Holiday Traditions Around the World
Dec 25, 2023
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Please join us as we chat about different holiday traditions around the world. Wishing you peace and love in your life for this holiday season!
December Community Connections
Dec 18, 2023
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This is our monthly episode where we share your stories, comments and questions. Thank you for being part of our community and helping us to build a larger community of kind, like-minded empaths!
**The dolphins being used in the therapy session I mentioned were not confined in a pool but were in an open water space**
For more information about the upcoming Mentorship Program 2024, please send me an email with Mentorship in the subject line: denise@thegratefulmessenger.com
The Snap Method with Julie Potiker
Dec 11, 2023
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Julie Potiker is a mindfulness expert who helps others bring more peace and wellness into their lives through her Mindful Methods for Life program offerings. Her new book is “SNAP! From Chaos to Calm.”
A former attorney, Julie is a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and founder of the Balanced Mind Meditation Center in La Jolla, California. She began her in-depth study of mindfulness after graduating from the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program at the University of California, San Diego. She was trained by Kristin Neff, Christopher Germer, and UCSD as a Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher. She went on to study with Rick Hanson, becoming a graduate of his Positive Neuroplasticity Training Professional Course. Julie also completed Brené Brown’s Living Brave Semester.
Julie’s first book, “Life Falls Apart, but You Don’t Have To: Mindful Methods for Staying Calm in the Midst of Chaos,” is now available on audiobook. Her work has been featured by The Oprah Magazine, Costco Connection, AARP, AP News, NBC, CBS, Fox, The CW, and many more. For more information, visit MindfulMethodsForLife.com.
Simon Bown of The Past Lives Podcast
Dec 04, 2023
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Simon Bown is on the show this week to discuss past lives, the power of our consciousness, UFOs and so much more. Simon Bown is the host of the Past Lives Podcast and The Alien UFO Podcast. He’s certified in both clinical hypnotherapy and Past Life Regression Therapy. He’s conducted 100s of regressions in his private practice and is here today to share his insights into how remembering our past lives can help us heal today.
Inspiration and Healing with NY Times Bestselling Illustrator Alexandra Boiger
Nov 27, 2023
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Please join us in welcoming Alexandra Boiger!
Alexandra Boiger is a New York Times bestselling children’s book illustrator. She grew up in Munich, Germany, and studied graphic design at the Fachhochschule Augsburg. A career in feature animation at Warner Brothers and Dreamworks first brought her to the UK and finally to the US. Visual storytelling, exploring emotions, psychology, and history have always been at the core of Alexandra’s work.
Many of the books she worked on focus on social justice and breaking down stereotypes, including the She Persisted books by Chelsea Clinton. Several of her titles have been translated into different languages. She Persisted, The Musical was the first to be translated to stage.
Alexandra’s work has participated at various exhibitions in the US and Japan. Her latest book, Lola’s Heart, which she also wrote, is a wordless picture book about the power of love and offers an opportunity to discuss difficult emotions such as grief, loss, and fear of failure. Alexandra lives in Northern California with her husband and daughter.
The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessell van der Kolk, M.D. The Body Keeps Score
Pocket Guide to Spirit Animals: Understanding Messages from Your Animal Spirit Guides by Steven Farmer Pocket Guide to Spirit Animals
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The Lit Up Lightworker: George Lizos
Nov 13, 2023
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Please join Samantha and Denise in welcoming George Lizos!
George Lizos is a spiritual teacher and intuitive healer, passionate about helping lightworkers to follow their purpose of creating positive change in the world. He’s the bestselling author of Lightworkers Gotta Work, Be The Guru, and Protect Your Light. George also has two podcasts – The Lit Up Lightworker and Can’t Host
He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Metaphysical Sciences, Human Geography, and Psychology, and is a priest of Greek Paganism.
Based in Cyprus, George runs a thriving, online international community of empaths, lightworkers, and spiritual leaders within the Your Spiritual Toolkit Facebook group.
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Shared Stories of Hope
Nov 06, 2023
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In this episode Denise and Samantha share stories they have each found inspiring and hopeful. We hope this brings a smile or sense of hope to your day!
Life After Breath with Jacob Cooper
Oct 30, 2023
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Please join us in welcoming Jacob L. Cooper, best-selling author of Life After Breath and The Wisdom of Jacobs’s Ladder. Jacob is passionate about promoting healing and is a sought-after speaker on grief, wisdom, and consciousness. He offers meditation and mindfulness seminars to help others find purpose and overcome fears of life after death. As a Clinical Social Worker, Reiki Master, and Certified Hypnotherapist, specializing in Past Life Regression, Jacob’s uses his extensive personal and professional experience to empower one soul at a time. He hosts the weekly podcast, “The Wisdom of Jacob’s Ladder”.
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Share Your Light with Jennifer Sanders: The Inappropriate Grief Coach
Oct 27, 2023
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Please join us in welcoming Jennifer Sanders!
Jennifer Sanders is a trauma informed coach who specializes in how past trauma impacts a person’s physical, mental and spiritual well being. Jennifer has extensive grief training and is a certified grief support specialist. She is also an accredited death doula.
While working as an administrator in an assisted living facility during the Covid pandemic, Jennifer became acutely aware of the lack of support services and grief training for our healthcare workers. The level of grief and trauma they face every day is often seen as just part of the job. Jennifer is passionate about instituting grief training for health care professionals. Her goal is to help challenge and shift the societal expectations of how to deal with bereavement and loss.
Jennifer utilizes a beautiful blend of compassion, insight and humor to help her clients navigate death, grief and loss. She helps identify how trauma can shape a person’s life and emotions while providing a foundation to foster deep healing through developing strategies and exercises that empower you on your healing journey.
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