The After Life
Stories of transformation after loss. Join host Colleen Kavanaugh, as she explores belief, faith, and new ways of transcendent thinking with guests who live extraordinary lives that have been transformed by the experiences of living. Each of us has a story to tell, will yours be one of them? Unsure where to begin? Try episodes: 12, 21, 23, 30, 35
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 68
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2018
TAL #028 Cathy Sikorski - Tips To Save Money And Sanity + The Joy And Laughter In Caring For Others
Hear valuable tips from attorney, humorist, and prolific family caregiver, Cathy Sikorski, about the how's and why's of the legal forms you'll want to get in place that will save time, money, and san…
TAL #027 Allison Lazicky - How To Navigate Shifting Family Roles + The Positives Of A Parent's Move To Assisted Living
Learn how leadership techniques, organization, and gratitude can help you during your role as "the" lead caregiver in your family and understand the deeper considerations around the decision of a par…
TAL #026 Mindy Bolton - The Enlightenment Of Play As A Way To Strengthen Connection To Those We Care For
The power of playfulness + laughter and other tools to connect with others, especially persons living with dementia. Tips for at-home family caregivers and a new way of thinking in what Mindy Bolton …
TAL #025 Leslie Cottrell Simonds - Surviving Three Simultaneous Illnesses + Aligning With Innate Wisdom Via The Clarity Of Creativity
Hear what happens when we ignore our body's messages and how Leslie Cottrell Simonds re-aligned with her innate inner wisdom via the clarity of creativity to survive three simultaneous illnesses and …
TAL #024 Colleen Kavanaugh - The Birthday Edition: Colleen Discusses The Hole Of Grief That She Stumbles Upon At Every Birthday Since The Loss Of Her Parents
Colleen Kavanaugh meditates on the hole of grief that awaits her at each birthday, the shifts that occur after the loss of parents, how to look at the people who shape our lives, the places life + lo…
TAL #023 Troy Anderson - Transforming The Lives of Girls In Bangladesh + Breaking The Cycle of Poverty And Child Marriage
Troy Anderson is the founder and international director of SPEAK UP FOR THE POOR, an organization that is breaking the cycle of poverty and child marriage and transforming the lives of girls in Bangl…
TAL #022 Gael Chiarella Alba - The Energy Anatomy of Grief + Moving Through Emotions to Create States of Love and Presence
Energy Healer + Yogi, Gael Chiarella Alba introduces us to the energy anatomy of grief and shows us ways to move through emotions to create states of light, love, and presence, the power of changing …
TAL #021 Justin Bills - Where Faith Can Bring Us As We Walk ALongside Suffering + How To Be Present To The Dying
Justin Bills, a pastor from Calgary, Canada discusses where faith can bring us as we walk alongside suffering and how we can be present to the dying - lessons he learned as he cared for his good frie…
TAL #020 Clare Egan - Living In The Present, Alzheimer's Caregiving (+ Wine Drinking!)
On this episode of The After Life, Clare Egan discusses how living in the present helped her care for her husband while he had Alzheimer's and things to consider to maintain the dignity of someone wh…
TAL #019 Mary Ann Giannone - The Life-Changing Gifts Of Youth Mentoring + The Impact Of Putting Good Into The Universe
Mary Ann Giannone shares her passion for youth mentoring, a role she took on during the busiest time of her life as she and her husband were opening one of the top NYC pizzerias, Paulie Gee's.
TAL #018 Jenn Chan - Celebrating Family Caregivers In Uniquely Creative Ways + The Power Of A Supportive Team
On this episode of The After Life, Jenn Chan shares her enthusiasm for celebrating and supporting family caregivers in uniquely creative ways as well as sharing the experience of caring for her grand…
TAL #017 Mélanie Kern - The Magnification Of Grief During The Holidays, Traditions In Transition + A Poetic View Of Loss
Mélannie Kern, a pastor in a rural Swiss town discusses why loss is amplified during the holidays, how we can continue or transform our holiday traditions after the loss of a loved one and she shares…
TAL #016 Erin Kim - Empowering Creativity Through Vulnerability And The Strength Gained In Sharing Our Stories
On this episode of The After Life, Erin Kim shares the power of unleashing your genius with the help of an alter-ego, how our creativity is empowered through vulnerability, and the strength gained wh…
TAL #015 Cathy Braxton - Setting Extreme Boundaries With Parents In Order To Regain Mental + Physical Health
Understand how Cathy Braxton set an extreme boundary with her parents in order to regain mental and physical health and the results this action has created within the life of her family.
TAL #014 Jodi Hempel - Caregiving at Age 19, Finding a Life-Changing Passion at 56 + How to Prepare for a Crisis
Jodi Hempel shares with listeners of The After Life how she managed caring for her mom at age 19, the life-changing passion she discovered at age 56, the power within being truly present, and tips on…
TAL #013 Liz O'Donnell - Life On The Other Side Of Caregiving + The Business A Spoonful Of Medicine Inspired
Liz O'Donnell discusses what life after caregiving looks like three months after the loss of her father, her advocacy work for working daughters, and the business a spoonful of medicine inspired.
TAL #012 Jennifer Jairdullo - Thriving In Radical Gratitude + Presence After Surviving A Terminal Diagnosis And 5 Years In A Wheelchair
Learn how Jennifer Jairdullo is thriving within radical gratitude + presence after surviving a terminal diagnosis and 5 years in a wheelchair. Hear what now brings meaning to her life and be inspired…
TAL #011 Judith Henry - Creatively Capturing The Experience Of Caring For Parents + Meeting Others Where They Are At
The power of writing, getting support from others in our shoes, our society’s collective fear of end-of-life matters and how to meet others (and siblings) where they are at during the caregiving expe…
TAL #010 Dorothy Camak - Losing A Parent To Suicide, The Pitfalls Of Sidestepping Grief, And A Deeper Relationship To God
Dorothy Camak discusses her deepened relationship to God and making room for grieving the suicide of a parent, the dangers of check-listing our way through grief, becoming comfortable in the non-line…
TAL #009 Deb Kelsey-Davis - A Midlife Crisis, Leaving Corporate America, and the Consequences of Saying 'Yes' Too Often
Deb Kelsey-Davis discusses the details of her midlife crisis of values and where her choice to leave corporate America led her. Learn the signs of stress she missed, the of role fear, and the value o…