Grief Episodes

Stephanie Franklin, founder and CEO of Fly Wines, shares her journey from a career in ad tech to establishing a successful wine company following her mother's sudden and unexpected death.

Lisa Cooper shares her journey and the shifts she experienced after losing her mother. This episode explores the power of love and how it continues to shape our lives even after our loved ones have passed away. S2E87: Balancing Head and Heart: Finding Purpose After Loss

In this episode of The Life Shift Podcast, Jonathan DeYoe shares his story of overcoming loss and finding hope. Jonathan's journey of grief and healing began when he lost his brother, which turned his world upside down. Throughout the episode, Jonathan emphasizes the importance of reaching out to others for support, the value of community, and the power of gratitude in finding hope and healing.

On September 1, 1989, when I was just eight years old, my mother was killed in a motorcycle accident. As I have discussed on this show, this moment shaped not only my childhood but also my adulthood. It is also the reason The Life Shift Podcast exists. Through the Life Shift podcast, I have had the opportunity to heal parts of myself that I didn't even know were broken. In honor of my mother, Joan Gilhooly, I have dedicated September as "Super September," where I will be releasing two impactful episodes per week. I hope that listeners will find different elements of each story that resonate with them, and perhaps the show will continue growing in that way.

Sunny Chang shares his journey of finding strength, healing, and hope in mental health after coping with grief and guilt. Sunny emphasizes the importance of processing emotions and feelings and shares his strategies for dealing with loss, including practicing mindfulness, therapy, and exercise. He talks about finding hope and healing through mental health and emphasizes that seeking help is a sign of strength. “I think that's important to me now, where it sounds almost cliche, but it's okay to not be okay. It's okay to sometimes just lay in bed and cry, and you need to process those emotions and those feelings.”

Suzanne Anderson shares her journey of self-discovery and the traumatic event that changed the trajectory of her life. She discusses finding true love with her husband, David, and the magical life they built together. However, everything changed when David died by suicide just two days before his niece's wedding and five days before Suzanne was set to launch her new program. “I had a friend who does the shamanic rattles if you've ever heard of these intense rattling. And she rattled, rattled. And when it hit the peak moment, I took this vessel and just smashed it on the stone hearth. And it went into just a bajillion pieces. And the whole room went, kuch! And my body did. It was like the message to my body, and I think others felt this too, that there would be no putting back together this thing.”

This week on The Life Shift Podcast, MC McDonald shares her journey of overcoming trauma, navigating grief and family relationships, and finding success. "I think if we can think about trauma and, and that point of healing as possible, then we can, we can enter into the healing process with a lot more hope than with this understanding that if you have trauma, that means you are somehow like marred or broken or, you know." - MC McDonald.

In this episode, Lori Keesey shares her journey of growth and healing after the tragic loss of her son. “But you're thinking, my goodness, if you only knew right now, it's just not that 33-year-old man that was, he was a really, he was a real human being. He had a life, he had a way about him, he had friends, he made a difference, and everything is just sort of condensed down into one little phrase in black and white.” - Lori Keesey

Beth Booker, a public relations professional, shares her powerful story of resilience and hope on The Life Shift Podcast. In this episode, she opens up about the trauma of losing her birth parents at a young age and how it has shaped her life. Beth talks about the challenges of growing up without parents and how her grandparents stepped in to adopt her, providing her with a new family and a sense of stability.

Daniel Rinaldi shares his story of how losing his older brother to an inoperable brain tumor at the age of 10 changed his life forever.

**Please note that this episode may be triggering for some listeners. Take care as you listen.** John Kelley shares his story of loss, resilience, and transforming grief in this week's episode. John's story is one of tragedy and triumph, and his incredible journey inspires many. In this episode, John talks about his father's advice (“Tomorrow is not promised”), his father's untimely and sudden death, and the tragic passing of his mother.

In this episode, Claudia Noriega-Bernstein shares her story of betrayal and how it has shaped her life. “But I have learned in all these years to take that responsibility of what could I have done different. And when I think about our marriage, I was very happy. He seemed to be very happy.”

This is a REPLAY of episode 11, launched in May 2022. I wanted to share this episode again for new subscribers who have yet to hear my story and the WHY behind The Life Shift Podcast. Life Shifts and Grief.

Melissa talks about the journey to finding her true passion, triggered by a sudden phone call she received while heading to the airport in an Uber. The hospital called to tell her that her father had passed suddenly.

Erin talks about witnessing the sudden death of her partner. It was sudden and tragic, but the conversation centers around the signs around her on the day of the tragedy.

I wanted to share something about my grandmother in this special short episode. In episode 11, I shared my story with the help of my friend Christin. But for this bonus episode, I wanted to commemorate the anniversary of my grandmother's death (June 14, 2015) with a fun memory and a memento I recorded years ago. And, of course, it is about Josh Groban. Please enjoy. I appreciate all my listeners as we explore The Life Shift journeys presented by my beautiful guests. To listen to more conversat...

In this episode, we flipped the script so I could tell my story. Throughout the first batch of episodes, the guests (and listeners) asked when I would tell my story. So, in this episode, my first guest, Christin Lindley, leads the conversation as I share the pivotal moments that shaped my life and eventually led to The Life Shift podcast.

In this episode, Alex and I talk about how his passion for music began and how, no matter how much he tried to choose other paths, music kept calling him back. After failing a band placement test in school, Alex almost gave up music. But he got an electric guitar, and his younger brother got a drum set on the same day, setting in motion nearly every significant aspect of his life from that point on.

In this episode, I speak with my high school friend (and my grandmother's favorite neighbor) Rachel. She tells the story of fate intervening multiple times on her journey to marry the love of her life, Matt. Love won, and Rachel and Matt created a beautiful family of four. In a single moment in 2019, Rachel's dream was shattered after losing her husband Matt in a tragic accident.

In this episode of The Life Shift, host Matt Gilhooly and guest Marty Klein delve into the transformative experiences that shape our lives, coping with loss, and the diverse ways individuals navigate grief and change. Marty shares his unique story, providing insights into how his childhood, influenced by his artistically inclined parents and an environment steeped in culture and maturity, shaped his approach to life's challenges.

Lauren joined me to talk about her journey of building her family. She is happily married with two children under three years old. However, it was not an easy journey for Lauren as she faced over two years of infertility and multiple miscarriages. We talk about the need for support and normalizing discussions about seemingly taboo topics. We also talk about letting go and controlling the things in our power and allowing life to teach us the lessons it has for us.

Christin moved her life to be closer to her family, and then everything started to crumble around her. Join me as I talk to Christin Lindley, mother, wife, and company owner, about how a two-year period in her life changed everything.