Month: December 2024

Guest Post by Doug Lawrence

I was recently on the Write or Die Show and we joke about being a repeat visitor to Randi-Lee’s podcast, “Write or Die Show”. I enjoy the experience and the level of engagement working with Randi-Lee. We have a common purpose or message that we want to share and she makes it relaxing and easy. I find that she has a calming nature that helps in settling into the guest role.

This was a special show as it touched on Grief and Christmas. I struggle with this time of the year with the loss of my wife, Debra in 2021. I have had to resort to some coping strategies such as a memory table where I have placed Debra’s urn and some other family pictures of others in our family that have passed on. We have also, in Christmas’s past, had an empty seat at the table. We try different things each year however the memory table is the constant.

I hope that each and every one of you have a very Merry Christmas and my wish for you is a new year filled with happiness and the love and warmth of family and friends.

Watch All of Doug’s Episodes

Truth Bomb – Doug Lawrence – PTSD – Sep 23, 2021

Silent Pandemic – Doug Lawrence – Grief – Dec 9, 2021

Listen & Hear – Doug Lawrence – Mental Health Help – Sep 7, 2022

Write or Die Show – Doug Lawrence – Grief – Jan 17, 2024

Write or Die Show – Doug Lawrence – Christmas and grief – Dec 25, 2024

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Guest Post by Andrea L Wehlann

I’d like to express my gratitude for having me as a guest on the Write or Die Show. I appreciate the honest conversation we shared. Thank you for making it a safe space and for asking great questions. I truly feel some women will benefit from listening and hearing our open chat about things that truly matter to heal the women’s souls, ultimately healing our culture.

My book: No Matter How Dark the Stain, Poems and Inspirations for the Woman in Pain, acknowledges the innocence of the heart and child within us all. Essentially a collection of love poems for anxious people, it meets people in their darkest space and gives a breath of life to the pain and feelings that haunt us and keep bad patterns recurring. It offers a light, it sends love and comfort, affirmations, and strength to keep pushing through pain and through that door, which is within, revealing the love and light of awareness and expanding the mind and heart to new possibilities beyond the painful experiences. 

Healing can happen in an instant. Opening this book is like opening your awareness. It’s the first step in the direction of love, of listening to your heart.