Learn how Becky created The Death Dialogues Project after a lifetime of experiences with death gradually called her to this work. My guest Becky Aud-Jennison is the creator and host of The Death Dialogues Project and Podcast, which she created to help bring conversations surrounding death, dying and the aftermath out of the closet. Trained… Continue reading Ep. 305 The Death Dialogues Project: Getting Death Out of the Closet with Becky Aud-Jennison

Learn how men grieve differently than women and about an online community where men can find support. My guest Karl Shackelford is a board-certified chaplain who spent many years working with hospice patients. He is also a certified HeartMath® trainer who helps those struggling with the effects of stress, anxiety and adversity to build resilience.… Continue reading Ep. 304 How Men Grieve: The WE GRIEVE Community with Karl Shackelford

Learn how a “soul companion” for the dying helps ease the fear of death. My guest Judy Hilyard worked as an ICU nurse during her 47-year career and now serves as an Anam Cara, or “soul friend” to the dying. In addition she also fulfills the role of an Anam Aira by accompanying people through… Continue reading Ep. 303 Anam Cara: Soul Companion for the Dying with Judy Hilyard

Learn new tools for dealing with the pain of trauma, loss and grief through an innovative therapy process. My guest Andrew Hahn is a psychologist who has long sought to help people live more contented and healthier lives by blending Eastern and alternative philosophies with his traditional training. He developed Life Centered Therapy based on… Continue reading Ep. 302 Life Centered Therapy for Trauma, Grief and Dying with Andrew Hahn PsyD

Learn how dreams can be a powerful source of healing during grief. My guest Dr. Joshua Black is considered one of the world’s leading academic experts on grief dreams. He is on a mission to raise awareness about the prevalence of impactful dreams during grief and why we should pay attention to them. In this… Continue reading Ep. 301 Grief Dreams and What We Learn From Them with Dr. Joshua Black

Learn why and how to become an EOL Educator through a new program offered by WillowEOL. My guests Michelle Pante and Reena Lazar are co-founders of Willow End of Life Education and Planning and co-authors of 7 Tools for Making Sense of Life & Death, the workbook and the self-study online program. They have also created… Continue reading Ep. 300 Training EOL Educators to Change the World with Michelle Pante and Reena Lazar

Learn some tools for experiencing grief in the physical body and moving it through to promote healing of ancestral trauma. My guest Oceana Sawyer is a death doula and funeral celebrant who utilizes earth-based spirituality, expressive arts and integral counseling psychology in her work. She teaches about the need to feel our emotions in the… Continue reading Ep. 299 Embodied Grieving for Ancestral Trauma and Loss with Oceana Sawyer

Learn how for some of us it’s possible to experience grief without being sad and why that’s okay. My guest Jennifer Mathews is a founding member of the Ashland Death Cafe and the Living/Dying Alliance of Southern Oregon. She is on a mission to shift cultural messages that hold us back from joy and to… Continue reading Ep. 298 Loss Without Sadness: Another View of Grief with Jennifer Mathews

On the ninth of each month we have been called to hold space in our communities on life, death and transformation by ObservetheNinth.org. Today’s vigil will help us grieve the deaths of our own mothers on this Mother’s Day. May it bring you peace and comfort. “MOTHER”  by NIKITA GILL   The water of her womb,… Continue reading Special Episode: Vigil to Honor and Grieve Our Mothers

Learn how to increase your own capacity for compassion toward yourself and others and make the world a better place in the process. In this episode I share some of the research and articles I’ve been reading in the book Compassion: Bridging Practice and Science, edited by Tania Singer and Matthias Bolz. It seems to… Continue reading Ep. 297 Compassion 101: Why We Are Failing and How To Do Better