What if everything you thought you knew about grief was only half the story?
Most of us are never taught how to grieve. We're handed a timeline, told to push through, and left wondering why the pain keeps coming back years — even decades — later. In this episode, I sit down with intuitive healer and ThetaHealing practitioner Amanda Beth Johnson, who was widowed at 27 and has spent nearly 30 years learning what grief actually asks of us.

This isn't a conversation about getting over loss. It's about what happens when you stop running from it.
✨ Why grief doesn't shrink over time — and what actually changes
✨ The surprising reason healing happens in layers, not stages
✨ What somatic and energy healing can do that talk therapy often can't
✨ How to carry your person forward without getting stuck in the past
✨ Why moving on doesn't mean leaving them behind — and what it actually means to heal

If you've ever asked yourself...
🔹 Why does grief still hit me out of nowhere, even years later?
🔹 Am I betraying my person by moving forward with my life?
🔹 How do I rebuild when the person who held everything together is gone?
...this episode was made for you.

Amanda shares her raw story of losing her husband Jeff in a sudden car accident, the premonition dream she'd carried since age 12, and the long winding road from devastation to purpose. Her insights on ThetaHealing, somatic work, energy medicine, and the spiritual dimensions of grief will open doors you didn't know were there.

🎧 Listen, then come continue the conversation at https://grief2growth.substack.com
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– – – Chapters: – – –
00:00 🌱 What You Don't Know About Grief
02:59 💬 Meet Amanda Beth Johnson
03:26 💔 Losing Jeff: A Sudden, Devastating Loss
06:51 🔮 The Premonition Dream She'd Had Since Age 12
08:13 🌊 The Emotional Devastation of Spousal Loss at 27
11:34 🌫️ Coming Out of the Fog: The First Steps Forward
16:42 🕯️ Keeping Your Person Alive Without Getting Stuck
19:07 📊 Why the Five Stages of Grief Miss the Point
25:59 🌀 Rock Bottom and the Discovery of ThetaHealing
33:19 💛 Moving Forward Without Betraying the One You Lost
39:42 🧅 Why Healing Happens in Layers, Not All at Once
44:32 🧭 Helping Grievers Rediscover Purpose and Goals
46:03 🌸 Remarriage, Divorce, and Multiple Griefs
50:45 🔮 Intuitive Gifts and the Theta Brainwave State
53:27 💌 What She'd Tell Her 27-Year-Old Self