S4 E4 - Survivors Guilt: Living When Someone Else Couldn't

S4 E4 - Survivors Guilt: Living When Someone Else Couldn't

Why them and not me? It's a question that quietly follows many grieving people. Whether after the loss of a child, spouse, sibling, friend, fellow veteran, or someone lost to suicide, survivor's guilt can leave people carrying questions that never seem to have clear answers. In this deeply personal episode of Sacred Arc, Kimberley explores the emotional reality of survivor's guilt, including self-blame, replaying events, guilt over surviving, intrusive thoughts, and the struggle of continuing life when someone you love no longer can. This episode offers compassionate insight into one of grief's most misunderstood experiences and reminds listeners that love and responsibility are not the same thing. Disclaimer This podcast is based on personal experience and emotional support and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Comments Comments are open for sharing and reflection. Anything considered harmful will be removed. Connect To connect with Kimberley or to share your story please use the following ⁠LINK [https://beacons.ai/sacredarc]

S4 E3 - What We Bring Home - A Conversation with Lance Yearby

What happens after survival? For many veterans, first responders, and trauma survivors, the hardest battles aren't always the ones fought in public. Sometimes the deepest struggles begin after coming home. In this episode of Sacred Arc, Kimberley sits down with veteran, father, community leader, and Rally Point Events [https://rallypointevents.org/contact/] founder Lance Yearby to discuss military service, trauma, resilience, purpose, and the invisible weight many people carry long after life's most difficult experiences. Lance shares his experiences serving in Norther Iraq, the impact of losing fellow service members, the reality of veteran suicide, and how those experiences shaped his commitment to serving others through community outreach programs. We explore masculinity, emotional survival, purpose after pain, fatherhood, healing, and what it means to continue showing up for life after it changes you. Disclaimer This podcast is based on personal experience and emotional support and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Comments Comments are open for sharing and reflection. Anything considered harmful will be removed. Connect To connect with Kimberley or to share your story please use the following ⁠LINK [https://beacons.ai/sacredarc]

S4 E2 - The Stories We Carry: Parallel Lives, Family Patterns, and the Legacy of Our Childhoods

Every family carries stories. Stories about love, survival, resilience, heartbreak, and the people who shape us long before we understand their impact. In this episode of Sacred Arc, Kimberley sits down with her cousin Carol for a deeply personal conversation about growing up in the same family system while experiencing life in very different ways. Together they explore childhood memories, father wounds, generational patterns, family dynamics, resilience, and the ways our early experiences continue influencing us throughout adulthood. They also discuss how healing often begins when we become willing to look honestly at the stories we've inherited and decide which ones we want to continue carrying forward. Disclaimer This podcast is based on personal experience and emotional support and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Comments Comments are open for sharing and reflection. Anything considered harmful will be removed. Connect To connect with Kimberley or to share your story please use the following LINK [https://beacons.ai/sacredarc]

S4 E1 - The Stories We Carry: Why Our Stories Matter

Season 4 of Sacred Arc begins with a conversation about the power of storytelling. Over the last season, we explored many different forms of grief …the loss of parents, children, partners, siblings, grandparents, and beloved pets. But behind every loss is a person. A life. A story. And often, stories that have never been fully told. In this opening episode of The Stories We Carry, Kimberley reflects on what she learned through Season 3 and shares why Sacred Arc is expanding beyond grief categories into real conversations with real people. This season will explore the stories that shape us: * grief * trauma * resilience * family systems * identity * survival * healing * love * loss * purpose * and what it means to continue living after life changes us Through conversations with guests from many walks of life, we’ll explore the experiences people carry quietly beneath the surface and the ways our stories connect us more than we often realize. Because sometimes healing begins when someone finally says: “Me too.” Disclaimer This podcast is based on personal experience and emotional support and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Comments Comments are open for sharing and reflection. Anything considered harmful will be removed. Connect To connect with Kimberley or to share your story please use the following LINK

S3 E8 - Sibling Loss : Losing Someone Who Shared Your Beginning

There are some people who know our story in a way no one else ever can. They remember the house you grew up in, the family traditions, the inside jokes, the childhood memories, and the versions of you that existed long before adulthood. When a sibling dies, it isn’t only the loss of a brother or sister. It can feel like losing a witness to your life. In this episode of Sacred Arc, we explore the often-overlooked grief of sibling loss …including complicated sibling relationships, survivor’s guilt, family role shifts, shared childhood trauma, and the loneliness that can come from losing someone who shared your beginning. A Gentle Reminder Sibling grief is real grief. And even if the world doesn’t always recognize it fully, your loss matters. Your memories matter. And your love matters. Disclaimer This podcast is based on personal experience and emotional support and is not a substitute for professional mental health care. Comments Comments are open for sharing and reflection. Anything considered harmful will be removed. Connect To connect with Kimberley or to share your story please use the following LINK