? Or would you step outside conventional medicine and thoughts and do whatever it takes? The latter is what my guest, Ian Clark, did. Facing bankruptcy at the same time as his greatest health challenge, with eight children he didn't want to leave, he used his research skills to get rid of his 'incurable' cancer. This research also led him into groundbreaking areas, including advanced information on how to literally stop the body from aging, and how to self heal all...

118. A Victorious Heart after CHILD LOSS! | Kim Peacock

The Beautiful Side of Grief

My guest on this episode, Kim Peacock, is a courageous mum who witnessed the horrific accident of her eldest child just after Christmas in 1998. She had to find a way to make sense of this and go on for her remaining children and husband. - so how do you grieve a child and still manage to live fully for the rest of your famiy? Somehow Kim found a way. Amidst the heartbreak she began to find hope - and to realize that grief and joy can co-exist. Kim will also take us through her book Victorious Heart - Finding Hope and Healing after a Devastating Loss. Kim is a wife, mom, writer,...

117. Caregiving and RAINBOWS | Sheila Clemenson

The Beautiful Side of Grief

I truly believe caregivers are unsung heroes! That is why it is a privilege to talk with Sheila Clemenson who became a caregiver for her husband early into their relationship at the age of 26, when he was diagnosed with ALS. In this raw, authentic conversation we talk abut some of the tougher aspects of being a caregiver - the people pleasing trait, the guilt, the lack of self-care, and what happens after your loved one transitions. We also talk about getting a support network around us, finding the beauty in grief, the happiness, and allowing ourselves to have hope and dreams once again. If...

116. Passports and Parasites! Vashti Kanahele

The Beautiful Side of Grief

In this episode of The Beautiful Side of Grief we are exploring war-torn Bagdad to the sunny caribbean, and many countries in between through the eyes of a diplomat's wife, who had to struggle with infertility, pregnancy loss, parental loss, and fast exits - all the while re-adapting to strange new lands, & dealing with a complex chronic condition. Yep, that sounds a pretty heavy load - though in the midst of this, Vashti Kanahele also discovered fabulous new cultures, places off the beaten track, and a resilience and strength to take control of her health. Vashti takes us into this world...

115. A Purpose, Lesson, & Reason for EVERYTHING | June Edward

The Beautiful Side of Grief

What would it mean to you to know that you are always right where you are supposed to be? That nothing is ever done "to you", it's being done "for you", and to understand why we have to lose our precious loved ones... and how we can grow from that to live a full loving life - well, that's just the tip of what we are exploring with my guest, Psychic Medium- Speaker, Teacher, & Bestselling Author and Relationship Expert, June Edward. June has been dealing with the unseen since childhood though it took an NDE at the tender age of 27 which allowed her to experience first-hand the other side...

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Parenting - best job in the world, right?

Not if you lose a precious child in unimaginable circumstances.

Not if you are a parent having to hide the shame, guilt and embarrassment of the choices of your children make.

When her young teen boys found themselves caught up in substance abuse, Marsha Vanwynsberghe desperately sought a solution to help them. It was a dark, hidden world of masks, shame, guilt and hidden voices. Marsha decided to speak up. In doing so, she discovered that by freeing herself she freed her boys. As she confronted the difficult stuff she found her own story, and the courage to help others find and share their stories. As a precursor, Marsha also takes us on a journey of child loss in unimaginable circumstances and the impacts of that, on herself, her husband and their boys.

This is a powerful episode full of hope. Full of courage. Full of information to help you rebuild your life to be able to fully find the light within. Our lives are full of mistakes. It's taking ownership of them that makes the difference.

Marsha's Bio

Years ago, in the midst of dealing with teen substance abuse, I lost my voice, my drive, and shame and judgment ruled my life. I was consumed with trying to fix, manage and control others. When I started to share my story on small stages, online, on podcasts, I could have never predicted that I would find my soul's purpose. I learned that I wasn't alone in my pain, and realized that the reasons we tend to feel alone is because we don't like to talk about the difficult things/parts/and stories in our lives. It became a personal mission to share my vulnerable story more openly. I wrote in 3 collaborative books, spoke on stages, launched my podcast, Own Your Choices Own Your Life, and released my bestselling solo book, When She Stopped Asking Why. Since then, I have been published 7 xs, launched a second podcast, created a brand new business from scratch during a pandemic, recovered from full back surgery, and am more passionate than ever that our stories are meant to be shared to serve, support and impact others. I am now an NLP Master Practitioner and Trainer, and have created a certification to support people in using NLP techniques to heal from their stories, craft their talk from stage, from a podcast, write their book, or grow their business. In addition, I see creating a publishing house to support people in sharing their stories, supporting authors and becoming published authors. Through these tools, NLP certifications, programs, coaching and two podcasts, I will continue to teach the power of Radical Responsibility and Owning Our Choices in our own life. I empower men and women how to own and stand on their stories, be conscious leaders and build profitable platform businesses that create massive impact.

In this episode, Marsha shares the following:

[00:01:14] Fur babies

[00:02:54] Intuitively knowing to get a dog

[00:04:50] Marsha's background

[00:07:10] The loss of Izzy

[00:10:05] Findiing a mass

[00:11:12] What the next six years looked like

[00:13:27] How the pregnancy saved her life

[00:14:51] The impact of chronic illess on the family

[00:16:12] How people view the loss of a child pre full-term

[00:18:45] Viewing miscarriages from the spouse's perspective

[00:21:18] When things go awry that the fighter-fixer can't fix

[00:24:07] Not your problem to solve

[00:25:08] Finding a parent group that fit and the 100,000 mom fb group

[00:26:18] Healing to share her journey

[00:30:12] Not being in control and taking responsibility

[00:32:23] Understanding change doesn't come from a space of blame

[00:34:44] You don't get to pick and choose their behaviours

[00:35:00] Taking care of self changed how she responded which changed what happened

[00:38:44] Life with no regrets and who owns the problem

[00:39:42] Leading yourself

[00:41:55] Healing and sharing her story

[00:46:24] Letting the masks fall away

[00:47:10] Advice for others wanting to share their story

[00:49:00] If you don't own the story it owns you

... and so much more!

Quote:

"I learned how to take care of myself, which changed how I was responding to what was happening, which started to change what was happening." ~ Marsha Vanwynsberghe

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Website: https://www.marshavanw.com/

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