Live, Love, Survive,THRIVE! Podcast

"Let some time dictate what you need to do. Let yourself grieve." —Tina O'Keeffe Decluttering after loss isn't about trash bags and deadlines — it's about timing, permission, and grief you can't rush. In this episode...

"It's important to allow those emotions to move through, because emotions are energy in motion, and if we hold the emotions back, it can create physical and mental illnesses. So, it's important to be vulnerable."...

"When you're really struggling, it's because you're in your own way… Don't judge yourself when you do it; just notice it. You can change your storyline to create momentum and the results you want to create within your...

(Special Episode) Category: Coping From Grief and Loss "Life was full of choices. You pick a road, you try not to look back, and you keep going down that road, and that's how life goes." —William Quan, DDS Eighteen...

<p>"In my memoir, I talk about planning my suicide, and I had it all planned out, and then things came up, and I did not do that. And so now people tell me, I'm very tenacious, and I try to do it in a joyful manner."...

<p>"What you do in the moment is what matters. It's not what we achieve, or what we accomplish, or the money we make, but it's really who we are at that moment." —Michelle Skaff</p> <p>Loss narrows daily capacity and...

<p>"We have to know where the child is, and in order to do that, we have to first know where we are. We need to make sure that we're taken care of so that we can be there for our child. We need to validate ourselves, we...

<p>"It's a choice too. You have to choose to be positive. You have to choose to allow yourself to move forward and understand that this is the only life that we get, and we need to help others." —Dr. Monica Parham</p>...

<p>Grief can rearrange a life in minutes. Bills pile up, systems fail us, and some of us end up choosing between a roof and our pets. In that chaos, it is easy to believe we will never feel truly alive again.<br /> In...

<p>"Love never dies, it only changes form." —John Masiulionis (from Walking Each Other Home— Zachary's Mission: A Hospice for Children)</p> <p>Grief can turn an ordinary life into survival mode, where every small task...

<p>Life moves fast, and it rarely waits for us to feel ready. Many of us spend years reacting instead of choosing, putting off joy while handling responsibilities, loss, and constant pressure. This conversation centers...

<p>"Let's change the conversation. Let's talk about grief like we talk about the weather." —Victoria Volk<br /> Life can look fine on the outside while something underneath stays unresolved. Anger, numbness, anxiety...

<p>"Dogs are intuitive. They listen, they hear, and they actually respond back if you just allow them to. Dakota is my best friend." —Kimberly Hubenette</p> <p>Grief can shrink daily life, leaving long hours that feel...

<p>"You can handle things in life if you're taking care of yourself, physically and mentally." —Ann Tirrell</p> <p>Some days it feels like no matter how much we try, the weight of loss, stress, or just everyday demands...

<p>"Life is not a smooth, even journey. Life is a bumpy up-and-down journey. You have your highs and your lows. You have to just hold on to that bumpy road, and you just keep going." —William Quan</p> <p>Life can break...