A conversation with Brian Smith, who is a life coach, grief guide, podcast host, and author of Grief 2 Growth: Planted, Not Buried. How to Survive and Thrive After Life's Greatest Challenges. Brian had long been on a spiritual quest, but after suffering from the loss of his daughter Shayna, who transitioned into spirit five years ago at the age of fifteen, that quest intensified. His mission in life is to help others along their journey by sharing the knowledge and wisdom he has acquired over the years. Visit BigSeance.com/169 for more info.

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In this episode

Episode Teaser :00

Intro :32

Brian Smith's Bio 1:15

Brian walks SEVEN MILES every morning! 3:45

Brian's beautiful daughter, Shayna, transitioned into Spirit five years ago at the age of fifteen. 5:45

Brian's daughter Shayna is just over his shoulder.

Synchronicities that led Brian to Grief 2 Growth, which is now a book and a podcast 9:05

Brian has a background in engineering and is an analytical person by nature. He also used to have an extreme fear of death, due to his Christian fundamentalist background. 10:23

Dr. Gary Schwartz, Dr. Julie Beischel, Consciousness, Near Death Experiences, and the evidence for an afterlife. 11:34

Even after her transition, Brian has enjoyed an ongoing relationship with Shayna. 13:42

Mediumship 16:25

An angel over the shoulder 17:19

The stages of grief 19:00

Other examples of grief from loss 21:49

Talking about and preparing for death 23:52

Pet loss, plus the guilt of moving past grief 25:15

Grief counseling isn't necessarily for everyone. 28:55

Brian answers listener questions, including two from listeners who are grieving from the loss of loved ones. 30:09

Faith, Jesus, and Christianity 34:24

Helping Parents Heal 38:22

The SoulPhone Project 40:05

What is the afterlife like? 43:33

Final thoughts and where to find Brian Smith 47:34

A special THANK YOU to Patreon supporters at the Super Paranerd and Parlor Guest level! 49:08

Outro 51:04

For more on Brian Smith

Grief2Growth.com

Grief 2 Growth on Amazon

Grief 2 Growth Podcast

Grief 2 Growth on Facebook

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