There is someone in your life whose story you have not asked about yet. Maybe you keep meaning to. Maybe you figure there is time. This episode is a quiet reminder that time is the one thing none of us actually have on hold. Cristian grew up in Paraguay, surrounded…
In September 2020, a pancreatic cancer diagnosis changed everything. Just five months later, Kathleen A. Quinn's husband passed away. The diagnosis came unexpectedly after a beautiful evening at a winery fundraiser. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #PancreaticCancer #GriefJourney #LifeAfterLoss #KathleenAQuinn #TheLifeShiftPodcast
Most of us have someone whose story we have not asked about yet. A parent. A grandparent. Someone who lived a life so full it would take years to unpack. And we keep meaning to get to it. This episode is not here to make you feel guilty about that.…
When disappointment strikes, even the darkest moments can lead to a breakthrough. Kathleen A. Quinn shares a relatable moment about finding the strength to laugh again, even when life doesn't go as planned. It's okay to fall apart, but remember the resilience within. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on…
Kathleen A. Quinn shares her approach to caregiving: always seeing the patient as a whole person, not just a diagnosis. Effective communication was key, even as her loved one grew quieter. The takeaway? Focus on connection, not just condition. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app…
Kathleen A. Quinn shares her path after loss, moving home and finding a new purpose as a grief educator. Discover how embracing grief fully allows you to live fully. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #GriefJourney #LossAndGrief #Healing #NewBeginnings #Resilience
The profound impact of final words. Kathleen shares the heartbreaking story of her last conversation with her mom, a moment overshadowed by a misunderstanding, just days before a sudden loss. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #GriefJourney #FamilyLoss #LastWords #Heartbreak #LifeLessons
Kathleen A. Quinn shares a poignant moment about the final days with her loved one. A testament to cherishing every second and the comfort of hospice care. This experience shaped her perspective profoundly. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #GriefJourney #CherishMoments #HospiceCare…
Kathleen A. Quinn shares a poignant moment of connection and acceptance during a challenging time. Choosing to live each day fully, cherishing simple moments like listening to a cello and holding a loved one close. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #GriefSupport…
Kathleen A. Quinn shares a profound request made to her: to always struggle to stay open to life. A touching moment about love, memory, and enduring connection. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #LifeLessons #Openness #Love #Grief #Inspiration
A powerful tradition emerged in Chicago: people screaming off a bridge to express unhappiness. Kathleen A. Quinn suggests this cathartic release could be a meaningful way to process grief. Imagine a community tradition for healing. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #GriefSupport…
Kathleen speaks about worth, joy, and purpose through the lens of loss with so much care. We talked about what remains after goodbye. About letting love continue to shape how you live. This one invites you to breathe a little slower. And maybe soften where you have been bracing. Listen…
Kathleen A. Quinn shares a touching story about her partner asking about what she misses most about her mom during the holidays. A beautiful reminder that true connection means acknowledging our deepest feelings, even the painful ones. She now honors her mom by using her aprons during the holidays. Subscribe…
Grief and love are not opposites. In this episode of The Life Shift Podcast, mindset coach Kathleen Quinn shares how loss reshaped her relationship with worth, joy, and staying open to life after profound grief. Grief does not arrive all at once. It unfolds in moments. Quiet ones. Messy ones.…
If you have ever loved someone so deeply that the thought of losing them rearranged everything, this conversation is for you. It is for the moments when you try to stay steady while the ground is already shifting beneath you. It is for the quiet questions that surface when life…
Day Schildkret shares an old expression: our gifts are often found next to our wounds. Avoiding the wound prevents us from discovering how to redeem them. Embrace the difficult parts; that's where the gift is. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #PersonalGrowth…
Day Schildkret challenged himself to create art under the same tree for 30 days. Midway through, he realized his art told the story of his dad and his breakup. All told with symbolism. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #DaySchildkret #Art #Storytelling…
Day Schildkret, a Scorpio, believes in embracing life's small joys. From new puppies to hot springs and tasty meals, these simple pleasures make life valuable, especially in turbulent times. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #SimplePleasures #LifeJoy #TheLifeShiftPodcast #DaySchildkret #Scorpio
This episode is part of The Things We Carry, a solo series shaped by the themes that stay with me after more than two hundred conversations on The Life Shift. Today I am talking about the small moments that end up changing everything. Not the dramatic events we can point…
Kathleen Quinn shared what it looks like to love someone through the end of their life without trying to fix the unfixable. We talked about presence. About letting go of rules around grief. About staying open even when everything hurts. There is so much permission in her story. Permission to…
After losing a loved one and ending a relationship, Day Schildkret couldn't function. Then Rudy, his father's dog, entered his life. This dog pulled Day outside and back into the world. He wouldn't have made it without her. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or…
We're scared of change, addicted to things staying the same. When change happens, the first impulse is fear. Day Schildkret explains why normal isn't always the best thing. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #FearOfChange #DaySchildkret #LifeShiftPodcast #PodcastClips
Imagine finding art made of leaves and berries at your cubicle. Day Schildkret shared his process and blessings with friends. It deeply touched them to be remembered like that. It felt like planting a seed that spread worldwide. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or…
Day Schildkret trains therapists and grief counselors to transform their pain, and other people's pain, into beauty. Small pleasures make life valuable, especially in turbulent times. Slow down and savor the pleasure of being alive. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #PainTransformation…
