Grief & Happiness

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How much love do you think a rock can store beneath it? 

In today's episode, I'm joined by the amazingly creative and compassionate Deborah DeLisi. She is the mother of two daughters, one in heaven and one on earth, and the founder of The Abundant Love Project, a worldwide movement that started when she realized she could transform her grief into love. Debora also authored two books about grief, "Lifequakes: The Journey Through Loss and Grief," and "I Will Find You Everywhere: A story of love, loss and learning to live again."

Throughout this episode, Deborah talks about the loss of her 29-year-old daughter Katie and how the long walks crying and looking down to avoid eye contact inspired her to create The Abundant Love Project. We talk about how grief can turn into love, why most grievers feel they don't "deserve" to be happy again, and how bringing happiness to others can make us feel good again. 

Additionally, we talk about how The Abundant Love Project's stones find people, and not the other way around, the importance of finding (or creating) our own tribe of grievers, and much more. 

Tune in and listen to episode 124 of Grief and Happiness to hear more about how compassion, empathy, and creativity can transform grief into love. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• A bit about Deborah's life before and after losing her daughter (1:06)
• People want to help people; it's in our nature (6:06)
• About random acts of kindness and faith (12:45)
• Why do people feel they're "not worthy" of being happy after a loss (17:43)
• The importance, as grievers, of finding our own tribe (23:58)

Connect with Deborah:

• Deborah's Art website
• The Abundant Love Project website
• Debora's books

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• Book: Emily Thiroux Threatt - Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief

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What are you afraid of? What can you do to release that fear?

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Maybe because they think they must say something or don't know what to say, people can say stupid, sometimes mean, and even hurtful things to someone who just lost a loved one. 

In today's episode, I'm thrilled to welcome back the wonderful John Polo. John is a Coach, Speaker, Podcaster, and Author of multiple books focused on helping people go from grief to self-growth, recover and nurture their self-esteem, start dating again as widows, and more. 

Throughout this episode, we discuss the theme of John's latest book, "The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers." We delve into what inspired John to write this book, the surreal things he learned researching for this book people say to grievers, and what's the best thing we can do to respect people's pain and grief. 

Paul also talks about the importance of acknowledging and being honest about our own pain, investing in self-care when experiencing loss, respecting people's pain, and more.

Tune in and listen to episode 122 of Grief and Happiness, and make sure you are not the one who says stupid sh*t to a griever. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• When "I'm sorry for your loss" sounds just like "Have a nice day" (3:38)
• The pain we experience during grief is unique and individual (6:16)
• The importance of taking care of ourselves during grief (13:38)
• Why we must be honest about our pain (15:23)
• What happens when you say nothing to the griever (22:09)
• How to restart your life after your spouse is gone (27:04)

Connect with John:

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• Podcast - My Person Died Too
• Podcast - Gonna Love Me 2
• Book - John Polo - The Stupid Sh*t People Say to Grievers
• Books 

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In this episode, you will learn how focusing on love can change the world.

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Everybody's going to die, but not everybody's really going to live. 

In this episode, I'm joined by Terry Tucker, author of "Sustainable Excellence: Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon And Extraordinary Life." Terry is a sought-after speaker who believes there is nothing like a good story to inspire, motivate, and encourage people to live uncommon and extraordinary lives. He felt his purpose in life changed over the years; he played basketball, became an athletic coach, managed multiple businesses, and was a SWAT team hostage negotiator. Now, after battling cancer for the last 11 years, Terry knows his purpose is to put as much positivity, goodness, and motivation out there as he can for as long as possible. 

Throughout this episode, you'll hear about Terry's extraordinary journey, what made him write his book, and how he "tricked" himself into accomplishing it without a writing background or anything like it. We explore how to find happiness while grieving, how to avoid grief from being in charge of our emotions, and why bearing with pain and solitude and doing nothing about it is like sitting on a time bomb. 

Additionally, Terry talks about the four types of people, why finding our purpose is the best thing we can do for ourselves, the power of writing our feelings down, and much more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

A bit about Terry's philosophy to live "a life of service" (1:51)

There are four types of people in this world. Which one are you? (6:28)

"Time heals all wounds" is a lie (10:51)

Writing is excellent for finding your purpose in life (18:51)

About how Terry's book was born (23:08)

How to turn death less scary (30:58)

Resources:

Book - Terry Tucker - Sustainable Excellence: Ten Principles To Leading Your Uncommon And Extraordinary Life

Book - Steve Magness - Do Hard Things: Why We Get Resilience Wrong and the Surprising Science of Real Toughness

Book - Doris Kearns Goodwin - The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys: An American Saga

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• What are your memories of Spring?
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Forgiveness is about acceptance. Forgiving people becomes easier if you can look at them and accept them. 

In today's episode, I'm joined by Karen Wilson, a Certified Trainer at The Infinity Life, an intuitive guide and author passionate about helping others. The protagonist of a loveless childhood and a set of bad choices as a result, Karen learned the ways of life the hard way. After many years of grief and realizing that her happiness depended more on forgiveness than she thought, Karen followed her passion for helping others and self-development and became a Certified Trainer. 

Throughout this episode, Karen shares details of her tough upbringing and her personal story, which she shared on the international best-seller Ignite Forgiveness. She also talks about how learning about self-development changed her perspective on forgiveness, unnecessary grief, and happiness. 

Additionally, she talks about how writing down her story helped her get rid of things she thought were buried, the true power of forgiveness, and more.

Listen to episode 118 of Grief and Happiness to learn how forgiveness can change how we look and accept ourselves and those who hurt us. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• A bit about Karen's traumatic childhood (2:18)
• Learning about the ways of life the hard way (7:22)
• Getting rid of the 10-ton boulder (11:13)
• The inner voice that helped Karen let go of grief (17:49)
• How liberating forgiveness can be (21:05)

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In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• What do you do now that you consider creative?
• What would you love to learn to do?

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Have you ever wondered what we need to be really happy? 

In this episode, I'm joined by Jonathan Robinson, psychotherapist, best-selling author of 14 books, podcaster, and professional speaker from Northern California. After a traumatic experience when he was 12, Jonathan became suicidal. He then went on a quest to find answers, to heal himself. By 13, he was meditating every day, and what started as a desperate seek for answers to heal himself transformed into a passion career. 

In his lifelong process of seeking answers and finding the best psychological and spiritual growth techniques, he interviewed the Dalai Lama, Deepak Chopra, and the late Mother Theresa. He decided to share and disseminate his knowledge, and thanks to the platforms of Oprah, The Tonight Show, and the Today Shop, among many others, he touched over 200 million people worldwide. 

Throughout this episode, Jonathan talks about PERMA, an acronym that points out the path toward happiness and how to reach happiness by helping others. We also discuss how to feel safer with our thoughts, avoid unnecessary pain, and why finding inner peace and happiness outside of ourselves is impossible. Jonathan also shares a different perspective on how to find peace in modern society, the meaning of life, and so much more. 

Listen to episode 116 of Grief and Happiness to hear about Jonathan's most valuable lessons from a life dedicated to finding peace and balance within. 

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• A bit about Jonathan's background (1:12)
• What is PERMA? (3:51)
• How to find inner peace in less than a minute (7:16)
• A magical mantra to feel grateful all the time (7:59)
• The purpose of life (12:16)
• Feeling pain is an invitation to start trying new stuff (17:59)
• The more attention we pay to each other, the safer and more accomplished we'll feel (23:13)

Connect with Jonathan:

• Website
• Jonathan Robinson Books
• Facebook
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• YouTube

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