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Have you thought you were literally going crazy since a loved one died?  You're not alone! Learn how grief changes the brain and things you can do to improve.

Grief is Much More Than an Emotion

You may think that grief is a single emotion, but it is actually a powerful, multifaceted, and often uncontrollable response that human beings experience following a personally painful or traumatic event, such as the death of a loved one. Grief can affect us not only emotionally but also physically, mentally, and even spiritually. While difficult and often painful, grief is a normal and necessary response to the death of a loved one, and most people will see a reduction of grief-induced physical effects with the passage of time.

Here's the road map:

• 00:00 Intro
• 06:13 Phrenology and Phlogiston Theory
• 10:06 Your Brain on Grief
• 26:27 Tips for Coping with Grief

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Serious illness can try to take so much from us. But does it have to take away intimacy and sexuality? Our attitude and creative approaches are key to maintaining this vital quality of life component.  Learn how to rise above difficulties for sexual expression, love and connectedness.

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• 00:00 Intro and recipe
• 5:00 Essay: “I just learned I only have months to live. This is what I want to say”
• 15:00 Marianne: Sexuality and Intimacy
• 25:50 Discussion - lubricants vs moisturizers and more!
• 37:28 Claire on how she found intimacy as her husband battled brain cancer

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What do you do after a best friend dies? This week we talk about friendship: challenges, rewards and were to start on the journey of making new friends. 

 Losing a best friend is so hard, but it is never too late to make new connections. 

If you're short on time:

• 8:08      Recipe of the Week: Friendship Cake 
• 12:08   Interview: Chris on Loss of her best friend
• 42:01   Do I want another best friend?
• 44:43   How to Make New Friends

One of the things that we struggle with as adults after the death of our friends is what to do next.  Do we approach their death with a philosophy of ‘it is better to have loved and lost’ or do we wade back into the friendship pool and look for a new best friend? Charlie’s third half segment addresses how to make friends as an adult.

Making new friends can be an uncomfortable process, time consuming, and uncomfortable. Making friends becomes even harder as we age. This week we talk about friendship, particularly making new friends after the death of a best friend. We feature a recipe for friendship cake, an interview with Chris, a woman coping with the death of her best friend.

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What is the most eco-friendly way to be buried? Composting uses no chemicals, decreases CO2, and can even filter toxins, transforming a body into nurturing soil.

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This week we explore Halloween-related grief. Halloween can sneak up on us, literally, especially when a loved one has died around that time and your grief is feeling raw and open. It is hard to celebrate a holiday which focuses on the line between worlds of the living and that of the dead when your entire being is aching for the dead. 

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We explore entheogens - sacred hallucinogenic drugs - to decrease fear and promote mindfulness, self-examination, joy, and acceptance when facing terminal illness.

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Can grief cause manic episodes following the death of a close family member?  Learn about what grief mania is, risk factors, and how loved ones can help.  Charlie delves into peanut brittle, obituaries, and Willie Nelson.

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Kicked the bucket, pushing up daises, passed on...why do we struggle to say they "died"? Learn about why we use euphemisms, and how our choice of words matters.

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Dreams are a way to process grief, especially if we didn't get to say goodbye. We explore grief dreams and things you can do if those dreams are nightmares. 

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How would you manage your grief if you had superpowers? Grief is work, and as we learn from WandaVision, escaping it can have consequences, even for a superhero.  Claire also joins us - fresh from her assignment to watch the series - to share what she would do if she had superpowers. 

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