Body Grieves, Spirit Calls

By Grace Bella Harman

An open-ended exploration of the relationship between grief, embodiment and spirituality. By nature, loss changes our perspective on life and death, and can often lead to an opening, deepening or awak... more

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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

Body Grieves, Spirit Calls episodes:

May 01, 2024Grief Chats with Friends #3: Showing up for Personal and Collective Grief with Pablo Cerdera
Pablo Cerdera is a Restorative Justice (RJ) Practitioner and Educator and serves as the Deputy Director of Restorative Practices at the University of Pennsylvania. They live on the Indigenous territory known as Lenapehoking, the traditional homelands of the Lenape or Delaware People, in what is now called West Philadelphia. They are committed to sharing the restorative approach and firmly believe in the power to transform harm, promote meaningful accountability, and develop strong and healthy communities through this approach.

In this heartfelt conversation, Pablo and I get into:
how grief manifests when we are "intellectualizers"

the breakdown of their last relationship and how it forced them to grapple with the fact that their brain can’t make all the choices

the gift of having friends who can receive and sit with our ugliness

the Ojibwa/Anishinaabe medicine circle that they were taught and their orientation to body, mind, heart and spirit
neglecting body in the relationship, through skin and muscles “you’re not with me”. Looking at self and not recognizing self.
the difference between choosing to listen to grief and not having a choice
their parallel griefs as an anti-zionist Jewish person around the unfolding genocide in Gaza
the ways that grief and trauma can make people turn inwards that can lead them to make harmful decisions and how generational trauma blinds people to reality.

The way that grief work helped them access anger
Voice, song and sound as both expression of and expulsion of grief and how doing it in community shows what is available

How grief helped move them from being in denial of their spirituality towards a deep relationship with their jewish religion and spirituality
Spirit as is the truth of connection and the tug in their chest
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1h 4min
April 17, 2024Grief Chats with Friends #2: Stepping through the Grief Wreath with Ruthann Gagnon
In this heart opening conversation with Ruthann Gagnon, we explore:
What heart forward grief feels like

What it means to respect the process of the the body and the gems we've gathered from the caves of grief

How and why experiencing grief as an intelligent litmus test of the depth and safety of relationships

Being sangry (sad + angry) about how grief is so feared in this culture

How embodiment grows self compassion, love and forgiveness for ourselves and others

Doing nothing and un-tooling as integration practice

Working out for the emotional body

How working for herself opens up the space to feel grief and her daily prayer for meeting it

What becomes possible when we make a practice of sitting with and stepping through the void/wreath of grief
Ruthann has spent much of her career strategizing and catalyzing creative efforts through organized, thoughtful and collaborative architecture. With two decades of retreat, workshop and event production, she comes the logistical experience to create experiences, alongside the deeper emotional and creative skills to help other find the radiance and confidence needed to execute ideas into reality. She is also extremely passionate about the power of culinary creativity and integrates cooking into her work wherever she can.
She currently works with individuals, groups and companies as a creative strategist and ideas architect and is also the co-founder of DEIcipher, a consulting group focused on embodied DEI initiatives in the wellness industry and beyond.
You can connect with Ruthann and her work at https://www.deicipher.com/ and on IG @rubygagnon

To support this podcast, you can subscribe, share it and sign up for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠regular bonus episodes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 4.99/month
To stay connected to me and my work, follow me on Instagram and Tiktok @moveyourgrief and subscribe to my substack, ⁠⁠⁠the Middle Place⁠⁠⁠.

Thanks for being.
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1h 9min
April 03, 2024Grief Chats with Friends #1: Bowing to the tide of soulsation with Morgan Mitchell
In this sweet conversation with my dear soul sister Morgan, we dive into:
the holiness of holding something that’s painful

the way that grief quiets the self and expands the senses and literal physiology

the surrender that grief demands and the growth towards vulnerability, growth and connection to the collective suffering that this surrender allows when it is given the space to move

the sisterly currents of grief and creativity-both carry God, and are a source of inner guidance that she continues to court

how her journey with physical pain tested her relationship to spirit and how she found her way back the elastic malleability of this lifelong relationship

the way that physical pain and grief work as sharpening agents and clarify other relationships

and how daily dipping in the cold Maine ocean grew her capacity to be with discomfort

Morgan Mitchell is a Creatress. Her work seeks to nurture well-being and wonder through experimental art and nourishing creative community experiences. You can stay connected with her through instagram @morganmitchellcreates and through her website morganmitchell.co

To support this podcast, sign up for ⁠⁠⁠regular bonus episodes⁠⁠⁠ for 4.99/month
To stay connected to me and my work, follow me on Instagram and Tiktok @moveyourgrief and subscribe to my substack, ⁠the Middle Place⁠.

Thanks for being.
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1h 5min
June 07, 2023 Season 2 Q&A with Grace
Enjoy this special Q&A episode, where I talk about the importance of ritual, the difference between grief and trauma in the body, the relationship between alcoholism and grief and more.
I hope it feeds you.

Thanks in advance for sharing, subscribing and leading reviews. It helps so much.

If you are ready to step into your wholeness, not in spite of but because of your grief, my 1:1 Moving into Wholeness program is open for enrollment, with new sessions available to begin as early as August. Read more and apply here.
The in person Yoni Alchemy for Grief Transformation group container here in New Orleans will also begin with the full moon in the first week of August. Read more and apply here if you'd like to join.
And! I'm so honored to be hosting a sweet 4 hour Move Your Grief gathering on Sunday July 2nd from 10-1 in Corbett, OR. Limited spots are available, and you can register here if it calls.

To support this podcast, sign up for ⁠⁠regular bonus episodes⁠⁠ for 4.99/month or join the ⁠⁠Grief Village⁠⁠ Community on Patreon. Thank you!
To stay connected to my work, follow me on Instagram and Tiktok @moveyourgrief, check out my ⁠⁠website ⁠⁠and subscribe to the ⁠⁠Grief Letter⁠⁠.

Thanks for being.

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29min
May 24, 2023 Receiving Grief in the Body with Lillian Kemanis
Lillian Kemanis is an Artist and Registered Somatic Movement Educator & Therapist who’s work centers around cultivating self-discovery through somatic awareness, movement, and creativity. She is aims to provide immersive, creative, fun, and dynamic learning environments for individual and group exploration. Her teachings are rooted in her dance-making, performance work, and somatic and spiritual informed practice.
You can connect with Lillian and find out more about her offerings at https://www.lilliankemanis.com/

To support this podcast, sign up for ⁠⁠regular bonus episodes⁠⁠ for 4.99/month or join the ⁠⁠Grief Village⁠⁠ Community on Patreon. Thank you!
To stay connected to my work, follow me on Instagram and Tiktok @moveyourgrief, check out my ⁠⁠website ⁠⁠and subscribe to the ⁠⁠Grief Letter⁠⁠.

Thanks for being.

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1h 6min
May 10, 2023 The Dead Grieve Too with Tina Erwin
Tina is passionate about being a Ghost Helper: Teaching the Living to Help the Dead®.
She wants to empower us all to help all ghosts: this is the compassion we will want for
ourselves, by using The Crossing Over Prayer© on GhostHelpers.com and in “The
Crossing Over Prayer Book©.” When a psychic only connects to a dead person, the
ghost does not receive the critical assistance they desperately need. Tina has studied
metaphysics all her life, gaining insight into the mystical world of magic and spirituality.
The author of eight books on metaphysics, her writing comes from an intense desire to
know and understand the hard science behind the unseen world of action and reaction
combined with a sincere desire to share this understanding with other knowledge
seekers. Her lifelong studies into the deeper meaning of events and actions were further
enhanced by the experiences of a dynamic 20-year career in the Navy, working for the
U.S. Submarine Force, retiring at the Commander level.
You can connect with Tina via her website https://tinaerwin.com/

To support this podcast, sign up for ⁠⁠regular bonus episodes⁠⁠ for 4.99/month or join the ⁠⁠Grief Village⁠⁠ Community on Patreon. Thank you!
To stay connected to my work, follow me on Instagram and Tiktok @moveyourgrief, check out my ⁠⁠website ⁠⁠and subscribe to the ⁠⁠Grief Letter⁠⁠.

Thanks for being.

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55min
April 26, 2023Self-Care Means Letting Yourself Feel with Murielle Fellous
Murielle Fellous was born and raised in France and lived twenty five years in the US where she raised 3 kids as a single mom. She coached women on relationships for years but when her kids became teenagers acting in self-destructive ways, she found herself in deep fear and depression. The experience was so painful and debilitating that she promised herself that she would do everything she could so that no mom would suffer alone!
She helps single moms with teenagers avoid spiraling into:
Constant arguments

Fear

Guilt

Shame

Overwhelm

Anxiety

Depression
Murielle teaches tools to co-parent with the universe.
To stay connected with Murielle, visit her website at https://www.coparentingwiththeuniverse.com/
To support this podcast, sign up for ⁠⁠regular bonus episodes⁠⁠ for 4.99/month or join the ⁠⁠Grief Village⁠⁠ Community on Patreon. Thank you!
To stay connected to my work, follow me on Instagram and Tiktok @moveyourgrief, check out my ⁠⁠website ⁠⁠and subscribe to the ⁠⁠Grief Letter⁠⁠.
Thanks for being.
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52min
April 13, 2023 Mothering without a Mom with Melissa Reilly
What does it mean to mother without a mother? How does this particular grief impact the experience of mothering?

In this conversation with clinical psychologist and coach Melissa Reilly, we explore the specific terrain of being a mother without a loving mom, including:
-Melissa's long time experience of grief
-how grief showed up for her when she was pregnant and postpartum (and how she didn't realize at first that it was grief)
-some particular patterns and community support that is essential for moms without moms to pay attention to and gather around
-the difference between being hurt and being wounded
-the pro-social nature of grief
-and why she's so fired up about supporting moms at this specific juncture

To stay connected with Melissa, visit her website at https://www.momswithoutamom.com/

To support this podcast, sign up for ⁠⁠regular bonus episodes⁠⁠ for 4.99/month or join the ⁠⁠Grief Village⁠⁠ Community on Patreon. Thank you!
To stay connected to my work, follow me on Instagram and Tiktok @moveyourgrief, check out my ⁠⁠website ⁠⁠and subscribe to the ⁠⁠Grief Letter⁠⁠.

Thanks for being.

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51min
March 29, 2023 Moving Out of the Man Box with Alain Dumonceaux
As the Purposeful Action (Men)tor for the Awakened Man movement, Alain has been on a mission as the beacon for what it means to live an authentic life. For the past three decades, Alain has lived the highs of the Culinary Olympics to the lows of losing it all…almost twice. Today, Alain's purpose is to guide men to rediscover their life's mission starting with a purposeful action plan called: The Return of The King that sets the stage for their Hero's Quest. His mission is to raise the consciousness of men to look both inward and upward for the answers to life's biggest question. Who am I and what is my purpose?

In this conversation, we discuss:
-the journey of grief that got him to this point
-how grief can often feel like anxiety
-the way that being socialized as a man makes it difficult to access vulnerability
-the way that his grief guides him in his work with the men he serves

I'm so honored to share this conversation with you today.
To connect with Alain, visit his website at https://www.theawakenedman.net/ and follow him on instagram @theawakenedman2020

To support this podcast, sign up for ⁠regular bonus episodes⁠ for 4.99/month or join the ⁠Grief Village⁠ Community on Patreon. Thank you!
To stay connected to my work, follow me on Instagram and Tiktok @moveyourgrief, check out my ⁠website ⁠and subscribe to the ⁠Grief Letter⁠.

Thanks for being.

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53min
March 15, 2023 Healing for you, Healing for me with Ash Marshall O'Dell
Ash Marshall-O'Dell is the Pranic Reiki™founder, a shaman, Dynamic Change Energy Facilitator, Certified Access Consciousness® Bars Practitioner, spiritual teacher and mentor, empath, psychic medium, certified personal coach, Light Worker, Reiki master & teacher, meditation facilitator, meditative artist, crystal therapist, master’s degree teacher, writer, and author of the book Light Bound: A Healer’s Journey through Trauma, C PTSD, and Anxiety. She is also a wife and mother of both human and furry kids, animal lover, avid learner and reader, poetry dabbler, crystal lover, gardener, tea drinker, coffee & dark chocolate addict, chakra dancer, Earth Lover, spirit and nature communer, journaler, omniest, enlightenment seeker, deep diver, and Divine Feminine channel.
In this heart-full conversation, Ash and I discuss:
-the profound changes that happen & the freedom that opens up When we love the our own grief
-How becoming a mother guided her to process all of her emotions, including grief, so she wouldn’t pass on the patterns that had been a part of her upbringing
-her journey of moving into providing healing work for others
-the way spirit moves us, sometimes in surprising ways, that force us to reckon with our beliefs about ourselves
And so much more!
To connect with Ash and her offerings, visit her website and check out her instagram @sacredjourneyswithash

To support this podcast, sign up for regular bonus episodes for 4.99/month or join the Grief Village Community on Patreon. Thank you!
To stay connected to my work, follow me on Instagram and Tiktok @moveyourgrief, check out my website and subscribe to the Grief Letter.
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59min

FAQs about Body Grieves, Spirit Calls:

How many episodes does Body Grieves, Spirit Calls have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.