What do you do when life changes overnight and the version of you who “had it together” is suddenly gone?
In Episode 121 of the Spiral Up Podcast, I sit down with Jan Reed, one of my closest friends and one of the wisest women I know. Jan is a former educator turned life coach who now supports my clients with subconscious belief programming, and she is living proof that joy can exist alongside grief.
Jan shares her personal journey after losing her husband to suicide and opens up about the layers of shock, fear, and emotional weight that followed. We talk honestly about grief waves, the pressure to be “okay,” and how faith, choice, and daily practices helped her keep moving forward without bypassing the pain.
This conversation isn’t about pretending things are fine. It’s about learning how to feel what needs to be felt, releasing what no longer serves you, and consciously choosing who you want to become next.
✔️ Why grief comes in waves and why that’s normal
✔️ The difference between staying high vibe and emotional bypassing
✔️ How subconscious belief work supports healing after trauma
✔️ What faith can look like after profound loss
✔️ The power of choosing joy, one day at a time
Episode Breakdown
00:00 - Welcome to the Spiral Up Podcast
01:00 - Meet Jan Reed and her work
03:10 - When life changes overnight
06:40 - Grief waves and allowing yourself to feel
10:00 - The dark night of the soul
13:10 - Faith, signs, and spiritual connection
16:50 - Facing fear as part of healing
20:30 - Tools for choosing joy daily
24:10 - Final reflections and next steps
If life has knocked you off your game and you’re wondering how to reconnect with peace, purpose, and hope, this episode is for you.
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Meet Jan Reed
Jan Reed is a Transformational Life Coach and E4™ Spiritual Psychology Coach whose work was born from her own sacred unraveling. After the devastating loss of her husband to suicide, Jan entered a deep healing journey that ultimately awakened her purpose: to help people after a big loss who get stuck in emotional overwhelm to release the pain of the past so they can welcome a future of joy and happiness. As a coach in Spiral Up with LaChelle Weime, Jan brings heart, trauma-informed wisdom, and spirit-led tools to help women remember who they are in God and create lives aligned with their true design.
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reedslifemastery
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