Andrea and Rebecca use the book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman to explore the reality of a human lifespan and the grief and beauty of our own mortality. 

Acute grief. What exactly is it? And how does its name impact how people perceive this intense part of grieving? Rebecca and Andrea explore their own experiences with acute grief and share what was helpful in those times. 

Show Notes
Finding Meaning David Kessler https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Meaning-Sixth-Stage-Grief-ebook/dp/B07P5GCND6/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1695334696&sr=1-1

Grief can be over powering and overwhelming - how do we move through our grief in a society that has moved away from outward expressions of grief? With all the grief that surrounds us from personal loss to global tragedies how can we allow ourselves and others the full experience(s) of grief?

Show Notes: The Wild Edge of Sorrow http://www.amazon.com/The-Wild-Edge-Sorrow-Rituals/dp/1583949763/ref=dp_ob_title_bk 
Martín Prechtel https://floweringmountain.com/product/the-smell-of-rain-on-dust/
Megan Devine https://www.amazon.com/s?k=it%27s+ok+that+you%27re+not+ok&hvadid=580696130350&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9028784&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=13222406257798994869&hvtargid=kwd-346171530377&hydadcr=22566_13493360&tag=googhydr-20&ref=pd_sl_5p3xfr8lzc_e
Marissa Renee Lee https://www.marisareneelee.com/grief-is-love 
Wendy Havlir Cherry https://www.shegathersbeauty.com/about
Catholic Funeral Rites (Vigil Service/Wake/Resary), Funeral Liturgy (Mass), Rite of Committal (Burial or internment) https://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/sacraments-and-sacramentals/bereavement-and-funerals/overview-of-catholic-funeral-rites
Joan Didion https://www.amazon.com/Year-Magical-Thinking-Joan-Didion/dp/1400078431 

In our first episode we  talk about the losses that brought us into relationship with grief and transformed us into podcasters. Though we each lost a father the losses were different - as every loss is - but we found safety and comfort in one another and in talking about how grief continues to shape our lives. We invite you into this conversation and those to come.

Show Notes:
Foo fighters - the teacher https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MF6trC529M 
Andrea Gibson on We Can Do Hard Things Episode 215 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3VkAIbTrJxat8IOAY1GXYP?si=6Lgsa3WkThetTuiDx9r3aQ