What Grief Gave Me

Diane Wargalla is the award-winning author of: “Living Supernatural In The Natural World ~ Never Underestimate Your Ability”. She is also an international speaker, mentor, psychic, medium, teacher, and entrepreneur. She has also been one of my mentors and helped me tremendously on my grieving journey over the years. Today we dive into an empowering conversation about the spirit world, grief, and she shares incredible wisdom about life lessons about what it means to be a spiritual being in today's world. If you are interested in learning more about Diane and her work, follow her on TicTok https://www.tiktok.com/@dianewargalla or book a session with her through her website at www.dianewargalla.com

Many of us are reminded daily of our loved ones through their favourite things, photos, or reminders that they aren't here for certain life events. I call this everyday grieving. Today I share how I've been able to get through those challenging and ordinary moments!

The journey to fulfilling dreams and goals truly makes life worth living. The thing is, fulfilling dreams, goals, and visions are that they depend on us to stay alive. We are the vehicle that brings them to life and we are also the vehicle that allows them to die. I was inspired to share about the grief that comes along when our dreams die for a variety of reasons and how to keep them alive as you navigate this journey of life.

Did you know people-pleasing is actually a trauma response? We often think "It's just the way we are" but the truth is, people pleasing keeps us stuck and prevents us from being our authentic selves. Today I share my experience with working through people pleasing and how boundaries have been an incredible way to grow and a reminder it's more than okay to put myself first sometimes.

My experience with burnout allowed me to return to myself, my passions, and focus on myself for the first time in my life. Today I share about burnout in my career and how it's led me to a healthier, happier, wealthier version of myself.

Today I'm talking about... fear faith forgiveness failure & fun These are some of the f words I've grown to love through some of the hardest years of my life!

As life changes and evolves, so do we! It's natural for a sense of grief to be felt when things change, and it's natural to miss the things that once were. This is a hot topic in my personal life, and I wanted to share my thoughts with you today on the grief that comes with growing up.

In this episode, I share some of the best advice I've ever gotten! It's been so important for me to remember to get out of my head and back into my body, back into alignment with my heart, and back to living in my life. I regularly practice losing my mind, and today you'll hear about why!

Grief is a huge part of any breakup or heartbreak. Today I share lessons I've learned regarding relationship and friendship breakups and how I've been able to move forward in an empowering way.

Today I share why self-compassion is the key to transforming the relationship with yourself and healing the habits that keep you coping with life and stuck in survival mode.

I honestly believe there are no bad habits, just coping mechanisms that help us regulate our nervous system in an artificial way. Today I share what I've learned and my experience with showing up for myself in a healthier way. Link to the Rethinking Resilience Workbook Waitlist: https://www.rethinkingresilience.ca/rrathome

Moving on from a relationship when you don't have closure is one of the hardest things we will ever have to go through especially if that person passes and you don't have an opportunity to say goodbye. I've been struggling with finding closure after my grandmother's death a few months ago and today I'm sharing my thoughts and how I've been navigating it behind the scenes with you. https://www.instagram.com/whatgriefgaveme/

There's a sense of “sneaky” grief when you realize your life or something in your life didn’t work out the way you wanted. Many of us spend time stuck arguing with what is and trying to figure out what went wrong. Heartbreak, disappointment, grief, and fear can keep us stuck from accepting what is and truly surrendering to a life that might be way better than we could have imagined. Today I share some of the things I’ve learned when it comes to life and navigating all the feels that come when things don’t go as planned.

Grief is something we learn how to live with, not something that completely goes away. It doesn't matter how much time has passed, grieving our loved ones are normal. Today I share why I'll probably grieve my losses for the rest of my life and how I do that in a healthy way.

The feelings of loneliness used to control every area of my life. I thought nothing would change until the universe put me in situations to face my fear of being alone head-on. During a challenging time many years ago I learned how to shift my feelings of loneliness to connection and develop a healthier and happier relationship with myself. In this episode, I share the unique way you can too.

They say things will show up in your life when you need them the most and that’s how I felt when I heard the T.D. Jake's quote below and reference in this episode for the first time. I was at a low point in my life after my dad's death and realized even though I was alive, I wasn’t really living at all. I was stuck in my pain and the grief that surrounded the loss. Hearing this quote reminded me of the choice I had to make, and all those years ago, it was the choice to choose courage and learn how to live again that led me here today. “When you hold on to your history you do it at the expense of your destiny.” - T.D Jakes