Grief and love are not opposites. In this episode of The Life Shift Podcast, mindset coach Kathleen Quinn shares how loss reshaped her relationship with worth, joy, and staying open to life after profound grief. Grief does not arrive all at once. It unfolds in moments. Quiet ones. Messy ones.…
If you have ever loved someone so deeply that the thought of losing them rearranged everything, this conversation is for you. It is for the moments when you try to stay steady while the ground is already shifting beneath you. It is for the quiet questions that surface when life…
Day Schildkret shares an old expression: our gifts are often found next to our wounds. Avoiding the wound prevents us from discovering how to redeem them. Embrace the difficult parts; that's where the gift is. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #PersonalGrowth…
Day Schildkret challenged himself to create art under the same tree for 30 days. Midway through, he realized his art told the story of his dad and his breakup. All told with symbolism. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #DaySchildkret #Art #Storytelling…
Day Schildkret, a Scorpio, believes in embracing life's small joys. From new puppies to hot springs and tasty meals, these simple pleasures make life valuable, especially in turbulent times. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #SimplePleasures #LifeJoy #TheLifeShiftPodcast #DaySchildkret #Scorpio
This episode is part of The Things We Carry, a solo series shaped by the themes that stay with me after more than two hundred conversations on The Life Shift. Today I am talking about the small moments that end up changing everything. Not the dramatic events we can point…
Kathleen Quinn shared what it looks like to love someone through the end of their life without trying to fix the unfixable. We talked about presence. About letting go of rules around grief. About staying open even when everything hurts. There is so much permission in her story. Permission to…
After losing a loved one and ending a relationship, Day Schildkret couldn't function. Then Rudy, his father's dog, entered his life. This dog pulled Day outside and back into the world. He wouldn't have made it without her. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or…
We're scared of change, addicted to things staying the same. When change happens, the first impulse is fear. Day Schildkret explains why normal isn't always the best thing. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #FearOfChange #DaySchildkret #LifeShiftPodcast #PodcastClips
Imagine finding art made of leaves and berries at your cubicle. Day Schildkret shared his process and blessings with friends. It deeply touched them to be remembered like that. It felt like planting a seed that spread worldwide. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or…
Day Schildkret trains therapists and grief counselors to transform their pain, and other people's pain, into beauty. Small pleasures make life valuable, especially in turbulent times. Slow down and savor the pleasure of being alive. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #PainTransformation…
When life shifts, what do you do? What's being asked of you? It asks for a different speed, maybe a different language or schedule. Recognize there's change, an ending and a beginning. That's how we grow. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com…
After loss, life can feel disordered. Day Schildkret found solace creating symmetrical art with leaves, sticks, and berries. It's accessible and helps him remember what balance feels like. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #NatureArt #FindingBalance #LossAndHealing #TheLifeShiftPodcast
Day Schildkret shares a touching story of how his work, originally a way to process his father's death, resonated with a stranger across the world. She found solace and meaning in her own loss through his art. What a beautiful byproduct of sharing with the world! Subscribe to The Life…
Deep down, we fear endings and death. Change means endings. We rush through transitions, but what if we embraced them? What's being asked of you when life shifts? Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #FearOfEndings #EmbraceChange #LifeShifts #DaySchildkret
Grief isn't just sorrow or sadness; it's a skill. It's about loving all of life, not just the parts we prefer. Many people feel isolated and unskillful with grief. Day Schildkret wants to help people move through losses. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or…
Day Schildkret shares how creating art from nature can help you express what's beyond words. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #GriefJourney #HealingProcess #ArtTherapy #EmotionalHealing
This episode begins with loss, but it does not stay there. It moves through creativity, ritual, and the small acts that help us keep going. Day shares how something simple and unplanned became a way to metabolize grief. Not by thinking harder, but by paying attention. There is a gentleness…
Sometimes, grief is not just an emotion, but a skill. This video explores dealing with grief as a journey of personal growth, even when facing significant life issues like bereavement. Discover how one individual learned coping with grief after profound loss, finding a path toward emotional healing. Subscribe to The…
Day needed art to process internal struggles and find stability. 🌻 Creating impermanent art helped him understand grief. The fleeting nature mirrors life's fragility. Making something beautiful that fades away brings profound healing. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #ArtTherapy #GriefJourney #Impermanence…
Some moments do not ask to be fixed. They ask to be felt. To be witnessed. To be held gently until something inside us loosens just enough to breathe again. In this conversation, I sit with someone who understands that grief is not something to get over. It is something…
Dr. Sharon Spano recounts the chilling moment she saw the '30 days to bankruptcy' sign in the ICU. Anxiety mounted, imagining financial ruin from their extended stay. Subscribe to The Life Shift Podcast on your favorite podcast app or visit www.thelifeshiftpodcast.com #ICUStays #FinancialAnxiety #LifeShift #PodcastClips
This episode is part of The Things We Carry, a solo series shaped by the themes that stay with me after the conversations on The Life Shift. Today, I am talking about starting over and the quiet moments when someone realizes life cannot keep going the way it has been.…
This episode begins with loss, but it does not stay there. It moves through creativity, ritual, and the small acts that help us keep going. Day shares how something simple and unplanned became a way to metabolize grief. Not by thinking harder, but by paying attention. There is a gentleness…
