The Spiritual Guide to Coping With Grief and Loss — with Amanda Kloots

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Spirituality, Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8 • 6.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2021

⏱️ 54 minutes

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This BIG TALK episode of Dear Gabby is all about love, loss and connection to Spirit. My guest, Amanda Kloots, is an expert on finding grace within grief. Her story is heartbreaking, but it’s also proof that you can have have a very real relationship with a deceased loved one. Amanda is a living testimony to love after loss. I can’t wait for you to bask in her light. Amanda and I talk about: How to connect to your Spirit Guides How to develop and fine-tune your relationship with someone after they’ve passed How to move past fear and into comfort after loss Honoring your whole spectrum of emotions as you find your way back to joy The art of keeping things in the day Tools to feel less alone after loss Amanda’s story is heartbreaking. But it’s also deeply inspiring. Especially if you’ve lost a loved one, my hope is that this episode opens you up to the idea that you can welcome a new relationship. I hope this awakens your desire to connect with Spirit. RESOURCES: The following are helpful resources and books I mention within the episode: ABOUT AMANDA KLOOTS: Amanda is a former Broadway dancer, cohost of The Talk on CBS, and author of the New York Times bestseller Live Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Codero: https://amzn.to/2XYnVaJ MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES Safety, Recovery and Mental Health Resources: https://bit.ly/3Auv5BR Mental Health Resources and My Story of Recovery from Postpartum Anxiety and Depression: https://bit.ly/3hS2Q98 How to Handle Sadness During the Pandemic: https://bit.ly/2VZUTHe My proven tools for releasing anxiety and feeling calm: Free Anxiety Relief Workshop: https://bit.ly/3ExKaoZ MIRACLE MEMBERSHIP Want even more support? I created the Miracle Membership to help you design a spiritual practice you can stick to—so you can feel connected, supported and inspired every day. Each month I deliver brand new workshops, guided meditations, live group meditations, community connection, and so much more. Plus, it’s easy to access on your phone, computer or tablet. Click here to join: https://bit.ly/3EFs1Wm PARTNERS Go to FLEXFITS.com/gabby and use code gabby for 20% off Flex Disc Starter Kits—or 10% off your first Flex Cup—PLUS free U.S. shipping! When you’re ready to undo some damage, hit the reset button with the OUAI Detox Shampoo. Go to THEOUAI.com and use code DEARGABBY to get 15% off your entire purchase. Scare up some fun this Halloween with KiwiCo! Get 50% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code GABBY at kiwico.com I want you to start living a happier life today. As a listener, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting our sponsor at BetterHelp.com/deargabby Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following podcast is a deer media production.
0:19.1	Hey there, welcome to deer Gabby.
0:21.1	I'm your host Gabby Bernstein and if you landed here, it is absolutely no accident.
0:26.8	It means that you're ready to feel good and manifest a life beyond your wildest dreams.
0:32.4	Let's get started.
0:36.5	Welcome back to deer Gabby. Today I have a pretty bold brave, beautiful, bold brave and beautiful.
0:44.4	Three bees today, a bold brave and beautiful conversation with my friend Amanda Clutz.
0:51.0	Amanda is a former Broadway dancer. She is now co-host on the talk CBS and she's also a voice of wisdom
1:01.0	that has been guiding many of us through this pandemic and shining light on the truth of what COVID does to people
1:12.0	and the strength of what it means to be resilient in the midst of loss.
1:17.2	You may be familiar with Amanda's story of how she lost her husband to COVID in the height of the pandemic.
1:23.9	When we were all home watching movies and cooking for Kaccia bread, Amanda was suffering, deeply suffering.
1:33.0	In March 2020, right at the beginning of the pandemic, Amanda, her husband Nick Cordero and their son Elvis
1:39.7	were planning to move from New York to LA and very soon after their move Nick got sick.
1:45.3	But they thought it was pneumonia but it was actually COVID. He went to the hospital and died three months later in the ICU.
1:54.4	Amanda during that time, my God, she was on Instagram every single day just dancing and singing and just praying and bringing people into her dialogue
2:03.7	and her conversation praying for Nick, praying for Nick, dancing and singing for Nick.
2:07.3	And I was so deeply moved by her and struck by her bravery and struck by her devotion and struck by her commitment and her willingness to stand up to politicians who were minimizing this pandemic and just what a brave soul she is.
2:29.3	And wanting to share how real this pandemic is, she bravely chronicles her journey and she talks about all of it in her memoir, Live Your Life, my story of loving and losing Nick Cordero.
2:43.3	It's just a tremendous New York Times bestselling book that has really impacted the lives of so many people.
2:49.3	And the man and I formed a friendship since that time and we on the show today discuss loss and love and spiritual connection.
2:57.3	And we talk about spirit guides and how Nick is a spirit guide to her now. So if you have lost somebody unfortunately at any point in your life or during COVID, that relationship can be a new form now.
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