Kaelyn and Leo hear from a listener who believes she was getting a sign from her grandfather after he passed away. They also chat about a sign Kaelyn believes she once got from her grandmother, as well as their family's less than appropriate funeral behavior. Have a heart pounding story you'd like to share? Visit heartstartspounding.com or follow the pod on instagram @heartstartspounding Shownotes
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The speakers discuss a bad intro that is too long and needs to be cut, possibly due to a technical issue with the audio.
The speaker and their father enjoy playing Christmas piano music year-round and keep their sheet music in the book. The passing of the speaker's mother at a young age taught them how to process and deal with big emotions.
The speaker shares a story about how, after his grandfather's passing, he and his family experienced unexplainable occurrences that seemed to guide them towards finding a new home close to their grandmother.
The speaker discusses how a sign from a deceased loved one showed up in an unexpected form, by barking like a dog.
The intense emotion of grief can cause hallucinations and the feeling of deceased loved ones being present, as reported by 90% of widows in a study from Japan in 2006, leading to the possibility of there being more to the connection between life and death than previously thought.
The speaker reflects on the power of happy memories in remembering a loved one and acknowledges the cultural variations in beliefs surrounding the loss of a loved one.