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EPISODE · Nov 7, 2025 · 29 MIN

From Personal Recovery to Heart-Centered Parenting: Turning Sorrow Into Something Beautiful for the Family

from Rising From Shame · host MindBodySpirit.fm

PART II - Through heartfelt reflection, spiritual insight, and practical everyday tools, this episode Nadia and Janice invites you to breathe into the mystery of life — to honor the finite and the infinite, the body and the soul, the tear and light behind it - ultimately turning sorrow into something beautiful for the whole family.  Even with a deeper understanding about death, sorrow still visits. Loss still hurts. And too often, we carry shame for grieving, as if spiritual understanding should make us immune to pain. But grief does not mean we’ve forgotten our infinite nature — it means we have loved deeply. In this episode, Nadia and Janice share their past experiences navigating grief and shame and describe how they handle both differently today with their children, using them as bridges to deeper spiritual connection, providing TOOLS and TIPS to: ~ Hold both truths — the ache of physical loss and the peace of eternal connection. ~ Release shame around sorrow - honoring it as a sacred expression of love, not weakness. ~ Transform fear of death into reverence for the continuity of spirit - tapping into the idea that time is not linear, all experiences are connected. ~ Model authentic grieving for our children, family, and community — showing that emotion is not a flaw, but a part of divine wholeness enabling authentic, genuine connection. Nadia Davis, Esq. (Priya Bachan Kaur) is a mom in recovery, Award-Winning Author, Attorney, and Level II Certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher with over 8 years experience helping people return to their inner truth. She now offers Sacred Therapy through individual and group sessions, incorporating ancient eastern practices and recovery tools for grounding, calming, and heart-centered living, healing trauma wounds, building self-compassion, connection, love, and empathy for others, to overcome fear, judgement, and shame-based based living.  Janice J. Dowd, LMSW, is a mom in recovery, Licensed Master Social Worker, and Speaker with over 20 years experience in family therapy and addiction recovery, as well as Author of the newly released book, ReBuilding Relationships in Recovery, offering groundbreaking tools to heal family bonds after active addiction and alcoholism.  FREE BAN SHAME TIP SHEET EMPOWER YOUR RECOVERY YOGA (FREE for Parents in Recovery) GIVE BACK FOLLOWThis podcast is a part of the MindBodySpirit.fm Podcast NetworkVisit us at www.mindbodyspirit.fm

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