Transforming Grief and Healing Into a Legacy of Meaning-Making
Grief can leave us shattered, but Alexandra Vassilaros proves it can also be the spark for healing and creative rebirth through meaning-making. In this moving conversation, Pulitzer Prize-nominated playwright and founder of the Make Meaning Workshop shares how the devastating loss of her husband became a gateway to deeper purpose, community connection, and radical self-expression. From her transformative end-of-life experience with her partner, to how she now helps others process their grief through writing, Alexandra walks us through the raw, messy, and ultimately beautiful process of meaning-making. Discover how grief and love are two sides of the same truth—and how honoring one can elevate the other.
WATCH ON YOUTUBE: Transforming Grief and Healing Into a Legacy of Meaning-Making
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL HEAR ABOUT THINGS LIKE:
- Creating space for meaningful conversations around death and transition
- The profound power of writing prompts in healing
- Reframing grief as a gateway to rebirth
- Lessons from end-of-life caregiving and how to surrender to change
- How silence, vulnerability, and deep listening foster transformation
- Starting a workshop rooted in compassion, creativity, and honesty
- The importance of nonjudgmental, ego-free spaces for processing grief
- Building a connection with those we’ve lost—through ritual, writing, and intention
- Letting go of resistance and opening to love
- Supporting caregivers and the isolated with empathy and community
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