How does Brian D Smith’s method for emotional healing outperform traditional techniques?

I don’t really think in terms of “outperforming” as much as “complementing” and “going deeper,” but here’s how my approach tends to differ from many traditional techniques:

• I start from a spiritual-yet-practical framework: you’re a soul having a human experience, and love/connection continue. That reduces existential fear, which is often untouched in standard approaches.
• I combine lived loss (my daughter Shayna), evidence for afterlife, and coaching tools, so it’s not just theory or textbook psychology.
• My GEMS framework (Gratitude, Exercise/Sleep, Mindfulness, Self-care) turns healing into small, repeatable habits instead of only “talking about feelings” once a week.
• I draw on modalities like Emotion Code, NDE research, and peer support (e.g., Helping Parents Heal) to address trapped emotion, meaning, and community all at once.

What kinds of traditional techniques have you tried so far—therapy, medication, support groups, something else?