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Share Your Story: Converting Grief into Growth

Share Your Story: Converting Grief into Growth

By Jenny Dilts, Grieving Coach

Hi! I’m Jenny and I LOVE GRIEF! Thanks for taking time to explore this podcast! I accompany struggling people in their grief journeys as they convert grief into long-lasting growth. On the show my guests and I dive deeply into real-life examples of what this conversion process can look like. If you are struggling with grief, click here for 2 simple steps to ease the burden. https://sites.google.com/grievingcoach.com/survivalstepsgrievingcoach/home
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Share Your Story: Converting Grief into GrowthDec 02, 2022

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Ep. 1 Converting Grief Into Growth: The journey of a lifetime | Jenny Dilts

Ep. 1 Converting Grief Into Growth: The journey of a lifetime | Jenny Dilts

Have you ever wondered if anything good can come from a major loss or grief? In this episode host Jenny Dilts shares that positive things can come from our grief experiences.

In fact, she takes us on a journey showing us how she has used her professional process of converting grief into growth in her own personal walk with grief.

Everyone at some point in their lives experiences grief. No one is exempt. And even though we are all touched by grief, our experiences with grief are as individual as we are. A loss that seems life-shattering for some, may not even phase another.

Similarly, events that seem congratulatory for most may be some of the hardest for others. Converting Grief into Growth: The Journey of a Lifetime delves into one such event. Tune in to learn where Jenny has been for so long, what happened to Share Your Story: Exploring humanity one heart at a time, and why Jenny even needed to tap into her professional expertise for her personal transformation.

Topics that we discuss include the definition of grief, how Jenny even got started in grief work, and her process for converting grief into growth. Make sure you listen to the end of the show to hear the 3 pillars of the process she uses not only with her own grief, but also with her clients. 

If you are struggling with grief, check out these 2 Survival Steps to help you breathe a little easier today. And if you’re curious what it might look like to work with Jenny, head to grievingcoach.com to book a 1:1 call with her.

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Mark is a follower of Jesus Christ, husband, dad, published author, writer, artist, warrior, mountain biker, and a cowboy. He was born, raised and still lives in the Pacific Northwest. He feels most at home exploring the wild and wide-open places. He currently offers support and coaching to others who are struggling with grief. He is the founder of the Job 2:13 Project. Its mission is to come alongside others who are grieving and sit in silence before helping them to stand again. He enjoys horses, mountain biking, the outdoors, and spending time with his family.

His memoir 𝐂𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐲 was published in August. In the book he tells the story of his grief during the illness and following the death of his young wife in 1993 after 5 ½ years of marriage. He has appeared on several podcasts and has poems published in various anthologies under the pen name Mark Wayne.

He is currently focused on several writing projects and creating resources about faith, love, healing, grief, and life after painful experiences. He believes in the ripple effect– touch one life and you may touch the world– for to share the journey, however brief, is a wonderful gift. His wish is to share the joys, the sorrows, the hope, and healing to inspire others to live fully despite the grief we all carry because there is a life after…

Website: https://www.markschutter.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grief.to.greatness/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.schutter

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarkWayneAuthor/

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/markwayneauthor/



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Creating a Brave Space for Grief | Christi Byerly

Creating a Brave Space for Grief | Christi Byerly

Today I have with me an amazing woman, Christi Byerly, who is the founder and CEO of Awaken Coach Institute

At Awaken, Christi’s coaching process motivates you to build a community of empathy and grace around you — and to live your mission as part of something bigger than you are. 

Christi has trained hundreds of new coaches in French and English since 2014 and has mentored dozens of coaches-in-training. She maintains a thriving coaching practice and has been coaching professionally since 2009, after graduating from the International Coach Academy. 

Christi holds a Master NLP certificate, as well as certifications in spiritual direction, group coaching, depth coaching, Enneagram work and mentor coaching. She is a Certified Daring GreatlyTM Facilitator.

Married to Ben, she is the mom of three young people and lives in Alsace on the French, Swiss, and German borders.


Website: https://www.awakencoachinstitute.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christi.byerly

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christibyerly/

Email: christi@awakencoaching.com 


Jul 27, 202301:08:26
Navigating a Life of Loss | Tony Lynch

Navigating a Life of Loss | Tony Lynch

For some, loss happens as singular experiences. For others like Tony Lynch, it seems to last a lifetime. From witnessing traumatic death at an early age, to living the life of the gangs, homelessness, and death of loved ones, Tony shares how he has been shaped by all of his experiences and now uses them to help others. In this episode he sums up his experiences when he says, “I can tell people now, the journey was worth it…and what I mean by that, it gave me the opportunity to serve.”


Bio

Tony Lynch is the founder of the non-profit Memories of Us ltd...grief support for men, Global grief Network, and host of the Grief Let's Talk About It podcast. He started Memories of us in 2019 after experiencing some significant losses: his son in 2016 and his mother in 2018.


Leaving him with almost no family and no one to help navigate this experience,  Tony's grief became heavy and conflicting. On one hand he was taught to suppress not express, and on the other his heart was torn into a million pieces.  Eventually with the choices he was making, he lost everything and planned out his suicide. He did finally seek help only to find there's was little or no support for men. He soon realized the importance of having a place where men can express their feelings, talk openly, but most importantly be supported by other men who have had similar experiences. As we all know, grief is a lonely personal walk, and just because it is personal Tony feels it's a reason to not do it alone.



Connect with Tony

Website...www.memorieofus.org

Website...https://globalgriefnetwork.com/  

Email... tolynch46@gmail.com 

Facebook...memories of us..ltd..grief support for men

Instagram... mensgriefsupport

LinkedIn...tony lynch


Jun 30, 202301:17:29
Devastation to Determination in the Face of Murder | Hope Reger and Candace Sims

Devastation to Determination in the Face of Murder | Hope Reger and Candace Sims

In this episode, we have not one, but two fantastic guests to share their story, Hope Reger and Candace Sims. Both of whom are mothers to sons who were murdered. In our conversation we hear how they have found both determination and purpose in and from their experiences. These amazing women now support others in their grief and living life more fully.

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Hope Reger

Hope Reger lives in Xenia, Ohio with her husband Mike, she has two sons Brian, 33 and Justin, forever 19 and three amazing granddaughters, Haylynn, Addi, and Brilie. Hope's "day job" is a talent coordinator with a major financial institution for the past 26 years. Hope believes her purpose in life was given to her after the traumatic loss of her son to murder. That purpose is to provide positivity, inspiration, and hope to others through her Grief 2 Hope program she created in honor of her son. Grief 2 Hope is a virtual peer grief support group that allows grievers a safe space to be their authentic self with support of others who understand and know exactly what they are going through. One of Hope's quotes she likes to end each session with is " Grief changes your entire world, it can also inspire you to change the world".

Hope can be found at www.grief2hopesupport.com

You can also check out Hope’s memoir, Grief 2 Hope: A mother's memoir of devastation to determination on Amazon Kindle at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7K12G4V.


Candace Sims

Candace Sims is more than just a bereaved mother. She parented a son for 22 years as a single mother. Marcus Reid was killed April 8, 2007. Since that day life has never been the same. The first year of coping with grief and loss was an eye-opening, self-reflecting experience. She felt pitiful for herself and thought she would always be pitied. But due to the spiritual foundation she was building up to that point, the faith inside of her went to work.

She is now (at 15 years of grieving my son's death) a Certified End of life Coach, Court Appointed Advocate in the State of Georgia, Community Advocate, Small Business Bereavement Coordinator, wife and Grandmother! Death has taught her how to live better purposefully! Her life's work is to help others talk more freely, and candidly about death without falling apart. 


Candace can be found at www.concepts-power.com

Jun 23, 202301:16:10
Life Is Far More Than The Moment Of Death | Camille Ellis

Life Is Far More Than The Moment Of Death | Camille Ellis

What would it be like to accept life as it comes, including all the ups and downs, vistas and valleys, triumphs and trials?

Join me and guest Camille Ellis, a life and grief coach, as we discuss what it's like to embrace all aspects of life, and death. In our time together Camille shares what it's been like to navigate the loss of a relationship with a step-daughter, a son's death by suicide, and the murder of a childhood friend. These experiences have helped her gain an appreciation for all parts of life and shown her how she can use them to help and support others through their challenges with grief and loss.


Bio

Camille Ellis

Camille is a Certified Life Coach whose niche is in grief coaching. She loves helping people embrace the whole journey of life including death. No stranger to trauma and grief, some of Camille’s personal experiences include a difficult childhood, surviving domestic violence, raising 2 sons on her own, one of them who had many mental health challenges. Camille married a great man who brought a 12 year old daughter into the family. During her step-daughter’s first year at college she experienced a bacteria in her brain stem which left her as an incomplete quadriplegic. Through this experience, Camille learned how to accept and still love, no matter what.  This lesson would come into play again a few years later when her younger son Wes died by suicide. In the midst of her deepest misery, she heard a very strong and clear message that has become her purpose and her profession. The message was, “You will be the best mother, wife and woman because of Wes’s death. You will be stronger, wiser and able because of his whole journey and help others too.”

Connect with Camille at www.yourcoachcamille.com.

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While BBQs on the beach and fun times with friends and family are a great way to spend Memorial Day, let us not forget to honor and pay tribute to those who sacrificed their lives in the service of our and other countries.
This special episode of the Share Your Podcast commemorates the true reason for Memorial Day. Join me as I speak with Matthew Brackett who served as a chaplain in the military, specifically in the Navy and Marines.


Matthew Brackett has 30+ years of experience in the field of education and development of the human person in leadership of self and of others. Trilingual, he has enjoyed broad international and intercultural experience in leadership, educational and consulting roles in Italy, Ireland, England, Colombia, Chile, and Mexico as well as having been a special Staff Officer and Chaplain in the United States Navy serving both with Sailors and Marines.

He is a frequent podcast guest due to the depth and breadth of his knowledge, experience, insights, and vulnerability.


Born the 10th of 13 children to Gloria and Charles Brackett in small town New England, Matthew left home at 18 on an adventure of service in formal religious ministry that led him to Italy, Ireland, England, Colombia, Chile and Mexico along with a few years of active duty as a Chaplain in the US Navy where he worked principally with Marines. He has launched Brackett Alliance as a way to continue to serve as a coach, advisor and educator around the beautiful complexities of the human element in relationship, leadership, followership and diversity.


LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-brackett/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/matthew_brackett_alliance/

Web: https://brackettalliance.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100085852216893

Email: matthew.j.brackett@gmail.com


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The Sacred Beauty Of Death, Sexuality, and Mother Earth

The Sacred Beauty Of Death, Sexuality, and Mother Earth

In this episode I am joined by Matthew Brackett as we discuss the beauty of death, sexuality, and Mother Earth. You may be thinking that these are completely unrelated topics. Tune in to discover how there are actually quite a few similarities, especially when it comes to how and in what ways these themes are treated in many societies. Throughout our conversation we explore the sacred nature of each, as well as the grief that can come when our connection to them is lost or skewed.

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Matthew Brackett

Matthew is passionate about the beauty of the human race. Born the 10th of 13 children to Gloria and Charles Brackett in small town New England, Matthew left home at 18 on an adventure of service in formal religious ministry that led him to Italy, Ireland, England, Colombia, Chile and Mexico along with a few years of active duty as a Chaplain in the US Navy where he worked principally with Marines. He has launched Brackett Alliance as a way to continue to serve as a coach, advisor and educator around the beautiful complexities of the human element in relationship, leadership, followership and diversity.


Contact info:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-brackett/

https://www.instagram.com/brackett_alliance/

https://www.brackettalliance.com

matthew.j.brackett@gmail.com

Jenny Dilts

Jenny is a mom of many hats and a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people convert grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. In her unique way she invites others to explore their grief experiences with openness and curiosity.  Using this process in her own life, Jenny has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients and others transform their grief from foe to friend.

If you are struggling with grief and would like to learn more about Jenny's style, schedule a Grief Support call through her website grievingcoach.com. She will give you one tool that you can implement today to help you make your grief just a little bit lighter.


You can also connect with Jenny on

LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach

YouTube: grievingcoach

Facebook: jenny.rencherdilts

Apr 26, 202301:02:15
 A New Perspective on Grief and Retirement

A New Perspective on Grief and Retirement

On our show today we have George Jerjian joining us from England. Helping Retiring Boomers Find Purpose, George is a Mindset Mentor, Best-selling Author, International Speaker and Emmy Award-Winning Producer. In our time together, George takes us through his journey with death and grief including his younger brother, his dad, and his own rendezvous with death. Some of the topics we discuss include family relationships after a death, how retirement is a form of death, and how “grief is not just a curse, it’s a blessing.” It’s an opportunity, among other things, “to rediscover who you are, to give birth to any dreams that you had.”

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George Jerjian

George retired after being given just six months to live. Thankfully, his diagnosis was wrong. His retirement though, was “hellish”. George had money, friends, newly restored good health and an active social life, but it wasn’t enough. And so, he ‘unretired’ and dedicated his life to helping others avoid the same fate.


George has authored 11 books, including, ‘Spirit of Gratitude: Crises are Opportunities’, which gained him international recognition.


His latest book, ‘Dare to Discover Your Purpose’ shows Baby Boomers that retirement doesn’t have to be a disappointment and gives them the tools, confidence, and a blueprint to make the most of later life.


A former financial advisor, George is on a mission to help retirees create a plan for their later years which is about much more than money.


Connect with George:

www.georgejerjian.com 

Facebook: @retirementrebellion

Twitter: @georgejerjian

Pinterest: @retirementrebellion


Jenny Dilts

Jenny Dilts is a certified grief coach whose main mission is to support, educate, and inspire others in grief as they convert grief into growth in their own way and in their own time. She stands as a lighthouse for those who feel lost, stuck, and hopeless in their grief, whether it's from the death of a loved one, loss of job, change in relationship, unmet expectations, etc. In creating safe spaces to feel calm amidst the storm she points out what lies in the shadows and illuminates the growth and beauty along the way.


In her unique way Jenny invites others to explore their grief experiences with openness and curiosity. Using this process in her own life, Jenny has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients and others transform their grief from foe to friend. 


As a mom of many hats, Jenny enjoys spending time with her amazing husband and kids whether that's on the beaches of sunny California, hiking in the redwoods, running through the sprinklers on the front lawn, or cuddling on the couch with a good book. 


Connect with Jenny:

Website: grievingcoach.com

LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach

YouTube: grievingcoach

Facebook: jenny.rencherdilts


Apr 07, 202301:04:13
Finding Meaning While Grieving in a Healthcare Career

Finding Meaning While Grieving in a Healthcare Career

Join us in this episode of the Share Your Story podcast to get an insider's perspective into the medical field and some of the grief that exists there. My guest Ingrid Berg teaches us that even healthcare professionals need to be real people sometimes. As she reflects on her medical training and career, she points out times when she needed to be a person first before she was a clinician. Along the way she teaches us ways that we can bring humanity back into the healthcare field.

Remember to subscribe to the show for exclusive sneak previews of upcoming episodes as well as special tips and tools about grief. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe


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Ingrid Berg

Ingrid is a recovering COVID-era hospitalist and family practice physician. She is a medical humanities graduate student at Creighton University and supports a greater presence of the humanities throughout applied health science programs. She is currently a Hospice and Palliative Medicine fellow at the University of Missouri. This fall she will begin working full-time in palliative care for CHI (large non-profit healthcare corporation) in Omaha, which is partnered with Creighton University. She will be joining the clinical faculty as a medical humanities scholar. Ingrid’s support team includes one spouse, one daughter, two dogs, and an old mare.

Connect with Ingrid at:

⁠Ingrid.berg@sbcglobal.net⁠ 

Ingrid is also working on a blog:⁠ www.thesufferingsiren.com⁠, which will deal with many of the themes that we discuss in the show. 


Jenny Dilts

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people convert grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. In her unique way she invites others to explore their grief experiences with openness and curiosity.  Using this process in her own life, Jenny has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients and others transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.

You can also connect with Jenny on

LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach

YouTube: grievingcoach

Facebook: jenny.rencherdilts

Mar 31, 202301:14:44
The Making of a Hospice Spiritual Counselor

The Making of a Hospice Spiritual Counselor

Joining me today is my friend Jerry Fenter who has an amazing heart in the world of hospice and End of Life care. In our time together Jerry shares how he got into the field of hospice and some of the benefits and challenges he experiences as a spiritual counselor. Later on in our conversation we get to hear about his personal experiences with hospice and how his professional care changed as a result. One tip that we discuss to help us better prepare for End of Life situations is to have those hard and deep conversations about our wishes and those of our loved ones. Some resources that Jerry shares include the Go Wish and Death Deck card decks, as well as the Conversation Project.


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Jerry Fenter

After 30 years of ministry as a pastor for churches, Jerry began a new career as a hospice chaplain in 2010 and felt that he had found his true home in serving people on their end of life journey. Today, he serves as the System Director of Spiritual Counselors for Harbor Healthcare System, a multi-site hospice agency. Jerry was also the co-owner of The Heart of Hospice podcast for 6 years and used that platform to encourage and educate hospice professionals. In 2018 Jerry was selected to serve as a member of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. It’s his passion to use each of these roles to help improve the quality of life for every person needing hospice and palliative care.

Connect with Jerry

LinkedIn: ⁠linkedin.com/in/jerrydfenter⁠

Company: ⁠harborhospice.com⁠ or Harbor Healthcare System

Jenny Dilts

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people convert grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. In her unique way she invites others to explore their grief experiences with openness and curiosity.  Using this process in her own life, Jenny has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients and others transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at⁠ ⁠⁠grievingcoach.com⁠.

You can also connect with Jenny on

LinkedIn: ⁠jennydilts-grievingcoach⁠

YouTube: ⁠grievingcoach⁠

Facebook: ⁠jenny.rencherdilts


Mar 25, 202353:23
Finding the Heart of Hospice One Nurse's Journey

Finding the Heart of Hospice One Nurse's Journey

How does one get into the field of hospice? For today's guest Helen Bauer, the journey started when a friend encouraged her to look into a nursing position where she worked. On Helen's first day doing visits with another nurse, the patient died in the home. After this experience Helen knew that she would spend the rest of her career in hospice care.  

Tune in to this episode of the Share Your Story podcast where Helen shares what she's learned in her time in hospice both professionally, and also personally after experiencing it from the role of a family member during her father-in-law Charles's end of life and death.

Remember to subscribe to the show for exclusive sneak previews of upcoming episodes as well as special tips and tools about grief. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

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Helen Bauer

Helen is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She has worked in nursing for over 30 years, specializing in hospice and end of life care for over 10 years. She is a Certified Hospice and Palliative Care Registered Nurse with a background in compliance and consulting. As owner of The Heart of Hospice, LLC, she provides end of life education and consulting services. Helen’s passion for quality end of life care can be heard on The Heart of Hospice podcast in discussions on topics such as end of life care, hospice philosophy, advance care planning, and grief.

For anyone interested in topics like these and more, I highly recommend The Heart of Hospice podcast. Their discussions are fantastic and insightful! I am honored to be included in their list of amazing guests. You can tune in to my conversation with them on episode 136, "How to Find the Benefits of Grief".

Connect with Helen:

Website: theheartofhospice.com

Facebook: theheartofhospice

Instagram: theheartofhospice

Twitter: thehearthospice

Email: helen@theheartofhospice.com 

Jenny Dilts

Jenny is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people convert grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. In her unique way she invites others to explore their grief experiences with openness and curiosity.  Using this process in her own life, Jenny has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients and others transform their grief from foe to friend.

If you are struggling with grief and would like to learn more about Jenny's style, schedule a Grief Support call through her website grievingcoach.com. She will give you one tool that you can implement today to help you make your grief just a little bit lighter.

You can also connect with Jenny on

LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach

YouTube: grievingcoach

Facebook: jenny.rencherdilts

Mar 11, 202355:58
How Art and Music Helped Me with Grief

How Art and Music Helped Me with Grief

This episode is a conversation with Noémi Beres from Cyprus. Noémi's first experiences with death came when her grandparents died at age 6 or 7. She faced more death and grief later in her 20s, and then again in her 40s. No stranger to losing loved ones, Noémi teaches us that death and grief is a natural part of life. In our time together we learn that art and music can be an excellent means of self-expression in our grief, even when we don't know why we do what we do on a conscious level. We also discuss the differences between slow and sudden deaths. Join us on the path of exploration, discovery, and excitement as we learn to see grief in a new perspective.


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Noémi Beres 

Noemi is the Co-Owner of Podcast Connections. She helps entrepreneurs and business owners share their knowledge and connect them to quality podcast shows. In addition, Noemi is dedicated to helping experts grow their business with interviews.

She started to work in the online marketing field back in 2007. Noemi has a Master’s Degree in Danish Literature and Language; she is a linguist, content creator, and “master organizer.”

During the week, she runs the podcast booking agency, but during the night and on weekends, she is a self-taught artist. Noemi is best known for her unique and witty mixed-media hand-sewn collages on canvas made from old photos, postcards, colorful yarn, and textiles. She collects small bits and pieces that she finds fascinating and incorporates them into a mixed media collage that usually has a vintage vibe.

Connect with Noémi:

Website: https://www.podcastconnections.co/

LinkedIn: noemiberes


Jenny Dilts

Jenny Dilts is a certified grief coach whose main mission is to support, educate, and inspire others in grief as they convert grief into growth in their own way and in their own time. She stands as a lighthouse for those who feel lost, stuck, and hopeless in their grief, whether it's from the death of a loved one, loss of job, change in relationship, unmet expectations, etc. In creating safe spaces to feel calm amidst the storm she points out what lies in the shadows and illuminates the growth and beauty along the way.

In her unique way Jenny invites others to explore their grief experiences with openness and curiosity. Using this process in her own life, Jenny has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients and others transform their grief from foe to friend. 

As a mom of many hats, Jenny enjoys spending time with her amazing husband and kids whether that's on the beaches of sunny California, hiking in the redwoods, running through the sprinklers on the front lawn, or cuddling on the couch with a good book. 

Connect with Jenny:

Website: grievingcoach.com

LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach

YouTube: grievingcoach

Facebook: jenny.rencherdilts



Feb 25, 202349:16
Art as a Universal Tool to Heal workshop

Art as a Universal Tool to Heal workshop

This subscription only content is a recent workshop I facilitated with Jean Kropper in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Reimagine. The workshop is called Art as a Universal Tool to Heal. In it Jean shares a bit of contextual background from her story and then we discuss some of the main principles of grief and how they relate to her experiences. After introducing how she used art to heal, Jean then shares an instructional video of some meditative art exercises we can do to express our own emotions as the participants follow along in these interactive activities. Join us as we learn simple ways we can give expression to our emotions when we don’t have words. No need to be an artist, just grab some paper and a marker or other writing tool so you can follow along with the exercises!

You can follow along with the meditative drawing video here.

To watch more of Jean's videos, visit her YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@paperandpixel1747.

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Jean Kropper

Jean Kropper is an artist, designer and paper engineer. She is also an internationally published author of three books, which together have sold over 30,000 copies.

Originally from Boston. Massachusetts, she traveled around the world at twenty-five, eventually settling in Sydney, Australia. She married her Australian husband at twenty-eight; they were together for nineteen years. They had a son. In the last two years of the marriage, her husband became a volatile alcoholic. Their marriage ended.

Then there were years of fear and disruption. Ten years and 17 hospitalizations later her former husband died from alcohol related health issues. As a result, Jean and her son developed PTSD. Jean shares her healing journey and how her insights have influenced her creativity and added to her art workshops.

Connect with Jean:

Website: http://www.paperandpixel.com.au/ 

LinkedIn: jeankropper

Facebook: paperandpixelworkshops

Instagram: paperandpixel

Email: ideas@paperandpixel.com.au

Jenny Dilts

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people convert grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. In her unique way she invites others to explore their grief experiences with openness and curiosity.  Using this process in her own life, Jenny has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients and others transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.

You can also connect with Jenny on

LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach

YouTube: grievingcoach

Facebook: jenny.rencherdilts

Feb 18, 202301:11:55
Healing From an Alcoholic Related Death Through Art

Healing From an Alcoholic Related Death Through Art

My guest for this episode is Jean Kropper, an Australian based artist who teaches artists and non-artists alike how to find comfort and healing through meditative drawing. Jean is the founder of Paper and Pixels and has a passion for bringing creativity and art to life. In our time together Jean shares what it was like to lose her husband to alcoholism and the trauma and devastation that caused for her and her son. Although their marriage ended, the death of her former husband brought more layers of PTSD and grief. Through time and intention though, Jean was able to harness the power of her artistic creativity as she healed and grew from her experiences. Listen in to find out how.


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Bios

Jean Kropper

Jean Kropper is an artist, designer and paper engineer. She is also an internationally published author of three books, which together have sold over 30,000 copies.

Originally from Boston. Massachusetts, she traveled around the world at twenty-five, eventually settling in Sydney, Australia. She married her Australian husband at twenty-eight; they were together for nineteen years. They had a son. In the last two years of the marriage, her husband became a volatile alcoholic. Their marriage ended.

Then there were years of fear and disruption. Ten years and 17 hospitalizations later her former husband died from alcohol related health issues. As a result, Jean and her son developed PTSD. Jean shares her healing journey and how her insights have influenced her creativity and added to her art workshops.

Connect with Jean:

Website: http://www.paperandpixel.com.au/ 

LinkedIn: jeankropper

Facebook: paperandpixelworkshops

Instagram: paperandpixel

Email: ideas@paperandpixel.com.au


Jenny Dilts

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people convert grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. In her unique way she invites others to explore their grief experiences with openness and curiosity.  Using this process in her own life, Jenny has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients and others transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.

You can also connect with Jenny on

LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach

YouTube: grievingcoach

Facebook: jenny.rencherdilts

Feb 11, 202301:04:33
February 2023 Sneak Peek

February 2023 Sneak Peek

Welcome to February! I hope that 2023 is off to a good start for you, or at least that you are learning valuable lessons from the experiences you’ve been having.

I want to start by saying a big Thank you for tuning in and supporting the show through your subscription! Just a reminder, on Share Your Story we have moved from releasing regular episodes on a weekly basis to producing them on a biweekly schedule. The off-weeks will be primarily dedicated to special subscription only content.

Some of the things you receive by subscribing include sneak peeks into the plans and episodes for the upcoming month, special guest interviews I’ve done with other podcast hosts and experts in the field, and collaborative events that I’ve facilitated with some of my guests. Subscription content may also include behind the scenes cuts and insights from my perspective as the host of the Share Your Story podcast. Subscribe to learn more!

Feb 03, 202305:09
A Lifetime of Recovery

A Lifetime of Recovery

Joining me today is Tricia Parido who, when it comes to recovery, knows first hand what she's talking about. She has faced and worked through addictions of various types throughout her life. In our time together she shares her perspective of what addiction really is, why it's more common than you might think, and how we can develop tools to move beyond the need for external stimuli to calm ourselves in times of big and intense emotions. 

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Bios

Tricia Parido

A Recovery Lifestyle Enthusiast, Speaker, and Writer, Tricia's passion lies in helping people break the patterns of addictive behavior. She is the founder of Turning Leaves® Recovery, Life, and Wellness Coaching, a thriving coaching practice, with courses seated in evidence-based practices. In her work she not only teaches her clients how to live the life they desire, how to evolve, and “live free”, but she also teaches those that aspire to become professional coaches how to do so, passionately, and professionally.

Tricia's qualifications include being a Nationally Certified Life Coach, an International Master Addictions Specialist, and a Professional Life Interventionist with a Psych Degree in Process Behavioral and Chemical Addiction. She loves to help change lives! As a Master Life Interventionist, Tricia is ever committed to serving her clients worldwide to find the emotional intelligence they need to conquer their life challenges.

Tricia can be found at https://www.turningleavesrecovery.com/. You can also check out her podcast, Mastering the Drop! A Real View of Recovery

Jenny Dilts

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people convert grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. In her unique way she invites others to explore their grief experiences with openness and curiosity.  Using this process in her own life, Jenny she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients and others transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.

For more interviews about grief and recovery tune in to Tricia's Mastering the Drop podcast where she interviews Jenny about her experiences and perspectives on Grief and Finding Gratitude, episode 76, and A Calling to Help Others Through Grief, episode 81. 

Jan 27, 202353:21
Tools for Converting Grief Into Growth

Tools for Converting Grief Into Growth

This is an exclusive interview with my friend Sharna Southan, founder of Institute of Healing Through Pregnancy Loss. As part of this, she has created a Pregnancy Loss Certification program for practitioners who feel called to guide others through their experiences of pregnancy loss. Sharna asked me to share my perspectives of grief with her practitioners and provide additional tools they can use for their own healing, as well as for supporting their clients in their journey. In our time together we share personal experiences with grief as well as our favorite tools for dealing with it and building a more healthy relationship with it. 

I also do a deep dive into my individualized coaching program Converting Grief Into Growth. To see if this program is a good fit for you, schedule a time to chat with me. https://GrievingCoachScheduler.as.me/?appointmentType=38997025 

More about Sharna's Pregnancy Loss Practitioners Program:

Sharna’s Pregnancy Loss Practitioners Program is designed to first help you find your path in the healing journey, then to enable you to guide others in theirs. Whether you have personally experienced pregnancy loss, or feel called to understand and support others who have, she teaches tools that will help you change the reality of suffering in silence, anxiety, PTSD into one of awareness, confidence, and powerful purpose.

The Program is built on 3 Pillars of Sharna’s Pregnancy Loss Recovery Method as developed from her personal experience with pregnancy loss, fused with practices from Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP). The first pillar teaches you how to recognize and acknowledge big emotions enabling you to be seen, heard, and validated in your experiences. The second pillar helps you reframe and reprogram your old beliefs and thought patterns, to make way for new ones that serve you better. The final pillar is all about recalibrating and refocusing our identity and how we want to show up in our lives moving forward. The Program also includes a section on Business Foundations to help you learn how to integrate these principles into a business and/or how to go on to offer your support to the world in your own unique way.

If something like this is calling you, fill out an application at https://sharna-southan.mykajabi.com/practitioner-program-application-1 or connect with Sharna on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/instituteofhealing_pl/

Jan 20, 202350:40
Life is happening for you, not to you.

Life is happening for you, not to you.

Today's episode of Share Your Story: Exploring humanity one heart at a time is a conversation with Amy Joy who is the author of the recently publish book Get Your Shit Together- How to Go From Fear to Freedom. In our time together we learn about the power of choosing our perspective and how that can influence our lives. She shares her own journey of releasing trauma from her life and how she now helps others do the same. Tune in to hear how Amy uses this process with a friend who unexpectedly finds herself fighting for her life. 

Remember to subscribe to the show so you don't miss behind-the-scenes insights and special tips and tools about grief. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

Amy Joy

Amy Joy is a #1 International Best Selling Author, a Breakthrough Strategist at Amy Joy Coaching and is founder and CEO of Upaya Healing Center.

Amy is also currently a proud coach for Wingman Coaching, a sacred Kambo facilitator, Reiki master, and is certified in Sound, Instant Miracle, and Crystal Healing.

Amy worked 4 years as a missionary in the jungles of Papua New Guinea and is a single mother of two sons by birth plus another son by unofficial adoption. She escaped an abusive marriage, started over in a foreign country and is now thriving and living her best life.

Connect with Amy at http://www.amyjoycoaching.com/ or through social media @AmyJoyCoaching.

To order a copy of Amy's book through Amazon, you can go to: Getyourshittogether.life

Other offerings/services:

  • E360 TV Starting Dec. 1, 2022 every Thursday 4pm PST
  • Retreats - rentable space to host your own retreat and/or register for Amy's retreat: April 2-8, 2023- Book retreat

Meet your host Jenny Dilts

Jenny is the founder of Grieving Coach. A Certified Grief Coach, she accompanies struggling people in their grief journeys and guides them to find long-lasting growth from their experiences without judgement, expectations, or despair in 4 months or less.

Jenny can be found at grievingcoach.com and on Facebook: @Grieving Coach, LinkedIn: @jennydilts-grievingcoach, and YouTube: @grievingcoach.

To support the Share Your Story, you can donate at https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ECQDQS6LBD894

If you are struggling with grief visit grievingcoach.com and schedule a time to chat. I will give you one tool that you can implement today to help you make your grief just a little bit lighter.

Jan 13, 202332:21
Sneak Preview into January 2023

Sneak Preview into January 2023

Tune in to find out what's new in 2023 and what we'll be talking about through the month of January. I'll also give you a sneak peek into our guest line-up for the month and other subscription only content.  

Jan 03, 202304:12
Grief - Transformation Tools for Mind, Body, Spirit

Grief - Transformation Tools for Mind, Body, Spirit

In this episode of Share Your Story: Exploring humanity one heart at a time, we meet Certified Grief Counselor Lyn Prashant. we talk about how Lyn got into Grief Work, what she’s learned from pioneers in the field, and how she incorporates these lessons to serve others. Other topics we cover include collective and environmental grief, taking care of ourselves, and how grief is stored in our bodies, suicide, and overdose.

"Grief is the most available, untapped, emotional personal resource for personal transformation."

Remember to subscribe to the show so you don't miss behind-the-scenes insights and special tips and tools about grief. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

Lyn Prashant

Lyn is a Certified Grief Counselor and Somatic Thanatologist who wrote “Transforming Somatic Grief, training manual” She is the founder of Degriefing®: Integrative Grief Therapy. Degriefing employs both verbal and physical methodologies to relieve an individual’s emotional distress, mental anguish, and physical discomfort. She has a wealth of experience including residing at the Living/Dying Project working with Stephen and Ondrea Levine, as well as working with Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and many others.

Lyn can be found at degriefing.com and on LinkedIn and Facebook @Lyn Prashant. You can also email her at lyn@degriefing.com. Lyn works in both English and Spanish.

Meet your host Jenny Dilts

Jenny is the founder of Grieving Coach. A Certified Grief Coach, she guides people as they convert grief into growth in their own way without expectations, judgments, and despair.  Jenny can be found at grievingcoach.com and on social media.  Facebook: @Grieving Coach LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach

To support the Share Your Story, you can donate at https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ECQDQS6LBD894

If you are struggling with grief visit grievingcoach.com and schedule a time to chat. I will give you one tool that you can implement today to help you make your grief just a little bit lighter.

Dec 22, 202201:06:35
The Coexistence of Grief and Love

The Coexistence of Grief and Love

In this episode, we learn how grief can actually be a vehicle to living a more full, bright, and joyful life. We talk about Big Lessons learned from the journey of a baby boy who lived just over 28 hours. Other topics we cover include surrender, holding space for the devastating grief as well as the immense love and hope, and being honest with where we are. A quote to sum up our conversation is "We can expand our horizon for what's ok in our lives."

Make sure you subscribe to the show so you don't miss exclusive interviews and some of my own tidbits and insights on grief. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

Elizabeth Leon

My guest is Elizabeth Leon, a writer, speaker, and musician from Ashburn, Virginia.  She is the author of Let Yourself Be Loved: Big Lessons from a Little Life and the founder of The Journey of the Beloved. She has been a leader in ministry and faith formation for more than twenty-five years and desires to inspire others to tell the truth about their story of suffering, grief, and harm in order to find freedom and healing through Christ. Her gift is her willingness to be vulnerable and love with a heart wide open despite the brokenness of divorce, death, and abuse.

Elizabeth and her husband Ralph are the parents of 10 children, 5 of hers, 4 of his, and their son, John Paul Raphael who died in 2018. In her book, Elizabeth cracks open the landscape of grief to reveal a love story. She invites readers deeply into her personal journey and invites them to consider grief, uncertainty, and suffering as a pathway to joy. Her passion is sharing her story. She is a frequent speaker at women’s events in Northern Virginia. Let Yourself Be Loved: Big Lessons from a Little Life is available wherever books are sold.

Elizabeth can be found at:

Website: www.elizabethleon.org

IG @letyourselfbeloved1690

FB @Elizabeth Leon, speaker and author

Meet Jenny Dilts

Your host Jenny Dilts is the founder of Grieving Coach. As a Certified Grief Coach, she specializes in transforming adversity into an advantage. She helps people feeling unmotivated and without purpose to deal with their grief in healthy ways and move towards creating a life of joy and passion. Jenny's professional journey began when she sat with a friend days after her husband's sudden death. Holding that space for her unlocked and ignited a passion for supporting others in their grief. Working as a Grief Coach has completely transformed her own life from not knowing who she was and living in the shadows, to shining as an expert not only in the field of grief, but also in her own life as a wife and mom of 5.

Jenny can be found at:

Website: https://grievingcoach.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenny.rencherdilts

LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach

YouTube: @grievingcoach

If you are struggling with your grief-- whether that's from death of a loved one, loss of identity, change in relationship, or unmet expectations-- schedule a call with Jenny through her website at grievingcoach.com for one tool that you can use today to help make your grief a little more manageable.

Also, remember to subscribe to the show, so you don't miss special episodes and interviews. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

Dec 16, 202251:48
A Gift of Love: His Death, My Rally Call

A Gift of Love: His Death, My Rally Call

Get ready for the ride of a lifetime. This episode is filled with laughter, tears, and hope as I talk with my friend Chad Nedland about the things he learned from his son who packed a whole lifetime into 10 short months.   

Stay up to date with the latest news and podcast releases from Grieving Coach by visiting our website and joining our email list at https://grievingcoach.com/.  

Chad Nedland

Chad is a daddy to his amazing children and a highly favored husband. He has dedicated his life in service to others in various forms. Although he is a business strategist and coach, he spends most of his days helping people to reframe the stories in their minds so that they can move forward in their lives towards a fully joy experience. He also hosts the podcast Achieve Greater. You can listen in at https://anchor.fm/chadnedland.   

Get to know Jenny!

Host Jenny Dilts is a Certified Professional Grief Coach who guides people as they deal with grief in their own way, in their own time, without expectations, judgment, and despair. Jenny accompanies them in their journey and invites them to move towards creating a life of joy and purpose. Through her own grief work, Jenny has developed a friendship with Grief that fuels her passion to support others through coaching and grief education. She is also the founder of Grieving Coach and a Collaborator and guest speaker with the nonprofit organization Reimagine.   

Jenny can be found on Facebook @jenny.rencherdilts and on LinkedIn @jennydilts-grievingcoach.  

Make sure you subscribe to the show so you don’t miss exclusive interviews and some of my own tidbits and insights on grief. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

If you are struggling with grief-- whether that's from death of a loved one, loss of identity, or unmet expectations-- schedule a call with Jenny through her website at grievingcoach.com for one tool that you can use today to help make your grief a little more manageable.

Dec 10, 202258:20
A Gift to Help You In Your Grief
Dec 05, 202225:20
Finding Ways to Reconnect With Our Deceased Loved Ones

Finding Ways to Reconnect With Our Deceased Loved Ones

Everyone handles grief differently. For some people, finding ways to reconnect with their deceased loved ones, has proven to be beneficial, particularly those who have lost someone very dear to them.

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In this episode of Share Your Story, I will be talking with my first guest, Dave Roberts, and his friend Patty Furino. Dave and Patty have recently co-authored the book When the Psychology Professor Met the Minister. It tells of how they met and the adventures they’ve had together. Stay tuned!

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About Dave:

David J. Roberts, LMSW, became a parent who experienced the death of a child, when his daughter Jeannine died of cancer on 3/1/03 at the age of 18. He is a retired addiction professional and an adjunct professor in the psychology and psychology child-life departments at Utica College in Utica, New York.

Dave has been a workshop facilitator and keynote speaker on the national level for organizations such as The Compassionate Friends and The Bereaved Parents of the USA. He also co-presented a workshop titled “Helping Faculty After Traumatic Loss” for the Parkland, Florida community in May of 2018, in the aftermath of the mass shootings at Stoneman Douglas High School. Dave has also done numerous workshops related to transformation from grief and loss.

About Patty:

Rev. Patty Furino was ordained an Interfaith Minister in June 1998, at St. John the Divine Cathedral. She chooses to walk a sacred path obtaining wisdom from a variety of spiritual practices and philosophies. The goal of her ministry work is to empower others to discover and develop their own unique life paths. Her hope is to inspire a peaceful perspective for people during their challenging times. She feels sometimes people just need someone to bear witness to their stories and offer hope. Spending time with her, most people feel they have found a lifelong friend. She has found great satisfaction inspiring others during their challenging times. She believes she is brought into people’s lives through Divine Intervention and views her life as a Sacred Journey.

Dave and Patty can be found at:

Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.

Make sure you subscribe to the show, so you don't miss special episodes and interviews. 

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Dec 02, 202201:20:06
You Can Find a Way: Living Fully With Chronic Medical Conditions

You Can Find a Way: Living Fully With Chronic Medical Conditions

We can learn to be grateful and make the most out of every situation. That's what Molvia Maddox teaches us in this episode of the Share Your Story series. From even before the diagnosis of Friedreichs Ataxia, a neurodegenerative condition, Molvia and her daughter Krystie find ways to live fully despite the challenges that arise.

Make sure you subscribe to the show so you don't miss exclusive interviews and some of my own tidbits and insights on grief. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

Meet Molvia Maddox

Molvia is the author of Perfectly Flawed, a memoir of her family’s experience of adjusting to the news that her daughter Krystie had the genetic condition Friedreichs Ataxia. After many battles with medical professionals, Krystie was finally diagnosed at age 9. In Krystie’s short 29 years, she lived an incredible and full life. Because of her experience with Krystie and in honor of her, Molvia founded Melting IceCubes Health, an organization to help other families facing the challenges of getting the resources and support they need.

Today we talk about her grief journey and how to merge doing the best you can when you don't have control and making the most of each and every day anyways.

Molvia can be found at meltingicecubes.com and on LinkedIn and Facebook @Molvia Maddox. You can also email her at molvia@meltingicecubes.com.

Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people convert grief into growth in their own way and in their own time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients convert their grief into growth.

If you are struggling with your grief-- whether that's from death of a loved one, loss of identity, change in relationship, or unmet expectations-- schedule a call with Jenny through her website at grievingcoach.com for one tool that you can use today to help make your grief a little more manageable.

Also, remember to subscribe to the show, so you don't miss special episodes and interviews. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

Nov 25, 202201:01:39
Meeting Life's Injustices with Love

Meeting Life's Injustices with Love

Whatever the challenges, there is nothing a parent won’t do for his child. So, losing a child because of life's injustices is one of the most traumatic experiences a parent can go through. In such circumstances, it is easy to succumb to grief and anger, but there are those who still choose love.

Remember to subscribe to the show, so you don't miss exclusive episodes and grief insights.

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Today’s guest is Sam Newman, who has faced much trauma and injustice in his life, most especially in the death of his infant son, Titaha. He spends much of his time and resources volunteering to encourage change and promote healing in many sick and/or broken areas of society. Some of them include environmental causes, others are focused on ending human suffering. Sam also uses graphic art to give Titaha many experiences that he was unable to have in this life, such as walking in the woods and chasing butterflies.

In this episode, we will learn more about Sam’s moving story of resilience. Stay tuned!

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About Sam:

I am a volunteer with St John Ambulance, Search and Rescue, Cancer Society, Heartkids, One Whānau at a Time, NZ Red Cross, and Community Gardens, and I oversee the board for Brain Injury Association Northland.

I have been volunteering for many years as well as in paid employment, and I enjoy helping out in the community. I get to meet great people and build relationships that last a lifetime. There is no greater reward than what you get from helping others and seeing them succeed. I continue to strive for unity among our people to help create a fair and equal worldly opportunity for everyone to achieve their greatest potential equally, with the respect and equity that we all deserve

Last year my 9-month-old baby boy was killed by Hospital staff, and my family was taken by the Child Welfare system. My baby's name is Titaha Raetea Maungataniwha Matapia Tangatanui Alistair Newman, and I miss him very much. I miss my whole family.

Sam can be found at:

Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.

Make sure you subscribe to the show, so you don't miss special episodes and interviews.

https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

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Nov 18, 202254:38
Grief in the Military: Honoring the Veterans

Grief in the Military: Honoring the Veterans

This special episode is dedicated to all the Veterans who have served in our nation's militaries. Thank you for all that you are and do! You make the world a better place.

A common misconception often held by people with non-military background is that most of the time is spent in combat. In actuality, it's only 2-3% of the responsibilities. The majority of the operations are focused on making the world a better place through service, education, skill development, and environmental improvement. In this episode, we get an insider's view of what it's really like to serve in the United States military. We dive deeply into the grief and guilt that service people experience, from survivor's guilt after a training accident, to spending time away from their families, as well as the transition back into life as a civilian. Throughout our conversation, Mario P. Fields shares tips and tools that he's used in converting his grief into growth.

Make sure you subscribe to the show so you don’t miss exclusive interviews and some of my own tidbits and insights on grief. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

Mario P. Fields

Today’s guest is Sergeant Major (retired) USMC Mario P. Fields. Mario is a dynamic personality and a highly sought-after resource in business and professional circles for professionals looking to create and expand business opportunities.

He served 26 years in the United States Marine Corps before transitioning to the private sector as Entrepreneur, Youtuber, Podcaster, and Department of Labor Contractor.

Mario has developed, managed, and led diverse teams in the United States, the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean Sea, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Africa, Australia, Cambodia, the Philippines, South Korea, Mainland Japan, Okinawa, Thailand, Kuwait, Iraq, and Afghanistan.  His reputation reflects unquestionable integrity, resilience, and accountability, and he has a strong passion for helping other people achieve their life goals.

Connect with Mario:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariopfields/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/mariopfieldsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/mario_p_fields/?hl=enUnarmored Talk podcast: https://www.globalinspirationalspeakers.com/unarmored-talk-podcast

Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people convert grief into growth in their own way and in their own time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients convert their grief into growth.

If you are struggling with your grief-- whether that's from the death of a loved one, loss of identity, change in relationship, or unmet expectations-- schedule a call with Jenny through her website at grievingcoach.com for one tool that you can use today to help make your grief a little more manageable.

Also, remember to subscribe to the show, so you don't miss special episodes and interviews. https://anchor.fm/jenny-dilts-grievingcoach/subscribe

Nov 11, 202250:08
Caregiving and Grief Through the Ages

Caregiving and Grief Through the Ages

How does grief change over time?

In this episode we talk about what it's like to be a caregiver for a parent while embracing motherhood of young toddlers, and then again after the children are venturing into their adult lives. We explore the juxtaposition of the decline from ALS with the energy and vivaciousness of childhood. Then we fast forward 25 years to witness the grief and loss from dementia and the difference that makes in the caregiving role. The episode culminates with lessons learned through these experiences as portrayed in a legacy trilogy of children's books that were published in November 2022. 


If you are struggling with grief, click here for 2 simple steps to ease the burden.


Meet Linda Saran:

My guest this week is Author/Coach/Consultant Linda Saran. Linda has witnessed her life principle—“to make a joyful difference in the lives of those she touches”—empower others to progress on their journeys. Whether seeking a path or scaling a summit, it’s been said that Linda is the “sherpa” you want as a guide along the way. Linda has been blessed by her own host of guides, husband, family and friends, as she continues to navigate her own calling in this life.

Linda can be found at:

www.lindasaran.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-saran-careercoach/

https://twitter.com/lindasaran

Check out Linda's books here:


Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people convert grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend and convert it into growth.


If you are struggling with grief, click here for 2 simple steps to ease the burden.

You can also support the show by donating here.

Nov 04, 202201:08:46
Supporting Each Other Through Child Loss: John Vogels

Supporting Each Other Through Child Loss: John Vogels

The death of a child can be one of the most traumatic experiences one can face. When a child dies, we not only grieve that person, we grieve their future and our identity - that is the role we have in our relationship with them. This episode is dedicated to all of our angels who have preceded us in our transitions into our next phase of life.

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Joining us this time is John Vogels, whose three-year-old son drowned in a pond. Because of his experience, he came into contact with others who were also navigating the tragedy of losing a child. As a result, he started the nonprofit organization Martyred Angels Foundation as a community resource support network for people whose children have died. One of the main sources of therapy they use in the Foundation is equestrian therapy.

In this episode, we will learn more about John’s journey and why horses are excellent therapists.

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John can be found at:

Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.

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Oct 28, 202258:02
The Art and Impact of Listening: Robert Mundle

The Art and Impact of Listening: Robert Mundle

Taking the time to truly listen is a very important step in the process of helping or reaching out to someone. Listening entails not only hearing what they have to say, but also fully understanding the feelings and emotions behind what they are saying.

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Joining us this time is Robert Mundle. He is a Registered Psychotherapist and Spiritual Health Practitioner. In this episode, we will learn more about the challenges and joys of working in the healthcare environment and how a simple act of listening can create a big impact and become the most precious gift you can give to someone in their time of struggle.

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About Robert:

Robert Mundle is a Registered Psychotherapist and Spiritual Health Practitioner who has worked in palliative care and other challenging healthcare environments for nearly twenty years. He is a graduate of Yale University and is the author of How to Be an Even Better Listener: A Practical Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteers. He is currently working on a new book for healthcare professionals and volunteers that draws on nature and the creative arts to enhance clinical practice and self-care, called Listening Into Being: Spiritual Resources for Reflective Practice in Health Care.

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Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.

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Oct 21, 202252:25
Experience Magic in Your Life after Pregnancy Loss

Experience Magic in Your Life after Pregnancy Loss

It often takes longer to recover from the emotional impact of pregnancy loss than from the physical ones. Many different emotions may arise, and one may even wonder what the point of life is. But even though it's a very difficult phase, it is still possible to heal and even discover a new sense of purpose.

Joining us this time is Sharna Southan, a Pregnancy Loss Coach & Self-Healing Spiral Practitioner. After healing from her own pregnancy loss, Sharna was able to use her experience to help and guide other women going through the same journey.

In this episode, we will talk about how to find magic in your life following pregnancy loss.

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About Sharna:

Sharna Southan is a Pregnancy Loss Coach & Self Healing Spiral Practitioner. She is also a beautiful Mum to a toddler and her rainbow baby, as well as a loving Wife & a business owner with her husband.

After experiencing her own pregnancy loss in 2017, she followed her heart and soul into business to help guide and support women through Pregnancy Loss. Sharna also founded the Institute of Healing through Pregnancy Loss.

Sharna firmly believes that our adversity gives us an opportunity to grow. For our Soul to grow. It allows us to shed all that isn't serving us in our life, to reconnect to our heart and soul, and build a life that serves us on a Holistic Level. It's a chance to develop ourselves, grow & re-prioritize things in our life, so we are living aligned with our core values.

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Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.


Oct 14, 202201:05:35
Magic of a Healing Warrior: Katie Fasciano

Magic of a Healing Warrior: Katie Fasciano

Nothing a mother will not do for her child, especially in the face of pain and illness. Difficult situations can shape us into warriors capable of special abilities such as healing.

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Joining us this time is Katie Fasciano who is a Seimei Healer and warrior. She discovered Seimei 5 years after her infant daughter was diagnosed with a rare stage 4 brain tumor. Katie began learning the healing shortly afterward. Some of the benefits of Seimei for her daughter include a reduction in anxiety and a decrease in pain.

In this episode, we will learn more about Seimei and Katie's warrior journey through the life, death, and grief aspects of pediatric cancer.

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About Katie:

Katie is a trained Level IV Seimei practitioner.  Her training took place in America and Japan, where she received the Awarding of Power Ceremony at the Houjyushu Houjyukai Temple in the Seimei headquarters, Saga, Japan. As a member of the Board of Directors, Assistant Teacher and the Event Coordinator of the Seimei Foundation USA, Katie keeps herself very involved with the Seimei community.

Katie has a private practice, “Seimei Healing”, located in Westwood, NJ, where she works with her clients, both in-person and long-distance. Katie also continues to increase her knowledge of Seimei through classes and workshops held at the Seimei Foundation.

Katie is a highly skilled and effective Seimei practitioner as well as a warrior.

Ever since, she continually trained with Seimei, both in the US and Japan. It started as a hobby and has now become her passion and career.

Her work encompasses leading workshops, providing sessions, and speaking at summits

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Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.

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Oct 07, 202236:07
How Grief Work Can Benefit Us in Multiple Areas of Life: Judith Field

How Grief Work Can Benefit Us in Multiple Areas of Life: Judith Field

Going through grief is one of the hardest periods in anyone’s life. However, with the right guidance and mindset, you can transform your grief into an opportunity for growth.

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Joining us in this episode is Judith Field, an Australian Public Speaking Coach who has a vibrant perspective on life despite facing multiple losses, including her first husband's death by suicide. As her grief coach, I worked with Judith to transform her grief from foe to friend.

Throughout our conversation, Judith tells her background story and brings us on her journey of Converting Grief into Growth. She shares insights she's gained along the way, including a simple process allowing her to sit with her grief. Judith also reveals how doing grief work has benefitted her in every aspect of her life.

As September is Suicide Awareness Month, this episode is dedicated to anyone who has been affected by suicide in life and in death.

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About Judith:

Judith is a woman who is full of life and spunk and loves the color purple. She is a Public Speaking Coach from Melbourne, Australia, whose husband died by suicide. I connected with Judith through LinkedIn and was intrigued by her story. Since then, we have had numerous conversations, and I have enjoyed every one of them. I have learned so much for my own life from her as a Public Speaking tutor and as a woman with an impeccable memory and an incredible sense of adventure.

Currently, Judith is a full-time caregiver for her second husband, on top of her career as a Speaking Coach and Tutor.

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Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend. Find out more at grievingcoach.com.

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Sep 30, 202258:58
How Do You Deal with the Tragic Death of a Child: Peggy Green

How Do You Deal with the Tragic Death of a Child: Peggy Green

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Losing a child can be one of life's most devastating experiences. There is no way to prepare for it, and the grieving process can be long and arduous.

Joining us in this episode is Peggy Green, who has personally experienced the death of two of her children, one a nine-month-old daughter in a daycare accident and the other a 24-year-old son to suicide. Tune in to hear how Peggy has chosen to use these experiences in sharing her story and supporting others holistically in their grief journeys. Peggy recently published her second book, “Survive Your Child’s Suicide: How to Move through Grief to Healing.”

Since September is Suicide Awareness Month, this episode is dedicated to those who have been affected by suicide in any way.

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About Peggy

Peggy is a grief specialist, author, and speaker who has personally suffered child loss twice. Her first child died in 1991, and then in 2018 her son died by suicide. She has since turned her pain into purpose. As a grief coach, she specializes in helping mothers who lost a child to suicide move through their grief to find peace, joy, and happiness again.

Peggy’s first book, Life After Child Loss: The Mother’s Survival Guide to Cope and Find Joy, is an Amazon bestseller.

As a speaker and podcast guest, her message of hope and healing has been heard in nearly 100 countries. Her weekly Thursday Thoughts blog and email newsletter is inspirational and encouraging to thousands mourning the death of a loved one. She has been published in the Heart of Hospice blog and quoted with Noble Manhattan Coaching.

Peggy can be found on:

Website: www.TheGriefSpecialist.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theegriefspecialist/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/PeggyAGreen

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheeGriefSpecialist

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peggyagreen/

Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend.

Visit her website at www.grievingcoach.com to learn more and sign up for her email newsletter.

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Sep 23, 202242:06
Finding Light at the End of Your Tunnel: Kelli Nielsen

Finding Light at the End of Your Tunnel: Kelli Nielsen

Death to suicide and overdose continue to be topics that are seldom discussed. This episode is dedicated to those who have experienced this trauma and those who struggle with suicide and/or addiction.

Joining us this time is Kelli Nielsen, founder of The Grief Guru, helping families who have lost loved ones turn their pain into purpose. Kelli's journey includes losing her mom to suicide in 2017, and her son Quintin to an accidental drug overdose in 2018. Kelli dedicates her life to encouraging those in recovery as well as those affected by trauma and loss to keep moving forward and grab hold of all the gifts God has for them!

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About Kelli

Kelli didn’t grow up with visions of becoming The Grief Guru, but life had other plans. After losing her mother to suicide in 2017, she found herself swept out in a sea of grief. Barely able to get through the days she looked for help and was discouraged when she didn’t find the support or tools to recover.

Thankfully an encounter with an inspiring speaker showed her that healing was available to her. She decided then and there to dedicate herself to recovering from grief. She studied, prayed, documented her process, and began to recover. Her recovery came not a moment too soon as just a year later her 20-year-old son Quintin died of an accidental drug overdose.

Kelli has since become a speaker, author, and coach. Her book, You’re Not Crazy, You’re Grieving, shares the process she used to heal from her tremendous losses. She also founded The Grief Guru, a company focused on helping others learn to move forward on purpose, in purpose, and love their lives after loss.

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Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend.

Visit her website at www.grievingcoach.com to learn more and sign up for her email newsletter.

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Sep 16, 202201:03:03
Celebrate Grief As It is Part of the Journey

Celebrate Grief As It is Part of the Journey

This is the conversation I had with Chad Nedland which turned into an episode on his Achieve Greater podcast. In it we explore why and how grief is so amazing. Tune in if you want to start seeing my friend Grief in a more positive light. 

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Sep 09, 202253:29
How to Create IMPACTFUL Conversations: Mark Evans

How to Create IMPACTFUL Conversations: Mark Evans

Our daily lives involve engaging in conversations with a variety of people, some randomly, some on purpose, and some that bring a significant impact on someone else's life. But, what does it really take to create an impactful conversation? Let’s find out!

In this episode, we’ll meet Mark Evans who supports people in business to overcome mental health crisis. He also helps in the areas of depression, trauma, and burnout, as well as problem eating. He is the author of “How To Transform Your Life With IMPACT” based on the Conversations with IMPACT coaching program he developed. Mark is familiar with the challenges that his clients face because he’s been there too.

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About Mark

Mark has been a coach and therapist since 2005 and has worked in Higher Education, the Employee Assistance Industry, and since 2015, he has run his own business, Conversations With Impact. He has designed his own approach to change, and transformation called The IMPACT Model, and his book, "How to Transform Your Life with IMPACT: Unlock the Best of You," was published in July 2021. Before his career in coaching and therapy, he worked for the mental health charity MIND as a Mental Health Advocate and before that in media advertising. He has a passion for supporting people to turn their lives around, which comes from knowing that what he does can be life-changing and sometimes life-saving. Away from work, he enjoys a pint of real ale, walking in The Peak District, and eating Indian food as often as possible.

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Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend.

Visit her website at www.grievingcoach.com to learn more and sign up for her email newsletter.

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Sep 09, 202253:22
Seeing Suicide from a Variety of Perspectives: Gordon Carmichael

Seeing Suicide from a Variety of Perspectives: Gordon Carmichael

Being in a line of work that often exposes you to the reality of death by suicide can be both a challenge and a gift. Realizing that no amount of training will adequately prepare you for the experience can be quite unsettling. It does, however, allow you to develop more empathy for the deceased and their loved ones, and serve as a light for more people on their dark journey.

In this episode of the Share Your Story podcast, I am joined by Gordon Carmichael, a Warrior of the Heart and Transformational Coach who has been touched by suicide as a police officer, manager in the healthcare setting, and NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) therapist, as well as friend. Join us in this compassionate and vulnerable conversation on an often very sensitive and traumatic topic.

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About Gordon

Formerly a Senior Officer in Strathclyde Police in Glasgow, Gordon still lives in his native city, which he describes as remaining at the heart of Europe, despite the recent political upheaval. On retirement and having untaken a Diploma in Person Centred Therapy, he secured a position within Primary Care as a Manager whilst he continued to volunteer with a Counselling Charity, which this year celebrates 25 years and which in 2018 was awarded the Queen's Medal for Voluntary Service. An active leader in his community, Gordon has valued the concept of Participatory Leadership through his engagement with The Art of Hosting, a global field of practitioners.

With the Cop26 due to be held in Glasgow in November, Gordon is committed to ensuring his positivity might encourage others to envisage what is possible for the people on this planet as we emerge from the pandemic.

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Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Jenny Dilts is a certified Grief Coach who specializes in helping people transform grief into growth. She does this one conversation, one heart, one experience at a time. From her personal experiences with grief, she has learned to lean in, ask questions, and reflect with gratitude on the lessons she's received from Grief. She now uses this pattern to help her clients transform their grief from foe to friend.

Visit her website at www.grievingcoach.com to learn more and sign up for her email newsletter.

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Sep 02, 202254:29
How to Be Fully Present with the Dying: Linda Bryce

How to Be Fully Present with the Dying: Linda Bryce

For many people, witnessing someone dying can be a daunting experience due to deep-seated fears surrounding death and our own mortality. But being fully present with the dying is one of the most important things you can do to help someone going through the process.

Linda Bryce, a Bedside Singer and author of the recently published book, The Courage to Care: Being Fully Present with the Dying, joins us in this episode of the Share Your Story podcast. In this conversation, we will explore the power of music in the dying process and ways that you can help ease the transition from this life into the land beyond. Stay tuned!

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About Linda Bryce

Author and Bedside Singer, Death and Dying Coach/Teacher/Guide.

Never did Linda imagine when she stood, speechless, at age 18 at her first hospital bedside of a gentleman who told her he was dying, that it would lead her to be a coach and teacher offering guidance, practical advice, and support services to make the journey toward death easier for you or someone you know.

Linda’s mission is to pass on her understandings and show you how to be there at the bedside, fully present with anyone who is dying, and sharing in the mystery and wonder of death—and after.

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Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Your host, Jenny Dilts, is the founder of Grieving Coach. As a Certified Grief Coach, she specializes in transforming adversity into advantage. She helps people feeling unmotivated and without purpose to deal with their grief in healthy ways and move towards creating a life of joy and passion. Jenny's professional journey began when she sat with a friend days after her husband's sudden death. Holding that space for her unlocked and ignited a passion for supporting others in their grief. Working as a Grief Coach has completely transformed her own life from not knowing who she was and living in the shadows, to shining as an expert not only in the field of grief but also in her own life as a wife and mom of 5.

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Aug 26, 202251:05
Navigating Grief from Shifts in Gender Identity: God's Grace – Dottie Rice

Navigating Grief from Shifts in Gender Identity: God's Grace – Dottie Rice

When most people hear the word “grief”, they think of the heartache and pain that follows the death of a loved one due to illness, suicide, or some other tragedy. But what about the grief that comes when a loved one undergoes a shift in gender identity? How does one cope with an intangible form of loss?

In this episode of the Share Your Story podcast, Dottie Rice joins us to talk about how she navigates her grief as a result of her daughter's gender identity shift. She also shares how her work as a Board Certified Christian and Identity Coach has prepared her for this stage of her life, as well as how she and her husband evolved to become better versions of themselves in the process. Stay tuned!

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About Dottie

Dottie Rice is a Board Certified Christian and Identity Coach. Dottie is passionate about empowering others to live the life they were created to live. Her passion stems from overcoming personal experiences with suicidal thoughts, escape, and self-loathing. Now she creates a safe space for her clients to authentically explore their current reality which leads to discovering the roadblocks and walls; the recurring themes and stories; the trips and traps. They then take those things on in a way that disables their ability to hijack life, dreams, and possibilities. This leads to outcomes like the freedom to live a life of power, passion, and purpose. It results in a transformation that impacts the world.

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Get to know Jenny Dilts!

Your host, Jenny Dilts, is the founder of Grieving Coach. As a Certified Grief Coach, she specializes in transforming adversity into advantage. She helps people feeling unmotivated and without purpose to deal with their grief in healthy ways and move towards creating a life of joy and passion. Jenny's professional journey began when she sat with a friend days after her husband's sudden death. Holding that space for her unlocked and ignited a passion for supporting others in their grief. Working as a Grief Coach has completely transformed her own life from not knowing who she was and living in the shadows, to shining as an expert not only in the field of grief but also in her own life as a wife and mom of 5.

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Aug 19, 202201:10:57
How a Grief Coach Can Help: Building a Relationship with Grief

How a Grief Coach Can Help: Building a Relationship with Grief

As a Grief Coach, I have accompanied many people in their grief experiences. One of the more complex situations is when the grief comes from death by suicide. Because of the stigmas of suicide and mental health challenges, often people don’t talk openly about it and this can seriously impede a person’s capacity to mourn or express their grief. With suicide there are often many unanswered questions. We may be asking “Why?” What more could I have done? How did I not see this coming?

Having a Grief Coach by your side as you grapple with the situation can help you navigate some of the pain, stigmas, and complexities that come with this type of death. With support like this you can learn to find joy and purpose in your life even after such a devastating tragedy.

Join us as Gillian, one of my clients, shares how I helped her navigate her grief journey following her father's death by suicide. She describes how, despite her loss, Gillian transformed her life from one of blame to one of laughter, adventure, and inspiration. We also discuss why it's important to give yourself time to grieve, stay connected, and have a community, even if it's a comm one. Stay tuned!

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About Gillian

Gillian is the Sales Manager for a country club in Pleasanton, California. She has been in the wedding industry for about 10 years and can say, she genuinely loves her job. She is from the San Francisco Bay Area and grew up in a wonderful family with her mother, Robin, father, Hector, and Sister, Lexi. They are a very close family. Although her parents divorced when she was 3, they remained best friends and were the best co-parents you could ever imagine.

When she is not busy in the office, Gillian spends her free time hiking, dining (big foodie!), traveling, and spending time with her family. She now has a niece and nephew, who are her world and have truly just made this world a brighter place. She is the proud mother of 2 rescue cats (Mali & Ro) and is happily with her boyfriend, Cristian.

Gillian’s father was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in his early 40s, and this took an incredible toll on him, as he was a very active and the "always on the go" type. He would hike Half Dome in Yosemite on the regular, go on extreme bike rides, or do any other activity you could imagine. He was fearless. His death, his suicide, was the biggest shock she could have ever experienced, and completely crumbled their world. They had no idea that he was as depressed as he was, and truly always thought they would continue to work through his disease. Unfortunately, within less than 10 years, Parkinson's had taken too large a toll on her father, and they lost him in May 2022. Since then, they have been picking up the pieces of their life and trying to navigate this "new normal."


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Aug 12, 202251:19
Seeing Loss and Grief as a Gift: Robert Pardi

Seeing Loss and Grief as a Gift: Robert Pardi

We go through grief at some point in our lives. Losing a loved one is a devastating experience that often leaves us unable to move forward. 

In this episode of the Share Your Story podcast, we welcome certified life coach and three-time author Robert Pardi, who shares his own journey of loss and grief after the death of his beloved wife, Desiree. We also discuss the concept of being beautifully scarred and how to find joy in the face of adversity. Stay tuned! 

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About Robert Pardi 

Robert, born in NYC, is one of those rare individuals who embrace change and live what he calls “possibility in action” – taking his desire for transformation and putting it into action daily. He received his MBA from Columbia University and was quickly recruited by the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds. Shortly after, his wife Desiree was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. Unfortunately, she passed 11 years later. After throwing caution to the wind, Robert leaped from his comfort zone. He changed careers and moved to the same Italian village his great grandfather immigrated from over 100 years ago. He is now a certified life coach, adjunct professor, international guest speaker, and the author of Chasing Life - The remarkable true story of love, joy, and achievement against all odds. 

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Get to know Jenny Dilts! 

Your host, Jenny Dilts, is the founder of Grieving Coach. As a Certified Grief Coach, she specializes in transforming adversity into advantage. She helps people feeling unmotivated and without purpose to deal with their grief in healthy ways and move towards creating a life of joy and passion. Jenny's professional journey began when she sat with a friend days after her husband's sudden death. Holding that space for her unlocked and ignited a passion for supporting others in their grief. Working as a Grief Coach has completely transformed her own life from not knowing who she was and living in the shadows, to shining as an expert not only in the field of grief but also in her own life as a wife and mom of 5. 

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Jul 22, 202201:04:08
Defining your relationship with money: Bobby Clark

Defining your relationship with money: Bobby Clark

In this episode of the Share Your Story podcast we welcome back Financial Coach Bobby Clark as he teaches us about different types of money mindsets that people have. We also talk about external vs. internal motivations in finances and how an abundant financial mindset can benefit other areas of our lives. 

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Bobby Clark is a financial coach and founder of Clark on Money Coaching Services, a firm that helps men and couples who feel stuck financially find simple solutions to their frustrations while providing solid guidance toward goal achievement.  Coach Bobby draws on over a decade of experience as a Certified Professional Financial Educator. He is a member of Coach Connections, an international group of financial coaches who offer guided steps to financial freedom through coaching, resources and events. Last year Bobby received the designation of Global Presence Ambassador for his contribution in the financial literacy arena. He has a passion for promoting personal finance topics related to fatherhood, cash flow management, saving for the future, debt reduction and stress related money issues. He is a past Associate Director for the State of Georgia Chapter of BetterInvesting Organization. Bobby and his wife of 46 years live in the Savannah, GA. area. They enjoy gardening; have 2 adult children, and 7 grandchildren

Bobby can be found at: 

Website: clarkonmoney.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobbyclarkfinancialcoach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clarkonmoney/

Your host Jenny Dilts is the founder of Grieving Coach. As a Certified Grief Coach she specializes in transforming adversity into advantage. She helps people feeling unmotivated and without purpose to deal with their grief in healthy ways and move towards creating a life of joy and passion. Jenny's professional journey began when she sat with a friend days after her husband's sudden death. Holding that space for her unlocked and ignited a passion for supporting others in their grief. Working as a Grief Coach has completely transformed her own life from not knowing who she was and living in the shadows, to shining as an expert not only in the field of grief, but also in her own life as a wife and mom of 5.

Jenny can be found at:

Website: https://grievingcoach.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenny.rencherdilts

LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach

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"Nothing" is a Good Place to Start: Laura Toop

"Nothing" is a Good Place to Start: Laura Toop

In this episode we welcome Laura Toop, a grief and loss expert who experienced the loss of her husband, career, and health in quick succession. She has also overcome challenges with mental health, eating disorders, and trauma. Now she radiates magic as she helps others navigate the gap of loss and transition. In our conversation we cover topics such as different forms of loss, both recognized and unrecognized; the importance of taking care of oneself; and how to move forward with intention to create the life we want.

“The thing with grief is there’s not always a solution. And a lot of it is taking a different perspective on the situation and reframing it and seeing it from a different angle. … You can’t look death in the eye and not have it impact your life. We all have a little ray of sunshine that wants to come out.” ~Laura

Laura can be found at:

Website: http://www.laura-toop.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurabridgingthegap/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lauratoop.bridgingthegap/

Your host Jenny Dilts is the founder of Grieving Coach. As a Certified Grief Coach she specializes in transforming adversity into advantage. She helps people feeling unmotivated and without purpose to deal with their grief in healthy ways and move towards creating a life of joy and passion. Jenny's professional journey began when she sat with a friend days after her husband's sudden death. Holding that space for her unlocked and ignited a passion for supporting others in their grief. Working as a Grief Coach has completely transformed her own life from not knowing who she was and living in the shadows, to shining as an expert not only in the field of grief, but also in her own life as a wife and mom of 5.

Jenny can be found at:

Website: https://grievingcoach.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenny.rencherdilts

LinkedIn: jennydilts-grievingcoach


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