Gratitude & Growth
Welcome to the Gratitude & Growth Podcast—a space for honest conversations about personal growth, mindset, emotional healing, and becoming who you want to be.
I’m Sara Mitich—an actor ( Star Trek: Discovery, The Expanse, or Murdoch Mysteries), yogi, and life coach—here to share the real-life tools and reflections that help us navigate this beautifully messy human experience.
Each episode is here to help you:
🌱 Build emotional resilience
🌿 Align with your true self
🧠 Shift your mindset with grounded insights
💚 Cultivate more presence, peace, and gratitude
Whether we’re exploring self-discovery, somatic work, neuroscience, or spiritual growth, this podcast is all about the "how" of transformation—through grounding reflections, practical tools, and soulful stories you can apply to real life.
So grab your coffee, head out for a walk, or settle in—let’s grow together. 🎧
💌 Explore more at www.gratitudegrowth.com
Gratitude & Growth
Ian Tyson: Finding Gratitude in Grief
This week on the Gratitude & Growth Podcast I sit with Ian Tyson (@Iantyson) and talk about finding gratitude in grief. We have a very open and vulnerable conversation about the loss we have experienced in our lives (Ian losing his mom when he was very young and me losing my dad in my early 20s) and how gratitude has shown us a way of accepting and navigating it.
Ian is a motivational speaker for 30+ years, the author of “Hooray for Everything! The Optimist Manifesto” and, my favorite title, a Silver Lining Prospector.
This is the first time I’ve ever spoken publicly about the last three months of my dad’s life, and I’m very grateful to Ian for holding that container for me. I didn’t realize how vulnerable I would feel and I can hear it for myself as I listen back – there are parts of this episode where I talk SO fast -- and I’ve learned that’s a defense mechanism of mine. I actually tried editing the speed of the podcast in those parts, but I decided to leave it be and allow my own vulnerability to come through.
For those of you who are going through any kind of grief right now – I hope you find hope and empowerment here.
Connect with Ian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iantyson/
Connect with Ian on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IanTysonSpeaker
Connect with Ian on his website: www.iantyson.ca
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And if you’re looking for a practical way to add more positivity, peace, and kindness to your own life, my eBook “21 Days of Gratitude: Simple Exercises for a More Positive Life” is now available on Amazon. It’s designed to easily help integrate gratitude practices into your daily life. You can read it on any device and have it with you when you’re on the go!
You can get the eBook here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBR3W2RV
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Much love,
S 💚
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