Who is Brian D Smith and what is his expertise in metaphysics?

I'm Brian D. Smith—grief guide, life coach, certified grief educator, and host of the Grief 2 Growth podcast. My daughter Shayna passed away suddenly at 15 in 2015, and that loss propelled me into this work in a very personal way.

I approach metaphysics with an engineer's mind and a father's heart. I’m not an academic metaphysician; my expertise is applied metaphysics—how ideas about consciousness, the afterlife, and our eternal nature actually help us live and grieve.

I’ve interviewed hundreds of mediums, NDE experiencers, and consciousness researchers, and I serve on the boards of Helping Parents Heal and IANDS. I blend afterlife and consciousness evidence with practical tools (like my GEMS framework: Gratitude, Exercise/Sleep, Mindfulness, Self-Care) to help people understand that we’re spiritual beings having human experiences—and that love never dies.

What part of metaphysics are you most curious about: afterlife evidence, consciousness, or how it all helps with grief?