The Grief Anonymous Podcast

 He doesn't prepare people for the afterlife (well living people), he helps guide souls trapped between this world and the next. And he has been doing it for more than 20 years. He's learned a lot about living from these folks dying and he shares a lot of it in this episode. ############################################## To find out more about Father Nathan Castle, his work, or books go to https://nathan-castle.com/ ################################################ Sherrie Dunlevy-#Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator.  To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author.  To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com  For more information on Grief Anonymous:   https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

Getting back to your regular life is next to impossible after the loss of someone you love because everything as we once knew it has changed.   Losing a spouse is tragic, having to raise children after losing a spouse can sometimes feel impossible. That's why I am so excited to talk with Jenny Lisk. Jenny is the host of the Widowed Parent Podcast and will soon be releasing a guidebook to help other widowed parents navigate the waters of grief, living life and parenting.  Jenny provides insights this this particular kind of grief and how her podcast not only is helping others, but helping her raise her children too. ################################################ To find out more about Jenny, go to  www.jennylisk.com ################################################ Sherrie Dunlevy, #Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator. To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com For more information on Grief Anonymous:   https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

2020 is the year of collective grieving. Many of us have lost loved ones due to the pandemic. But there are many other kinds of losses people are experiencing in addition to death. People have lost jobs, lost their senior prom, sports seasons, graduation. People have lost their vacations, wedding receptions, and even a lot of their normal day to day activities. We are all grieving something and many of us are eating too much, drinking too much and indulging in ways we know are not good for us, but work to numb us from feeling the anger, sadness and frustration that comes with grief. That's why I'm so happy to talk with Vickie Griffiths. She is an author, weight loss coach and podcast host and has a lot of great insight into what is happening, and how we can get a grip on eating our feelings as we grieve. For more information on Vickie go to her website:  www.CrushCravings.com  or email her : vickiegriffith@break-through.org ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Sherrie Dunlevy-#Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator. To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com ____________________________________________________________________________________________ For more information on Grief Anonymous:   https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

So now that we know how to recognize a child who is grieving, what are some ways we can help support them in their grief journey. Author, grief educator, and pastor Steve Sewell is back to offer advice. ______________________________________________________ To get a copy of Steve's Children's book "Finding Hope", click here: https://amzn.to/2Cp2lBw To purchase the companion "Finding Hope" Workbook click here: https://amzn.to/3fioVKC Or you can learn more at : www.stevensewell.me _____________________________________________________________ Sherrie Dunlevy-#Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator. To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

When we think of a grieving person, we often think about a person who is depressed, sad and crying. But just seeing that picture of grief, could be holding you back from REALLY seeing what grief actually looks like. Grieving people rarely break down in public, but that grief does reveal itself in other ways. And what about children? How can we help better support our grieving children That's why this conversation with Author, Grief Educator and Pastor Steve Sewell is so interesting. Steve educates educators on what to look for and how to best support a student who might be grieving. And has written a great book to help children better understand how they are feeling. ________________________________________ To get a copy of Steve's Children's book "Finding Hope", click here: https://amzn.to/2Cp2lBw To purchase the companion "Finding Hope" Workbook click here: https://amzn.to/3fioVKC Or you can learn more at : www.stevensewell.me _____________________________________________________________ Sherrie Dunlevy-#Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator. To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

Stepping up to support a friend who is suffering is not always an easy thing to do. So many of us want to help but just aren't sure what is proper. Proper isn't really what it's about. Caring, kindness and support is. That's why I loved talking to my guest Laura Prisc. She started doing something to show love to a friend when they were miles away and now it has created a life of its own. Check out what she is doing in this latest episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast. ####################################### Laura Prisc is a life and leadership coach that helps people make decisions that impact their lives and the lives of others. You can find out more about the work she does at www.lauraprisc.com. If you would like to get a copy of the vision exercise she talks about in this episode you can email her at : laura@lauraprisc.com ##################################### Sherrie Dunlevy-#Inspirationista is a best selling author, speaker and grief educator.  To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author.  To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com  For more information on Grief Anonymous:   https://www.GriefAnonymous.com

We all work with someone who has been dealing with grief. We just might not know it. Grief isn't necessarily just about death. People can grieve over lost marriages, a diagnosis, a child who has a drug problem, and the list goes on and on. People come to work with a smile on their face, and deep pain in their hearts, and unfortunately no one is trained to help support them...until now. In this episode, Sherrie talks with Anthony Casablanca, who along with his brother Guy, has developed leadership training around this very common, yet underserved segment of our workforce. ################################################################################ To find out more about Grief Leaders go to: www.GriefLeaders.com You can contact Anthony at a.casablanca@griefleaders.com For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com *To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

Have you ever had your loved one visit you in a dream? Did you ever wonder what it meant? Were you curious if you were the only person, having this happen? Did it make you feel better when you woke up? In this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast I talk with Dr. Joshua Black a grief dreams researcher, speaker, author, and host of the Grief Dreams Podcast, about why he has focused his entire career on grief dreams and what he has learned from his research. The answers he has found, may or may not surprise you. ###################################################################### Dr. Joshua Black is a grief dreams researcher, speaker, author, and host of the Grief Dreams Podcast. He has focused all of his MA and PhD research (in psychology) on investigating grief dreams from many types of loss (including prenatal loss and pet loss). The majority of his research on grief dreams has been specifically on dreams of the deceased. Due to the lack of academic research in this field, Joshua has focused his efforts on raising awareness on grief dreams through doing talks, workshops, and interviews. Additionally, he hosts the Grief Dreams Podcast, developed a grief dreams website (www.griefdreams.ca), runs several social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram), and wrote a children’s book on grief dreams (Dreaming of Owl). Links: website: https://www.griefdreams.ca/ IG and Twitter @Griefdreams Grief Dreams Facebook Group  https://www.facebook.com/groups/950002875052301/ For more information on Grief Anonymous:  https://www.GriefAnonymous.com To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

As if losing a loved one isn't painful enough, what do you do when you lose them during this pandemic? That's what happened to Barry Koch and his siblings, when his mother died suddenly. In this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast, Barry, talks about how different his mother's death has been because of this quarantine and how technology is assisting them in honoring her life and saying goodbye. If you would like to contact Barry or find out more about what he does,  you can email him at barry@tgbeyond.tech For more information on Grief Anonymous:   https://www.GriefAnonymous.com To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

When it comes to losing a pet, the sadness and grief you experience can be just as devastating as losing a human to death. The connection between a person and their pet can be strong, intimate and filled with love. The good news is, that love never has to end. And that is what we talk about in this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast. Best selling author Melissa Lyons shares her book  "Until We Meet Again", which talks about the strong bonds of love between a human and a pet and the LOVE that still survives that loss. To Listen to Melissa read "Until We Meet Again", click here: https://youtu.be/tVjdgpwET-A_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Sherrie Dunlevy is an author, speaker, and bereaved mom. To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

Have you ever had someone you loved or cared about die suddenly? This kind of grief is complicated, because you didn't have time to prepare yourself. In this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast, Inspirationista and host Sherrie Dunlevy talks with Author and grief coach Chelsea Hanson about her book The Sudden Loss Survival Guide. ___________________________________________________________________________ To pre-order Chelsea's book click here: http://bit.ly/SuddenLossSurvival For more Information about Chelsea Hanson click here: http://www.chelseahanson.com/ For more information on Grief Anonymous:   https://www.GriefAnonymous.com For more information on the Grief Resource Network: https://griefresourcenetwork.com  To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

Grieving the loss of someone you love is so painful. And yet, even though we may want to feel better, often we feel guilty about it. Do you feel guilty that if you start moving on with your life in a positive way that it will somehow mean you didn't love or honor the person who died? Or do you feel guilty because you are worried that others will think it is too soon? If you are feeling stuck or guilty or any emotion that keeps you from healing, you need to listen to this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast. Best Selling author Melissa Lyons shares how a divine inspiration she had turned into a tool that can help you heal. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ For more information on Melissa's book "I Will Always Love You",  go to her website: www.melissa-lyons.com/ To get a copy of "I Will Always Love You." go to: https://amzn.to/2WskLZH For more information on Grief Anonymous: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com For more information on the Grief Resource Network: https://griefresourcenetwork.com To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

Feeling fearful, angry, depressed, anxious during as you quarantine during this COVID-19 Pandemic? You are not alone. But did you know what you are feeling is grief? In this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast, host and Inspirationista Sherrie Dunlevy talks with grief specialist and author Dr. Phyllis Kominsky about what this kind of grief is all about and what we can do to help ourselves and others feel a bit better. ********************************************************************************************************* For more information on Dr. Kominisky go to: http://phylliskosminsky.com/Resources.html For more information on Grief Anonymous go to: https://www.GriefAnonymous.com For more information on the Grief Resource Network: https://griefresourcenetwork.com To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author. To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

How do you help a child who is grieving? It's a questions adults ask all the time. We want to protect our children from the sadness and hurt in the world, but many are not spared. They are grieving losses and we want to help them through. So what do you do? What can you say? In this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast, Host and #Inspirationista, Sherrie Dunlevy, talks with a young man, who has a message for adults and a book to help them and the children they love, understand their grief and the feelings surrounding their loss. If you would like more information about Bryce and helping children with grief go to : https://www.ThisKidsGrief.com If you would like a copy of his book go to: https://amzn.to/2AeK5tp For more information on Grief Anonymous: go www.griefanonymous.com For more information on the Grief Resource Network: www.griefresourcenetworkcom To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author . To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

Grieving is as individual as people. Each person is on their own journey. But when it comes to men and women, there are similarities among the sexes. Many women have common grief experiences, as do men. But when a child dies, it seems all the support is aimed at the mother. The father grieves too. So what are the differences in the way men and women grieve? That's what host and Inspirationista Sherrie Dunlevy and her guest Bradley Vinson discuss in this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast. For more information on Bradley visit www.BradleyVinson.com For more information on Grief Anonymous: www.griefanonymous.com For more information on the Grief Resource Network: wwww.griefresourcenetwork.com To order a copy of her best selling book “How Can I Help?” go to www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

So many women suffer from the loss of their child due to  miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death, and yet, many never talk about it, let alone get support with their grief. Today on the Grief Anonymous Podcast, host and Inspirationista, Sherrie Dunlevy talks with a woman who's mission it is to change that for these women and families and to give those babies a dignified way to leave this world. Donna Murphy, the founder of Heaven's Gain Ministries. Donna has a very personal reason for helping these mothers. Her story will move you. To get more information on the Heaven's Gain Ministries  go to www.heavensgain.org. Or you can call Donna Murphy at 513-607-6083. ******* For more information on Grief Anonymous: www.griefanonymous.com

It is not unusual for  a friend or family member abandon someone who is grieving  the death of their loved one. In this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast, host and Inspirationista, Sherrie Dunlevy talks about three reasons why people disappear when you need them the most. She also discusses some things that many of us say to those suffering that might not be so helpful. For more information on Sherrie's best selling book "How Can I Help?" go to: www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author To find out more about the Grief Anonymous program go to: www.griefanonymyous.com

Have you lost a loved one to suicide? Are you feeling lost, angry, depressed, hopeless? Help is available. In this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast, Sherrie Dunlevy talks with founder Ronnie Walker about the organization she started to help those who are left behind. After listening to the interview, check out the Alliance of Hope at www.allianceofhope.org To order a personalized copy of Sherrie's best selling book "How Can I Help?", click here.

Stepping up to support a friend who is suffering is not always an easy thing to do. So many of us want to help, but just aren't sure what is proper. Proper, isn't really what its about. Caring, kindness and support is. That's why I loved talking to my guest Laura Prisc. She started doing something to show love to a friend when they were miles away, and now it has created a life of its own. Check out what she is doing in this latest episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast. ______________ Laura Prisc is a Life and Leadership Coach that helps people make decisions that impact their lives and the lives of others. You can find out more about the work she does at http://www.lauraprisc.com/ If you would like to get a copy of the vision exercise she talks about in this episode, you can email her at: mailto:laura@lauraprisc.com _________________ For more information on Grief Anonymous:   https://www.GriefAnonymous.com Sherrie Dunlevy -#Inspirationista, is a best selling author and speaker.To order a copy of her book “How Can I Help?” go to https://www.SherrieDunlevy.com/author.  To invite Sherrie to speak at your next event, conference or to book a How Can I Help?- Workshop at your business, hospital or school, contact Sherrie at SherrieDunlevy@gmail.com

When we picture someone grieving a lot of us see deep sadness, despair, and crying. Those are common signs for grievers, but they are not the only signs and emotions that people feel. In fact, you might see someone actually smiling. But don't let that make you think that person is ok or they are not grieving. Grief is as individual as each and everyone of us. And not all grieving people are necessarily mourning the death of someone they love and care about. That's what Sherrie Dunlevy is talking about in this episode of the Grief Anonymous Podcast. For more information on Grief Anonymous or the Grief Resource Network go to:  www.griefanonymous.com or www.griefresourcenetwork.com For more information on Sherrie's book "How Can I Help?" or to book Sherrie for your next event or workshop go to www.SherrieDunlevy.com