{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Spiritual Awakening with Shaz","title":"Grief and Joy Can Coexist with Lee Mackay","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2545,"description":"\nGrief and Joy Can Coexist\nEpisode 93, Spiritual Awakening with Shaz\nGrief does not disappear because you choose to keep living. Joy does not mean you have forgotten the person you lost.\nIn this episode, I speak with author and podcast host Lee Mackay about losing her five-month-old daughter, Taylin, to spinal muscular atrophy and the spiritual connection that helped her survive unimaginable grief.\nLee shares how Taylin appeared healthy at birth before becoming critically ill, why she trusted her instincts when she knew something was wrong, and how her daughter’s short life became the beginning of a powerful legacy.\nWe talk about the message Lee received from Taylin on the night she passed, the signs that continue appearing 18 years later, and how dragonflies, rainbows, music and moments in nature remind her family that Taylin is still with them.\nThis conversation explores how grief and happiness can exist together, how trauma can continue affecting the body long after the event has ended, and why healing does not mean forgetting or moving on from the person you love.\nIn this episode, we discuss:\n Why grief and joy can exist in the same life \n Lee’s experience of losing Taylin to spinal muscular atrophy \n The importance of trusting your instincts when something feels wrong \n The message Lee received from Taylin after her passing \n How spiritual signs can bring comfort after loss \n Why a short life can still leave a lasting legacy \n The impact grief and PTSD can have years later \n How writing, fundraising and podcasting became part of Lee’s purpose \n Why healing means learning to carry love and loss together \n How sharing your story may help someone facing their darkest moment \nTaylin was only here physically for five months, yet her life continues to influence her family and the wider community 18 years later.\nHer story is proof that love does not end when a physical life ends.\nGrief remains. Love remains. Slowly, life grows around both.\n\nContact and Follow Lee...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_XNuc0XpH5ZPh5-qhQl0D_-3mNKB6Sv7MgvttFgAXSU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hMWZj/MDVhZTNlZWFmMDIx/NDQwMjg5NzFiZDE5/MjI2ZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}