Real Talk with Life After Grief Chris

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing High School Student/Athlete Luka D.  Luka is also known as my godson and nephew. Luka came to me about a year ago and asked why I have not interviewed any young folks on the podcast about their questions about finance. Well, I decided to bring his question to life. Luka is wise beyond his years as you will see by his questions and methodical process on the podcast.  

I was both happy and inspired to interview him. I probably learned just as much from him as he took away from the interview with me. 

Luka, thank you for inspiring me to grow.   

#personalfinance #financialLiteracy #money #finance #financialplanning

Support the show

Did you know you can now Help Us Continue Making Awesome Content for Listeners Affected by Grief!

Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter or follow us on Facebook. You can also find us on LinkedIn.

We are back for another wonderful season of Real Talk with Life After Grief Chris.  The opening of Season 7 is all about teenagers and college students asking financial questions. During Season 6, I was probed by some very curious high schoolers and college students to answer financial questions, which are important to up and coming full-fledged adults.  

This was really fun for me as it took me back to my high school and college years.  Of course, I will also throw in some good information for adults and parents along the way.     

Cheers & see you on the next episode!

Support the show

Did you know you can now Help Us Continue Making Awesome Content for Listeners Affected by Grief!

Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter or follow us on Facebook. You can also find us on LinkedIn.

In the final episode of Season 6, I bring a life of trauma full circle.  I talk about being grateful in spite of all that life has thrown my way. The people in my life have carried me to the promise land of Life After Grief. Honorable mention includes:  my wife, my sons, Fr. Leo and my family and friends.   

We will return in the fall.  Have a great summer! 

Cheers and Be Well!!

Support the show

Did you know you can now Help Us Continue Making Awesome Content for Listeners Affected by Grief!

Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter or follow us on Facebook. You can also find us on LinkedIn.

In this week's episode, I have someone who knows all of my podcasts very intimately.  Meet Caroline Schafer.  She is a friend and also happens to be my podcast editor.  Caroline is very similar to many of my podcast listeners through our shared experiences. 

We share experience with childhood trauma.  We also share experiences through the lens of parental caretaker.  Her stories really resonate as she exemplifies the shared experience of so many listeners. 

Her relatable experiences make her very easy to listen and talk to.

I would also highly recommend Caroline for the great work she does.
 
Here is how to contact Caroline:
theworldofmotherchristmas.com/
 [email protected]
 
Cheers & see you on the next episode!

Support the show

Did you know you can now Help Us Continue Making Awesome Content for Listeners Affected by Grief!

Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter or follow us on Facebook. You can also find us on LinkedIn.

In this week's episode I go into detail about Trauma Response.  More specifically, the six trauma responses.  

I talk about the details of each response and provide personal examples.  I was asked to somewhat normalize the explanation, to help others feel at ease when understanding their trauma responses.

I hope you like this week's episode. 

See on next week's episode.

Cheers!!!

Support the show

Did you know you can now Help Us Continue Making Awesome Content for Listeners Affected by Grief!

Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter or follow us on Facebook. You can also find us on LinkedIn.

In this week's episode I talk about the idea of a Bliss List.  I did not create the idea or resource, but I do use it in practice for myself and with clients.  Basically, a Bliss List is an idea list of things you would like to do or accomplish if time or  money were no object.  I like to keep things simplistic and remove barriers to happiness in life.  I am  happy to say that I have accomplished many things on my Bliss List as well as helped  many others accomplish theirs.  

The Bliss List was created as a tool through my experience as a Certified Financial Transitionist®

Cheers & see you on the next episode!

Support the show

Did you know you can now Help Us Continue Making Awesome Content for Listeners Affected by Grief!

Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter or follow us on Facebook. You can also find us on LinkedIn.

In this week's episode, I talk all about Self Care.  I have spoken loosely about self care over the last few seasons.  I was recently asked, "How Do I Self Care?"  I go into detail about the self care wheel I use.  I also provide a ton of examples with regard to each part of the self care wheel.  

I hope you enjoy this week's episode.  

Cheers & see you on the next episode!

Support the show

Did you know you can now Help Us Continue Making Awesome Content for Listeners Affected by Grief!

Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter or follow us on Facebook. You can also find us on LinkedIn.

Have you ever heard of a Certified Divorce Coach?  I recently met and had the pleasure of interviewing Debra Doak.  Debbie is a Certified Divorce Coach.  She helps with those hard decisions concerning marriage, divorce, money and life. 

My initial exposure to Debbie was based on a presentation she did about Financial Abuse.  And boy, was I blown away with her expertise.

I was simply amazed with her wealth of knowledge in regard to helping anyone making difficult decisions in terms of marriage. 

I am including a link to her website.  https://debradoak.com/

Debbie can also be located on Facebook and Instagram

Debbie has published a book helping women with coping strategies considering divorce:  https://www.amazon.com/High-Conflict-Divorce-Women-Coping-Strategies/dp/1641528192/

Cheers & see you on the next episode!

Support the show

Did you know you can now Help Us Continue Making Awesome Content for Listeners Affected by Grief!

Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter or follow us on Facebook. You can also find us on LinkedIn.

In this week's episode, I share some listener feedback. I was simply wowed at  the folks who reached out to me to share their trauma experiences. I was equally amazed how certain therapies, including EMDR really helped them.  

Some of the listeners I spoke to talked about the gravity of their trauma such as: abuse, molestation, death, addiction, racial trauma and many other forms of trauma. I took solace in the fact that my experience and willingness to share about my trauma normalized  experience for others.    

As this is a financial podcast, I would like to bring the aspect of finance full circle.  A certification I obtained (Certified Financial Transitionist®-CeFT®) a  few years ago has really allowed me to hone my personal and professional experience for that of my clients.  In case you are not familiar with CeFT®.  A Certified Financial Transitionist® is trained to help clients through major life events and the financial transitions that accompany them.  Basically, I am trained to incorporate the emotional side of money with the technical side and guide clients accordingly.  Often times emotions conflict with very literal functions of money.   

Hope you enjoy the episode.

Cheers and be well!

#trauma #traumatherpy #grief

Support the show

Did you know you can now Help Us Continue Making Awesome Content for Listeners Affected by Grief!

Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter or follow us on Facebook. You can also find us on LinkedIn.

In today's episode I want to talk about trauma therapy.  Specifically, one that I have experienced called EMDR.  EMDR is short for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing.

Let me describe EMDR in layman’s terms.  Imagine  walking past a grassy area and have no emotional response.  Imagine, I walk by that same grassy area and my heart begins to race, I get anxious, I start to get very nervous, my mind starts racing and I start sweating.  To further extend this example -  imagine I was traumatized in a grassy area, assaulted, overt act of racism, accident, act of war, catastrophe, death, etc.  Now you can begin to understand why I (anyone) would be triggered by walking by a grassy area. 

The effects of trauma evoke an uncontrolled emotional response unless there is a system in which to process those memories safely, with an outside perspective and desensitized. 

I am not a therapist and cannot recommend any type of therapy.  I can tell you about my experience and how I have been enriched.  I can tell you that seeking a professional helps for any traumatic life experience. 

Here is the link mentioned in the podcast  Cleveland Clinic EMDR

I am an an open book at this juncture and realize that I open the door to talk about the things that may be holding others back from progressing.  

I hope you enjoy this episode.  

Cheers!!

#traumatherapy #EMDR #traumahelp #trauma

Support the show

Did you know you can now Help Us Continue Making Awesome Content for Listeners Affected by Grief!

Thanks for listening! Follow us on twitter or follow us on Facebook. You can also find us on LinkedIn.