When caring for someone who is chronically ill or dying, we may start to grieve that person long before their physical death. Often, we grieve the loss of the person’s “former self.” Primary caregivers often experience exhaustion, regret, or even guilt or shame for “wishing it were over." It is important to recognize these feelings as normal. Ultimately, anticipatory grief is a way of allowing us to prepare emotionally for the inevitable.  On today’s journey From Grief to Grace, host Chaz...

When caring for someone who is chronically ill or dying, we may start to grieve that person long before their physical death. Often, we grieve the loss of the person's "former self." Primary caregivers often experience exhaustion, regret, or even guilt or shame for "wishing it were over." It is important to recognize these feelings as normal. Ultimately, anticipatory grief is a way of allowing us to prepare emotionally for the inevitable. On today's journey From Grief to Grace, host Chaz...

On today’s journey From Grief to Grace, host Chaz Wesley is joined by coauthors Dieter and Jenny Randolph of Unity Society about their new book, Branching In. Explaining their mantra of grace as, "you don't need anything extra to be who you already are," Branching In is the process of understanding this now moment as the fruit of a more profound life experience. By following it through—branch and trunk and back to root—we can use that expanded awareness as the seed for life's next now moments.

On today's journey From Grief to Grace, host Chaz Wesley is joined by coauthors Dieter and Jenny Randolph of Unity Society about their new book, Branching In. Explaining their mantra of grace as, "you don't need anything extra to be who you already are," Branching In is the process of understanding this now moment as the fruit of a more profound life experience. By following it through-branch and trunk and back to root-we can use that expanded awareness as the seed for life's next now moments.

On today's journey From Grief to Grace, host Chaz Wesley shares how the spiritual faculty of faith becomes an action step we can take as we affirm that the healing, loving presence of the Divine is working to bring peace and harmony in the midst of chaos and fear.

On today's journey From Grief to Grace, host Chaz Wesley shares the metaphysical interpretation of the spiritual power called "Love"-and the strength of its presence in our lives when we are healing from loss.

On today's journey From Grief to Grace, author Rob Goor joins host Chaz Wesley as we discuss the authors beautiful novel to his son, Dear Andrew, a chronicle of life and death, loss and love-expressed through letters from a father to his deceased 8-year-old son. Letter by letter, this father processes at such depth that peace is made tangible and grace is discovered.

The only moment we have is now. “The New Now” is where we are alive without our dead person.   Grandma will not be here this Thanksgiving to make her butterhorn rolls. She is dead. Granddad will not be here to host the Friday after Thanksgiving football game, complete with corndogs and root beer floats. He died in July.   Now What?   On today’s journey From Grief to Grace, author and grief guide Georgena Eggleston joins host Chaz Wesley to guide us through a process of permission—and a more...

The only moment we have is now. "The New Now" is where we are alive without our dead person. Grandma will not be here this Thanksgiving to make her butterhorn rolls. She is dead. Granddad will not be here to host the Friday after Thanksgiving football game, complete with corndogs and root beer floats. He died in July. Now What? On today's journey From Grief to Grace, author and grief guide Georgena Eggleston joins host Chaz Wesley to guide us through a process of permission-and a more...

Join host Chaz Wesley as he gently guides listeners through a new thought process of letting go in the midst of chaos and change.

Join host Chaz Wesley as he gently guides listeners through a new thought process of letting go in the midst of chaos and change.

On today’s journey From Grief to Grace, host Chaz Wesley interviews author Keidi Keating, whose books The Light: A Book of Wisdom and Experiences From the Light bring together a collection of astounding and inspiring true stories. They also share insights from renowned teachers and authors such as don Miguel Ruiz, Neale Donald Walsch, Barbara Marx Hubbard, and many more. The Light presents profound guidance for discovering inner light, living from the heart, oneness with humanity in a...

On today's journey From Grief to Grace, host Chaz Wesley interviews author Keidi Keating, whose books The Light: A Book of Wisdom and Experiences From the Light bring together a collection of astounding and inspiring true stories. They also share insights from renowned teachers and authors such as don Miguel Ruiz, Neale Donald Walsch, Barbara Marx Hubbard, and many more. The Light presents profound guidance for discovering inner light, living from the heart, oneness with humanity in a...

On today's program, host Chaz Wesley speaks with trauma specialist, grief guide, and author Georgena Eggleston about personal loss, permission, and assurance. With an awareness of synergetic methods and self-care strategies, Georgena explains the difference between raw, fragile, and gentle grief-and how discovery and curiousity helps one move beyond grief. Georgena teaches mindful grieving and intentional mourning so people have the tools to discover where grief lives in the body-and how to...

Compassionate listening is a practice that provides a road map for those in grief. It allows one to reach deep into the heart and "discover the power within, and unleash your divine potential." It is also a hallmark of Silent Unity® and the theme for this year's Unity World Day of Prayer. On today's journey From Grief to Grace, Rev. Patricia Bass, interim vice president of Silent Unity, joins host Chaz Wesley in affirming the old adage, "What one heart cannot bear alone, many hearts can...

Part Two of Two: On today's program, host Chaz Wesley shares more guidance, more questions, and more reflective meaning in our search for trust and clarity in a world shattered by loss and grief. Join us on the journey, From Grief to Grace ...

Loss and grief shatters the world we have known, presenting a reflective challenge to our normal experiences of meaning. On today's program, host Chaz Wesley shares guiding questions, which allow for trust and carity to become companions on our journey From Grief To Grace.

Author Maribeth Ditmars shares her personal journey From Grief to Grace in an intimate, brave retelling of how losing two sons has forever changed a family's life. Her testimonial of illness, death, loss, and love has inspired two books (Christopher's Journey and The Bald-Headed Princess) and a new blog, Journeys of the Heart. Listen in as Maribeth and host Chaz Wesley share the wonders of life, wisdom, and laughter.

On today's journey From Grief to Grace, host Chaz Wesley shares simple practices and in-depth understandings of what grief teaches us about ourselves and how it guides us to a life more fully lived, expressed, and appreciated.

Of the many responses you may expect to hear from a griever, laughter can be the most surprising. It is common, however, for people to find humor and use laughter in times of sorrow-both as a defense mechanism and as a coping strategy. On today's journey From Grief to Grace, award-winning author, poet, and essayist Mark Liebenow joins host Chaz Wesley to honor a history of cultures and religions that boasts ministries of fools, clowns, humor, and compassion-all of which provide evidence that...

Do you feel as if you're barely getting by day-to-day? Does the emotional roller coaster of your grief experience leave you wondering if you're the only person in the world feeling this low? On today's journey From Grief to Grace, grief coach Laura Jack joins host Chaz Wesley to guide us step-by-step through a process of patience, perseverance, and discovery-identifying who you are after loss and how to recreate the life of your choice.

In her TEDxCUNY Talk, Rachel Stephenson shares her own experience of loss and grief, speaking loudly about grieving quietly. The writer and speaker joins host Chaz Wesley to share a personal journey From Grief to Grace, the cost of hiding one's grief-and why she believes it's vital to break the silence.