Join us as we welcome, Mandy Bird, L.P.C. & co-author of Tears are the Source of Your Passion: The Power of Authenticity & Grief.

Mandy shares her own experiences with grief, and how she took her own pain to be a present for others. In this episode, Mandy takes us through the magnificence of the book she co-authored with her dear friend, Chris Saade, which provides meaningful and gentle steps in embracing one's grief and hope. This book is a must for grievers and practitioners.

Guest

Mandy Bird is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor and has been delivering her brand of hope and heart-centered therapy from the stage, the sound booth and through dynamic personal counseling sessions since 1993. She is a benevolent advisor, inspired author, and profoundly intuitive counselor and teacher whose personal experience with loss and tragedy helped awaken her to her true purpose as a loving healer and grief guide. She started the Finding Hope Podcast as her creative response to the pandemic and produced 4 Seasons. Mandy considers it her purpose to free the hearts of those experiencing loss by literally loving their hearts into action. It is her highest wish that we live our authentic and purposeful lives with power and joy. The book that she co-authored with Chris Saade, Tears are the Source of Your Passion, the power of authenticity & grief is available on Amazon. You can find her on Facebook at Mandy Bird, and on Instagram at Counselor Mandy.

Hosts

Holly Gainsboro is a Certified Advanced Grief Recovery Specialist, a Certified Grief Educator, and founder of Golden Heart Grief Support & Education. Following the death of her late husband, Steven, Holly felt pulled to be present for others experiencing their own losses—not just pertaining to death, but any event that may result in a grief response. She guides those who have suffered losses by helping them navigate their way through grief, transitioning them to a place of joy and hope. Holly also facilitates grief support groups, and grief education workshops. She is thrilled to co-host Creating Space for Grief & Hope with her dear friend and colleague Elizabeth Catignani. You can learn more on her website: https://www.goldenheartgrief.com

Elizabeth Catignani is a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Certified Creative Grief Coach, and founder of the online platform Her Creative Wellness. After experiencing baby loss and young widowhood by the age of 27, Elizabeth has made it her mission to support and empower others on their own unique path through loss and healing. She is the author of “Creative Grieving: A Hip Chick’s Path from Loss to Hope” (available on Amazon and Audible) and “The Creative Grieving Workbook” (now available on Apple Books). You can learn more on her website: https://www.hercreativewellness.com