Grief Is My Side Hustle

Ep. 113. Amy Smith Green: life coach, hypnotherapist, grieving daughter

Amy Green Smith is a certified and credentialed life coach and hypnotherapist, masterful speaker, and personal empowerment expert. Amy uses her roles as coach, writer, podcaster, and speaker to move individuals beyond limiting beliefs and sabotaging mindsets to a place of radical personal empowerment and self-worth. 

With acute focus on helping people “find their voice”, Amy uses her popular weekly podcast, The Bold-Faced Truth, to address issues of worthiness, self-confidence, and letting go of people-pleasing to assist listeners in creating and living radically joyful lives. Amy has been instrumental in aiding thousands of women in stepping into their authentic power and crafting lives they desire. She is highly sought after for her uncommon style of irreverence, wisdom, and humor and has been a featured expert in Inspired Coach Magazine and on Fox 5 San Diego.

 

Start stalking Amy at www.AmyGreenSmith.com and grab a free copy of her eWorkbook/Audiobook, Stand Up for Yourself Without Being a Dick: 9 Proven Challenges to Radically Improve Your Self-Confidence and Self-Worth

 

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Ep. 112. Kelly S Thompson: Taking Sibling loss and Addiction with the author of Still I Cannot Save you

Kelly S. Thompson writer, educator, and retired veteran from the Canadian Armed Forces. She has an MFA and PhD in Creative Writing and works as a mentor at the King's MFA Nonfiction program. She has won several awards for her writing, and was longlisted for the 2021 CBC Nonfiction prize and a 2021 National Magazine Award. Her essays, fiction and poetry have appeared in Chatelaine, the Globe and Mail, and Macleans, as well as literary magazines and anthologies. Her memoir, Girls Need Not Apply, was an instant bestseller and named a top 100 Books of 2019 by the Globe and Mail. Her next book, Still, I Cannot Save You, was also an instant bestseller.

 

Ep. 111. Julia Samuel, MBE: Psychotherapist, Author, & Grief Expert

Julia Samuel is a leading UK psychotherapist. At St Mary’s Hospital Paddington, she established the post of psychotherapist for Paediatrics, where her role for 25 years involved seeing families who have children or babies who die, and where she trained and supported the staff.

In 1994 she worked to help launch and establish Child Bereavement UK and as the Founder Patron was involved and in many aspects of the charities work, having a key role in fundraising, strategy and training. She has stepped back from active involvement now.

In 2016 Julia was awarded an MBE in recognition of her services to bereaved children and in 2017 Middlesex University awarded her an Honorary Doctorate.

In 2017 Julia published Grief Works which was a Sunday Times bestseller in the UK and has been published in 17 countries. In March 2020 she published This Too Shall Pass: stories of Change Crisis and Hopeful Beginnings and is also a Sunday Times bestseller. In 2022 Julia published Every Family has a Story to wide acclaim.

In 2021 Julia produced a 5* rated app for those who grieve, Grief Works – a 28 day course to soothe your pain, build your strength and heal.

She also has a private practice where she sees families and individuals for many different issues.

 

 

 

 

 

https://juliasamuel.co.uk

Ep. 110. Hospice Nurse Julie: End of Life Educator

 

Julie McFadden, BSN, RN is a passionate educator, who uses her social media following, which reaches 1.3M on tiktok alone, to normalizing death and dying. 

 

Found under the name Hospice Nurse Julie, she spent years working in the  experienced ICU, and serves as a well respected, sought after now Hospice/Palliative expert who has been featured in Newsweek, USA today, The Atlantic, The Business Insider, Medscape, People, Buzz feed, and media outlets  worldwide.

 

You can find Julie on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube, or at her website: 

www.hospicenursejulie.com 

 

If you would like to do some in-person learning, don't miss the opportunity at the Art of Living Retreat: https://artoflivingretreatcenter.org/event/faculty/penny-smith-julie-mcfadden/changing-our-views-on-the-end-of-life/?fbclid=PAAaaPYqhOyCTobGEvGdw9fDh7u076hn9_V8w9H5Njv1B7gP1qM1O8acKN9ns&utm_campaign=Penny%20Julie%20Referral&utm_medium=Referral&utm_source=Faculty

Ep. 109. Luke Russert: Author of Look For Me There: Grieving My Father, Finding Myself

“Look for me there,” news legend Tim Russert would tell his son, Luke, when confirming a pickup spot at an airport, sporting event, or rock concert. After Tim died unexpectedly, Luke kept looking for his father, following in his footsteps and carving out a successful career at NBC News. After eight years covering politics and winning an Emmy Award, Luke realized he had no good answer as to why he was chasing his father’s legacy. At a crossroads in his early thirties, feeling the pressure of high expectations as the son of two accomplished parents, Luke decided to leave the familiar path behind and set out on his own to find answers. What began as several months of travel to decompress and reassess morphed into a three-plus-year odyssey across six continents to find himself and his place in the world in the face of crushing expectations and grief. Look for Me There offers a vivid narrative of that journey, chronicling lessons learned from travel and how Luke finally grieved his larger-than-life father, who died too young.   See Luke in DC: https://www.sixthandi.org/event/luke-russert/

Ep. 108. Candin Phillips: Humanity Hive Creator talks about ADHD and Grief

In this episode Meghan Sits down with Humaninty Huve creator Candin Phillips. Candin is a licensed therapist and supervisor in South Carolina who also has ADHD. She has studied and worked in the mental health field for nearly 15 years with focuses in trauma work and ADHD.

 

She shifted to primarily ADHD education and coaching through her business, Humanity Hive, in the last few years. As her understanding of the diagnosis increased she became more passionate about helping others learn how to understand and manage their ADHD better. 

 

Candin lost her mother to suicide in March of 2022 and speaks about her experience with grief on her Humanity Hive page. Her page is a place where she can better process and express her grief through images words and music when needed. 

 

 

Ep. 107. Addison Brasil: Author of First Year of Grief Club: A Gift From A Friend Who Gets It

TW: This episode includes in depth conversation about suicide.

Meghan sat down with Addison Brasil to discuss his compound loss of losing his brother to a brain tumor, his father to suicide and a friend in a tragic car accident that left him deeply physically and emotionally injured. Addison talks about the communities of friends, family and health care practioners that helped him survive and the role of wrting and sharing his story and wisdom in his own ability to move forward after loss.

Addison Brasil shows up in the world as a writer, award winning producer, and speaker after finding himself Just to the Left of Death three times during his formative years.  In response to the loss of his brother, father, and friend, he has worked to share his bestselling book First Year of Grief Club: A Gift From A Friend Who Gets It and is also the host of Grief Club: The Podcast with Addison Brasil. www.addisonbrasil.com @addisonbrasil and @sharemygriefclub on IG.

Ep. 106. Rachel Donnelly:Founder of After Light Consulting-Resources for Death Planning

After many experiences with loss, including the death of her parents, Rachel founded After Light (formerly Black Dress) Consultants, a consulting firm that offloads the administrative tasks that come with legacy planning and after loss, so clients can focus less on the logistics and more on creating space to live worry- free and grieve peacefully.

Rachel is the co-founder of Professionals of After Loss Services (PALS), which is a training and support network for industry professionals who provide services to individuals and families after the loss of a loved one.

Prior to starting Black Dress Consultants, Rachel had a career in higher education fundraising, working for institutions such as Agnes Scott College, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology.

Rachel is a graduate of Agnes Scott College and serves on the Board of Directors on Love Not Lost, an Atlanta non-profit that provides grief tools and free photography sessions for families facing terminal diagnoses.

She now lives in Atlanta with her husband Zack and their two amazing children.

 

https://www.myafterlight.com

Ep. 105. Dr. Peggy DeLong-The Gratitude Psychologist and Compound Loss

Dr. Peggy DeLong is a psychologist, known as The Gratitude Psychologist. She teaches people how to harness the power of gratitude and joy to live their best lives, especially through difficult times. She does this through psychotherapy, her on-line monthly membership Feeling Good with Dr. Peggy, on-line courses, speaking engagements and programs for colleges, books, and bracelets. 

Peggy is the author of: 1) I Can See Clearly Now: A Memoir about Love, Grief, and Gratitude, 2) The Gratitude Journal: A 365 Day Gratitude Journey, and 3) Feeling Good: 35 Proven Ways to Happiness, Even During Tough Times. She is also the owner of LOVE in a Bracelet, where she designs bracelets for coping with grief and loss, mental health, and inspiration.

 

She hosts women’s hiking events for spiritual growth and personal development.

When she’s not focused on her businesses, you’ll find Peggy in the mountains, downhill or telemark skiing, kayaking, hiking, or mountain biking.

Margaret ("Peggy") DeLong, Psy.D.

The Gratitude Psychologist

drpeggydelongpsych@gmail.com

Keynote Speaker | Monthly Membership | Courses | Books | Gratitude Journal | Gratitude Heals Bracelets | Counseling

Feeling Good: 35 Proven Ways to Happiness, Even During Tough Times

Ep. 104. Stylist Karen Harrow talks to us about Funeral Clothes

Meghan sits down with the extraordinary stylist Karen Harrow to talk about how to dress for a funeral, why clothes matter and what emotional needs we should to take into account when we get dressed. 

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