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Kathryn Henry is an author, spiritual seeker and business leader whose life experiences have led her to explore the depths of human resilience and connection. After a successful corporate career including executive positions at lululemon, Gap and Levi Strauss & Co., she now serves as an Independent Director, advisor, and investor and dedicates herself to self-realisation and expanding her world view.Kathryn finds joy in continuous learning and helping others discover their inner strength and spiritual truth to uncover their highest potential. Through her work, advice, mentoring and writing, she shares the wisdom gained from her journey of Love, loss, and awakening.Kathryn lives in Napa Valley with her two four-legged pups where she continues to find dimes – and deeper meaning – in unexpected places. Here's how you can connect with Kathryn: Website: https://www.kathrynhenry.com Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrykathryn A Dime to Say I Love You: https://www.kathrynhenry.com/book #dimes #adimetosayiloveyou #transitioning #spiritualjourney #cancer #grief #widowhood #spirituality #love

Sylvia Wolfer is a neuroscience-based grief coach, Pilates instructor, and mindfulness guide whose work sits at the intersection of science, embodiment, and lived experience. After losing both parents and two brothers, all suddenly and at different stages of her life, she dedicated her career to helping others navigate loss with clarity, steadiness, and self-respect. She blends neuroscience, nervous-system care, mindfulness, and movement to offer grounded support after loss. Through her online courses, Pilates classes, guided meditations on Sylvia’s Voice, her writing, and her 1:1 work, she helps people find steadiness in a culture that rushes emotional recovery. Sylvia guides people back to their own inner capacity, helping them rediscover a sense of agency in experiences that once felt overwhelming. Here is how to connect with Sylvia: Website: https://sylviawolfer.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylviawolfer Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_sylvia_wolfer_grief_support Grief Resilience Scorecard: https://sylvia-wolfer-grief-support.scoreapp.com In this episode we also mentioned our new series "Grief & You" on LinkedIn. Here's our next event on Liminality: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7497212525009240065 And a book that both Sylvia and I are truly fond of is "Into the Magic Shop" by Dr. James Doty: https://www.fishpond.com.au/Books/Into-Magic-Shop-Doty-Dr-James/9781444786194?utm_source=googleps&utm_medium=ps&utm_campaign=AU&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17181844747&gbraid=0AAAAAD_Lo6Hm4kLzPjsN1OkS8UduWETbr&gclid=Cj0KCQjw16_UBhCqARIsAIdOaXz8voOSpm3c94XfWrzujiIuQUyjfPzZdFarloEbsP5_SsRPPah_gyIaAvymEALw_wcB #siblingloss #grief #calling #healing #healingjourney

Danny Lesslie is a widower and a father to two daughters. He is a best selling and award winning author, entrepreneur, a storyteller, a coach, and speaker. He and his family reside in Texas.His first book "Thank You, Cancer" won the International Impact Award, and is a powerful memoir about Love, loss, resilience, and faith. Co-authored by Danny Lesslie and his late wife, Raffaella Dobles, it tells the story of their journey through Raffaella's 5-year battle with Stage 4 cancer, and the life they built together in the face of it.More than a story about illness, "Thank You, Cancer" invites the reader to choose Love through the hardest moments."The Thank You Bridge" (Amazon Best Seller) is the second volume in "The Thank You Trilogy" by Danny Lesslie.This book is the framework that emerged from Danny and Raffi’s journey. Its central insight is structural: every human life moves between two domains. The horizontal Domain of Self – control, ego, survival – and the vertical Domain of Service – gratitude, dependence, significance. The bridge between them is any moment when life's horizontal solutions stop working.What begins as a personal account of grief becomes something larger: an invitation to see your own story as part of a design that runs through mathematics, nature, through history, and through you.Here's how to connect with Danny:Website: https://dannylesslie.coInsta: https://www.instagram.com/momentumwithdanny1st Book: https://mybook.to/ThankYouCancer2nd Book: https://mybook.to/thethankyoubridge#cancer #fatherhood #widowhood #faith #author #speaker #coach #christian #christianity

Colin Owensby is a creator, wellness advocate, ultra-endurance athlete, and entrepreneur who has spent more than two decades building a platform across media, performance, and lifestyle. His career has spanned modeling, acting, brand partnerships, and digital content creation, where he has cultivated engaged communities through authentic storytelling and a passion for helping others pursue ambitious goals.As a former NCAA swimmer, two-time Ironman finisher, and 100-mile ultramarathon athlete, Colin creates content centered on resilience, adventure, personal growth, and high-performance living. Drawing from experiences in athletics, business, and the entertainment industry, he is passionate about inspiring others to pursue meaningful challenges, embrace growth, and live with intention.Here's how to connect with Colin:Website: https://thecolinowensby.comInsta: https://www.instagram.com/thecolinowensbyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thecolinowensby#spinalinjury #siblingloss #loss #grief #resilience #happiness #healing #gratitude #spirituality #love

Ashley Nicole Jones is a grief specialist, TEDx speaker, author, and creator. After her daughter died, Ashley founded Momento Foundation in 2015, a nonprofit offering free professional portrait sessions to families facing a terminal diagnosis and helping people heal in grief. Spending over a decade on the front lines of loss, Ashley identified what the grief industry was missing: tools that honor both the science of trauma and the full humanity of the bereaved. Her debut book, When You Can’t See The Light: A Trauma-Informed Survival Guide to Surviving a Significant Loss, translates complex research into an accessible, deeply empathetic roadmap for navigating grief. Through consulting and keynote speaking, Ashley brings grief literacy into places where it’s rarely discussed but urgently needed. She helps leaders, teams, and individuals build the emotional capacity to face one of life’s most universal experiences with courage, clarity, and compassion. Ashley is also a huge animal lover and a passionate plant mom. Here's how you can connect with Ashley's work: Website: www.ashleynicolejones.com Foundation: www.momentofoundation.org Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GP97HPNW?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback #traumainformed #griefliteracy #grief #childloss #terminalillness #guidance #healing #love

Mia Godfrey is an author, speaker, certified life coach, and founder of The Reset to Purpose Retreat. She is the author of Buried, Not Broken: A Memoir of Survival, Sisterhood, and Starting Over and co-author, with her husband Kenny Godfrey, of Second Sunrise: The Couple's Guide to Trust, Remarriage, and Blended Family.Through her speaking, coaching, and writing, Mia empowers individuals and couples to heal from their past, rediscover their identity, rebuild trust, and embrace God's purpose for their lives. Her mission is to help people move from surviving to thriving by equipping them with practical tools, faith-filled encouragement, and the confidence to step into their next chapter with hope and purpose.Here are Mia's books:Buried, Not Broken:https://www.amazon.com/Buried-Not-Broken-Survival-Sisterhood/dp/B0G6Y12J29/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.Jpc0Qno8_KL7xp0oXAiPrOQX-Vun586AwqjHAO_8JgyvT-DmAygf-au9Em-L7tYpKrroOH7bRwAWcW38rX6kkruFRtyzFlvxBreW7W-iwkI3Szcvybp-eF5M22qQILdyoTsNiXp47Fw5MlbrpF7el5pDXYn8hncYKruXHpa41Vda8HyA_iR1qO2RcpYkqitubH3Owjp5u8lgMlfe8A7UgVBlaQziF6dolMOgYHx5ZrI._vM_8R7NmYfaBGkQwUzhyOkD_FO0oAKO7pLe5ee9u3I&qid=1783985820&sr=8-1Second Sunrise:https://www.amazon.com/Second-Sunrise-Together-Remarriage-Families/dp/B0H89V3CG7/ref=sr_1_2?crid=KGE09GEPAHAX&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.atKKAydZBl9hj5G9g5Hn4tYweSoGm7fDHJlDrVxt7CjGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.5mHBiTZYdZXf4mw4ifSGD9BlnRkVEEoOeQoMACCvMI4&dib_tag=se&keywords=second+sunrise+together+mia+godfrey&qid=1783985962&s=books&sprefix=second+sunrise+togheter+mia+godfrey%2Cstripbooks%2C171&sr=1-2#widowhood #grief #griefjourney #griefsupport #family #romania #usa #notbroken Please note: due to a technical error, the recording stopped 2 mins before the end of our interview. The question I asked Mia at the end was "What would you want the audience to take away from this?" and her response was: "We all do grief differently, and that's ok" You can watch the entire episode (ending included) on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/a1_bnVpu4ME

Tania Comerford is a transformational life coach and retreat mentor from Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia. It brings Tania immense joy to resolve trauma easily and effectively for her clients. Tania calls people on to choose a life of freedom, abundance and fun. Tania is living the life she dreamt of as a young child growing up in southern New Zealand. Tania lost her husband after a short battle with cancer in August 2025. Their story was a love story and her husband impacted thousands of lives worldwide. Tania’s overwhelming feeling during her grief journey was gratefulness, and she continues to live a life of passion, purpose and joy. Here's how to connect with Tania: https://www.facebook.com/ariseandshineglobal #widowhood #gratitiude #resolvetrauma #healing #retreat

Deb Fung is a mother, grief advocate, and co-founder of Pipers Ridge Living Legacy Forest, a place born from unimaginable loss and a deep belief that love continues long after death. After the heartbreaking loss of her daughter, Tegan, Deb and her family transformed their grief into something living: a sanctuary where families can honour their loved ones through the planting of trees and the quiet healing power of nature.Through her own lived experience, Deb has become a compassionate voice for those navigating loss, creating spaces where grief is welcomed, stories are held, and healing can unfold in its own time. Her work is grounded in the understanding that while grief changes us, it can also reconnect us — to love, to meaning, and to life itself.Here's how you can connect:Website: https://www.pipersridge.com.auInsta: https://www.instagram.com/pipersridgelivinglegacyFB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1094195621610451Grief & Restoration Retreat:
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Brad Wolfe is a singer-songwriter, community activist, and the founder of Reimagine, a national movement helping people transform loss into meaning and action. His music and his mission come from the same source: a lifelong conversation with mortality, love, and the creative possibilities hidden inside pain. Wolfe has woven these experiences into a three EP collection, the Loss, Life and Love mixtapes, a project more than a decade in the making. The first volume, Loss, debuts this Summer. “It felt right to start with Loss because, in my work and life, I’ve seen loss as the catalyst for new meaning and, ultimately, for love,” Wolfe says. “The losses I’ve faced have redirected me in painful and also beautiful ways.” Wolfe’s musical story began in college, when his close childhood friend Sara was diagnosed with a rare pediatric cancer. For two years, until she died, he brought his guitar to the hospital to write and sing songs for her. “‘Sara’s Got a Sunbeam’ became our anthem of hope during that period,” Wolfe recalls. “I don’t know how I would have handled it without my guitar. Seeing how music eased Sara’s physical symptoms, and gave us a way to connect, was healing for both of us.” In Sara’s honor, Wolfe launched the Sunbeam Foundation in an attempt to find a cure for the rare cancer that took her life. He also started a musical project, Brad Wolfe & the Moon, so he could share the songs inspired by Sara with the world. The songs explore the connection between light and dark, joy and pain, and forces bigger than us. Both the foundation and the band debuted the same night, with Grammy-winning artist Sara Bareilles opening the show. Since then, Sunbeam has raised over one million dollars for cancer research. Through Sunbeam, Wolfe played music for kids and families facing cancer. Over time, he noticed that music didn’t just soothe, it opened people up. Parents, friends, and patients shared their stories in return. “It became clear that everyone was carrying something,” he says. “And it made me wonder what it would look like if more people had space to channel their pain in whatever way worked for them, the way music worked for me.” That question led Wolfe to create Reimagine, an organization that helps people discover creativity and purpose through their pain. Reimagine has hosted more than 4,500 events for over 250,000 people, including citywide arts and culture festivals focused on facing loss and mortality. They’ve become some of the largest community gatherings on these topics in the United States. At Reimagine, people share stories about the loss of loved ones, their lived experiences of different layers of loss, and the collective grief of modern life. “Being witness to these conversations has changed and deepened me,” Wolfe says. “They make the songs more honest and free.” During the decade he built Reimagine, Wolfe recorded the collection of songs that would become Loss. Produced with longtime collaborator Gawain Mathews (Mickey Hart, Ben Lee), the EP blends folk, pop, Americana and alt-rock, all held together by Wolfe’s acoustic guitar and warm, raw vocals. The Moon, a revolving lineup of Wolfe’s musical collaborators, augments the intimate tunes with full-band power. Mathews leads the charge on a variety of guitars and stringed instruments, with rocker Kyle Caprista on drums. KEEP UP WITH BRAD WOLFE & THE MOONWebsite: https://www.bradwolfe.comReimagine: https://letsreimagine.orgInsta: https://www.instagram.com/bradwolfemoonYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFyhVWgy4-uu6MT1pdOmSWw#epigenetics #holocaustsurvivors #kindness #healingmusic #grief

Katie Rizzo’s memoir, The Trimesters of Grief, a hybrid memoir and prescriptive guide, reframes the experience of losing a child to opioid addiction through the lens of gestation - moving readers through invisible, undeniable and public stages of grief toward the lifelong work of living with loss, blending raw journal entries, original poetry and pools. Pitched for readers of It’s OK that You’re Not OK and Beautiful Boy, with a foreword by Colin Campbell. Katie holds two masters: one from Yale University and another from the University of Colorado School of Medicine. For the last fifteen years, Katie Rizzo taught Anatomy and Biology at her local community college and public high school. Her short stories have been published in literary journals and in anthologies. In September of 2024, Katie lost her firstborn son to addiction. In a tragic irony, she found that grief mirrored pregnancy. After joining grief groups, listening to podcasts, and reading everything she could get her hands on, Katie carried her grief as long as she could.Finally, she found ways to help cope with the trauma and deliver this ‘grief baby.’ Her memoir, The Trimesters of Grief, will be released on 6th October 2026 by Koehler Books, with Blackstone Publishing handling audio licensing. None of Them Are You - A book of Poems is being published by Extra Extra Publishing on Dia de los Muertos, November 1st. Here's how to connect with Katie: Author website: https://katierizzo.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katie-rizzo-098978280 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rizzoboysandagirl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katierizzo007 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@katie.rizzo007 #addiction #shame #addictionawareness #grief #trimester

Chris Workman is a registered nurse, grief educator, author, speaker, and podcast host who helps people navigate life after profound loss. Her own life was forever changed by the death of her younger son and later by estrangement from her older son — experiences that inspired her mission to create honest conversations about grief, resilience, identity, and rebuilding a meaningful life. She is the host of the Laugh Cry Scream Podcast, where she explores the many faces of loss, including child loss, suicide loss, catastrophic illness, caregiving, widowhood, estrangement, and the unexpected ways grief reshapes our lives. Through interviews, storytelling, and practical conversations, Chris creates space for people to discuss the realities of loss that are often overlooked or misunderstood. Known for her direct, compassionate, and occasionally humorous approach, Chris believes people deserve honest conversations about grief — not clichés, judgment, or pressure to simply “move on.” Here's how to connect with Chris: Website: https://www.griefandhealingwithchris.com Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@chrisworkman1 YouTube: https://youtube.com/@laughcryscream Podcast: laughcryscream.transistor.fm Facebook: Grief & Healing with Chris: https://www.facebook.com/griefhealingwithchris Grief, Loss & Life: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1640442856575091 Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/laughcryscream Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/laughcryscreampodcast #childloss #grief #suicideideation #estrangement

Zander Sprague is an award-winning public speaker, author, and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC). His mission is to help millions of people make the EPIC choices that create an EPIC life. Drawing on his decades of work experience with companies of all sizes, his education, and events in his own life, Zander guides people to achieve EPIC. With his talks, books, and courses, he helps people fulfill their potential and achieve their dreams.Zander has a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Palo Alto University, and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History and Psychology from Pitzer College. He is a member of the National Speakers Association, American Counseling Association, and California Association for Licensed ProfessionalClinical Counselors.The author of three books, Zander is often a featured guest expert on podcasts and other broadcasts.His internationally acclaimed books include:• EPIC Begins With 1 Step Forward: Plan, Achieve, and Enjoy the Journey• Making Lemonade: Choosing A Positive Pathway After Losing Your Sibling• Why Don’t They Cry?: Understanding Your Living Child’s GriefHis transformative training programs include:• EPIC Jumpstart• 30 Days to a Positive PathwayTM• EPIC ExcellenceHere's how you can connect with Zander:Website: https://zandersprague.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/epic_beginsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@epicbeginsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ZanderSprague#siblingloss #siblingsurvivors #grief #griefsupport

Jodie Atkinson has a range of expertise. She is a Certified Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist®, Speaker, Author, and Entertainer. Her first book, "Have You Met My Grief?", not only serves as a written work but has also been adapted into a multi-award-winning Cabaret show that premiered at the 2023 Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival and was part of the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Adelaide Fringe Festival program.Since 1991, Jodie has made Adelaide her home. She is the mother of 2 adult sons and was overjoyed to become a grandmother in 2023. Following a profound personal loss, Jodie became acutely aware of her own lack of preparedness to handle grief. She felt this was largely due to society's reluctance to openly discuss the topic of grief. Driven by a deep passion to help others dealing with grief, Jodie wrote her book on the subject. She also pursued certification in the very program, that helped her navigate her own loss, The Grief Recovery Method®, all with the intention of helping others.Jodie actively engages in writing and presenting to offer support to those struggling with grief, as well as their families, friends and colleagues. She regularly participates in speaking engagements for various community groups, creates and facilitates programs and workshops tailored for both individuals and groups, addressing a wide spectrum of losses.With her wealth of knowledge and personal experience, Jodie uses a range of platforms to create a safe space where the emotions, thoughts, and behaviours accompanying loss and change are normalised. She is incredibly passionate about promoting awareness that healing and recovery from significant loss are the foundation to reclaiming a life of purpose, passion and connection.Here's how to connect with Jodie:LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jodie-atkinson-503664baBook: https://jodie-atkinson.com.au/product/book-have-you-met-my-griefFB page: https://www.facebook.com/JodieAtkinsonGriefRecoverySpecialistFB author page: https://www.facebook.com/jodieatkinsonauthor#widowhood #grief #healing #cabaret #author #humour

In Part III we bring it home: Transformation, transcendence, healing on an identity level, deep and irreversible. Who do you want to BECOME in your journey, when adversity has struck?If you missed part I & II, you can watch them here:Part 1: https://youtube.com/live/ZvrTZOkkJdEPart 2: https://youtube.com/live/wSaFXNjdeOgAbout Sally Anderson:Strategic Counsel to Exceptional Leaders & Visionaries | Founder: sallyandersoninternational.com | Founder: scandalcoach.com | Pioneer of Cancel Culture Leadership Development | Global Keynote Speaker | Author of 3 BooksHere is how you can JOIN US in YOUR BECOMING, including all details of the 90 day container, The Alchemy of Becoming:https://tinyurl.com/alchemy-of-becomingMany advisors guide clients to transcend limitations and achieve unprecedented growth, but none have survived the unfathomable, done the unexpected, and dare to go to the places Sally Anderson is willing to go as the only documented visionary at the "Forefront of sustainable human & organisational transformation — ending the oscillation between empowerment and disempowerment at the identity level”Sally has traversed the full spectrum of human devastation and alchemised every single experience into mastery. She has faced the extremity of the human condition and not only survived, she emerged forged — carrying an authority that cannot be credentialed, replicated, or arrived at any other way. What she has built from that devastation is the kind of counsel that changes the trajectory of a leader's entire existence.With 37+ years working with CEOs, politicians, celebrities, elite athletes and global influencers, her proprietary methodology — Equanimity & Co-Creative Leadership Mastery — delivers what conventional leadership development cannot: sustainable transformation at the deepest level of human identity and power, with incomparable impact from first engagement.Here's how to connect with Sally Anderson:Websites:https://www.sallyandersoninternational.comhttps://scandalcoach.comBeyond BRAVE Book, now available:https://www.kmdbooks.com/product-page/beyond-brave-the-art-of-living-courageously#trauma #transcendence #severetrauma #healing #traumahealing #love

In Part II we focus on Love & connection. The healing it takes to love after severe trauma - expect a few #goosebumps and deep emotions... If you missed part I, you can watch it here: https://youtube.com/live/ZvrTZOkkJdE About Sally Anderson:Strategic Counsel to Exceptional Leaders & Visionaries | Founder: sallyandersoninternational.com | Founder: scandalcoach.com | Pioneer of Cancel Culture Leadership Development | Global Keynote Speaker | Author of 3 Books Many advisors guide clients to transcend limitations and achieve unprecedented growth, but none have survived the unfathomable, done the unexpected, and dare to go to the places Sally Anderson is willing to go as the only documented visionary at the "Forefront of sustainable human & organisational transformation — ending the oscillation between empowerment and disempowerment at the identity level” Sally has traversed the full spectrum of human devastation and alchemised every single experience into mastery. She has faced the extremity of the human condition and not only survived, she emerged forged — carrying an authority that cannot be credentialed, replicated, or arrived at any other way. What she has built from that devastation is the kind of counsel that changes the trajectory of a leader's entire existence. With 37+ years working with CEOs, politicians, celebrities, elite athletes and global influencers, her proprietary methodology — Equanimity & Co-Creative Leadership Mastery — delivers what conventional leadership development cannot: sustainable transformation at the deepest level of human identity and power, with incomparable impact from first engagement. Here's how to connect with Sally Anderson: Websites: https://www.sallyandersoninternational.com https://scandalcoach.com Beyond BRAVE Book, now available: https://www.kmdbooks.com/product-page/beyond-brave-the-art-of-living-courageously #trauma #transcendence #severetrauma #traumahealing #healing #love