S3E9: The Healing Journey of Self-Compassion and Vulnerability in Grief

10/31/24 • 41 min

What if the grief we experience isn't just about losing people, but also losing dreams, relationships, or even parts of ourselves? Our episode this week poses this provocative question as we unpack the intricate layers of grief with Steph Grainger and Kelly Berry. Steph shares inspiring stories from her journey of supporting women through past grief, turning pain into a catalyst for personal growth. In her 40s, Kelly faced profound losses and she opens up about navigating these seismic life shifts. Together, we explore the grief that sneaks in with chosen changes such as ending friendships or career transitions, and how these too can lead to a deep loss of identity.
OUR GUESTS:
Steph Grainger, Therapeutic Mentor has been supporting women since 2010, to reconnect to all that they are and desire to be, by walking beside them as they turn their pain into power, embrace all their truths, and live a free, authentic life.
She has supported many women for many different reasons, but all with the same goal in mind - to understand, trust and love themselves and move through their world awake and with intention, and free from restraints that have been attached throughout their lifetime lived so far.
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Kelly Berry is a strategic business leader, coach and podcaster with over two decades of experience in the business and entrepreneurial sectors. She is passionate about helping others find their path and live a life full of purpose and joy. Through Life Intended, Kelly offers a platform for sharing transformative stories and wisdom to inspire others to lead more fulfilling lives.
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S3E8: Sisterhood Redefined: Healing and Growth Together

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Get ready to dive deep into the real secrets of self-care and self-love! 🎉 In this episode, we're bringing together an amazing panel of women—Margaret Selby, Jamie Besser, and Nikki Yazbeck—who are shaking up the idea of what it means to truly nurture yourself. Ever feel like traditional pampering only scratches the surface? Margaret, a transformational retreat leader, Jamie, a self-care superfan, and Nicky, a yoga and plant medicine guru, are here to share their unique insights on weaving self-care into your everyday routine. 🌿💆‍♀️

From practical strategies to the magic of flexibility, they’ll cover how movement, exercise, and even a little sunlight can work wonders for your well-being. Plus, we’ll chat about the power of women’s circles and the life-changing connections they’ve experienced. This is self-care like you’ve never heard it before! 🌞✨

GUESTS:
Jamie Bessler is a retired educator. Empty nester. Seeker of personal enrichment. You can find more about Woman Within here.
Margaret Selby's leadership experience includes facilitating transformational international women's retreats, leadership roles in the Woman Within Colorado community since 2001, facilitating women’s empowerment circles since 1999, raising 2 teenagers (!), and coaching both individual and corporate clients. She's been a certified personal and professional coach since 2018. She's passionate about helping you kick YOUR inner critics to the curb and supporting women to say HELL YES to themselves!
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Nicky Yazbeck is the host of "The Connected Community Podcast: Exploring Possibility," a space where mindfulness, movement, and self-discovery come together to help listeners unlock new possibilities for personal growth and transformation. Nicky holds a Master’s degree in Social Work, which profoundly shapes her holistic approach to wellness and personal development. Whether through her yoga teaching (over 20 years and 1000 hours of training), podcasting, or social work, Nicky is passionate about helping people explore their potential and transform their lives through mindfulness, movement, and self-discovery.

For more about Nicky’s professional background and journey, visit www.nickyYyoga.com.

HOST:
Christina Smith is a life coach specializing in confidence and self-love in midlife so that women can finally truly like themselves and how they show up for themselves and their relationships.

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S3E10: Navigating Midlife Health and Happiness on the Sober (Curious) Path

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Have you ever wondered what life could be like without alcohol, even if you don't hit rock bottom? Our guests, Laura Valvasori and Sarah Williamson, illuminate the empowering journey of becoming "sober curious," a path that invites us to reconsider our relationship with alcohol before it becomes a crisis. Laura and Sarah share their personal transformations, revealing how an alcohol-free lifestyle improved their overall well-being in ways they never imagined especially in midlife. Their stories remind us that sobriety is not just a response to addiction but can be a proactive choice to enhance life quality and personal fulfillment.
OUR GUESTS:
Laura Valvasori is a Business & Well-Being Mentor who helps women see what is possible, simplifies their path forward, and empowers them to live their best lives. As a multi-passionate entrepreneur who lives intuitively, Laura is the founder of Good to Grow Marketing, the creator of Still Me, But Alcohol-Free, the author of Good to Grow: Cultivate Your Mindset and Habits to Thrive as an Entrepreneur and a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner. Laura lives in Oakville, Ontario with her husband, two teenagers and dog Remy.
Laura has put together this guide of her favorite non-alcoholic mocktails.
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Sarah Williamson is a coach, trainer, public speaker, podcaster and published author. She has spent the last 15 years coaching and mentoring people who've struggled with their addictions and mental health, she feels that choosing to change your relationship with alcohol before you hit rock bottom is a powerful and positive choice to make and the choices you can make are not necessarily black or white. Sarah is passionate about spreading the message that our lives can be joyful and fun on the other side of our drinking careers and we don’t need to get hung up on what other people think of us if we choose to drink less or not at all.
Sarah offers her complimentary 5-Day Drink Less; Live Better experiment for you right here.
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Christina Smith is a life coach specializing in confidence and self-love in midlife.

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The Inviting Shift Podcast - S3E9: The Healing Journey of Self-Compassion and Vulnerability in Grief

Transcript

Christina Smith00:00:50.670

Welcome back to the Inviting Shift podcast . I am excited to have you all here to hear this conversation about something that we don't talk about a lot , which is grief , and for me I know my four days has been ,

Christina Smith00:01:05.757

I wouldn't say , filled with grief , but there's definitely been a lot more grief than probably any other decade