What if grief isn’t only something we survive—but something that reveals how deeply we’ve loved? In this episode of Grief 2 Growth, I sit down with Carl Manlan, author of I Can Breathe, for a powerful conversation about grief, fatherhood, emotional healing, identity, and legacy. Carl lost his father as…
What if grief isn’t something you’re supposed to “get over”—but something that can help you discover who you’re becoming? In this deeply moving episode of **Grief 2 Growth**, Brian Smith sits down with **Carl Manlan**, author of *I Can Breathe*, for a conversation about grief, fatherhood, emotional healing, identity, and…
Our physical bodies cease to function, but are we merely our bodies? Explore the concept of self beyond the physical form, and the continuity of spirit. What part of you is truly YOU? #Spirituality #Afterlife #Philosophy #NearDeathExperience #Consciousness
Just because a thought pops into your head doesn't make it fact. Your brain generates them automatically! Learn to question painful thoughts: 'Is this true or just a thought?' This simple shift creates powerful space. If you like content like this, follow me for more! Find me on Substack at…
What if the memories of someone you love had a real place to live, and you could walk through them whenever you needed to? In this episode, I talk with architect Alexander Josephson about how to preserve memories of a loved one, and why grief may be something you move…
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What if your body isn't broken — it's trying to tell you something? In this episode of Grief 2 Growth, Brian sits down with Dr. Karyn Shanks, a physician who spent over 40 years learning what medical school never taught her — including from her own chronic illness journey. Together,…
Have you ever wondered if your grief is living somewhere in your body — showing up as pain, fatigue, or illness that doctors can't quite explain? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Karyn Shanks, a physician with over 40 years of experience who discovered — through her own…
Navigate grief by understanding the Dual Process Model. You'll swing between loss orientation (feeling the pain) and restoration orientation (living life). Both are essential, and fluctuating is normal. You are not broken. #GriefSupport #MentalHealth #CopingSkills #SelfCare
Grief isn't a problem to solve, but a seed planted within. What grows from it depends on how you tend it, leading to deeper compassion and a clearer sense of what truly matters. #GriefToGrowth #LossAndHealing #MovingForward #SpiritualGrowth #LoveEndures
What happens when the person you used to be doesn't exist anymore — not because they died, but because a diagnosis, a surgery, or a health crisis rewrote who you are? In this episode, Loni Fagel joins me to talk about a grief almost nobody names: the grief of losing…
Have you ever looked in the mirror and mourned the person you used to be — even though you're still here? In this episode of Grief 2 Growth, I sit down with Loni Fagel — a licensed professional clinical counselor, EMDRIA-approved consultant, and expressive arts therapist — to talk about…
What if the "guardian angel" you've prayed to and the "spirit guide" you've been told to fear are the exact same presence, just described through a different lens? In this episode, Brian sits down with Michael McAdams — a man raised in a family soaked in Pentecostal conviction who discovered…
What if the spirit guides you've heard about and the angels you grew up believing in... are the exact same thing? 👼 In this episode, I sit down with Michael McAdams, whose mother spent 22 years receiving channeled messages at her typewriter — messages that became the book An Angel…
What if the strangest moments at the end of life are actually the most meaningful? In this episode, Alexandra Grabbe joins Brian to talk about the seven months she spent caring for her 96-year-old mother, Bea, at home — and the deathbed visions that changed how she understands what happens…
What if the strange visions at the end of life aren't confusion — but connection? 🌿 In this episode of Grief 2 Growth, I sit down with **Alexandra Grabbe** — former Paris talk show host, Cape Cod innkeeper, and author of the new home care memoir *Seeing Joy*. Alexandra spent…
Dr. Adam Rizvi shares a profound insight: the physical body's death is not the final end. Modern society's lack of a spiritual framework leaves many lost, searching for meaning in a materialist world. #Afterlife #Spirituality #NearDeathExperience #Existentialism #DrAdamRizvi
Dr. Adam Rizvi recounts a touching moment where a dying patient, unresponsive for 24 hours, received a final message of love from his son. The room experienced unusual light phenomena afterward. #EndofLife #DyingPatient #Love #SpiritualExperience #Nurses #Doctors
What does an ICU doctor see when he's present at the exact moment someone dies? Dr. Adam Rizvi has spent his career in critical care medicine, standing at hundreds of bedsides during life's most sacred transitions. Trained as a physician but grounded early in comparative religion, Adam has watched patients…
Dr. Adam Rizvi has spent his career in the Intensive Care Unit, standing at hundreds of bedsides during the most sacred moments a human life can hold. He's trained in traditional medicine, but somewhere along the way, medicine alone stopped being able to explain everything he was witnessing. Rooms that…
Why can Earth, Wind & Fire, Enigma, Supertramp, and Pink Floyd all be singing about the same wound — and only one of them tells you how to heal it? In this video, I dig into four songs that shaped me at different points in my life, and a distinction…
A song comes on. Three minutes later, you don’t know if you just got sad or got healed. Maybe both. That’s what a handful of songs do to me. Earth, Wind & Fire’s “That’s The Way of the World.” Enigma’s “Return to Innocence.” Supertramp’s “The Logical Song.” Pink Floyd’s “Another…
Grief isn't a checklist of stages you complete. It's a seed that gets planted in you, and what grows from it depends on how you tend it. In this short film, grief guide and certified grief educator Brian D. Smith shares the philosophy behind Grief 2 Growth: an approach to…
The raw pain of abandonment and chosen separation lingers, shaping adult relationships. A childhood learned to suppress, pushing loved ones away for fear of further hurt. #AbandonmentIssues #ChildhoodTrauma #Adulting #EmotionalHealing #PersonalGrowth