DEAD Talks
By David Ferrugio
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Episodes: 223
Apr 23, 2023
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DEAD Talks with David Ferrugio normalizes the conversation around death. Each new guest shares their experience with death in a way that shatters the ”don’t talk about it” taboo. It’s the one thing we all share in common, so let’s talk about.
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Healing Trauma, Grief, and Addiction with Mental Health Expert Ryan Soave (#141)
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Ricki Lake on Love, Loss & Finding Joy Again (#223)
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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The Near-Death Experience That Changed Everything About Fear & Living with Anita Moorjani (#222)
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Parkland School Shooting: A Mother’s Story of Loss and Grief (#221)
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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What the Bible Really Says About Death, Heaven & the Afterlife (#220)
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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3 Years After Her Husband’s Death, Whitney Lyn Allen Shares What Really Helps (#219)
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Gary Sinise on losing his son and his grief journey (#218)
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Surviving Against All Odds: Tom Nash on Life, Loss & Resilience (#217)
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Keri Hilson on Grief, Losing Her Father & Signs From the Afterlife (#216)
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Grief, Healing & the Power of Perspective (#215)
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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What He Saw on the Other Side Changed Everything (#214)
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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9/11 South Tower Survivor: Brian Clark’s Incredible Escape (#213)
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Near-Death on Ayahuasca & the Lessons of Buddhism | Jaymee Carpenter (#212)
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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What Death Taught Me About Life & Love with ALOK (#211)
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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She Was Told She Had 6 Months to Live at 13 | Grace Wethor’s Story (#210)
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May 26, 2025 |
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Kevin Hines: Survived Jumping Off the Golden Gate Bridge (#209)
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May 19, 2025 |
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Grieving a Pet: Rainbow Bridge Raina on Love, Euthanasia & Healing (#208)
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May 12, 2025 |
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Widowed Fatherhood: CJ Infantino on Grief, Anger & Raising Kids Alone (#207)
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May 05, 2025 |
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Comedian Trae Crowder: Humor, Grief & Searching for the Afterlife (#206)
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Dr. Jessica Zucker on Miscarriage, Pregnancy Loss & Breaking the Silence (#205)
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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A 10-Year-Old’s Brilliant Perspective on Life, Death & the Afterlife | Sean the Science Kid (#204)
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Fallon Farinacci: Surviving the Night Her Family Was Held Hostage & Murdered (#203)
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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The Pain of Watching a Parent Die: Grief, Anticipation & Life After Loss (#202)
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Dan Soder on Grieving a Complicated Father & Finding Healing (#201)
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Robert Edward Grant on Free Will, Fate & the Mysteries of the Universe (#200)
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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His Astonishing Near-Death Experience After a Train Accident | David Ditchfield (#199)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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He Lost His Brother Before a UFC Fight | Cody Stamann on Grief & Resilience (#198)
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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The Right to Die: Ethics of Euthanasia & Mental Health (#197)
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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The Science of Grief: How the Brain & Body Process Loss (#196)
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Living After Loss: Finding Life Again After Losing Your Greatest Love (#195)
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Comedian Ari Shaffir on Religion, Death & What Comes After (#194)
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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From Grief to Mediumship: Connecting With the Other Side (#193)
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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LAPD Detective on Death, Missing Persons & the Cases That Haunt Him (#192)
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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JFK, Pablo Escobar & The Mafia: Gianni Russo’s Untold Stories (#191)
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Kat Timpf on Grief, Motherhood & Breaking the Silence Around Death (#190)
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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The Death of Christina Grimmie: A Brother’s Story of Grief & Resilience with Marcus Grimmie (#189)
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Grief During the Holidays: Finding Hope & Comfort (#188)
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Hospice Nurse on Deathbed Visions, Afterlife & Her Book Influencing Death with Nurse Penny (#187)
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Medium Matt Fraser on Afterlife, Spirit Guides & Messages from the Other Side (#186)
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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How Psychedelics Help the Dying: Death Doula Mary Telliano (#185)
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Dr. Shoshana Ungerleider on Cancer, Grief & Fixing End-of-Life Care (#184)
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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What Happens to Souls When We Die? Reincarnation, Afterlife & Soul Contracts | Malaurie Hotier (#183)
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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She Chose to Live After Suicide & Loss | Gabriella Lester (#182)
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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She Saw Death Before It Happened: A Psychic Medium’s Story (#181)
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Freed from Prison After 19 Years: A Story of Redemption (#180)
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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How Can Science Explore Death? The “Third State” & Life Beyond (#179)
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Near-Death Experience: Spiritual Guides, Life Choices & Transformation (#178)
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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OCD, Death & Other Stuff | Rachel Bonnetta (#177)
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Tony Hawk on Death, Loss & Living Fully (#176)
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Life Lessons from a 103-Year-Old Physician | Dr. Gladys McGarey (#175)
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Three Psychic Sisters Reveal Life, Death & the Afterlife (#174)
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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My Family’s 9/11 Story: Grief, Healing & Resilience (#173)
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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How a Navy SEAL Mentality Can Get You Through Anything | Brandon Webb (#172)
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Grief Taught Me Everything (#171)
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Ancient Civilizations, History and Afterlife Theories with Billy Carson (#170)
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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3 Lucid Dreams in a Coma Took Her to the Afterlife (#169)
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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The Power of Words: How to Silence Negativity & Heal (#168)
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Remembering Hollywood Actor Johnny Wactor’s Tragic Death (#167)
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Rodney Norman on Grief, Comedy, and Finding Joy in Loss (#166)
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Coping With a Sibling’s Suicide and Hidden Mental Health Struggles (#165)
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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How to Face Mortality and the Meaning of Death (#164)
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Speaking with a Dying Man Weeks Before His Death (#163)
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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She Died, Saw the Afterlife, and Came Back With a Purpose (#162)
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Inside the Mind of Serial Killer John Wayne Gacy (#161)
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Hospice Nurse Julie on Demystifying Death and Living Fully (#160)
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Inside NYC Death Investigations with Barbara Butcher (#159)
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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She Died, Saw the Afterlife, and Came Back Healed (#158)
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May 27, 2024 |
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Healing After Divorce: Relationship Grief and Growth (#157)
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May 20, 2024 |
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Losing a Son to Drunk Driving: A Father and Brother’s Story (#156)
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May 13, 2024 |
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Navigating Grief: A Son’s Story of Losing His Mother (#155)
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May 06, 2024 |
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Estate Planning Before You Die: Wills, Trusts & Probate (#154)
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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How to Live and Die: Lessons from a 27-Year Battle with Cancer (#153)
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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How Do You Survive Child Loss? A Mother’s Story of Grief & Healing (#152)
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Losing Both Children to a Drunk Driver: A Father’s Story of Grief & Healing (#151)
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Grief, Humor, and Moving Forward (But Never On) with Nora McInerny (#150)
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Hollywood Actor David Dastmalchian on Grief, Addiction & Mental Health (#149)
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Practical Steps for Navigating Grief & Loss with Claire Bidwell Smith (#148)
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Speaking with a Real Psychic Medium About Life After Death (#147)
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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GaTa on Grief, Resilience & Finding Light After Loss (#146)
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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The Sixth Stage of Grief: Finding Meaning with David Kessler (#145)
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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A Comedian Faces Grief: Losing a Father & Finding Humor (#144)
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Surviving an Iowa Tornado: A Mother’s Story of Loss & Resilience (#143)
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Are Near-Death Experiences Real? Dr. Jeffrey Long Explains (#142)
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Inside the Mind of Mafia Underboss & Hitman Sammy “The Bull” Gravano (#140)
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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139 - His near-death experience at 14 years old | Philip Siracusa
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Grief and Mental Health Breakdown: How Loss Impacts the Mind (#138)
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Living With Grief While Investigating Her Father’s Killer (#137)
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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AJ Tracey on the Grenfell Tower Fire, Grief & Resilience (#136)
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Dec 26, 2023 |
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Teen Near-Death Experience: Cardiac Arrest at 16 (#135)
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Lost Her Father at 19 and Fiancé in 2022 – A Journey Through Two Griefs (#134)
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Finding Purpose After Grief and Loss (#133)
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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After Death: What Happens When We Die? (#132)
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Self-Taught Grief: Healing Childhood Trauma (#131)
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Grief Is Complicated: Why We Need Better Support Systems (#130)
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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90 Minutes in Heaven: A Near-Death Experience Story (#129)
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Free Solo Climber Scaling Skyscrapers Without Ropes (#128)
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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How to Heal Grief by Feeling It (#127)
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Grieving at 16: Losing a Best Friend (#126)
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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What Thousands of Deaths Teach Us About Life (#125)
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Finding Healing in Community: The New Normal (#124)
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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123 - Living a 100 Years with Uncle Jack
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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122 - Living by Paradox: Embracing Grief and Inspiration with Sah D’Simone
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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121 - Losing her Father and Finding Perspective| Gabby Reece
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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120 - Inside the minds of being a Hospice Nurse | Nurse Julie & Nurse Penny
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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119 - Bryan Callen on DEAD Talks | Bryan Callen
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Aug 30, 2023 |
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118 - Death Is A Catalyst | Blake Kasemeier
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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117 - The Emotional Tides of Grief | Yasmine Aker
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Aug 16, 2023 |
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116 - Losing a father who wasn’t in her life | Jessica Singleton
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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115 - How Humor, Grief and Loss Go Together | Nick Simmons
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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114 - Dear Parents | Natalie Weaver
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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113 - Grief Just Happens | Laura Shepard
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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112 - Surviving A Plane Crash, Spirituality & Grief | Marci Burton
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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111 - Three Siblings Talk About Their Grief | My Sisters
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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110 - Grieving With My Mother | My Mom
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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109 - End of life encounters in Hospice | Nurse Hadley
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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108 - Take Laughter Seriously | Craig Shoemaker
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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107 - How you can deal with Grief | What’s Your Grief?
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May 26, 2023 |
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106 - Proving Near-Death Experiences | Dr. Eben Alexander
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May 19, 2023 |
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105 - Good Mourning: Honest conversations about grief and loss | Sally Douglas & Imogen Carn
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May 12, 2023 |
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104 - Social Death vs. Biological Death | Conscious Lee
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May 05, 2023 |
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103 - Doing the inner work & Living with intention | Cameron Rosin
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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102 - Life, Death and 9/11 | Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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101 - Fatal crash killed five in his family | Mason Sawyer
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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100 - The Dead Dad Club | Max Berlin
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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99 - Losing a parent young | Alysen James
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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98 - Different types of Grief: Human Loss & Pet Loss | Caitlin O’Connor
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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97 - What comes from surviving Grief | Rowlan
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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96 - Everything changed after her sister died | Christal Luster
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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95 - War, Life, Death and a Navy Seal | Eddie Gallagher
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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94 - Widow chooses joy while dealing with Grief | Whitney Lyn
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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93 - Humor is a tool for Grieving: Alzheimer’s Disease | Jessimae Peluso
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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92 - She ’died’ and chose to come back | Amber Cavanagh
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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91 - Paranormal experiences and death | Debbie Sath
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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90 - She saw heaven and hell | Kathy McDaniel
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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89 - Overcoming loss and addiction | Gary Gold
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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88 - Moving forward with grief | Christina Flach
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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87 - Facing grief for the first time | Hospice Nurse Julie
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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86 - Simple truths for going easier on yourself | Humble The Poet
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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85 - Discussing death in Iran | Elica Le Bon
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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84 - Opening up about loss | Brendan Schaub
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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83 - Getting a final goodbye | Kevin Crowe
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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82 - When someone you love just died | Nicole Adamo
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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81- Living motivated in life | Brandon Schram
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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80 - The end of life | Dr. Shoshana
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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79 - Timely Forgiveness | Mona Shaikh
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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78 - The end of life for his parents | Roger Perry
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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77 - Financially prepare for death | Jeremy Schneider
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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76 - The Fortune of Misfortune | Rodney Norman
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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75 - Losing a dear friend | Justin Martindale
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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74 - Losing a mother young | Airick G
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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73 - Loss To Brain Cancer | Dayna Kathan
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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72 - Almost dying 3 times | ARIA
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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71 - Pregnancy Loss & Motherhood | Julie Barzman
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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70 - My father died on 9/11 | David Ferrugio
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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69 - Grief is no joke | Vernita Bostick
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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68 - Messages from the other side | Tay
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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67 - One night it all changed | Tayo Fetti
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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66 - Proof of mysticism | Tara Brandel
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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65 - Turning grief to joy | Bryan Martin
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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64 - A bout with Sepsis | Christina Flach
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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63 - Biology of death | Bruce H. Lipton, PhD
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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62 - Visions of the dead | Fanto
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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61 - Learning from death | Hospice Nurse Julie
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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60 - What really matters | BJ Miller
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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59 - Educating to normalize death | Hospice Nurse Penny
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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58 - The Grief Gang | Amber Jeffrey
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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57 - School shootings & Choosing Love | Scarlett Lewis
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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56 - Chapter 2 of life | Lil Xan & Durag Dev
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May 27, 2022 |
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55 - Losing both parents | Bobby Boyd
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May 21, 2022 |
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A lot of loss all at once | Julia Fisher
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May 13, 2022 |
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Sports Psychologist Helping Mental Heath | Paige E. Roberts LICSQ PhD
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May 06, 2022 |
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She went in peace and he witnessed it | Jorge Perez
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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What God Told Her, Part 2 of her Near-Death Experience | Penny Wittbrodt
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Apr 23, 2022 |
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What God Told Her, Part 1 of her Near-Death Experience | Penny Wittbrodt
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Apr 16, 2022 |
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Killing The Princess Inside | Megan Pormer
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Losing his father at 12 | Mark Lemon
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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One Day It All Ends | Michael Galante
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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His Wife’s Fight With Breast Cancer | Angelo Merendino
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Mar 19, 2022 |
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Grief through family abandonment | Van Thu Nguyen
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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He Lost His Only Child | Phil Cohen
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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How To Pivot Your Life | Sarah Kalmeta
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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A War Veteran in Iraq | Noah Galloway
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Feb 19, 2022 |
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How’s your mental health? | Eric B Zink
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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Ministry with death | Dr. Hubert Cunningham
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Feb 02, 2022 |
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Funerals: A different way to do them | Elizabeth Meyer Karansky
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Jan 12, 2022 |
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She was pregnant and killed by a drunk | James Alvarez
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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How death relates to eating disorders | Jacqueyln LaRusso, LPC
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Dec 15, 2021 |
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How to embrace grief and death | Marifel
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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The Days Before He Died | Vance Lichtenberger
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Talking to a medium | Tara Brandel
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Nov 10, 2021 |
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Hospice: Life and Death | Nurse Hadley
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Nov 03, 2021 |
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Grief Advice From a Grief Expert | Claire Bidwell Smith
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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Suicidal Thoughts | Jeff Landreville
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Oct 13, 2021 |
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A Children’s Book About Death | Patrice Karst
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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”It’s Me God” Candace Cheatwood
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Bridging Heaven & Earth | Eileen Daley
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Generational Trauma | Jake Malott
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Finding Prupose | Erika Tran
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Feb 09, 2021 |
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Widowed Twice | Norman Buckley
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Not having a brother anymore | Dan Hahn
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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A Whole Lot Of Trauma | Garrett Schecher
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Death Doula | Jessie Kavanaugh
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Aug 18, 2020 |
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Growing up fast because of Death
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Aug 06, 2020 |
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Life is a preparation for death | Jorge Perez
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Jul 30, 2020 |
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A Murder-Sucide | Cassie Scerbo
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Life continues when it ends | Aaron Colbert
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Black Death with former NFL player | Zac Diles
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Beating cancer and death | Nathan Bishop
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May 27, 2020 |
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An unsolved double murder | Sania
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May 20, 2020 |
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How violent deaths saved her life | Maylenn Mosti
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May 13, 2020 |
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”She should have died” in her Near-Death Experience | Cassandra Bauer
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May 06, 2020 |
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Does everything happen for a reason? | Brett Collins
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Sobering up with grief | Earl White
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Apr 22, 2020 |
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Accepting death at 17 | Spencer Sundlie
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Apr 15, 2020 |
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Check on your friends before it’s too late | Laura Samuels
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Apr 08, 2020 |
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Death isn’t a bad thing | Margot Miller
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Comedian lost his mother to Lymphoma | Gary Leli
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Music Producer Passed In The Studio | Kinfolk Jon & Ben Great
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Mar 18, 2020 |
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A Connection To Suicide | Meg Mele
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Mar 12, 2020 |
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Learning how to grieve his father | Kornel Galambos
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Mar 04, 2020 |
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Spirit Energy & Suicide | Erika Kita
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Feb 26, 2020 |
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His wife is dying | Lionel Arthur
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Feb 19, 2020 |
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Grief and Loss From A Plane Crash| Guillermo Heuze
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Feb 12, 2020 |