Heroes in Grief

Erin Blechman is an author, speaker, and Certified Grief Educator whose mission is to elevate the conversation around grief and loss, mental illness, and suicide.

Her book, My Unexpected Journey: Reflections After Losing My Son to Suicide, chronicles the eighteen months following the devastating loss of her own beloved son, Max to suicide after his long battle with mental illness. She offers grief support to bereaved parents through...

LeAnn Hull was born and raised in Phoenix Arizona where she married Clay Hull and together raised four children. While raising their kids, she and Clay owned and operated a construction company named Arizona Window Center for 30 years. Being self-employed allowed them the time to invest in their children’s lives and in the community in which they lived.

After the tragic loss of her 16-year-old son in 2012, Andy to suicide, LeAnn fou...

Angie Hanson is a grief educator, certified grief coach, and the founder of Butterflies + Halos, a grief-focused stationery and support brand.

As a multi-time author, she shares her personal experiences of love, loss, and resilience to help others navigate grief with grace and hope.

She is the author of Chapters of a Resilient Heart, a deeply personal memoir on grief and healing, and a contributing author in Resilient A.F.: Stories...

Passionate about promoting healing, Jacob L. Cooper, best-selling author of Life After Breath and The Wisdom of Jacobs’s Ladder, is a Near-Death Experiencer and sought-after speaker on mental health, spirituality - consciousness, offering elevating seminars and individualized services to help others find purpose and connect to their inner power.

Website: www.jacoblcooper.com

Social Media:

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

Trunnis is the author of the 'Stories of...' & '4Ps of You' book franchises. He also hosts a podcast (4P's of You). He is a small business, corporate, and higher education consultant. Trunnis earned a PhD in public policy administration with a concentration in nonprofit management from Walden University. He also earned an MBA from Anderson University and a BBA with a major in human resource management from Marian College.

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Carla Kaufman Sloan is an Emmy winning writer and television producer with three decades of experience in creating, writing, and developing TV shows.  

The mother of two sons, Carla co-established Caleb and Calder Sloan’s Awesome Foundation (ccawesomefoundation.org) with her husband, Chris, after the tragic death of their seven year old. The accident occurred in their home swimming pool due to faulty high-voltage lighting....

Mark Anthony, JD Psychic Explorer (also known as The Psychic Lawyer) is a fourth-generation psychic medium who communicates with spirits. He is an Oxford-educated attorney licensed to practice law in Florida, Washington D.C., and before the United States Supreme Court. Mark was named a notable graduate by the Arthur Findlay College of Psychic Science in England. He is a Spiritual Awakenings International Circle of Honor Honoree, wa...

Rev. Dr. Timothy Gahles (Fr Lazarus) is an Eastern Orthodox Priest who currently works as a Bereavement Counselor for Hospice.

A former Wall Street Trader at the NYSE, Dr. Gahles left that life to follow his calling to help people after having been through 9-11 and having lost a lot of friends. He is married with six children (And still sane!) and lives in the US. Dr. Gahles has a Bachelors in Theology and Counseling, a Masters in ...

E33 Mauri Coover - Founder and President of Laurel's Love Center for Grief and Hope.

Mauri shares about her multiple child losses and about her beautiful daughter Laurel & the amazing things available at her Western New York grief & hope center.

Episode links:

Laurel's Love/Grief Center website: https://laurelslovecenter.org/

Laurel's Grief Center Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LLC15/

Laurel's Grief Center Instagram: htt...

Fara Gibson is an Evidential Medium and a Best Selling Author with a simple goal of healing this world one person at a time.

Fara says that she was born with her gift of mediumship. Now, Fara is sharing Heaven's Validations for people all over the world while Heaven paves the path to those she touches with Heaven's love. She makes it her goal with each reading to challenge your loved ones in heaven to give her validations that othe...

Sandra Champlain is the author of the #1 international best selling book "We Don't Die - A Skeptic’s Discovery of Life After Death" and host of "We Don't Die Radio" and "Shades of the Afterlife” with nearly 700 combined episodes. She organizes online medium classes, courses, demonstrations and the non-denominational weekly “Sunday Gathering.” Sandra is a highly respected author, speaker, entrepreneur who is committed to make a diff...

This week I asked for folks to send me questions that I could answer on the podcast, so I answer a couple & I also share some great news about the podcast!

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Rosanne Norris embarked on a spiritual path, in 2018, after her thirty-year-old son, Lee, passed from an accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. She is an affiliate leader for an international, non-profit organization, called Helping Parents Heal, a support group for parents.

Rosanne is the author of the book, beLEEve, a Journey of Loss, Healing, and Hope (2020), and a contributor to several anthologies: Ordinary Oneness, The Simplici...

Dolores Cruz is the author of two books—Look Around: A Mother’s Journey from Grief and Despair to Healing and Hope, and A Bird Called Wisdom—both written after the sudden death of her 24-year-old son, Eric. She has also published two articles with HuffPost on the topic of grief. She is a Certified Grief Educator and has completed certification as a Grief Yoga instructor.

Dolores continues to honor Eric by volunteering as a facilitat...

Christine Bailor-Goodlander, BA, RN, BCTMB, LMT, MLD-C, Transformational Life Coach, End of Life Doula:

As a Transformational Life Coach, Christine has trained with The Nurse Coach Collective and The Brave Thinking Institute (Mary Morrisey). Helping individuals discover their limiting beliefs and assisting them in getting past them, is the goal of coaching. Facilitating the uncovering of the internal paradigms that are holding one ...

Soulmates Tom & Warren talk about Warren's angel child Nolan & his amazing talents, men's grief & the stigma of grief in our society.

Links for Nolan:

Nolan's Spotify Channel: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1yDDSqXwz4bwQ8pzWoDZ2T?si=haLI-hXMSQClRQ0MpN0Ryw

Nolan Gibbons Memorial Fund: www.nolangibbons.org

Helping Fathers Heal: https://www.facebook.com/groups/381539785967854

Helping Parents Heal: www.helpingparentsheal.org

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Lisa K. Boehm’s life was forever changed when her daughter Katie died in a car accident. Despite the immense heartache, Lisa found a way to rebuild her life with gratitude and intentional living, honoring her daughter's memory. She is the author of Journey to HEALING: A Mother’s Guide to Navigating Child Loss, a certified grief educator, and the creator of The Angel Moms Podcast, where she helps bereaved mothers carry their pa...

Sara Rian is an American poet, self-published author, mother, wife, licensed therapist, and griever living in Metro Detroit. She has been drawn to grief poetry ever since her mother's death in 2018. Her mother embraced the power of words through her own love notes and poems and had always wanted to publish a book. As a mental health professional, suicide loss survivor, and grieving human, Sara shares her work with others ...

From Kelly...I am a Pet Loss Grief Coach and Certified Grief Educator, honored to walk with others through the challenging journey of pet loss. Having supported many individuals and families, and navigated my own losses, I am dedicated to addressing topics in pet loss that often go unspoken. My passion is in writing about the many unique aspect of pet loss and offering pet parents both compassionate understanding and valuable insig...