This episode invites you to embrace your grief and recognize it as a pathway to uncovering your total Self. We discuss the balance between masculine and feminine energies, the significance of community support in the healing journey, and the importance of allowing all parts of oneself to be welcomed and expressed.

• Transformational grief journey and personal exploration 
• Importance of acknowledging grief as a messenger 
• Balancing overdeveloped masculine and underdeveloped feminine traits 
• The need for community support and safe spaces in healing 
• Saying "yes" to life and rediscovering your truth and vibrant life through grief 

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Join me in this episode as I chat with my dear friend Melina Charis, as we share our personal stories of losing our mothers and the profound impact it has had on our lives. Together, we created Sacred Ground, a virtual community event featuring a guided tea ceremony and embodied movement practice, designed to provide a sacred space for reflection, healing, and connection.

Grief isn't a neatly organized series of steps; it is a deeply personal, non-linear experience. In our conversation, we challenge societal misconceptions about grief and explore its unpredictable nature. By sharing our own experiences, we highlight the importance of allowing emotions to flow naturally, embracing the full spectrum of feelings from joy to sadness. Through rituals like tea ceremonies, we can create intentional spaces to honor these emotions, providing a sanctuary for self-awareness and growth. Listen as we discuss how these sacred spaces can guide us toward a richer understanding of life and help us stay connected to our true selves.

In this heartfelt episode, we invite you to explore the depth of your own grief journey, recognizing it as a sacred part of life. Through personal anecdotes and insightful discussions, we emphasize the transformative power of being truly present with your emotions. Whether through Sacred Ground or other supportive environments, we encourage you to find the courage to embrace the sacred space of grief, honoring its role in your life and allowing it to guide you toward healing and new beginnings.

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Grief is a powerful teacher, and understanding our deepest needs can transform this journey into one of personal growth and healing. This episode invites you to contemplate the profound connection between grief and your human needs, exploring how recognizing and voicing our needs can lead to living more authentically and embracing the unknown with courage.

I guide you through a reflective process, encouraging you to identify your needs and understand the physical and emotional expressions of unmet needs. By considering whether these needs can be fulfilled independently or require external support, we cultivate acceptance and compassion for ourselves. This exploration opens up a dialogue with a larger spiritual or universal presence, inviting peace and understanding beyond our immediate human experience. The process is both empowering and humbling, acknowledging that some needs may remain unmet, and that’s okay.

Throughout the epsidoe, we’ll explore the art of surrendering to the unknown, creating a sacred space for transformation and inviting loved ones into this dialogue.

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Unlock the transformative power of grief with me as we journey through the three major energies that shape our healing process after profound loss. This episode of Transformed by Grief guides you in rebuilding a vibrant and joyful life, even after being shattered by pain. You'll gain insights into embracing life's inevitable voids and transitions, fostering a loving relationship with yourself and your grief, and finding your footing amid uncertainty. Experience the shift from release to rejuvenation, and discover how to embrace new beginnings with consciousness and intention.

On this episode, I explore: 

• The non-linear path of healing
• The energies that guide us into stillness, rejuvenation, and stepping into new opportunities
• How our first encounters with deep voids can redefine our approach to future challenges
• The art of orienting to new beginnings, unraveling survival modes, and embracing a state of openness

The conscious reorientation this episode introduces is an ongoing journey of healing and transformation, allowing you to welcome life's possibilities with renewed excitement and faith with time.

Update: I have removed the episode numbers, if you want to dive into the dynamics of transformation even more, go back and listen to this episode. If you want to learn more about the power of energetic and emotional release, go back and listen to this episode.

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This bonus episode shares the audio from a recent IG live I led on presence, how it is our gateway to life, its connection with the heart  and its role in moving through seasons filled with deep emotion, the reasons the mind/intellect can keep us distracted instead of present, and how to begin to work with yourself to invite presence in.

The first 15 minutes are a short teaching and exploration, and the meditation begins at 16:20 minutes. 

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It's episode 25 and the show is taking a new step as a guiding light and leader in Transformational Grief Work. Tune in to hear about this evolution, what being Transformed by Grief means, and what you can expect.

All my love, thank you for being here!

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A new era of the podcast has arrived. Welcome to Transformed by Grief with Ellie Thomas.

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Lots of grief reflections pouring in this season. After a potent Grief Flow in The Sanctuary last week, so many important reflections have been pouring through around: 

• Allowing yourself to meet your unique grief ripples
• Attuning to your body and emotions so you can release expectations and begin to show up as you are
• Working with discomfort, to tap into deeper emotions beyond it
• Summertime grief and how strange it can feel
• Ceasing your fight with where you are in your grief process

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My sister, Sylvia, interviews me on so many great topics in this one! We explore everything from how and why I started coaching, to what makes this work different from "normal" coaching, to how transformational work liberates energy. She also shares about her experiences with this approach to healing and many great reflections!

I have also been writing a lot about my journey from 2016 onward, you can read more here:
Read part 1 (2016-2020)
Read part 2 (2020-2021)
Ready Part 3 (2021-present)

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