TW: mentions of addiction and some cursing.

I had another great conversation this week. Becky Mollenkamp is a feminist coach for small business owners who are ready to make a big leap in business but also want to check out of hustle culture. She lost her brother very suddenly in 2010 to an overdose. We shared so many similar stories in our sibling loss here and I’m so happy to share with.

You can find Becky at:

https://beckymollenkamp.com

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I had another lovely conversation with the up and coming author Jessica Waite.

When life handed her a riveting, horrifying and surprisingly beautiful story, Jessica Waite transformed herself into a writer. Now she harnesses the healing potential of storytelling to help others find their way back to joy and connection. Jessica is the creator of endlesstories.love, a website for bereaved people to keep memories alive. Her memoir “The Widow’s Guide to Dead Bastards” is coming out with Simon & Schuster July 30.

You can find Jessica here: Jessicawaite.work

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TW: Language and mentions of abuse

I had another great conversation here with Vanessa Joy. Vanessa is an Autistic, ADHD trans woman that survived nearly four decades of familial abuse. She is now the head of her own podcast, Transcending Humanity, a professional photographer, and a leader in the Ohio Equal Rights organization working on amending the Ohio Constitution to enshrine equality, and stop hateful legislation.

You can find Vanessa here:

Personal stuff: https://linktr.ee/vanesstradiol Podcast: https://linktr.ee/transcendinghumanity Ohio Equal Rights: https://www.ohioequalrights.com/

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I’m not a funeral director and neither are you. Unless you are. Anyway, a lot goes into planning a funeral so let’s talk about all the choices we need to make and how we can make this as painless as possible!

Mentioned in the episode:

https://theamateursguide.com/2024/06/10/how-to-plan-a-funeral/

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Have you ever lost someone you worked with? It’s a complicated grief to be certain. Let’s talk about it.

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I had a beautiful conversation with a lovely human. Steff Glallante shares her story of losing her father just a few short months ago. Her grief is new and raw and she was so brave to share this with us. You can find Steff on her website: http://www.steffgallante.com/ and on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/steffgallante/

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Welcome to Season 2!! So happy to be back! What does death positive mean? And why does it sound so icky? Spoiler: IT’S NOT! We’ll dive into what this movement is and what is means to be ok with death.

Mentioned in the episode:

https://theamateursguide.com/2024/04/21/nobody-likes-dealing-with-death/

https://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/death-positive-movement/

deathcafe.com

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I had a hilarious conversation with my new friend Steve Case. CONTENT ADVISORY; CURSING AHEAD!

Steven Case is that snort-laugh you hear at the back of the church during the prayer on Sunday morning.

A 30 year veteran of youth ministry, speaker, workshop leader, and writer Steve Case can interpret the musings of a 17th Century Monk, create moving monologues based on God's closest encounters in the scriptures or create laugh-out-loud fart jokes in ways that would make any back-row church lady scowl.

You are allowed to laugh and you are allowed to pray and these two things need not be at odds with each other.

Steve Case is available for workshops, keynotes and conferences to speak to groups of all ages on humor and the scriptures. Feel free to shoot him an email at steve.case.speaks@gmail.com

He's also on Instagram @Eyes_up_with_Milo

You can find his books here:

https://www.amazon.com/stores/Steven-Case/author/B07RXL954N?fbclid=IwAR1O0Lw5dY5KvoBhilkNEoNXzhyyy-4SETXLeIFcn6aqJ1UCH4cT2cAgdCo&ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true

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