TSM16-51&52 How to Handle Grief in the Holidays, with David Kessler

Their Story Matters with Sara Troy and her guest David Kessler, on air from December 20th

 One-third of the population will experience Holiday Grief  David Kessler, grief expert, gives 7 solutions for help.


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A loss of a loved one, or way of life, the loneliness and deep sorrow are very prevalent at this time of year, please be mind and heartful and reach out and care. 

davidk-600x399David Kessler is the #1 grief expert who has spent decades working with those whose loved ones left them broken hearted or they’ve died. He has put together the strategies below as well as a video’s to help those dealing with a loss.

Holidays are about togetherness. How do we have togetherness when the one we want to be with isn’t with us anymore?


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images-2For many people, holidays are the hardest part of grieving. When you have lost someone special, your world loses its celebratory qualities.

Holidays only magnify the loss.

David has put together 7 strategies to help get you through the holidays.

  1. Be honest about your grief. There’s pressure to have a joyful holiday even when nothing has gone wrong in life. You’re not a Grinch, you’re in grief! Don’t feel the need to fake it or be happier than you actually are. You don’t have to have a holiday joy!!
  1. Include the loss into your holidays. The grief is there anyway. Light a candle in their honour. Dedicate the prayer before dinner to your loved one. Have everyone at the dinner table share a favourite story about your loved one that died.
  1. Take your grief online. Facebook in the new town square. Share photos of past Christmas. Also, there are many closed Facebook groups, just for those grieving. You will quickly see others are also feeling loss during the holidays.
  1. For events, always have an exit strategy. You don’t have to stay. Feel free to say, you just wanted to drop by or you have another event to get to. You can even text yourself if you need to…time to go!
  1. Re-evaluate your rituals.Choose what works and doesn’t. You can even cancel a holiday. You don’t have to do those 200 Christmas cards. You don’t have to cook the dinner. Free yourself.
  1. “No” is a complete sentence.You should not have to do anything you don’t want to do. And you don’t have to explain it. “No, thank you” also works well.
  1. Pay attention to the children.They are often the forgotten grievers. We think since kids seem busy in school they are fine. Or it’s easier to focus on the adults. But children feel the grief and have less life experience and tools to deal with the loss.

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LM 17-001 Loving Music with Nathen Aswell

‘for the LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guest musical host to be, Nathen Aswell on air from January 3rd/17. 

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We are excited to launch a new genre called “for the LOVE of Music”  of which Nathen will be a host.
Music invites, ignites and unites us, so sharing with those whose passion is to bring us song and music tat will lift us up had to be done. Nathen’s style is conscious pop and soul felt, so be ready to be inspired.
 Nathen Aswell is a gifted speaker, recording artist and coach based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and he believes that his calling in this life is to inspire and heal through his engaging talks, his heart-centered music-making, and his warm listening. His CDs “Little By Little” and “YES” are celebrations of life, transformation, evolution and the oneness of humanity, delivered in a variety of popular music styles.
Nathen honours his calling by speaking and performing internationally at Conferences, Concerts, Retreats and Churches, presenting his music, stories and humour with his voice and the NS Stick (an 8-stringed electronic instrument that can be plucked like a bass strummed like a guitar, or tapped with both hands like a piano).

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Nathen is happy and eager to now be a part of Self Discovery Radio. His mission with “for the LOVE of Music is to celebrate songwriters who consciously seek to inspire and heal through their songs. Tune in each week to hear songwriters from around the world share their songs and their journeys, and enjoy music that will make YOUR heart sing.
Nathen’s show line up 

Andrea Menard and Robert Walsh

Holly Arntzen

Anthony Burbidge

Nicole Edwards


Here is a taste of Nathen’s music


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ECO17-001 Energime University Mentoring a New Generation.

ECO-SOLUTIONS with Sara Troy and her guest Bill Sosinsky aired from January 3rd/17.

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 Energime University Launch:

What would happen if we suddenly made specific education and training that supports sustainable economic development and environmental stewardship available to everyone, everywhere? What effect would it have on our ability to re-establish a sustainable balance back to our planet?

Energime University has the single mission of providing the means by which we mentor and empower our global population with the critical skills necessary to carry out this monumental effort. By creating a central education platform that connects the world in a unified and structured approach, we can manage our finite resources and protect our fragile environment. Energime University will prepare our future workforce by establishing a learning annexeworldwidede through a vast inter-connective partnership. This network will be supported by a growing and robust online capability created to foster this global collaborative effort.

14872424_1181776028596492_1791289057_nRight now the Energime University Platform is in its initial development period which has taken the better part of two years and should be fully operation by the fall of 2017. This process will include populating the site with courses offered and taught by our many Education/training partners, the development of our own core platform, and the full implementation of the interconnected support network that composes the Energime Community.

To be clear, Energime University currently offers courses and content on a non-accredited basis.  It is our plan to be a fully accredited education/training platform in the next few years once we expand our curriculum sufficiently and acquire an existing College/University through which we will offer those accredited courses.  That being said, many of the courses we will and currently offer are the same courses taught at major Universities on an accredited basis. It is our plan to offer this exceptional content at greatly reduced prices(Or free to those who cannot afford)to students and workers globally such that we can spread this knowledge. That empowerment is our core mission, not providing the means by which a student acquires an MBA.


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Bill is also the Founder, Co-Owner, and CEO of The Energime Family of Companies including Energime Sustainable Technologies, Energime Power, Energime Energy Efficiency, and is the Chairman of the Board for The Energime Foundation.

bill-self-portrait-e1446056335584-2Bill is a published author having written “The World We Leave Our Children” as well as many articles on the subjects of resource management and the environment. He served as the opinion editor for EcoSeed writing articles on Integrated Sustainable Design, Green Investment, Sustainable Economics, Advanced Food Production, Global Agricultural Trends, and Advanced Waste Management. A sitting board member on the Lifeboat Foundation Sustainability Board, African Sustainable Development Council, Member of the United Nations Academic Impact, as well as many other environmental and humanitarian groups and organizations. He is also a regular contributor on the subject of energy conservation and advanced retrofitting of the built environment for several periodicals.

Bill has been a proponent of sustainable growth and renewable energy since the early 1970s. As a young student, he attended Elizabeth Irwin/ Little Red School House in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. Later he went on to attend Stuyvesant High School for math and science and was in the first graduating class of the New York City, City-As-School experimental program for gifted students. After academic work at the SUNY Binghamton School of Business for undergraduate studies, and NYU Graduate School, he started Environomic Solutions, an early version of Energime. Bill’s credits also include stints at the Henry George School of Economics, working for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York City Bicentennial Corporation, NYPIRG, and composing and producing sound tracks for television and film. In 2005, Bill began creating the structure and building the core relationships that would become Energime Sustainable Technologies and the Energime Companies. Bill has a strong background and extensive practical experience in economics, economic theory, marketing, business development, renewable energy, agriculture, aquaculture, waste management technologies, integrated sustainable design, environmental sciences, building energy efficiency and water conservation, project management, education, and communications.



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16-49 It’s not about presents, but it is about your presence.

Transforming Relationships with host, Julieanne O’Connor, on air from December 6/16

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“It’s not about presents but it is about your presence. Therein lies the spirit of the holiday season!”

Even if for only a moment, remember this holiday season to honor someone you love and be kind and mindful of people within your community.  Taking a moment out to reach out and offer support or invite someone over for a tea can make a huge difference in someone’s life. Reach out and just be there for someone.

You are not for everyone, but you are for someone!  So make that matter.


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“for the Love of Music” celebrates performers and musicians. 

Music is truly a language of its own, it speaks to us about us and for us, feeling our pain our sorrow, raising our spirits in joy, and uniting us in love. It crosses all language barriers, and all faiths, and sets the stage of life for us to live in.

We will be bringing you musicians and performers producers and more, who will share their love of music and why it means so much to them. Knowledge of the industry and what music means to all of us coming from every part of the world, in every faith, in every style, speaking to our heart soul, and spirits.


Celeste Walmsley’s Music #LM26-02. - “for the LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guest Celeste Walmsley, on air from Janaury 13th Light Your Path: A Song of Self-Discovery Celeste has created a song for Self Discovery Wisdom that beautifully captures the essence of the journey inward. With an angelic voice and uplifting, joyful tones, she reminds us that self-discovery […]
LM25-22.“He’s Alive” with Keith Mitchell - “for the LOVE of Music” with Sara Trow and her guest Keith Mitchell, on air from June 3rd Born in Indianapolis, Keith Mitchell’s musical roots were planted early, singing in church at age seven with his siblings in The Stars of Zion. By twelve, he was leading songs and shaping harmonies, setting the stage for […]
LM25-18. ELLIS HALL is “The Ambassador of Soul,” - “for the LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guest Ellis Hall, on air from May 6th ELLIS HALL: A LIFE IN FULL COLOUR, SOUND, AND SOUL When word got out that a blind kid could play anything, doors opened wide. At 17, Milt Jackson of the Modern Jazz Quartet invited me to tour—Mama […]
LM24-42. Whitty & Hall “WHAT!!!! ”   - “For the LOVE of Music” with Sara Troy and her guest George Whitty & Ellis Hall on air from October 15th When music legends George Whitty and Ellis Hall decided to turn their long time mutual admiration society into an official partnership, they committed full throttle to recording their explosive contemporary twist on classic R&B […]


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