The Power of Love Show

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Alexx Friesen, BA, CCLS, CTP. Alexx Friesen is a Certified Child Life Specialist providing support to children with a family member on hospice or facing end of life. She also works in private practice, supporting infants, children and youth in her community who are facing medical challenges, end of life, grief and bereavement. With nearly 10 years of experience, Alexx’s passions lie in the areas of pediatric oncology, palliative care as well as death, dying and grief. Alexx is a published children’s book author who hopes to publish more books related to challenging medical experiences children and families face. She lives in Toronto with her husband and 2 year old Labrador retriever, Juno. Learn More Alexx: Instagram: @ChildLifeAlexx X: @ChildLifeAlexx Children’s Book - ‘All About the Intensive Care Unit’: https://a.co/d/doE8wZm Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation X: @DDJFoundation Grant Garry’s Film: ‘Meet Me Where I Am’ Pre-order on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CZVXX6T3?starsLeft=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_sms_apin_dp_7GJ708CMTRZAN2WW7ZV1_1 Pre-order on AppleTV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/meet-me-where-i-am/umc.cmc.85dnfjr8cojvhckyc37iqher Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Angila ‘Angie’ Hanson. Angie shares her story of immense loss — a journey marked by the deaths of her one-year-old son, Garret, her husband, Jack, her brother, Seth, and her sister-in-law, Brooke.  In her own profound grief, Angie Hanson found solace in a mission to change the narrative around grief, to bring light into the darkest moments, and to offer genuine support to those walking the path of loss. She founded Butterflies + Halos in 2022, a greeting card company that seeks to bridge the gap between sympathy and understanding, between condolence and companionship This greeting card company helps create a space for the griever so they feel less alone and show up intentionally for a friend and also help you as a friend send hope into your grieving friend's heart & home. These cards aren’t here to “fix” the grief, but to show you care and you are sharing in the grief journey with your friend.   Angie also is publishing her first book “Chapters of a Resilient Heart” that will be published in May 2024.  She also co-hosts a podcast “From Loss to Light Podcast” touching on all aspects of losses and how people have found their light.   Learn More Angie: Website: ButterfliesAndHalos.com Instagram: @ButterfliesAndHalos Facebook: Butterflies + Halos Etsy: Butterflies + Halos • https://www.etsy.com/shop/butterfliesandhalos?load_webview=1&bid=qxpAwJoDb4slYBbTtbDzRTS9t9ZR Pre-Order Book: ‘Chapters of a Resilient Heart’ • COMING MAY 2024: https://chaptersofaresilientheart.myshopify.com/ Shop Cards: https://butterfliesandhalos.com/collections/new-releases Podcast: ‘From Loss to Light’ • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/from-loss-to-light/id1695980324 Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation X: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Prefer to listen as a podcast? Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Page full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?# Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation • https://instagram.com/deedeejacksonfoundation?utm_medium=copy_link

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome BACK special guest & dear friend of DDJF, Leanne Friesen! You may recall from her previous appearance on The Power of Love Show in November of 2022 that Leanne is the author of ‘Grieving Room: Making Space for All the Hard Things After Death and Loss’. Passionate about creating space for grief, she has run the popular instagram page @grieving.room for the last two years. Leanne is also an ordained minister and mother of two teenagers. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Learn More About Leanne: Website: LeanneFriesen.com Facebook: Leanne Friesen Instagram: @Grieving.Room Order ‘Grieving Room: Making Space for All the Hard Things After Death and Loss’: https://a.co/d/iwvcxN9 Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation X: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome BACK special guest & dear friend of DDJF, Laura Formentini! You may recall from her previous appearances on The Power of Love Show in June of 2021 and March of 2022 that Laura is a not only a photographer and activist, but also a philanthropist, speaker & author of “Twentyone Olive Trees: A Mother’s Walk Through the Grief of Suicide to Hope and healing’. Her journey as a curious and empathetic individual has taken her around the world, engaging in various philanthropic activities. She has helped renovate an orphanage in Kenya, a clinic in Malawi, and raised funds for their improvement. As a nonprofit photographer, she has worked with multiple organizations worldwide, driven by the belief that proactive love can heal both the world and ourselves. Her travels have shaped her into an advocate for child welfare and animal cruelty prevention. She has been to Italy, Malawi, Kenya, Tanzania, and Puerto Rico, raising funds for numerous causes. With her background in archaeology, conservation, and photography, she has led a project for free sterilization of street dogs and cats in Italy. She supports several organizations, including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Mercy for Animals, Best Friends Animal Society, Kiva, the ASPCA, and LAV (Lega Anti-Vivisezione Italia). For 20+ years, she has also sponsored over 50 children globally through PlanUSA. Five years after the loss of her son, Laura’s perspective on grief has profoundly evolved and as result, her life’s mission has as well. Here today to share a bit more about her inspiring and admirable work, without further ado please welcome Laura Formentini BACK to The Power of Love Show! Learn More About Laura: Website: LauraFormentini.com Facebook: Author Laura Formentini Instagram: @AuthorLauraFormentini Email: info@lauraformentini.com Order ‘Twentyone Olive Trees: A Mother’s Walk Through the Grief of Suicide to Hope and Healing’: https://a.co/d/0cGVwjg Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation X: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show, we have a special guest, Kera Sanchez—a Chicago-based High School Spanish teacher, wife, and mother of two. Following the unexpected loss of her mother in Italy at 57, Kera embarked on a grief journey, resulting in the creation of the 'Legacy Letters Guided Journal.' This journal enables individuals to craft handwritten legacies of love, advice, and support, ensuring families globally can navigate unforeseen loss with a lasting legacy. Translated into Spanish, the journal led to the release of Kera’s second published work, ‘No Legacy Lost,' a guided memory and grief journal. Kera, who pokes fun at her grief journey with her Instagram community, plans to launch 'Get Griefy,' a grief magazine in early 2024. Join us as Kera Sanchez shares insights into her personal journey, guided journals, and the upcoming grief magazine on The Power of Love Show! Learn More About Kera: Website: LegacyLettersJournal.com Instagram: @LegacyLettersJournal & @GetGriefyMagazine Order ‘Legacy Letters’: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fa.co%2Fd%2FhB3qq7V&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw1CQVBWH4y_JSugDKRJUtLC Order ‘No Legacy Lost’: https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fa.co%2Fd%2F2KTtxb0&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AOvVaw0zJ9n3kGmSSBDZvPxmXnqH Subscribe ‘Get Griefy’: https://mailchi.mp/4945259edede/lets-get-griefy-get-griefy-magazine-coming-2024 Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation X: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Michelle D. Hord. Michelle Hord is a media consultant, executive coach, published author and speaker. She is the former VP of Creative Content and Talent Management for NBCUniversal and has spent more than three decades in media. She has worked with organizations such as ABC’s Good Morning America, the Oxygen Network, CBS News, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.   Michelle’s memoir The Other Side of Yet was published in 2022 by Atria Books. Her book tells of her grief journey of resilience in the face of tremendous personal loss. The book features journal entries over a period of several years. It received a Christopher Award in 2023. She has been featured in O Magazine, The Tamron Hall Show, The Talk, GMA, Essence Magazine, and others.   Michelle founded a nonprofit, ‘Gabrielle’s Wings’, to honor the memory of her daughter, Gabrielle. Dedicated to giving children of color from vulnerable communities the tools they need to soar above their circumstances, Gabrielle’s Wings serves a global community of elementary aged children through educational, recreational, and cultural engagement with partners on three continents. Learn More About Michelle: Website: MichelleDHord.com Instagram: @MDHord Facebook: Michelle D. Hord of Hope Warrior, Inc.  Order ‘The Other Side of Yet’: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1982173521?nodl=1&tag=simonsayscom&dplnkId=3037c672-cb3e-4209-bec4-0b443793ed74 Donate to Gabrielle’s Wings: https://form-renderer-app.donorperfect.io/give/gabrielles-wings/website-donation Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

As we commemorate a remarkable achievement, the 300th episode of The Power of Love Show, we have the privilege of welcoming a very special guest, Caroline Baumis, who is not only part of DDJF's Board of Directors, but also an integral member of our team! Caroline has over 25 years of experience in the nonprofit sector with an emphasis on youth and families. Caroline began her career at AmeriCares, where she quickly became the Executive Director of Camp AmeriKids, one of the first camps for children with HIV/AIDS in the tri-state area of NY, NJ, and CT. During her tenure as Executive Director, Caroline participated in several relief missions across the globe, including the Albania Refugee Crisis in 1999. Caroline decided to get her master’s degree in social work from Fordham and went on to work in the field of social work at the Westchester Institute of Human Development. Caroline quickly realized that social work wasn't for her and felt that healing came from alleviating feelings of isolation, and she went on to lead several small grassroots organizations until she founded her own charity….Camp TLC (Together Living a Challenge), a program for families living with a medical or life trauma. Since its inception in 2011, Camp TLC has run over 40 programs in five states, including the challenging region of Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota. Recently, Caroline also joined the Alzheimer's Association and serves as Program Manager, where she lends her skills to develop educational programs for Nevada. Caroline joined the Board of DDJF in 2019 because she believes in the healing power of music therapy and is working to help expand our programs in the state of Nevada. Learn More About Caroline & Camp TLC: Website: TheCampTLC.org Facebook: Camp T.L.C. (Together Living a Challenge Donate to Camp TLC: https://www.givsum.com/charities/camp-tlc-together-living-a-challenge-corporation Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Lisa Keefauver, MSW. Lisa Keefauver is a grief activist and the founder of Reimagining Grief. Lisa has more than two decades of professional experiences with grief and loss. She has worked as a social worker, narrative therapist, and educator within multiple settings from non-profits to corporations and universities. Lisa's wisdom and understanding of grief is also embodied from her personal losses, including the death of her husband in 2011. Lisa's grief advocacy has inspired her to create and host the top-rated podcast, Grief is a Sneaky Bitch; serve as an adjunct professor of Loss and Grief at the University of Texas at Austin; act as an organizational consultant to facilitate grief-smart organizations; write and appear as a thought leader across media platforms, including her viral TEDx Talk, ‘Why Knowing More About Grief Can Make it Suck Less’ and write her heavily anticipated book, Grief Is A Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss which is set to released in June 2024. Learn More About Lisa: Website: LisaKeefauver.com Instagram: @LisaKeefauverMSW & @GriefIsASneakyBitch Facebook: Reimagining Grief Podcast: ‘Grief Is A Sneaky B!tch’ - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grief-is-a-sneaky-bitch/id1474558908 TED Talk: ‘Why Knowing More About Grief Can Make It Suck Less’ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYtwSU-qaWc Forthcoming Book: ‘Grief Is A Sneaky Bitch: An Uncensored Guide to Navigating Loss’ (published by UT Press June 2024). Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show, we are excited to welcome BACK a special guest and dear friend of DDJF, Amber L. Bradbury. You may remember from her last visit that Amber is an author and grief advocate who wrote her first book, 'If Grandma Were Here', after being inspired by cherished memories with her own mother and grandmothers. Now, she is gearing up for the release of her second book, 'If Grandpa Were Here', which is inspired by the treasured memories of her family's beloved grandfathers. Through her writing, Amber aims to provide comfort to readers of all ages who are grieving the loss of a loved one. In addition to her passion for writing, Amber is also an avid nature photographer and a motivational speaker. She resides in upstate New York with her husband, three children, two dogs, and one cat. Her heart is filled with countless happy thoughts of the grandmas and grandpas who will forever live on in our hearts. Learn More About Amber: Website: IfGrandmaWereHere.com & AmberLBradbury.com Instagram: @AmberLBradbury Facebook: @AuthorAmberLBradbury 📚Order Your Copy of ‘If Grandma Were Here’: https://a.co/d/aWt6KQK 🎧 Listen ‘Grief Lasts a Lifetime’ Spotify Playlist: https://spotify.link/mFfaWQhmYDb *COMING SOON: ‘If Grandpa Were Here’* Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Sara Deren. Sara Deren is the founder and CEO of Experience Camps, a national non-profit that gives grieving children experiences that change their lives forever. Sara received her MBA from Columbia University and leads Experience Camps with her blend of business background and passion to make the world a better place. In 2020, she received an award for “Best Entrepreneur” from Connecticut Entrepreneur Awards and was named a “Patriots Difference Maker” by the New England Patriots Foundation. She is a regular contributor to outlets ranging from Thrive to Fast Company.   Learn More About Sara & Experience Camps: Website: ExperienceCamps.org Email: sara@experiencecamps.org Instagram: @ExperienceCamps Facebook: Experience Camps TikTok: @ExperienceCamps Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Brittany Day. Brittany Day is a surviving sibling after the tragic loss of her brother, Eric, during her childhood. Experiencing grief at a young age proved to be confusing with limited resources for support. It wasn't until the death of her twin daughters, Sophie & Ruby, who were stillborn that she started to understand and embrace grief.  Realizing the still-limited resources for siblings who are grieving, she co-wrote a book with her daughter, Eliza, entitled ‘I’m Still a Big Sister’, explaining stillbirth and providing a glimpse at life after. They donate copies of the book as well as sibling bereavement memory boxes to their local hospitals and others by request. Learn More About Brittany: Website: SurvivingSiblings.org Book: ‘I’m Still a a Big Sister’ • Available on Amazon (Hardcover, Paperback & Kindle) Email: survivingsibs@gmail.com Instagram: @SurvivingSibs Facebook: Surviving Siblings MAKE A DONATION: Every $25 donated supplies a box for a sibling.  You can sponsor a full hospital donation(5 boxes) for $125. Venmo: @BrittanyMDay (https://www.venmo.com/u/Brittanymday) PayPal: @BoxDonations (https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/boxdonations) Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Gina Moffa, LCSW, MA. Gina is a licensed psychotherapist, mental health educator, and media consultant in New York City. In practice for nearly two decades, she has helped thousands of people seeking treatment for trauma, grief, as well as challenging life experiences and transitions. This includes work with Holocaust survivors at 92Y, as well as being a clinical director for a Mt. Sinai Hospital Outpatient Program specializing in addictions. She received her master’s degree in social work with a specialty in trauma from New York University. Gina is the author of ‘Moving On Doesn’t Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss’, that gives a compassionate, honest perspective on many types of loss and a sense of agency over what is an very unpredictable experience. Education: Fordham University May 2015 Seminar in Field Instruction (SIFI) Certification New York University May 2010 Master of Arts, International Education (Career Counseling) New York University May 2005 Certification in International Trauma Studies New York University May 2004 Master of Social Work Learn More About Gina: Website: GinaMoffa.com Book: ‘Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go: A Modern Guide to Navigating Loss’ • Available for Pre-Order at Target, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop, Books•A•Million, Kindle and Audible (Release Date: August 22, 2023) Email: Gina@GinaMoffa.com Instagram: @GinaMoffaLCSW Facebook: Gina Moffa, LCSW Facebook Group: Facebook Group: Moving On Doesn't Mean Letting Go: A Group for Navigating Loss Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Colin Campbell. Colin Campbell has many roles in life including Husband, Theater Artist, Filmmaker, Author, Teacher, Friend, Brother & Son…but the role he identifies with first and foremost is Dad. So, when his two teenage children, Ruby & Hart, were tragically killed by a drunk driver in 2019, Colin’s life and very identity were shattered and he was left to navigate his overwhelming grief and life without Ruby & Hart. After their deaths, Colin would often hear the phrase that many fellow grievers have encountered after a loss: “There are no words”. Although a very common phrase in the grief world, Colin believes that we MUST give words to our loss. Words to articulate our grief and words to share memories of our lost loved ones. In his own grief journey, Colin has found that voicing his feelings, verbalizing his grief and having his community bear witness to his loss were the keys to him moving towards acceptance of his new reality. In his book, ‘Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss With Hope and Purpose’, Colin puts words to the experience of losing his children and outlines concrete actions a person in grief can take to help them in their struggles. At end of each chapter Colin offers not only these concrete actions, but also journal prompts — that act as a resource rather than a mandatory assignment — and mourning rituals to help spark imagination and inspire readers to create rituals to honor their own grief and lost loved ones. Colin will be joining us to share more about his journey and his book which has been described as a “profound, honest, pragmatic & comforting field guide for each of us searching for a way to live with loss. More about Colin: Colin Campbell is a writer and director for theater and film. The short film he wrote and directed with his beautiful and talented wife, ‘Seraglio’, was nominated for an Academy Award. Campbell teaches screenwriting at Chapman University and theater at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from Columbia University. He is currently developing a solo performance piece titled ‘Grief: A One Man Shit-Show’. Learn More About Colin: Book: ‘Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss With Hope and Purpose’ * Hardcover: https://a.co/d/aZlC4pG * E-book: https://a.co/d/2fAerlC * Audio Book: https://www.audible.com/pd/B09S32GMST?source_code=ASSORAP0511160006&share_location=pdp Website: ColinCampbellAuthor.com Instagram: @ColinCampbellWriter Solo Performance Piece: ‘Grief: A One Man Shit-Show’ • GriefAOneManShitShow.com Ruby & Hart Foundation: https://gaillerner.com/the-ruby-and-hart-foundation/ Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guests, Melissa Jenski & Kristin Mortensen. Melissa Jenski is a design professional with over 10 years of experience in specialty retail and wholesale. While the highlights of her career include overseeing the retail operations at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, designing jewelry for Sundance Catalog and creating the merchandise assortment for a world-class spa, they were merely stepping-stones on her way to realizing her dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. As Co-founder of Good Grief, Melissa is the Chief Inspiration Officer and is in charge of fulfillment and inventory management.  An autoimmune diagnosis in her 20's, followed by infertility and a miscarriage in her 30's inspired Melissa to start ‘Good Grief’. When she’s not busy working, you can find her daydreaming about her next business idea, planning her next big vacation or obsessively Marie Kondo-ing an untouched area of her house. She currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her two favorite people – her husband and daughter. Kristin Mortensen is a marketing professional with over a decade of experience helping other brands tell their story, engage with customers and, above all, make money.  Burnt out from the corporate grind and pandemic fatigue, she wanted something to call her own. In 2021, she joined forces with her sister as the Co-Founder of ‘Good Grief’ and is responsible for the marketing and e-commerce side of the business.   Her love for traveling catapulted her to Europe shortly after graduating from ASU, and she's made the UK her home after being abroad for over 13 years. But it hasn't all been smooth sailing. It's been a whirlwind of divorce and heartbreak, learning to love again, and more recently, the happiest moments as a new mom sprinkled with postpartum depression and anxiety. She lives with long-term partner, Adam, and they recently welcomed a new addition to their family in September 2022. When she's not juggling work and motherhood, you can find her traveling, hiking or most likely a little bit of both. ‘Good Grief’ is an online gifting platform that sells curated care packages for life's twists and turns - loss of a loved one, cancer, mental health, miscarriage and beyond. Filled with equal parts heart and humor, each Good Grief box contains a selection of practical tools for healing and self-care and is packed to perfection with a handwritten card. ShopGoodGrief.com 15% DISCOUNT OFFER: Promo Code to use at checkout: DDJF Or Link with the discount code applied: https://shopgoodgrief.com/discount/DDJF Learn More About Melissa & Kristin: Website: ShopGoodGrief.com Instagram: @GoodGrief.Shop Facebook: Good Grief Shop Pinterest: @GoodGriefShop Contact: hello@shopgoodgrief.com Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Group full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Jessica C. Guthrie. Jessica is an only child and the full-time caregiver of her mother, Constance Guthrie, who is living with Alzheimer’s Disease. Jessica, a single millennial, started caring for her mother at 26 years old and has navigated the journey alone all the while balancing the building of her career, caring for herself and preserving her mother’s dignity and legacy. For the first four years of this disease Jessica was a long-distance caregiver traveling from her mom in Virginia to her home & job in Dallas, Texas and in 2019 she made the difficult, yet necessary decision to move back home to fully support her mother as she began to decline in her disease. Jessica created “When Career & Caregiving Collide” to openly share the realities of what it meant to be a young person starting in their career all the while being thrust into the responsibility of caring for a parent...and how to balance both. When she started her journey she didn’t see leaders, groups, organizations of people that looked like her nor were they sharing a similar experience so she desired to uplift her story so many others could feel seen and affirmed on this unique journey too. Jessica is now a senior executive non-profit leader and grew her career while caring intensely for her mom. It’s possible to have both a thriving career and thrive as a caregiver. Her mother experienced a significant decline in her disease at the beginning of 2022–no longer ambulatory, fully incontinent, weight loss, diminished speech and unable to feed herself. On May 16, 2022 Jessica enrolled her mother into Home Hospice with the strong belief she would pass within six months or less. Today, May 31, 2023 Jessica’s mother is still living, she has graduated from hospice and is thriving in the current stage she is in. Jessica attributes her mother’s strength and energy to fight to the love and care between the two of them. She intentionally slowed down, got super proximate and present with her mom, and prioritized all the moments. Jessica is grateful for what she calls “magic time” and makes the most of each day! When she’s not at home singing with her mom, meal prepping or transporting her mom using the hoyer lift you can find Jessica at the local YMCA teaching a dance fitness class. Learn More About Jessica: Website: JessicaCGuthrie.com Instagram: @CareerCaregivingCollide Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Page full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Prefer to listen as a podcast? Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Jack Hazan, LMHC, CSAT. Jack is a New York City–based psychotherapist and the founder of Modern Therapy Group. Additionally, Jack is the founder of the company, JackBakes, whose baked goods are carried in over 100 physical and online retailers. Jack is the author of Mind Over Batter: 75 Recipes for Baking as Therapy which is available for purchase via book retailers including Barnes & Noble and Bookshop as well as online retailers including Amazon, Target, Walmart, Uncommon Goods and more. Jack has been featured in Time Out New York and the New York Post and has appeared on Bravo TV’s Watch What Happens Live and the Food Network. Learn More About Jack: Website: JackBakes.com & ModernTherapyGroup.com Instagram: @Talk.To.Jack • @JackBakesNYC • @ModernTherapyGroup Facebook: Jack Bakes LinkedIn: Jack Hazan Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Did you know that you can support DDJF while you shop on Amazon at no cost to you? Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Prefer to listen as a podcast? Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Page full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Other podcasts: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow The Power of Love Show is a weekly show sponsored by The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation where we shine a light on loss and grief and how it impacts our lives. Our aim is to build a community where we share inspiring stories, interview experts, learn, grow and empower one another to find proper and healthy healing. Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?# Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Kevin Kilday. Kevin is an entrepreneur and Co-Founder of the recruitment firm, Bear Recruiting. Currently, Kevin lives in Delray Beach which is located in south Florida. Outside of running his business, Kevin enjoys all aspects of health and fitness and spending time relaxing at the beach. Kevin grew up in Northern Virginia and after high school, was recruited to play Division 1 basketball at Radford University in Virginia. Ultimately, he made the decision to not play basketball, but instead focus fully on his education. After graduating from Radford University with a degree in Marketing, Kevin began his career in sales. After a couple of years, he got into the medical sales field, where he enjoyed assisting doctors in helping their patients by providing better clinical outcomes. Eventually, he transitioned into a completely different industry to further develop his skillset and knowledge as a sales and business professional. In 2020 at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Kevin and a colleague by the name of Keith Lee, decided to partner up and launch their company. Today, Bear Recruiting primarily serves the healthcare industry, by partnering with companies to help them find and hire top medical sales talent of all levels. More recently, Kevin and Bear Recruiting began helping job seekers to market and brand themselves more effectively on LinkedIn, which is the largest online business networking platform. For Kevin, one of the most rewarding things in his business is being able to help others succeed with a very important aspect of their lives — their careers. Learn More About Kevin: Website: Bear-Recruiting.com Instagram: @KKilday33 & @BearRecruiting Facebook: Bear Recruiting LinkedIn: Kevin Kilday Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Did you know that you can support DDJF while you shop on Amazon at no cost to you? Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Prefer to listen as a podcast? Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Page full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Other podcasts: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow The Power of Love Show is a weekly show sponsored by The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation where we shine a light on loss and grief and how it impacts our lives. Our aim is to build a community where we share inspiring stories, interview experts, learn, grow and empower one another to find proper and healthy healing. Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?# Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Cara Belvin. Cara Belvin is a social entrepreneur known for her role as Founder and CEO of empowerHER, a nonprofit organization for children and young adults who have experienced the loss of a parent.   Cara is an energetic and visionary leader and has expanded empowerHER from a local grassroots movement to an international nonprofit. Inspired by the loss of her own mother, Kit, at the age of 9, Cara formed empowerHER in 2013 to support and connect girls and young women who have experienced the loss of their mothers.   Today, the organization serves boys, girls and nonbinary youth in a non-therapeutic, community-based, volunteer-driven model with one mission, two programs—events and 1:1 mentorship. All programs are free of charge to the family and strive to help teach the girls that loss is survivable. Cara holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Connecticut and a Masters of Science degree in Psychology from Texas A&M University. Cara began her career as a School Psychologist working with children with disabilities and transitioned her career into nonprofit management and philanthropy. Cara frequently presents on issues surrounding adversity, grief and loss, women’s empowerment, and social entrepreneurship.   As the founder of the only nonprofit in the world dedicated to mentoring children who have experience the loss of a parent, Cara’s efforts have been featured on The Today Show, CNN, PBS NewsHour with Judy Woodruff, and more.  Cara is also the lead producer of HBO’s The Conversation: Stories that Matter. Learn More About Cara: Website: empoweringher.org Instagram: @empoweringher Facebook: empowerHER LinkedIn: empowerHER Twitter: @empoweringher Learn More About DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Did you know that you can support DDJF while you shop on Amazon at no cost to you? Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Prefer to listen as a podcast? Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Page full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Other podcasts: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow The Power of Love Show is a weekly show sponsored by The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation where we shine a light on loss and grief and how it impacts our lives. Our aim is to build a community where we share inspiring stories, interview experts, learn, grow and empower one another to find proper and healthy healing. Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?# Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Amelia Green. There are many ways to describe Amelia Green, but how she HOPES she is seen is as a light that reflects all the joy that life contains — in even the darkest moments. Through a lifetime of troubles and traumas, Amelia has found that her strength comes from every single triumph — no matter how small — that she experiences and finding the ability to truly see and appreciate the good in life. Amelia is a true believer that there is always SO much good…when you look. Even right here on The Power of Love Show, Amelia’s journey of triumph & love can be evidenced over the last two years in her previous appearances. On her first appearance, she spoke of the intense love and joy her son, Alex, brought to a world that had trouble accepting and understanding his Nonverbal Autism and Epilepsy. When she lost Alex in March 2021, Amelia lost her world and her gravity — but found a voice, once again, on The Power of Love Show to share how the #AlexLevelJoy her boy brought to this world would never fade, nor would his memory. After losing her mom, Tina, in October 2022 Amelia again found herself searching for the joy and meaning in every day. It was only then she realized that it was finally time to take care OF herself, FOR herself — not so she could be who others needed her to be. Amelia has spent every day since losing Alex making memories with Cameron and Bradley, Alex’s brothers and keepers of his memory & love as well as finding & creating ‘Alex Level Joy’ everywhere they go. By utilizing this platform here with us, Amelia has found even more purpose in her journey of grief and a new & unique way to spread ‘Alex Level Joy and Love’ to the world, as well as ‘Tina Level Peace and Compassion’. Donate to ‘Dinner For a Cause’, Spring 2023: https://ddjf.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTc5NTc2 Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Did you know that you can support DDJF while you shop on Amazon at no cost to you? Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Prefer to listen as a podcast? Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Page full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Other podcasts: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow The Power of Love Show is a weekly show sponsored by The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation where we shine a light on loss and grief and how it impacts our lives. Our aim is to build a community where we share inspiring stories, interview experts, learn, grow and empower one another to find proper and healthy healing. Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?# Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation • https://instagram.com/deedeejacksonfoundation?utm_medium=copy_link

On this episode of The Power of Love Show with TJ and Taj Jackson we welcome special guest, Asante Cleveland. Asante Cleveland is a best-selling author, speaker and former NFL Tight-End. Asante played for the San Francisco 49ers, New England Patriots and Los Angeles Chargers in his 4 year career. He recently released his first book, ‘Working Through the Dark’, where he shares his experience with child abuse, overcoming obstacles and the life lessons he learned on his way to the NFL. Learn more: Instagram: @AsanteCleveland Twitter: @AsanteCleveland Website: AsanteCleveland.com Book: ‘Working Through The Dark’ • https://www.amazon.com/Working-Through-Dark-Asante-Cleveland/dp/0578283999/ref=sr_1_1?crid=318LIRLZ0IK92&keywords=working+through+the+dark&qid=1666150235&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIwLjc3IiwicXNhIjoiMC4wMCIsInFzcCI6IjAuMDAifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=working+through+the+dar%2Caps Learn more about DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Did you know that you can support DDJF while you shop on Amazon at no cost to you? Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Prefer to listen as a podcast? Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Page full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Other podcasts: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow The Power of Love Show is a weekly show sponsored by The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation where we shine a light on loss and grief and how it impacts our lives. Our aim is to build a community where we share inspiring stories, interview experts, learn, grow and empower one another to find proper and healthy healing. Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?# Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation • https://instagram.com/deedeejacksonfoundation?utm_medium=copy_link

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest & author, Joanna P.A Moore. Born in 1974 and raised in London, England, Joanna is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, or BACP-qualified and registered Therapeutic Counselor and runs her own private practice in Fulham. Joanna also has over 18 years of experience working in inner-city areas as a youth worker and program manager with young people ages 8 to 21, supporting their development and life skills through informal learning. Joanna was inspired to write her book, “Love is the Gift: Supporting Children Through Bereavement”, after the death of a very significant and influential person in her life in 2017. Christina was like a second mother to her. Additionally, living with a rare, life-threatening condition known as ‘Addison’s Disease’ since 2009 and having two small children of her own, Joanna felt that there was not enough literature out there to support her own children through the difficult feelings surrounding death. Wanting to create a tool that could help her own children and others, she embarked on creating the beautiful and poetical story about Alana, the mermaid. Learn more: Website: www.JoannaPAMoore.com Book: “Love is the Gift: Supporting Children Through Bereavement” • https://a.co/d/eaP2D2k Instagram: @LoveIsTheGift Facebook: Love Is The Gift Twitter: @JoannaPAMoore1 YouTube: Joanna P.A Moore Email: Info@JoannaPAMoore.com Learn more about DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Join our Official Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?#

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Tony Knight. Tony Knight is an Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, & Rhino Rescue Leader. Tony is admittedly a bit of an idealist and visionary striving to impact positive change for our endangered wildlife and our environment. He does so through radical conscious consumerism and mentoring businesses on how small changes in their daily operations can not only save them money, but also help them free up cashflow which can be allocated towards helping to impact positive change for our animals, our planet and ultimately us & the future generations to come. Tony’s career path has been unexpected. He studied Supply Chain Engineering in South Africa and was offered a job with Terex (Construction Machinery engineering) in the UK in 2003. He unexpectedly switched careers in 2005 landing himself in the advertising technology space in London for 5 years before being transferred to Toronto where he eventually started an advertising tech agency in 2010. During these years he was leading wildlife conservation projects in his spare time and leading tourism & travel initiatives to raise funds for the nonprofit projects — specifically rhino rescue projects — he was helping which ultimately lead him to a shift from the for-profit space to the non-profit space. Tony’s journey from for-profit to non-profit was not without bumps and bruises along the way. It has been a journey of growth, enlightenment, blood (literally), sweat and tears. This transition started to accelerate after his first visit to Burning Man back in 2015 where he made a radical life decision to take active steps to transform his for-profit businesses into platforms to help fundraise for the wildlife/environmental conservation projects he was actively involved with. This came at a pivotal time when rhino poaching attacks were on the rise in South Africa and having been witness to the brutal suffering and trauma rhinos undergo at the hands of poachers he knew he needed to fully invest himself and his time into nonprofit projects — specifically geared to protect rhinos from poachers. He blended his many years of experience leading wildlife conservation projects, leading tourism & travel initiatives and running an advertising tech company together to make his goal of helping to protect vulnerable animals & wildlife a reality. This lead him to co-founding the Upmost Foundation, a 501(c)(3) Nonprofit organization. Learn more: Website: https://myexclusivelinks.greenrope.com/TonyKnight Instagram: @URhinoProject Donate: https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=PS539TV5F7FVC&fbclid=PAAaalWQp5Tk8TfwpgeXy69zf9l2QAg82qGSZZo0BLiWYc4j4cWawOTwZzewI LinkedIn: Tony Knight Email: TonyJKnight@icloud.com Learn more about DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Join our Official Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?#

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Janine Kwoh. Janine Kwoh is the owner and designer of Kwohtations, a stationery company and letterpress print and design studio. Kwohtations is an ever-evolving collection of greeting cards and gifts that reflect and celebrate a diversity of identities and life experiences, always with humor and empathy. She is also the author of Welcome to the Grief Club, an illustrated book on grief for anyone who has lost a loved one or who is close to someone who is grieving. Based on Janine's own experience with grief and those of other Grief Club members, the book uses brief writings, illustrations, and creative diagrams to explore the wide range of emotions and experiences that grief can encompass. Janine's hope is that others will recognize some of themselves in what she creates and feel a bit more seen, more connected, and less alone. Learn more: Website: www.Kwohtations.com Instagram: @WelcomeToTheGriefClub & @Kwohtations Facebook: Kwohtations Twitter: @Kwohtations Pinterest: Kwohtations TikTok: @Kwohtations Learn more about DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Join our Official Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?#

On this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Brian D. Smith. Brian holds many titles including, but not limited to, LIFE COACH, GRIEF PARTNER, AUTHOR & PODCAST HOST. Brian’s life journey has given him a unique perspective on the human experience — with an appreciation for both the joys and the sorrows he’s encountered along the way. With his wife of 30 years, he raised two beautiful, competent, compassionate and independent daughters. In June of 2015, however, his youngest daughter, Shayna, suddenly and unexpectedly passed from this life into the next life at the tender age of 15. With Shayna’s passing, Brian experienced the most profound loss anyone can suffer. He had to learn to survive his grief for the sake of his wife and his oldest daughter. Having been deeply scarred by toxic religion as a young man, Brian had instilled in him an intense fear of death… a fear that he would have to learn to overcome with a lifelong spiritual quest. After Shayna’s transition, his spiritual quest intensified, prompted by the extraordinary visions and messages he received from her after her death. As a result of those experiences, he immersed myself in researching concepts of the afterlife, taking a scientific, as well as a spiritual and philosophical approach to it. With his life coaching & grief work, Brian’s mission is to help people rediscover WHO they are and WHY they are here. In those two questions lie the secrets to not only surviving this life, but thriving. Brian believes that if you’re feeling “stuck”, it’s most likely because you have forgotten the answer to one or both of these questions. Brian’s vision is to create a world where everyone has a sense of purpose and fulfillment. If we know the “why”, we can endure any “how”. He wants to remind everyone of their true nature and their reason for being. He has studied the nature of life and death and how to progress through grief of all kinds from a job loss to divorce to illness and the death of a loved one. Brian speaks from experience on all of the above examples of grief. As a grief guide, Brian aims to provide a safe space where you can safely share what you are experiencing. He shares techniques that he discovered and developed after his devastating loss and, perhaps most importantly, he helps his clients understand that death is not goodbye and that your relationship with your loved one can continue. He believes that any ending is a new beginning. Shortly after Shayna transitioned, Brian discovered Helping Parents Heal, a non-profit peer-to-peer support group for parents of children who have passed. He volunteers with Helping Parents Heal and is a member of their Board of Directors. He has worked with hundreds of parents who have lost children. Brian is the author of “Grief 2 Growth: Planted. Not Buried: How to Survive and Thrive After Life's Greatest Challenges” as well as the host and creator of the Grief 2 Growth podcast. Learn more: Instagram: @Grief2Growth Facebook Group: Grief 2 Growth Twitter: @Grief2Growth1 YouTube: Grief 2 Growth Website: Grief2Growth.com & visit Grief2Growth.com/gems for a FREE download from Brian Email: Brian@Grief2Growth.com Learn more about DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Join our Official Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?#

On the final episode of The Power of Love Show for the year, we are honoring the lost loved ones of our #DDJFcommunity. As grievers, it can be challenging to navigate the holiday season and oftentimes we feel isolated or alone in our grief as we mourn those who are no longer here to celebrate with us. We at DDJF never want anyone to feel alone on this journey, so we are dedicating this final episode of the year to SHARE and CELEBRATE our lost loved ones. We asked our community to share: • Advice for navigating the holiday season while grieving • Meaningful ways to honor a lost loved one during the holiday season • Tips for keeping lost loved ones as part of our traditions • Favorite memories of our lost loved Wishing everyone a happy & healthy holiday season and a joyous new year! Learn more about DDJF: Website: DDJF.org Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation Facebook: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation LinkedIn: Dee Dee Jackson Foundation Twitter: @DDJFoundation Leave a podcast review: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=koXehESfSrSwA-zWi2vf-w Did you know that you can support DDJF while you shop on Amazon at no cost to you? Add DDJF as your selected charity via Amazon Smile: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Can’t make the live-stream? You can always watch our syndicated interviews later on YouTube or Facebook! Prefer to listen as a podcast? Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Join our Official Facebook Page full of supportive community members: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571/?ref=share_group_link Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Other podcasts: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow The Power of Love Show is a weekly show sponsored by The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation where we shine a light on loss and grief and how it impacts our lives. Our aim is to build a community where we share inspiring stories, interview experts, learn, grow and empower one another to find proper and healthy healing. Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://www.flipcause.com/hosted_widget/hostedWidgetHome/MTIxODI3 Check Out DDJF Merch: https://my-store-10253433.creator-spring.com/?# Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation • https://instagram.com/deedeejacksonfoundation?utm_medium=copy_link