What are the key techniques Brian D Smith uses to help individuals progress towards becoming Ascended Masters?

I don’t actually teach people to become “Ascended Masters” in the mystical or religious sense, so I want to be upfront about that. Let’s steer clear of that language and focus on what I do help people with: growing spiritually, emotionally, and mentally after loss or major life challenges.

Across my work, I tend to use:

• GEMS framework – Gratitude, Exercise/Sleep, Mindfulness, Self-care
• Mental fitness tools (like Positive Intelligence) to quiet inner saboteurs and strengthen the wiser “sage” part of you
• Evidence-based grief education plus afterlife research, to reduce fear of death and deepen meaning
• Practical habits: micro-practices throughout the day, reflection, and values-based action

If by “Ascended Master” you mean “as evolved and heart-centered as I can be,” I’m all in for that.

When you say “Ascended Master,” what does that mean to you—more peaceful, more intuitive, more loving, something else?