Joining us this time is Selina Cheshire, author of My Pain My Teacher and Free Your Body Free Your Mind. She loves writing about real-life stories and her first book, "My Pain My Teacher" is about defying the odds and surviving Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma in 2014. It talks about how relationships matter during this time of pain, and confusion. Her second novel is all about freeing your body so as to free your mind, detoxification, and meditation as central to the healing power. Selina was born in Zimbabwe and moved to the U.K. in 2002.

In this episode Selina shares her journey through adversities such as abuse, unfaithful relationships, moving across the world on her own, and battling cancer. She reveals her secret for transforming her life from being nearly dead to running/walking 5K+ daily. She attributes her miraculous healing to her faith, eating well, and the power of a positive mindset.

"If you really put your mind into it and you don't accept that you're less than any other person-- that you are worthy, you are strong, you are powerful-- then you can do whatever you really want to do."

Selina can be found on Instagram #livethriveenjoy and Selina Cheshire on both LinkedIn and Facebook.

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In this episode my guest is Larry Indiviglia, author of the memoir 126 Days, 11 Minutes: Our Love Story. This collection of experiences allows his readers to walk in his shoes as he shares his deepest, most personal experiences from his relationship with a woman suffering from Stage IV cancer until the time she transitions. This intimate story provides many life lessons such as the importance of keeping hope alive, embracing life, honoring the wishes of the patient, even though you might not agree, overcoming the challenges of navigating the health care system, and standing strong in one’s truth even when totally scared.

He wrote the book to honor the life of Gayle and their love for each other. Although brief, Larry considers his relationship with Gayle as one of the most profound experiences of his life. He also hopes 126 Days, 11 Minutes inspires others to say "yes" to love even when logic says, "no." Larry believes there are many beautiful souls who are looking to discover and experience unconditional love. His book shows it is possible.

In addition to the book, we talk about self love, tango, living fully, and the way of the Universe.

To sum up our time together, Larry shared a lyric of one of Gayle's favorite songs, "Nature Boy" by Nat King Cole. "The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return."

"The heart has no questions, the mind has no answers. And if you listen to the heart and you follow it, you're gonna experience a love that maybe you thought you never would be able to do."

Find Larry on via email [email protected], LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/larryindiviglia/ and Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/larry.indiviglia.

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Joining Grief Coach Jenny Dilts is Bas Lebesque, an Executive Mindset Coach helping senior and executive managers move from good to GREAT in their career and personal lives. Bas is a diamond mine of stories and experience. Throughout his life he has spent time in the minority. From acknowledging his mom’s choice of euthanasia when he was 12, to coming out as LHGBT as an adolescent, to being a towering white giant male among the Chinese when he lived there, he has learned to embrace who he is and share his uniqueness with others.

This interview is taken from a recording of a live event in collaboration with the non-profit organization Reimagine whose mission is to create space for conversation around topics of Grief, End of Life, Living Fully, Spirituality, and the principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

In this episode we explore the topics of: 

*the power of choice at the end of life and in processing the grief

*exploring life's big questions

*promoting diversity

*owning and honoring choice both in your own life and allowing others to do the same  

Find Bas at www.baslebesque.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/baslebesque/. 

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In this episode we meet Dave Roberts who has been a national and local workshop presenter on grief and loss and a keynote speaker. His commitment to helping others navigate grief is a result of the challenges that he experienced following the death of his 18-year-old daughter Jeannine in March of 2003 due to cancer.

This interview is taken from a recording of a live event in collaboration with the non-profit organization Reimagine whose mission is to create space for conversation around topics of grief, end of life, living fully, spirituality, and the principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.  Because it was a live event, there is participation from other attendees. I chose to leave their comments in because I feel that they add to Dave's story and the overall experience. Some nuggets that Dave shares in this episode include:

~"When we either share or witness somebody's story we become love."

~"I had to make friends with my sadness, my grief, and my own inadequacy."

~"Be gentle with yourself"

~"Take the best qualities of your loved one and make them part of yourselves."

~Don't forget the siblings.

~'Honor the past as your teacher, honor your present as your creation, and honor the future as your inspiration.'

Dave can be found at www.bootsyandangel.com, via email at: [email protected], or Facebook @Dave Roberts.

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