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Integrated Wellbeing

Integrated Wellbeing

By Georgena Grace

Welcome to Integrated Wellbeing - the podcast for people in grief and the professionals who serve them.

We are here to shatter the stigma of suicide by interviewing those bereaved by Suicide, mental health professionals, and Grief specialists.

Our mission is to awaken the griever to their Inner Peace through the guidance of their body.
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Your Grief Walk with Rev Christine Green

Integrated WellbeingJun 06, 2023

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Your Grief Walk with Rev Christine Green

Your Grief Walk with Rev Christine Green

Welcome to Integrated Wellbeing - We are here so people in grief find their Inner Peace by interviewing those bereaved by suicide, mental health professionals, and grief specialists.


Find me and learn more about Integrated Wellbeing Institute here: ⁠⁠https://integratedwellbeinginstitute.com⁠⁠


This interview explores:

Being with Someone who knows what to do with our grief Journal your feelings so you can see and read your story Reach out to a Counselor so you have somebody to hold your grief Grief is Both And – Moments of Joy. Moments of Sadness. Your Heart gets so much bigger with a deeper understanding and appreciation for life The friend who never stopped calling and was never offended with my NO Developing the ability to feel into what works for you as the person grieving The Meal Train, Caring Bridge tools Soul Musing story – Are You Listening? New language for people grieving Inspiration to discover you are not alone Developing New Awareness Wisdom of the Heart - Women’s Retreat October 22-25, 2023


The most important thing right now in this transformative time is to make our inner connection which raises everyone and everything around us.


Christine Green finds her inspiration in empowering others to grow beyond their limitations and discover their inner strength and courage. She is an author, facilitator, speaker, and minister and has a background in business, education, and a Master's in Religious Studies. As an ordained CSL minister, Christine served as Assistant Minister for NTCSL and is currently on the Interim Ministry Team and is one of the facilitators of the New Minister Co-Creation Process.


Her latest book, Soul Musings: Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary, was launched in September 2021.


Christine finds joy in offering seminars, workshops, and retreats providing participants with tools and practices to expand their awareness and overcome life’s obstacles. Learn more at: www.revchristine.com.


Website: https://www.revchristine.com/

Email: revchristine@revchristine.com

Order Soul Musings: Finding the Sacred in the Ordinary here: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Musings-Finding-Sacred-Ordinary/dp/0917849973


Watch this interview on my YouTube channel:

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@georgenagrace⁠

Jun 06, 202348:47
Grief Ritual with Dr. Terri Daniel

Grief Ritual with Dr. Terri Daniel

Welcome to Integrated Wellbeing - We are here so people in grief find their Inner Peace by interviewing those bereaved by suicide, mental health professionals, and grief specialists.


Find me and learn more about Integrated Wellbeing Institute here: ⁠⁠https://integratedwellbeinginstitute.com⁠⁠


This interview explores:
* Dr. Daniel initially learned about ritual, why it is important, and why it works through shamanism from about 2009-2010

* Began incorporating rituals in every class she was in as she advanced her education

* Ritual is a way to move trauma out of the body. Using external representational objects such as blowing into a rock to release trauma.


Afterlife Conference began in 2010. It was a very successful metaphysical conference for ten years. As Dr. Daniel was in graduate school, she learned about toxic theology. She wanted to reach a different audience. The Conference on Death, Grief, and Belief Conference was created in 2020 for those people who are still formulating their own beliefs.


Dr. Terri Daniel is an inter-spiritual hospice chaplain and death educator. She is the creator of The Conference on Death, Grief, and Belief and teaches in the thanatology and chaplaincy programs at Marian University, The University of Maryland, and the Graduate Theological Union.


Website: SpiritualityandGrief.com

Conference: deathgriefandbelief.com

Email: terri@danieldirect.net

Certification Program: PortlandInstitute.org

Suicide Bereavement Support: SBSNW.org


Watch this interview on my YouTube channel:

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@georgenagrace⁠

May 23, 202347:53
New Techniques of Grief Therapy with Robert Neimeyer

New Techniques of Grief Therapy with Robert Neimeyer

Welcome to Integrated Wellbeing - We are here so people in grief find their Inner Peace by interviewing those bereaved by suicide, mental health professionals, and grief specialists.


Find me and learn more about Integrated Wellbeing Institute here: ⁠⁠https://integratedwellbeinginstitute.com⁠⁠


This interview explores:
* Bob’s beginnings as a boy with the death of his grandmother and
father.
“My Grandmother died in our home when I was 8. Ten days before my
twelfth birthday, my father ended his life in an act of suicide.”
* The Goal of Grieving as Integrated Adaptation
* Continuing Bonds Approach
* Narrative Therapy
* The Grieving Styles Grid
* Post Loss Growth
* Discriminating Grief from Depression and Anxiety
* The Portland Institute for Loss and Transition Robert A. Neimeyer, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus of the Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, and maintains an active consulting and coaching practice. He also directs the Portland Institute for Loss and Transition (www.portlandinstitute.org), which provides online training internationally in grief therapy. 

Neimeyer has published 33 books, including New Techniques of Grief Therapy: Bereavement and Beyond, and serves as Editor of the journal Death Studies. 

The author of over 500 articles and book chapters and a frequent workshop presenter, he is currently working to advance a more adequate theory of grieving as a meaning-making process. Neimeyer served as President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling (ADEC) and Chair of the International Work Group for Death, Dying, & Bereavement. 

In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he has been granted the Eminent Faculty Award by the University of Memphis, made a Fellow of the Clinical Psychology Division of the American Psychological Association, and given Lifetime Achievement Awards by both ADEC and the International Network on Personal Meaning. New Techniques of Grief Therapy
Portland Institute for Loss and Transition:
https://www.portlandinstitute.org/


Watch this interview on my YouTube channel:

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@georgenagrace⁠

May 09, 202345:34
Helping Parents Heal with Mark Ireland

Helping Parents Heal with Mark Ireland

Welcome to Integrated Wellbeing - We are here so people in grief find their Inner Peace by interviewing those bereaved by suicide, mental health professionals, and grief specialists.


Find me and learn more about Integrated Wellbeing Institute here: ⁠⁠https://integratedwellbeinginstitute.com⁠⁠


In this episode, you'll hear about:

*Richard Ireland, Mark's father, gave people the awareness that there is a continuity of Consciousness after physical death. http://www.drrichardireland.com/

*Mark knows there is just more than physical existence. Consciousness is not generated by the brain but is regulated by the brain as a sifter of Consciousness that helps us survive in this world.

*Connecting with his son, Brandon, shortly after Brandon died and the image of an ank. http://www.drrichardireland.com/brandon.html

*His son's death transformed him and Mark's books have changed the lives of thousands around the world.

*Helping Parents Heal has over 100 affiliates and 25,000 members https://www.helpingparentsheal.org/

*The term "Shining Light Parents" was coined by Suzanne Giesemann, Medium

*Mark serves as the Chairman of HPH Board and Elizabeth serves as the President of HPH

*Near Death Experience, coined in 1975 by Raymond Moody

*Mark has been instrumental in creating certification for mediums: https://www.findacertifiedmedium.com/


Remember, you are here for a purpose. It is about Soul growth and serving others. Be open to the Hope element.


Mark Ireland is the author of ⁠Soul Shift: Finding Where the Dead Go⁠ and ⁠The Persistence of the Soul⁠, moving accounts of his personal quest for answers about life after death—subsequent to the passing of his youngest son. He is also the son of renowned mid-twentieth-century psychic Richard Ireland. In addition to his own books, Mark contributed an essay to medium Allison Dubois' We Are Their Heaven: Why the Dead Never Leave Us. Other projects include the previously unpublished, ⁠Your Psychic Potential: A Guide to Psychic Development⁠, authored by his father, now available for the first time.

The release date of The Persistence of the Soul is October 2023, but you can ⁠pre-order⁠ a copy through various booksellers now.

https://www.markirelandauthor.com/⁠ Mark is also the Co-Founder of Helping Parents Heal (HPH) with Elizabeth Boysen in 2011.

See his other links here:⁠ https://www.markirelandauthor.com/links/⁠


Watch this interview on my YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@georgenagrace

Apr 25, 202348:34
Angel Day with Marc and Annie Adams

Angel Day with Marc and Annie Adams

Welcome to Integrated Wellbeing - We are here so people in grief find their Inner Peace by interviewing those bereaved by suicide, mental health professionals, and grief specialists.


Find me and learn more about Integrated Wellbeing Institute here: ⁠⁠https://integratedwellbeinginstitute.com⁠⁠


Losing a child is an Out-Of-Order Death.

The Grief that follows is like swimming upstream in a river of mud with a 1000 lb. backpack.

Yet, Marc and Annie Adams have made that journey. They began immediately when their child, Zenzi, died on March 30, 2018.

Today you will experience not only their story. You will receive many tools for your grief journey.


Marc Adams is a multi-dimensional facilitator that believes everyone has the innate ability to heal themselves. His life’s journey through profound grief, gratitude, fatherhood, and 26 years of marriage have cultivated a practice of acceptance, forgiveness, creativity, and abundance. Marc has a private practice guiding clients one-on-one, in small groups, and in larger workshops and retreats. He can be reached directly at roadrunner.pdx@gmail.com.


Annie has been teaching for over 20 years.  Diving into her passion for health and well being she became a Nutritional Therapist in 2009.  She worked with clients one on one along with teaching food classes.  It was a wonderful profession while she raised her two children.  Then she was called back to school to become an elementary school teacher.  Teaching children and working in schools brought great joy and satisfaction.  

 

After a life changing event in March of 2018 Annie was called for a different type of teaching.  Grief became her focus. She became a Certified Grief Facilitator in 2020.  Companioning grieving people through their darkest days to help remind them of their magnificence is her gift to the world.  Annie offers one on one grief support as a grief companion, supporting her clients along their grief journey to eventually create and live a life they love, in spite of, and because of, their loss(es).  


Watch this interview on my YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@georgenagrace


You may reach out to learn more about Helping Parents Heal: hphportlandoregon@gmail.com

Apr 12, 202354:06
We Really Can Heal Mental Illness with Dr. Aruna Tummala

We Really Can Heal Mental Illness with Dr. Aruna Tummala

Welcome to Integrated Wellbeing - Our mission is to awaken the griever to their Inner Peace through the guidance of their body.


Find me and learn more about Integrated Wellbeing Institute here: ⁠⁠https://integratedwellbeinginstitute.com⁠⁠


People grieving often experience fatigue, emotional tumult, and the confusion of brain fog. “What’s wrong with me?” “Nothing you are grieving.”


In this podcast, Dr. Aruna shares valuable guidance for people grieving and the professional who serve them:

The three root causes of any disease. How she healed herself of thyroid disease, early arthritis, and infertility If someone offers to help, say “YES” to the casserole, help with gardening, wash the car, or watch your children. Be mindful of what you are eating Shop outside of the supermarket & avoid boxed foods Check your healthcare products – toothpaste, face, and hair products. Are they toxic? We are a “Culture of Convenience.” Go back to the kitchen to touch real food and prepare it mindfully for yourself.


Dr. Aruna Tummala is a board-certified adult and geriatric psychiatrist and founder of Trinergy Health in New Berlin, Wisconsin. She is also board certified in Integrative and Holistic Medicine (by the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine) and has received training in Functional Medicine and Ayurveda, the oldest medical system in the world.


Her 6-month program for patients results in only 1% to 2% of her patients taking psychotropic medication.


Watch this interview on my YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@georgenagrace


Find Dr. Tummala Aruna:

https://bit.ly/3Jyw2jV


Dr. Tummala’s resources:

https://bit.ly/3RrO49z

Mar 28, 202351:18
Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts with Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts with Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW

Welcome to Integrated Wellbeing - the podcast for people in grief and the professionals who serve them.


Find me and learn more about Integrated Wellbeing Institute here: ⁠⁠https://integratedwellbeinginstitute.com⁠⁠


We are here to shatter the stigma of suicide by interviewing those bereaved by Suicide, mental health professionals, and Grief specialists. Our mission is to awaken the griever to their Inner Peace through the guidance of their body.

During this episode, Stacey Freedenthal, PhD, LCSW and I discuss the following:

What is a suicideologist and how did Stacey become one The Myth: Everyone who dies of suicide has a mental illness What is Depression, and what treatments are there Asking the person with suicidal thoughts if you may share this with others which supports you Why calling 911 is a terrible idea Brave listening, according to Stacey

Dr. Stacey Freedenthal is a suicidologist, author, therapist, and educator. She is an associate professor at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. She has a private practice as a psychotherapist.

Book: Loving Someone with Suicidal Thoughts; What Family, Friends and Partners Can Do and Say

Email: Stacey.Freedenthal@du.edu

Websites: www.StaceyFreedenthal.com
www.SpeakingOfSuicide.com

Resources: National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 800-273-8255 (TALK)

SafetyPlan: https://www.suicidesafetyplan.com

Remember:
You can do everything you can, but know you can't do everything.
Don't believe everything you think. The mind lies. The body tells the truth.
Some challenges are unchangeable. So navigate them because you will not
Eradicate them.

Mar 16, 202350:21
Dreams as a Guide Through Grief with Dr. Stanley Krippner

Dreams as a Guide Through Grief with Dr. Stanley Krippner

Welcome to Integrated Wellbeing - the podcast for people in grief and the professionals who serve them.  

Find me and learn more about Integrated Wellbeing Institute here: ⁠⁠https://integratedwellbeinginstitute.com⁠⁠

We are here to shatter the stigma of suicide by interviewing those bereaved by Suicide, mental health professionals, and Grief specialists. Our mission is to awaken the griever to their Inner Peace through the guidance of their body.  

During this episode, Dr. Stanley Kripper and I discuss the following:

How Stanley became "The Dream Expert" How dreams can be a way to create new connections with those who have passed, and how to invite these kinds of dreams Stanley's dream book recommendation The impact his book "Understanding Suicide's Allure" had on readers What may help shatter the stigma of suicide

Stanley Krippner, Ph.D., has held faculty appointments at Akamai University, Fordham University, Kent State University, New York University, Saybrook University, Sofia University, The University of Puerto Rico, Wagner College, and the California Institute for Integral Studies. He is the former Director of the Child Study Center, Kent State University in Kent, OH, and of the Dream Laboratory, Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY.  

He has received lifetime achievement awards from the Parapsychological Association, the International Association for the Study of Dreams, and the Society for Humanistic Psychology. He is the past president of all three groups as well as the Society for Psychological Hypnosis, which awarded him its 2002 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Professional Hypnosis. Krippner is a Fellow of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, the Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality, and five divisions of the American Psychological Association, which granted him its 2002 Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Development of Psychology. 

He is co-author of the award-winning book Personal Mythology and co-editor of the award-winning book Varieties of Anomalous Experience and has published over 1,000 peer-reviewed articles.

Since 2010, he has held international certification as an Advanced Alcohol and Other Drugs Counselor.

International Association of the Study of Dreams
https://www.asdreams.org/

Stanley's book:
Extraordinary Dreams

Mar 01, 202336:52