season 4

Welcome to Soul Sisters! A 9-part series on the Grief Talk Podcast, where with my real-life sister Brenda, we offer thought-driven and inspiring topics for your soul!
 
In Part 4, we discuss the impact on our lives from both disability and loss after Brenda's Fibromyalgia diagnosis and prognosis in 1996, and the suicide of Vonne's daughter in 2005. And despite the ups and downs over the years, how we have found and continue to find the will to go on, despite the ups and downs.

This series is for anyone who is bereaved, struggling or wants to enhance their life with the help of angels, a spiritual practice and a deeper connection to your inner power.

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Welcome (0:00)
Chronic pain and its impact on mental and emotional well-being. (0:13)
Fibromyalgia diagnosis and prognosis. (4:20)
Living with chronic illness and finding purpose. (9:42)
Embracing life after near-death experience and losing a child. (18:23)
Grief, spirituality, and finding purpose after loss. (23:42)
Grief, trauma, and healing after loss. (29:21)
Mental health support and medically assisted death. (37:56)
Embracing death and life's meaning. (43:34)
Mortality, spirituality, and working with angels. (49:27)

Connect with Brenda:
https://www.brendarachel4angels.com/

Brenda's book "Broken Spirit, Awakened Soul, My Journey of Healing with the Angels"
https://www.amazon.com/BROKEN-SPIRIT-AWAKENED-SOUL-Journey-ebook/dp/B0CBD3QLW8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Brenda+Rachel+Broken+Spirit&qid=1701376272&sr=8-1

Connect with  Vonne:
https://vonnesolis.com/

Vonne's books:
https://vonnesolis.com/vonne-solis-books/
"Lessons in Surviving Suicide – A Letter to My Daughter"
"Divine Healing Transforming Pain into Personal Power – A Guide to Heal Pain From Child Loss, Suicide and Other Grief"
"The Power of Change"

Episode with Shari Otteman “Leaning Into Our Mortality – Why We Should Contemplate Death”

Audio:
https://www.buzzsprout.com/2021182/13703249

YouTube:
https://youtu.be/rCpb4hrrupE

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Twice widowed, Emily Thiroux Threatt is an Author, Podcast Host, Speaker, and Facilitator of the Grief and Happiness Alliance. She is the author of "Loving and Living Your Way Through Grief" and her latest book, "The Grief and Happiness Handbook". 

Emily founded the Grief and Happiness Alliance and hosts the Grief and Happiness Podcast to support the grieving, focused on happiness. She is also the creator of The Grief and Happiness Cards, where each of the 52 cards encourages and helps you to find inner peace, love and harmony after loss.

I read and loved Emily’s first book. Listening to her story, this episode offers an amazing and inspiring conversation to help those who are newly or unexpectedly widowed, but really, anyone bereaved find their way back to happiness!

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Welcome. (0:00)
Grief, loss, and finding purpose after tragedy. (1:50)
Grief support for spousal loss. (6:10)
Grief, healing, and self-care. (10:24)
Grief, identity loss, and healing after multiple significant losses. (16:59)
Grief, regret, and living in the moment. (25:57)
Self-love and forgiveness to overcome self-judgment. (30:30)
Smiling, grief, and healing. (34:40)
Coping strategies in grief. (40:29)
Manifesting desires and personal growth. (45:38)
Finding joy and purpose after loss. (52:09)
Grief and connection. (56:53)
Grief and happiness. (1:02:39)
Closing. (1:05:35)

Connect with Emily:
https://www.griefandhappiness.com/
https://lovingandlivingyourwaythroughgrief.com/
https://lovingandlivingyourwaythroughgrief.com/podcast/

Connect with Vonne:
https://www.vonnesolis.com

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Welcome to Soul Sisters! A 9-part series on the Grief Talk Podcast, where with my real-life sister Brenda, we offer thought-driven and inspiring topics for your soul!

In Part 3 of this series, we discuss exit points, near-death experiences, soul contracts, purpose, breaking free from family dysfunction, trauma, mental health, and manifesting your best life from the power you have within to create what you really want!

This series is for anyone who is bereaved, struggling or wants to enhance their life with the help of angels, a spiritual practice and a deeper connection to your inner power.

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Welcome (0:00)
Recap of Part 1 and 2 (0:14)
Today’s episode on exit Points, near-death experiences, family dysfunction and manifesting. (1:54)
Exit points. (4:53)
Near-death experiences at age 4. (10:18)
Death, exit points, soul contract, purpose. (17:40)
Knowing when we’ll die. (20:19)
Dysfunction, personal responsibility and spiritual growth. (24:10)
Spiritual practices, unconditional love and light. (30:33)
Childhood dysfunction and its impact on adulthood. (40:11)
Childhood abuse and feeling powerless. (48:02)
Childhood and mental health. (52:44)
Trauma, parental relationships, and your drone self. (57:57)
Manifesting a better life despite childhood trauma, choice. (1:04:31)
The power within, believing and acceptance. (1:10:36)
What’s on next episode (1:13:04)

Connect with Brenda:
https://www.brendarachel4angels.com/

Brenda's book "Broken Spirit, Awakened Soul, My Journey of Healing with the Angels"
https://www.amazon.com/BROKEN-SPIRIT-AWAKENED-SOUL-Journey-ebook/dp/B0CBD3QLW8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Brenda+Rachel+Broken+Spirit&qid=1701376272&sr=8-1

Connect with Vonne:
https://vonnesolis.com/

Vonne's books:
https://vonnesolis.com/vonne-solis-books/

"Lessons in Surviving Suicide – A Letter to My Daughter"
"Divine Healing Transforming Pain into Personal Power – A Guide to Heal Pain From Child Loss, Suicide and Other Grief"
"The Power of Change"

Want Coaching?Book your Pre-Coaching Zoom call with Vonne at the below link to find out more:
https://calendly.com/vonnesolis/one-on-one-coaching-with-vonne-solis
 

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On this episode, my guest is Nick Shaw. Nick is a bereaved dad, accomplished executive coach, author and speaker known for his profound insights into personal transformation, self-discovery, and authentic leadership. 

With the 2023 release of his debut book, My Teacher, My Son: Lessons on Life, Loss, and Love, Nick shares a compelling narrative about his experience losing his son, William, at just nine years old and offers a thought-provoking and supportive guide to help readers and audiences alike who hear Nick speak, embrace a more fulfilling and purposeful existence.

Nick and I enjoyed a frank yet poignant conversation about loss, vulnerability and the resilience within us all to withstand and triumph over any tragedy and personal suffering.

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Grief, loss, and finding meaning after tragedy. (1:44)
Grief, love, and resilience after child loss. (8:10)
Grief, resilience, and the loss of a child. (12:06)
Grief, resilience, and finding inspiration after losing a child. (16:42)
Grief, spirituality, and the afterlife. (22:23)
Parenting and grief after losing a child. (25:25)
Parenting, communication, and identity. (31:22)
Grief, loss, and acceptance after child death. (38:19)
Accepting life's events and moving forward after tragedy. (44:44)
Grief, loss, and healing after childhood trauma. (49:34)
Vulnerability in grief and leadership. (57:40)
Final thoughts (1:04:07)
Closing (1:05:57)

Connect with Nick:
https://www.meetnickshaw.com/

Get Nick’s book “My Teacher My Son” on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=nick+shaw+my+teacher%2C+my+son&i=stripbooks-intl-ship&crid=3SMQ982GTDJK8&sprefix=Nick+Shaw+%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C142&ref=nb_sb_ss_fb_1_10

Connect with Vonne:
https://vonnesolis.com/vonne-solis-about/

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Go on. Press the button. Paul Stephenson guides us through a choice of his varied, formally diverse and moving elegies in his Carcanet collection Hard Drive -- written in the years following his partner's sudden death -- and find a curiously life-affirming  exploration of grief and its aftermath. 

Robin and Peter also make their way across Europe (simultaneously in both the 21st and the 19th Centuries) in the company of Janet Sutherland whose The Messenger House  (Shearsman Books) is a highly-ambitious  weaving of history, poetry and travelogue. At the border, we flag down Charlotte Gann to examine her  Cargo  -- a characteristically brilliant new pamphlet by  published by Mariscat Press.  And, tugging at the long roots of prosimetra, we find Boethius, Dante, David Jones and a 12th Century bloke called Hugh of Bologna.

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Welcome to Soul Sisters! A 9-part series on the Grief Talk Podcast, where with my real-life sister Brenda, we offer thought-driven and inspiring topics for your soul!
 
In Part 2 of the Soul Sisters Series, we discuss the choice we make to be here and the conflict this can present for anyone (but especially light and energy workers) to overcome the darkness of sometimes our personal world and the world in which we live. We also share what keeps us going. How we all can feel inspired when facing struggle and uncertainty, regardless of our experiences, when we understand the power that we have within to shape our lives any way we want to.
 
This series is for anyone who is bereaved, struggling or wants to enhance their life with the help of angels, a spiritual practice and a deeper connection to your inner power.

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Welcome (0:00)
Sisterhood, angels, and personal growth. (0:16)
Healing, manifesting, and sharing messages with the world. (5:13)
Finding inspiration and purpose despite challenges. (10:39)
Near-death experiences and spiritual guidance. (15:39)
Coping with trauma and grief through self-care and spiritual guidance. (21:10)
Perspective and motivation for personal growth. (26:52)
Spirituality, purpose, and afterlife. (32:26)
Grief, suffering, and the power of love. (37:51)
Empathy, spirituality, and personal choice. (45:59)
Personal power and choice in difficult situations. (52:38)

Connect with Brenda:
https://www.brendarachel4angels.com/

Brenda's book "Broken Spirit, Awakened Soul, My Journey of Healing with the Angels"
https://www.amazon.com/BROKEN-SPIRIT-AWAKENED-SOUL-Journey-ebook/dp/B0CBD3QLW8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Brenda+Rachel+Broken+Spirit&qid=1701376272&sr=8-1

Connect with Vonne:
https://vonnesolis.com/

Vonne's books:
https://vonnesolis.com/vonne-solis-books/

"Lessons in Surviving Suicide – A Letter to My Daughter"
"Divine Healing Transforming Pain into Personal Power – A Guide to Heal Pain From Child Loss, Suicide and Other Grief"
"The Power of Change"

Want Coaching? Book your Pre-Coaching Zoom call with Vonne at the below link to find out more:
https://calendly.com/vonnesolis/one-on-one-coaching-with-vonne-solis

Subscribe to the podcast! Share your favourite episodes! Connect with Vonne on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Join us for an exclusive peek behind Patricia's interviews from the "Teal Carpet" premiere of season 4 in Los Angeles on January 17th.  The cast and crew delve into the latest season's challenges, character developments, and the show's impact around the world.

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My guest on today's episode is bereaved mom, author and curator of the “Shining a Light on Grief” book series, Susan Lataille. Susan lost her only child in March 2017. She has experienced all of the emotions of grief and learned many lessons along the way.

In this episode, Susan shares what she’s learned in her grief and how she helps others through the Shining a Light on Grief book series and writing as a healing modality. Susan is a shining example of how we can all stay inspired and motivated amidst our most painful and distressing losses that often leave us without hope and a vision for a brighter future.

It was an honour to speak with her in this candid and moving episode. Transcript and chapters available.

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Welcome (0:00)
Grief, loss, and healing with a bereaved mother. (0:57)
Grief, family, and legacy after son's death. (3:00)
Losing her child to brain tumour. (8:30)
Grief, trauma, and spirituality after losing a child. (14:22)
Afterlife communication and grief healing. (17:33)
Grief, healing, and recognizing health issues. (23:55)
Grief, self-sabotage, and healing after loss. (28:38)
Grief, healing, and inspiration. (35:22)
Healing, self-care, and creativity in grief. (41:40)
Grief, healing, and writing as a form of therapy. (48:21)
Last thoughts and resources (53:49)

Connect with Susan:
https://www.shiningalightongrief.com
https://www.facebook.com/ShiningALightOnGriefWithSusan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susanlataille/

Connect with Vonne:
https://vonnesolis.com
www.linkedin.com/in/vonnesolis
https://www.facebook.com/vonnesolisconsulting
https://youtube.com/@grieftalkwithvonnesolis

Mentions:
John Lerma M.D., Author “Into the Light”
Louise Hay, Author “You Can Heal Your Life”

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We are back and delighted to bring you more wonderful poetry in 2024.  So let's illuminate the new year with Tamar Yoseloff, whose  long engagement with visual art  has created a poetry that blazes out against a black backdrop. We’ll hear poems from two Seren collections  A Formula for Night her New and Selected poems and  The Black Place (2019). Plus we will get a preview of her forthcoming collection Belief Systems from Nine Arches.

And we discuss the highly impressive Self-Portrait as Othello Carcanet Poetry (2023) by Jason Allen-Paisant a deserved winner of this year’s TS Eliot prize -- and talk about a little known scribbler called William Shakespeare.

Photo of Tamar Yoseloff by Stephen Wells.

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Welcome to Soul Sisters! A 9-part series on the Grief Talk Podcast, where with my real-life sister Brenda, we offer thought-driven and inspiring topics for your soul!

Coming from totally opposite experiences and wildly different personalities, as Authors and Angel Healing Practitioners, in every episode enjoy our robust conversation where we share how we survived extreme childhood trauma, the suicide of Vonne’s daughter in July 2005 and multiple disabilities that Brenda endured after a Fibromyalgia diagnosis in 1994.  Events that challenged the will of both sisters to live.

In Part 1, we share how the church influenced our lives, and how our introduction to spirituality guided us to withstand the tragedy and disabilities that we would ultimately triumph over, to celebrate and honour our lives today with joy, peace and love in our hearts.

This series is for anyone who is struggling and wants to enhance their life through a deeper connection to your Soul!

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Spirituality, sisterhood, and personal growth. (0:00)
Spiritual awakening and religious upbringing. (5:09)
Spirituality, memories, and personal growth. (10:33)
Spirituality, church, and personal growth. (15:16)
Religion, spirituality, and personal growth. (19:50)
Spirituality, church, and personal growth. (24:45)
Manifesting, tithing, and church politics. (30:11)
Manifesting, trust, and deserve. (36:24)
Trust, healing, and creating one's reality. (42:01)

Connect with Brenda:
https://www.brendarachel4angels.com/

Get Brenda's book "Broken Spirit, Awakened Soul, My Journey of Healing with the Angels"
https://www.amazon.com/BROKEN-SPIRIT-AWAKENED-SOUL-Journey-ebook/dp/B0CBD3QLW8/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Brenda+Rachel+Broken+Spirit&qid=1701376272&sr=8-1

Connect with  Vonne:
https://vonnesolis.com/

Get Vonne's books:
https://vonnesolis.com/vonne-solis-books/

"Lessons in Surviving Suicide – A Letter to My Daughter"
"Divine Healing Transforming Pain into Personal Power – A Guide to Heal Pain From Child Loss, Suicide and Other Grief"
"The Power of Change"

Subscribe to the podcast! Share your favourite episodes! Connect with Vonne on LinkedIn and Facebook.

Psssst! Here's a moment of reprieve from the festive frenzy... Follow Jane Clarke wobbling on an oak log slick with frost, then she smooths us down a butter path to a place of poetry. Here we revel in the beauty and quiet authority of Jane's collection  A Change in the Air shortlisted for the T.S.Eliot prize among others.

Peter finds listening to a Christmas carol to be a slippery slope to goblin greengrocers and secretive Christina Rossetti, while Robin rouses the old possum and revisits Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot. And, as if that weren't enough, we neatly put a bow in the red ribbon of the show, with Congregation, a Christmas poem from Jeremy Page

Thanks so much for listening to Planet Poetry in 2023. Merry Christmas and happy holidays everyone. Here's wishing you a Peaceful New Year!   

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In part two of our conversation with American Red Cross, we speak with David Reeve, Vice President of Supply Chain Operations, Biomedical Services as he joins Mark Kunar, EVP, DHL Supply Chain about the biomedical side of the supply chain. Learn more about the partnership between the two, including the logistics of a unit of blood. 

Go on. We dare you to reach across the gulf to Planet Poetry. This time you'll find Martyn Crucefix, reading poems from his Salt collection Between A Drowning Man. This ambitious, timely work depicts  the isolation and polarisation brought about by Brexit, Populism, social media and more.  A deep and subtle work that reflects these troubled times, and yearns towards empathy.  

Then let's delight in a poem from Clare Best’s new book Beyond The Gate   and gaze into the mutable future: reporting back from a first encounter with Changing by Richard Berengarten, a magnum opus inspired by a lifetime of association with the I Ching  --  the ancient Chinese text used for divination.

But there's one thing you can be 100% sure of: the usual banter from your pals Robin and Peter as they grasp another prickly poetic nettle.    

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In this episode, I take you through a breathwork practice that many athletes have said saved their race day performance. I give a few universal tips on meditation and meditative posture to assist in stillness practice.

These are a series of tried and true, time-tested, practical breath exercises to physically prep the muscles of breathing for performance, balance the nervous system, and soothe feelings of anxiety while grounding us in the present moment.

You will feel calm, connected, and powerful after practicing this meditation, which is the perfect state for walking back into your day.

I love riding my bike. And I am not afraid, but that is not how it's always been for me. I used to be scared, and in this episode, I share about a time when I felt fearful every time I got into the car and how I overcame that fear.

I share a technique to heal fear and to make things right because the safety we desire comes from within first. And don't be afraid to look within; we have to let the trauma shake out, and when we do this, we shift our point of attraction and take control of the energy we are living and creating from. 

Be sure to stick around for the next episode, a guided meditation using this healing technique.

The power of breath is a remarkable and often overlooked force in our lives. Although the world of athletics is steadily discovering its power for physical and mental performance, I believe the masses are merely scratching the surface of its true power. 

Each inhale fills us with life-giving oxygen, while each exhale releases not just carbon dioxide but also stress and tension. Breath is the bridge between the mind and body, capable of calming a racing heart or energizing a tired spirit. 

It's the perfect tool for mindfulness, helping us stay present and find inner peace. By harnessing the simple act of breathing, we can unlock profound physical and mental benefits, making it a fundamental key to well-being and self-awareness. 

And it may, as it has with others, just save your race day performance!

Yoga Nidra, often referred to as "yogic sleep," is a deep relaxation and meditation practice that promotes profound physical, mental, and emotional relaxation. 

It's typically done in a comfortable, lying-down position, and the aim of Yoga Nidra is to reach a state of conscious awareness between wakefulness and sleep, where you can access deep inner peace, reduce stress, and unlock your subconscious potential. 

It's a powerful tool for relaxation, self-discovery, and healing. Enjoy the healing benefits of this 20-minute practice. 

Welcome to season four of the Awake Athlete podcast. I am thrilled to be traversing this life with you, and I am grateful for your attention as we dive into another season of mind training. This season will be more experiential as I have weaved in corresponding meditations and yoga nidra practices to assist you in deepening the messages of the episodes ahead. 

In this season opener, I dive into the contrast of life, precisely the contrast of racing Ironman 70.3 Oceanside and the following Saturday sitting for an eight-hour meditation. The confirmation that I pulled away from these two very different experiences is that the inner work required to make these endeavors successful was the same. 

I also share about my healing journey and what I think about my ayahuasca experience in 2010.

I go into the most advantageous time to train the mind and cultivate calm as a spacious anchor for life. I hope you enjoy this kick-off episode and that you put at least one nugget into action in your life today.

In the hustle and bustle of our daily lives, it's essential to remember the value of taking a mental vacation. Just as we need physical rest, our minds crave moments of escape.

A mental vacation is a planned break devoid of the distractions of everyday life. It can look many ways, but it is a powerful technique to be at your best and to know when you're at your best. 

In this episode, I share a profound experience from the past when I was moving very fast from the energy of anger and how I terrified someone because of my actions. Combined with other things that I was learning at the time, this moment woke me to a commitment to slow down. 

Everything uses bandwidth, even the joyful days, so mental vacations are not just for hectic times; they are for every time you remember to give to yourself.

Since the last time I fired up the mic, I published Awake Athlete: When Mastery Is Your Only Option, and in this episode, I let the book decide the teaching, so tune in and let's learn together. 

As we dive in, we find that the work is always the same; it's zooming out and seeing that there are limitless solutions for every problem and that every turn in life gives us opportunities to grow. And that dedication trumps motivation as it lends longevity to our experiences.

The overarching message is that in a world where most will support you going back to sleep, I urge you to stay awake and lean into robust neutrality that allows for more ease in life.