Episodes

When Lisa Woolery found her husband Eric slumped over in his home office—gone at 53 from sudden heart failure—she never imagined what would come next. Not just the frozen assets, the angry 12-year-old, or walking 20,000 steps...

What if those unexplainable feelings you get — those quiet nudges that something is about to change — aren't just anxiety or imagination, but your soul preparing you for what's ahead? In this deeply moving episode, I talk wit...

What happens when grief doesn't just visit once—but keeps coming back? In this deeply honest conversation, Vanessa May shares how she navigated losing her son Harry, then her husband Anthony, and father during the pandemic, all while battling COVID and later a cancer diagnosis. Vanessa doesn't suga…

Some struggles don’t make sense. You do the work. You try to heal. And yet the same emotional patterns, grief, anxiety, or disconnection keep resurfacing. In this special Grief 2 Growth episode, Brian D. Smith welcomes back Dr. Lotte Valentin, medical doctor, psychotherapist, ancestral healer, and …

In this deeply moving episode of Grief to Growth , Brian Smith is joined by writer and seeker Alexis Lee , author of Pain Is a Portal to Beauty , for a courageous conversation about grief, trauma, and radical self-healing. Al...

Before the microphones were turned on, Richard Ashworth asked Brian for his birth information. What followed was an unexpected and deeply personal moment—Richard identified a pivotal event at age seven that reshaped Brian’s v...

What if your voice could continue to guide the people you love—long after you’re gone? In this deeply moving episode of Grief 2 Growth, Brian D. Smith is joined by Cristian Cibilis Bernardes, founder and CEO of Autograph AI, for a conversation that sits at the crossroads of grief, technology, memor…

What happens when grief collides with faith — and suicide shatters everything you thought you believed? In this candid and raw episode of Grief 2 Growth , Brian sits down with Rachel Powell , widow, author, speaker, and found...

What if your loved one never truly left? What if grief itself is the doorway to a deeper connection? In this deeply moving episode of Grief to Growth, Brian D. Smith speaks with Janet Kaufman, author of Through the Veil: A Soul’s Journey in Grief and Grace. Janet shares the story of her son Alexand…

Nervous System Healing After Trauma: From Survival to Sovereignty with Angela Jean What if healing isn’t about fixing your thoughts—but about retraining your body? In this deeply moving episode of Grief to Growth, Brian Smith sits down with Angela Jean, a mindset and nervous system strategist whose…

What if a single moment in your grief revealed a truth that rewrote your entire identity? That’s exactly what happened to today’s guest, Rich Boerner , whose life changed forever after his mother’s passing. While cleaning out...

In this deeply moving conversation, Brian sits down with Michael Reed , author of The Million Stages of Grief , whose life changed forever on the night of the 2016 Gatlinburg fires. Michael lost his wife Constance and daughte...

In today’s powerful episode of Grief 2 Growth , Brian sits down with Samina Bari — author of Don’t Call Me Widow and host of the Afterlife podcast — for a raw and insightful look at spousal loss, solo parenting, grief brain, ...

In this powerful episode of Grief 2 Growth , internationally bestselling author and dream expert Theresa Cheung joins me to explore the deeper meaning of dreams — including the ones that frighten us, comfort us, and stay with...

🎧 Episode Title: My Grief Is Not Like Yours: Theo Boyd on Layered Loss, Divine Signs & Radical Hope Guest: Theo Boyd – Author, Grief Educator, and Speaker Books: 📘 My Grief Is Not Like Yours 📗 Hope All The Way Grief Study Resource: Download the National Grief Study 💡 Episode Summary: What if gr…

How do we hold love in one hand and suffering in the other — without breaking? In this beautiful and soul-stretching conversation, Brian sits down with Zach Beach to explore the deep connection between our capacity to love an...

Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respond Have you ever felt like your emotions are running your life—despite your best efforts to control them? In this eye-opening episode, I sit down with Cedric Bertelli, founder of the Emotional Health Institute and co-deve…

Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respond When we think of grief, we often picture death. But what about the silent grief that comes from illness — the kind that alters your identity, steals your energy, and isolates you from the world? In this powerful episod…

Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respond Have you ever wondered why we suffer, where we go after we die, or what grief really means for the soul’s evolution? In this eye-opening and deeply healing episode of Grief 2 Growth, Brian Smith welcomes spiritual teac…

Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respond “Our time on Earth is just one little page in a never-ending story.” – Charlie Bynar After the tragic loss of her only child, 16-year-old Isaac, Charlie Bynar’s world fell apart. What followed was a breathtaking journe…

Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respond What happens when a mother loses her child—and chooses to live bigger than grief? In this heart-opening episode of Grief to Growth, Brian D. Smith sits down with Melissa Hull—author of Dear Drew: Creating a Life Bigger…

Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respond What happens when your entire belief system unravels—and something deeper begins to rise? In this moving conversation, host Brian D. Smith welcomes back Effie Linke, a spiritual medium whose journey from Greek Orthodox…

Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respond What happens when your soulmate isn't a romantic partner — but your best friend — and they're suddenly gone? In this heart-opening episode, I sit down with writer, performer, and podcast host Hannah Rumsey to explore t…

Send me a Text Message- please include your contact information so I can respond This episode is different. It’s tender. It’s raw. And it’s something I feel deeply called to share. A grieving parent recently whispered to me, “Maybe God took my child because I strayed.” That sentence — that pain — h…