Grief and Rebirth: Finding the Joy in Life

Can We Turn From Grief To Gratitude After A Loss?


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Martha Hunt Handler is an environmentalist, a fierce wolf advocate, and the award-winning author of the beautifully written Winter of the Wolf, which tells the story of an empathic and spiritually evolved teenage girl named Bean, who sets out to discover the truth about the mysterious death of her beloved brother Sam and finds herself on a personal journey of loss, healing and self-discovery. Tune in to Irene’s fascinating interview with Martha about the way Winter of the Wolf was inspired by the death of her best friend's 12-year-old son, what it was like to hear her friend’s son's voice asking her to write a novel, Bean’s journey of healing and self-discovery, the themes of suicide, grief, spirituality, humans connection to nature, shamanism, and native Inuit culture that are included in the book, and more, for what is a thought provoking and fascinating interview!


IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:

  • Martha's unique spiritual upbringing and experiences.
  • How Martha began seeing wolves in her dreams from a very early age.
  • What is a totem animal and how Martha learned that the wolf is her totem animal. 
  • The role of wolves in nature, and why they are considered a keystone species.
  • The themes of suicide, grief, spirituality, humans’ connection to nature, shamanism , and native Inuit culture. 
  • There is no such thing as death, our loved ones’ souls have simply moved on to another form. 


SOME QUESTIONS IRENE ASKS MARTHA:

  • What was it like to hear your friend’s son’s voice asking you to write a novel? 
  • What does Bean learn about the true nature of people?  
  • How can we turn from grief to gratitude after a loss? 
  • How can our connection to the natural world be both healing and transformative?


You can find Martha Hunt Handler on:

Website:    https://marthahunthandler.com/author

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marthahunthandler/

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/marthahunthandler


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