Description of Episode:

In this deeply personal and emotionally raw episode, Shandra Shultz returns after a hiatus to share her recent journey through a profound “dark night of the soul.” She opens up about navigating grief, trauma, addiction, spiritual growth, and healing with vulnerability and compassion. The episode is centered around the 21st anniversary of her father’s passing coupled with the coming to terms of her relationship ending with her former partner, which becomes a reflective lens through which she explores the nature of grief, its layered complexity, and how it resurfaces through different life experiences.

By the end of this episode you will have a greater understanding of the following:

Personal grief and healing: Shandra recounts the complicated relationship with her father, her early experiences of loss, and how grief impacted her path into addiction and ultimately, sobriety.

Spiritual insights: She frames grief as “love with nowhere to go,” discussing how understanding this allowed her to process it through spiritual and somatic practices like EFT tapping, Reiki, and inner child work.

The void phase: A spiritual metaphor for being stripped of what no longer serves you, and sitting in the unknown. Shandra describes how surrendering to this space helped her rediscover clarity, intention, and self-love.

Cultural silence around grief: She emphasizes that society doesn’t teach us how to deal with grief, and stresses the importance of honoring all feelings without shame.

Future vision: Inspired by her healing journey, Shandra mentions her upcoming workshop on grief to help others safely process their emotions and find peace.

Tone and style: Soulful, intimate, therapeutic — Shandra weaves storytelling with spiritual insight, aiming to comfort and empower listeners who are moving through their own pain or transformation.

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