What if the worst thing that ever happened to you was actually a gift in disguise? Denise Metzger lost her 15-year-old daughter to leukemia — and what she found on the other side of that grief changed the way she sees life, death, and everything in between.
In this episode, we talk about:
- Why life is a surprise party and death is just a "party hop" to the next venue
- The gratitude muscle and how to build it when everything feels hard
- Turning "have to" into "get to" — and the power that shift carries
- Words to eliminate from your vocabulary that are quietly draining your energy
- Wacky Wednesdays: how silliness became a weekly ritual and a legacy
- How to pre-plan your own Celebration of Life (and why you shouldn't wait)
- Denise's conscious living deck — A to Z practices for better living every day
Denise Metzger is a celebrant, storyteller, and spark plug for the soul. Through her company Surprise Invite, she helps people pre-plan personalized Celebrations of Life, create life tribute videos, and shift the way we talk about — and prepare for — death. Her framework was born from her daughter Jana's three-year leukemia journey and has been her compass for the 18 years since.
Connect with Denise:
Website: https://www.surpriseinvite.com
Instagram: @surpriseinvite
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/surpriseinvite/
Want her conscious living deck? DM her "Harmony" on Instagram.
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