What if grief isn’t something to get over, but something that reveals what you haven’t felt yet?
Today, I’m joined by my wife, Alyson Charles Storey, bestselling author and shamanic teacher known for guiding people back to their connection with the Divine, for a deeply personal conversation on grief, death, and sacred friendship.
There’s a difference between understanding loss and being pulled into it without warning. We break down how grief as a living process can reopen emotions you thought were complete, and why that can be part of healing.
We also explore what it means to honor someone without turning their life into content, and how Alyson approaches this work through devotion, spiritual practice, and grounded human experience.
From there, we shift into sobriety and surrender. I share why real change didn’t come from discipline, but from giving up control and trusting something greater.
You’ll learn:
[00:00] Introduction
[03:56] What losing James Van Der Beek revealed about the rarest kind of friendship
[15:01] The kind of person who makes you realize how few of them there are
[33:43] The prayer that got me sober and what 29 years taught me about surrender
[46:10] Why the most spiritually masterful people are the hardest to recognize
[01:02:45] The exhaustion nobody warns you about when you’ve been awake too long
[01:15:03] Two biohacking discoveries I can’t stop using
[01:26:09] Doyle Bramhall II’s healing session delivered plant medicine depth without the plant medicine
[01:33:46] When the audience knows what you need before you do
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Resources Mentioned:
Read: Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom by John O’Donohue | https://amzn.to/4lgLCBF
Read: A Horse Named Lonesome: Tales and Teachings for Spiritual Transformation and Healing the Wounds of Separation by Luke Storey | https://lukestorey.com/lonesome
Alejandro Sanzon | https://www.instagram.com/tukuillapa
Paige Britt | https://www.paigebritt.com
Swami Vidyadhishananda | https://hansavedas.academy
David R. Hawkins | https://veritaspub.com
Read: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle | https://amzn.to/4cDods5
The Light System | https://www.lukestorey.com/lukestore/the-light-system
Aurora Vitra Lite Water Gel | https://www.lukestorey.com/lukestore/aurora-vitra-light-water-gel
Analemma Whole House Structured Water Filter | https://www.lukestorey.com/lukestore/whole-house-structured-water-filter-analemma
Full show notes at https://lukestorey.com/658
Find more from Alyson:
Alyson Charles | http://alysoncharles.com | http://instagram.com/iamalysoncharles | http://facebook.com/rockstarshaman | http://x.com/alysoncharles | http://tiktok.com/@alysonoracle | http://youtube.com/@UCykSniwtBsiI3lWkT_KrF2Q
Find more from Luke:
Luke Storey | https://www.instagram.com/lukestorey/ | https://www.facebook.com/lukecstorey/ | https://x.com/MrLukeStorey | https://www.youtube.com/@UCuS0OqF8szmvtrr6VzMSdnA | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrlukestorey
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