Shelby Forsythia

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Shelby Forsythia (she/her) is a grief coach, author, and podcast host. In 2020, she founded Life After Loss Academy, an online course and community that has helped dozens of grievers grow and find their way after death, divorce, diagnosis, and other major life transitions. Following her mother’s death in 2013, Shelby began calling herself a “student of grief” and now devotes her days to reading, writing, and speaking about loss. Through a combination of mindfulness tools and intuitive, open-ended questions, she guides her clients to welcome grief as a teacher and create meaningful lives that honor and include the heartbreaks they’ve faced. Her work has been featured in Huffington Post, Bustle, and The Oprah Magazine. Update as of April 2025: Due to Insight Timer's rigorous off-platform promotion policy, Shelby Forsythia is no longer able to upload new episodes of her Grief Grower podcast, as she often recommends grief books, experts, and resources by name. If you like what Insight Timer has allowed her to make available here, please connect with her current work via her website. She looks forward to supporting you in life after loss.

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Cantor Marc

Sep 18, 2025

Remarkable interview with a brilliant spiritual guide and teacher, Rabbi Anne Brener.

Natalia

Sep 12, 2025

I could so relate to this as my mom passed away unexpectedly and also I am grieving the loss of my father and I am looking forward to finding some meaning in it all and this conversation definitely resonated- thank you so much for your wisdom and warmth, it was truly needed right now.

AuroraDawn

Aug 18, 2025

This hit so close to home that it almost felt like it was created just for me, but I think that's also the point of the story--you have to be open to doing (or even just trying) something different if you're not living your best and most authentic life, because you'll never know what might be possible if you don't even try. I particularly appreciated the part that spoke about how making a temporary change to try and live a more peaceful life is just that, it's temporary, and you can always return to feeling miserable if you want to. It's far less scary to think about something as temporary vs permanent, and the final decision is still yours to make. Thank you so much for this incredibly valuable and thought provoking episode 🙏

Charmaine B

Nov 26, 2024

This was such a powerful talk for me as I am grieving a son who crossed over last year at the age of 23. I resonated with so much and welcome the ideas for reframing my experience with the grief and the transition to an energetic relationship with my son. Thank you so much for this! 🙏🏼

M. C. B.

May 16, 2024

The audio was really low but the content was great. I lost my boy 5/11/2024.

Peyton ペイトン Melideo メリデオ

Jan 13, 2024

Can you do one about suicide thoughts? My friend is having them.

Alice

Apr 22, 2023

life altering conversation. my husband of 35 years passed away four months ago. i’ve had people die in my 66 years but nothing that has created the overwhelming emotions like this current experience. this talk inspires me to explore more instead of feeling like a victim to life’s cruelty. thanks 🙏

Julsie

Jan 9, 2022

Fascinating

Linda Thomas

Oct 4, 2021

Very touching

Jose Moncayo

Sep 27, 2021

Excellent discourse of brief. I agree completely. Namaste.

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