This recording is the audio of my ebook, The Good Grief Guide.  This guide has been created for you from my own experience of my loss of my husband and how I was physically and mentally during those first few weeks.  Please remember that you are unique and so is your experience.  For those of you currently struggling, my hope is that you find some comfort in the pages. 

As a coach I understood what was happening in my head, and how I was feeling like I was in another "space and time" to everyone around me.  How I could not retain conversations.  Being asked to make decisions, which quite frankly, I would have had trouble with on a good day.

There is nothing wrong with you.  This is grief, the emotion.  We are told that it is a process that implies an end.  There is no end.  But when you come to understand grief, it will empower you, it will help you heal your pain of your loss.  But all that is for another day.  The purpose of this guide is to help you now.  To help you navigate through these first days weeks, perhaps months of your loss.  

I created this because people were telling me that their friend/loved one needed my help.  I would ask, how long have they been bereft to be told just days.  That may just be too soon for someone to work on their grief, but I asked myself, "how can I help, what would have helped me"? 

And so, this ebook has been created.  If you have come across this recording but have not received the book, please email me at [email protected] or ask a friend to do that for you.

for now, I am sending you a consoling hug and much love

Diane x

My wonderful guest today is Sara M. Hegy Ahmed who talks about her experience the origins of suicidal thoughts and the essential elements to win her journey over them.

Sara shares what worked and what didn't work for her in her recovery and how she found the answers in coaching.

Sara now is a successful coach who helps entrepreneurs and leaders create freedom and abundance; both in their environment and life.  You can contact Sara on face book or LinkedIn.

If you would like to know more about my services, face book, LinkedIn, Instagram, or www.lifeafterlossiom.com [email protected]

See you soon!

ps this is 40 minutes long not an hour as displayed.

Have you ever wondered what Cranial Sacral Therapies was?  I did.  I thought it would be along the lines of a gentle Osteopath or Chiropractor!  How wrong I was.  This is a gentle non invasive treatment, and I am delighted to share this conversation with Caroline today who explains how it works and who can benefit from this treatment.

You can find Caroline on face book and indeed, you can find me.  Busting Through Life's Challenges and Grief with Di Parker. or email [email protected]

Delighted to be joined today by Victoria Gore who shares her own personal journey of suicidal thoughts, as young as 13 years of age.  Victoria shares what helped her and now how she helps others in the work that she does with Holistic Recovery Services.

If you have any questions regarding today's podcast please do email me at [email protected] as Victoria has agreed to come along at a future date to help answer them. If you need help or support please do reach out, either to myself, Victoria or someone in your area.  

Together you can dismantle the feelings of overwhelm and find a path to heal.

Do you ever stop and ask yourself why you do what you do?  We generally have stories attached to this, and I am no exception.  In today's episode I share with you my story of how my husband's illness made significant changes in my life and why I am so passionate about what I do.

Challenged by my coaching team, this can also be found on my Youtube channel Busting Life's Challenges with Di Parker

If you would like to get in touch with me about your life's challenges, please contact [email protected] with any questions or suggestions of topics for my next podcasts.

Bye for now

I am so delighted to have Beverly Radley on my show today talking about Flower Essences and how they can help you with your healing.  

Beverly explains how the process is created, and how this improved as she opened up to the pain of her losses, ending up with her creating powerful essences.  

Her range for grief has been so successful, she is now launching a new range.  Acceptance is one.  Beverly shared that that was a pretty bitter tasting one.  For this to evolve, Beverly had to Accept that she was supposed to do this work.  Another is Unconditional Love.  We say it but do we mean that, or does it come with conditions attached.  We know that that is not unconditional, right? This new blend of Unconditional Love helps you stay in pure love, buy expecting "no answer". Just be love. 

Cherish is another soon to be released.  To come to a place where you can truly "Cherish" yourself.  Along with "Comfort" out of the Grief range, these can all help you find yourself, especially after a significant loss. 

How does it work?  We have known for years the healing properties of plants, by way of aromatherapy oils.  Many potions were created from plants and Flower Essences deliver yet another way in which helps the emotions heal.  

Our mental health is not always "seen" but felt, carried and can become engrained in our make-up.  All of these can then make an impact on our lives on so many levels, from how you deal with grief in respect of your losses.  

You can find Beverly Radley on Face Book "Breakthrough From Within" or visit her website www.etsy.com/uk/shop/BreakthroughEssences.  If you would like to find out more about my services please visit www.lifeafterlossiom.com or email [email protected]

This will also be my last podcast called Life After Loss.  I will of course still be talking about Grief, but will be more focusing on your challenges and helping you "bust through" these in the weeks to come.

My thanks to today's guest Jenny Rencher Dilts, a Grief Coach sharing her story on how she became a interested in Grief Coaching and now has a podcast where people can come along and share their stories in order to help others start talking more openly about grief.  This of course is something that we both share, to empower you to talk more, find out more about this emotion which will sadly show up in your life.  

You can message Jenny at Grief.Coach.com or find her here on Anchor, alternatively, face book.

email me with your questions:    [email protected]

One of the most powerful things you can do for yourself is to stop, think about where you are in life and ask, are you happy?  Do you need to change your direction?

Do you need help to do this?  Do you think that it is impossible?  Do you suffer from mental health problems such as depression or anxiety?

All that is needed is a willingness that you deserve more or better than where you are at, and have the desire to make changes.

Some are subtle changes and some are totally mind blowing.  

Remember you can email me for any help at [email protected] or why not join me on one of my free workshops. See my website for full details.  www.lifeafterlossiom.com. 

On today's podcast I talk to Helen Bowler of Memories Box.  Helen has put together these beautiful box sets for children from the age of 3 to help them grief and understand their losses.  Helen talks about how she became inspired to create these Memory Boxes and how they have helped some of her clients.

It is so important to talk about loss with children to give them space to be heard about their feelings.  Whether that is the death of a grandparent or a hamster!  We give you tips during this podcast and if you would like to find out more, then please contact me at [email protected]

Helen can be found on her face book page Memories Box.  

One of the hardest, yet now best things I have done for a difficult situation is reach out for help.  Today I share some of the fears that can stop people asking for help.  Alienation is not a new thing to happen to families, it is extremely sad.  When someone wants to make the journey back to their family or heal old wounds, I share some ways that this can be done. All you need is a willing and open heart.

Dedicated to Andrew, forever in our hearts.