Monday Morning Conversations with Nancy and Dan
Having conversations about difficult subjects like the death of a loved one can be challenging. We are not taught the how or where to begin these. Our program can guide you with pointers as we share our experiences and the stories of our guests.
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Stephanie Prestridge - Life and Death Conversations (opens the original)
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Stephie Prestridge is an attorney and founder of Life Claim, a law practice focused exclusively on life insurance disputes. She represents beneficiaries when claims are delayed, denied, or disputed, including employer-sponsored policies and complex beneficiary conflicts. Stephie spent nearly two decades practicing estate planning before focusing her work on life insurance disputes. That experience gave her a unique perspective on the gap between how families plan for what happens after a death a
138 MMC - Writing as a Relief Mechanism (opens the original)
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TOday’s episode was inspired by the work of Dr. James Pennebaker and music is sourced with permission of the artist Mike Weston. We explore the connection of untangling our thoughts by writing them down as described by Dr. Pennebaker.
137 MMC Treat feelings like guests (opens the original)
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This being human involves compassion. Treat each new feeling as a guest in your house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor...Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.
134 MMC - Grief is like a compost pile (opens the original)
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We were all grieving the same person, Leah, and we all had profoundly different experiences. Each of our lives were frozen in the moment she left us physically, and each of us chose to look deeply at our lives and decide if we wanted to figure out how to thaw out that moment and see how it had changed us.
S13 MMC - Kat Dugan Interview (opens the original)
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Episode 13 - Kat Dugan In this podcast, they interview Kat Dugan about handling grief, advocating for veterans, and finding healing through faith and connections. They discuss coping strategies, dispelling grief myths, and honoring memories of departed loved ones. The conversation emphasizes self-awareness, resilience, and the transformative power of grief. Life encompasses grief as a natural part of existence, shaping one's perspective on relationships and cherished moments. Grief is a lifelong
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