Life After The Mountain

After a few weeks off, we're back and we've rebranded and redirected our podcast. It's now called "Life After The Mountain". Sometimes, life puts mountains in front of us. "Life After The Mountain", is a safe space, judgement free, that will allow us all to share stories of the "mountain" that was placed before us, what we did to overcome, and how we can inspire one another. Amy and I look forward to what the future of this podcast looks like. Thanks for listening.

In this episode of "How I Grieve", Ian and Amy talk with Julie Ryan about her books, her gifts, scanning, past lives, what it means to be a medical intuitive and much more. It's 30 minutes that will change the way you look at loss.

As a mother, what would you do if you had a chance to reconnect with a child you lost. In this episode, I talk with Shauna Domalain, a Spiritual Medium who believes we all have the power to do just that and she'll tell you how. A fascinating 30 minutes about the loss of her song Jack, the grief the followed and how it led to Shauna sharing her gift and more at www.livealifeyoulove.org

In the latest episode of "How I Grieve" we talk with Emmy winning Journalist and morning anchor for KWCH in Wichita, KS, Natalie Davis. In less than a year, Natalie lost both her parents, and she talks about her grief of "the loss before the loss" and much more. It's a moving story you must listen to.

David Richman is a #1 Best Seller on Amazon and his new book is nothing short of inspiration. It was a journey for David, A journey for those who told their stories and it's a journey for you the reader.

In the latest episode of "How I Grieve", we talked with Debra and Dave Mathews. They bravely shared the story of losing their grandson, the layers of grief that surrounded that loss, and the desire to help others that was born from that loss. They called it, "Spark of Life".

A parent should never have to bury their child, unfortunately it happens. For Michele Roth, it happened as a result of a tragic accident. In this episode of How I Grieve, we talk to Michele about her son Darrin and the book she wrote to help her start to heal, with hopes it might help someone else some day.

A mid-week bonus episode as I had the opportunity to talk with country singer, songwriter, musician-Kimberly Dawn. We talked about her family, her kids, her husband, her loss, addiction and how important it is to take care of yourself.

In the latest episode of "How I Grieve" Ian and Amy update you on their grief journey, talk about their recent wedding and a special part of the service that involved the Japanese inspired artform of Kintsugi.

This podcast is built on how we all grieve differently and how it never goes away. In this episode, Shane Muir talks about the grief of losing his Dad and how after almost 5 years, the grief came back hard and what he did to process it.

In this episode of How I Grieve, Diane Buscemi shares a first on our show, a story of the lost of her younger kid sister, when Diane was just a child herself. How it changed her, her birthdays and what she did to honor or sister's name.

Reagan Pasternak is a Canadian born actress from Toronto, Canada. She's the youngest of four siblings, with two sisters and one brother. She has starred in numerous TV shows and films including MTV's Jailbait, Hallmark's A Christmas Visitor, Welcome To Mooseport, CSI Las Vegas, Girl Meets World, Master's Of Sex, and was a lead in the critically acclaimed dramedy series Being Erica. After losing her beloved Griffin, her grief led her to writing the book "Griffin's Heart: Mourning Your Pet...

Amy and I have been wanting to do this episode for some time now. It safe to say Covid-19 and the pandemic changed the face of education for anyone and everyone on all sides of education system. Teachers, parents, administration, janitorial, nutrition, students, parents, siblings, relatives, employers, it touched EVERYONE. Ian Demory, was brave enough to tell his story in the latest episode of How I Grieve.

How do you grieve for someone you never met. How do you grieve for your one miscarriage when you hear stories of other women who have had multiples. There are so many things that make miscarriage unique, and in this episode, Joni McNeal shares her story.

In this episode of "How I Grieve", Amy and I talk with Jacquelyn, a Wichita Mom who endured sudden loss and grief 3 times, but it didn't stop her from teaching her kids about it and then involving them in the "Color The World Project" to help make the world just a bit brighter.

Losing a pet is incredibly hard and heartbreaking. However, other than the obvious answer to the question of why, we dig a little deeper with Dr. Molly Allen, of Wichita Psychology LLC, who specializes in this time of loss.

In this episode, Ian and Amy speak with blind musician Rob Castrogiovanni. In a short amount of time he suffered a lot of grief and in talking about it, Ian and Amy point him to place where he can start to move forward, and it's closer than he thinks.

Deb Diel has endured more than any should, yet it has not defined who she is. Instead, it has fueled who she is and led her to appreciate the loving relationship and strength she has now. Listen to her story in the latest episode of "How I Grieve".

As a public figure in Albuquerque , Kiki made a decision to share the loss of her dad in a very public and transparent way. It turns out, it was one of the best gifts she could have given herself.

In this episode of How I Grieve, we talk with lead pastor of College Hill United Methodist Church in Wichita - Jill Sander-Chali. She helps us navigate grief and the questions we have for God. We also talk about grief heading into Ash Wednesday and Lent. Find College Hill UMC on Facebook