Grief, Gratitude & The Gray in Between

Grief, Gratitude & The Gray in Between

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Grief, Gratitude & The Gray in Between episodes

  • 155. Embodying Gratitude: A Somatic Journey of Grieving with guest Tatiana Zamir

    TATIANA ZAMIR is an interdisciplinary performance artist and trauma-informed movement facilitator who has been walking a path of evolution, transformation, and deep personal inquiry her whole life. Zamir studied and performed as a dancer and choreographer in the World Arts & Cultures Department at UCLA and developed her natural skills in the healing arts at IPSB Life Energy Institute. From her base in Los Angeles, her work has taken her to Bulgaria, Argentina, Namibia, Zambia, Senegal, Mexico, Cuba, and Bali. As both a healer and an artist, Tatiana holds a uniquely compassionate space, which catalyzes transformation and aids people around the world to embody their joy and live unapologetic, creatively-fulfilled lives — whether in her Afro-Joy Dance classes, her performance art, or movement therapy-based healing arts workshops and retreats. 

    To connect with Tatiana:

    Website: www.tatianazamir.com

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

    Instagram post of her grandmother sharing her last words: https://www.instagram.com/p/CpncxZiPR3w/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

    Contact Kendra if you'd like to be a guest ont he podcast: [email protected]

    www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

    Topics we talk about:

    · Tatiana Zamir shares her close relationship with her grandmother: Tatiana Zamir talks about how her grandmother, Lisa Montel, was her best friend , who raised her with love and exposed her to the arts. She also shares how her grandmother was a Baha'i and an actress who quit her career to serve the community.


    · Tatiana Zamir reflects on how her grandmother's passing has affected her: Tatiana Zamir says that she did not feel a lot of grief or sadness after her grandmother's passing yet, but rather gratitude and joy for their relationship. She says that she feels her grandmother's presence and support even more now, and that she honors her by wearing her clothes and jewelry, and continuing her work.

    · Tatiana Zamir talks about her healing arts workshops and retreats: she  explains how she uses movement therapy and a technique called vesseling to help people heal from trauma and access their intuition. She shares that she hosts healing arts workshops and retreats that are somatic-based and integrate different creative tools and themes, such as healing mother wounds.

    · Tatiana Zamir shares how she healed from her divorce: she reveals that leaving her marriage of 12 years was the hardest thing she ever did in her adulthood, and that she went through a depression and a lot of fear and pain. She says that one of the things that helped her was embodying gratitude and affirming what she wanted to manifest in her life.

    • Tatiana Zamir shares how her dynamics with her mom have changed since her grandmothers transition. She talks about how they've worked on their relationship for many years and how it's evolved. 
    1 hr 14 min
  • 154. Remembering Our Loved Ones in Life and Death- Kate Anderson
    Welkin Memorials founder, Kate Anderson, lost her own father unexpectedly at a young age and was forced to choose between the outdated memorial options the industry provides, so she leveraged her experience in product development to design a product that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional. To make the tough times a little easier for others, Welkin offers handmade, decorative and discreet urns at a fair price point, designed with kin in mind.
    https://welkinmemorials.com/?utm_source=partner&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=gg&g
    https://www.instagram.com/welkinmemorials/
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateanderson11/
    https://www.facebook.com/welkinmemorials/
    https://www.pinterest.com/welkinmemorials/
    Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast:
    https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/
    34 min
  • 153. It's an Honor to Write About My Mother- with Farah
    Farah, an avid baker, yogi, with a 30-year career in the banking industry across continents. Her mother-daughter relationship memoir Meher & Me is a tale of an unconventional life and courage developed through a combination of nature, nurture, and skills acquired along the way. It is a memoir about the life we choose for the lessons we will learn. Farah is of Parsi origin, was born in London, but raised in North India, where she was educated at a Catholic convent in a historic Muslim city, surrounded by Hindu mythology. She is a British national with an Indian heart. She has embraced the different facets of her identity, and considers herself a citizen of the world, with the ability to straddle different cultures and geographies with ease.
    She works in the banking industry, where she started as a trainee aged eighteen in London, having built her career over the span of thirty-plus years across continents.
    In her personal life, following the untimely loss of her mother, Farah, struggling to reconcile the mysteries of life and death, embarked on an inward quest to find the strength to overcome the traumatic family tragedy and other significant life challenges. Through self-healing practices ranging from baking to yoga, Farah was able to find a positive conduit to channel her loss and pain, finally arriving at a place of equanimity.
    Farah is based in Dubai where she has lived for the last two decades. She has two adult children, who are embarking on their life journeys. In her spare time, Farah is an avid baker and dreams of owning a cafe one day. Her other passion is Yoga, and she can often be found on the mat, at a class across Dubai.
    https://www.farahpress.com/
    https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/
    45 min
  • 152. Breaking Open - with Suzanne Anderson
    Suzanne Anderson, is the founder of The Mysterial Woman, a psychologist, author, coach, leadership consultant, and transformational teacher. Her pioneering work in guiding women to awaken their full Feminine and Masculine strengths combines insights and practices from ancient wisdom, depth psychology, and modern neuroscience. She has dedicated the past thirty years to decoding an embodied, integral, and accelerated archetypal pathway to unlock the next level of our innate potential. Combining her graduate studies in women’s developmental psychology together with her decades as a leadership consultant, Suzanne wisely guides women to awaken to the next level of consciousness and leadership capacity, making the changes in themselves they want to shape in the world. She facilitates global online programs, workshops, and retreats, and is the author of You Make Your Path by Walking: A Transformational Field Guide Through Trauma and Loss and is the coauthor of the triple award-winning book The Way of the Mysterial Woman: Upgrading How You Live, Love, and Lead. Originally from Canada, Suzanne now lives in Seattle, WA.
    https://mysterialwoman.com/
    https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/
    55 min
  • 151. Dejar De Revivir Las Heridas Del Pasado- con Alejandro Eder (Español)
    Alejandro Eder es un empresario, líder caleño de 47 años, está casado con Taliana Vargas, Virreina universal y actriz Colombiana. Juntos tienen dos hijos pequeños y comparten un hermoso hogar en la
    ciudad de Cali.
    Antes de trabajar con el gobierno colombiano, trabajó en Banca de Inversión y Finanzas de la Ciudad de Nueva York y en Colombia.y, por temas de la violencia de la cual ha sido víctima su familia lo
    enviaron a estudiar en el extranjero. Como todo jóven, quiso hacer muchas cosas, cuando niño le gustaba jugar a ser bombero, luego quiso ser locutor y reportero, de lo que sí estaba seguro es que
    quería tener un trabajo que le permitiera de alguna manera ayudar a las personas. Este deseo y el secuestro de su abuelo paterno, primer secuestrado por la guerrilla en Colombia, lo motivaron a
    estudiar Relaciones Internacionales y Filosofía, y realizó una maestría en la Escuela de Asuntos Públicos e Internacionales.
    También hizo una especialización en Políticas de Seguridad Internacional y Resolución de Conflictos.
    Desde allí, Alejandro empezó a conocer más sobre la construcción de paz, pensando en lo que ha padecido Colombia, las miles de víctimas por el conflicto armado y la situación tan dolorosa que ha
    atravesado su familia. Su profundo deseo de trabajar por Colombia y el amor por servir que le sembró su madre, lo motivaron a regresar al país donde empezó una carrera como líder político para definir el rumbo de su vida profesional. Como experto en seguridad nacional y construcción de paz, fue designado por el gobierno para ser una de las personas que generaría los primeros encuentros que dieron lugar a los diálogos de paz con las FARC. Desde el 2007 hasta el 2014 trabajó en la Agencia Colombiana para la Reintegración y al mismo tiempo, fue el asesor de Política y Estratégia en el proceso de
    reintegración de excombatientes de Colombia, logrando hacerlo más eficaz y sostenible. Del 2010 al 2014, se desempeñó como Alto Consejero Presidencial para la Reintegración de Colombia y fue
    director general de la Agencia Colombiana para la Reintegración (ACR), donde administró 8 mil millones de pesos y durante todos esos años hizo un trabajo limpio con cero investigaciones.
    Tras su experiencia trabajando por Colombia desde el gobierno nacional, en el 2015 Alejo regresa a Cali a trabajar por su ciudad.
    En 2018 asume el reto de ser candidato a la Alcaldía de Cali, ciudad que ama, conoce y donde ha trabajado junto a fundaciones en el distrito de aguablanca como facilitador de procesos y oportunidades.
    Desde entonces Alejo no ha dejado de trabajar por Cali y por Colombia, ha seguido caminandose la ciudad, escuchando lo que a los caleños les preocupa y añoran para vivir una vida más prospera y de
    calidad. En el 2020, tras ver que el delito del reclutamiento de menores en Cali y en el país sigue en aumento, creó y dirigió el proyecto Infancia Reclutada, investigación liderada por Instituto
    Colombiano de Ciencias Políticas con el apoyo de USAID, con el que se buscaba evidenciar que más de 18 mil niños niñas y adolescentes han sido víctimas de este flagelo por parte de las FARC y que
    HOY todos los grupos delincuenciales en el país están usando las mismas tácticas para reclutar menores de edad.
    Hoy, en el 2023, Alejo está entregado a trabajar por Cali y por todos los caleños. Insiste en que Cali está dolida y que unidos podemos revivir y recuperarla. Que Cali merece un liderazgo exitoso,
    ejercido por una persona con experiencia en el manejo de lo público, con conocimiento y capacidad para gerenciar, que logre respeto y autoridad, que trabaje por todos y para que todos tengamos una
    ciudad más próspera de oportunidades que nos eleve la calidad de vida. las problemáticas que tienen a la ciudad deteriorada y desconectada de las oportunidades.
    https://www.instagram.com/alejoeder/
    https://www.tiktok.com/@alejoeder
    https://www.facebook.com/alejoederg/
    https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/
    54 min
  • 150. Psychology, Consciousness and Mediumship- with Dr. Amy Robbins
    As a clinical psychologist, consciousness expert, and spiritual intuitive/medium, Dr. Amy Robbins helps humans awaken to life and this can sometimes mean navigating one of life’s biggest challenges: death. While there is tremendous sadness, grief, and pain when one suffers a loss, Amy makes death palpable yet approachable. She believes that by dissecting death, we can start to live life.
    Amy received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan. She received her Master's and Doctorate degrees in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Amy’s trained in community mental health clinics in the Chicagoland area.
    In addition to her clinical practice, Amy is the Director of Mental Health at BIÂN, a holistic wellness club in Chicago. She also delves into all of the fascinating questions about life, death, consciousness, and what it all means with some of the most renowned experts in the field, in her podcast, Life, Death, and the Space Between.
    instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dramyrobbins/
    facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dramyrobbins/
    linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-robbins-8906b1126/
    website: https://www.dramyrobbins.com
    youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LifeDeaththeSpaceBetweenDrAmyRobbins
    Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast
    https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com
    43 min
  • 149. The Courage to be Brave- with Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde
    Mariann Edgar Budde is the bishop and spiritual leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, D.C., and the Washington National Cathedral. Prior to her election in 2011, she was a parish priest in Minneapolis for eighteen years. She has appeared on PBS NewsHour, Meet the Press, Good Morning America, and the Today show, among others. Bishop Budde earned her master’s in divinity and doctor of ministry from Virginia Theological Seminary.
    In her new book, How We Learn to be Brave, Bishop Budde explores how key decisions in our lives, if navigated with faith and discernment, pave the way for us to become our most
    courageous selves. Budde weaves stories from her own life, religious texts, the Civil Rights movement, literature, pop culture, and current events to illustrate what goes into "being brave." The decisive moments—some flashy, some subtle—that make up the arc of a lifetime include deciding to stay, deciding to go, deciding to start, accepting what we cannot change, and more.
    https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/705987/how-we-learn-to-be-brave-by-mariann-edgar-budde/
    Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast:
    https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/
    54 min
  • 148 . Sendoff; Reimagining Funerals-with Julie Gilmer
    Julie Gilmer, Event Curator with Sendoff, works alongside Kelly Roberts, Sendoff founder with over 15 years experience in the funeral industry.
    More about Julie Gilmer in her own words:
    “I have experienced grief in several ways. Both of my grandparents, whom I was very close to, passed away. Both my stepfather & my former boss/dear friend husband passed unexpectedly from heart attacks with whom were very special to me. I mention these deaths, because all four of them I was a part of planning their funerals, and not one of them was done traditionally in funeral homes. That just didn't speak to who they were. So, we choose themes...baseball and Superman for example, venues, food and unique touches that felt like them. That helped so much with the grieving process and brought comfort to us all. They were colorful celebrations, and not dark and sad services. When I stumbled on this new company, Sendoff that is reimagining funerals, I felt a strong calling to reach out and see how I could be of service. As an experienced event coordinator, I knew there wasn't a funeral service provider that can plan celebration memorials other than at a funeral home. If you want something other than that, you have to figure it out on your own. After learning about Sendoff, I knew it was something innovative, creative and inspiring that will help people have whatever kind of memorial they want. Not taking away from tradition at all. It's simply about having options. Greif is going to be there, there is no doubt, but if we can take time to laugh, and embrace the good moments in life, comfort is found.”
    https://www.sendoff.co/
    https://www.facebook.com/sendoffmn/
    https://www.instagram.com/sendoffmn/
    https://twitter.com/Sendoffmn
    https://www.linkedin.com/company/sendoffmn/
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxqNWRacpoStECnSv0AKbzg
    Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com/
    51 min
  • 147. At the Crossroads of Life- with Sandi Short
    Sandi Shortt has been on the path of transformation and self-discovery
    since she became a widow with 3 young sons over 30 years ago. That
    was when she was faced with the challenge of figuring out who she was
    and what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. Her first step was
    participating in her own grief therapy and eventually becoming a
    facilitator for grief groups. Since then, she has studied many different
    therapies and modalities in order to understand herself, others and the
    grieving process as well as the depth of self-understanding available to
    us throughout the process of doing one’s inner work.
    Her psychospiritual training came from Transformational Arts College in
    Toronto. Here she taught, did one-on-one therapy with clients and co-
    facilitated intensive weekends.
    Sandi is a breast cancer survivor and a true inspiration to many as she
    continues to learn, grow and share her extensive knowledge with
    others who are on their path of self-empowerment and discovery.
    After going through treatment for breast cancer, Sandi went on to
    study at Ignite Coach School in New York and became a certified
    Mindset and Life coach.
    Get in touch with Sandi Short:
    access the free e-book
    https://expert-artist-3363.ck.page/caaf28d581
    https://www.instagram.com/sandishorttcoaching/
    https://www.facebook.com/the_intentional_intersection
    Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest or for coaching:
    https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com
    46 min
  • 146. Building Resilence- with Martie Smith

    Martie Smith, a bilingual Coach and Airforce Veteran was born in Colombia, South America but has moved 49 times in her  lifetime. Learning from different cultures, surgeries and traumas obtained many life lessons. Now residing in North Carolina alongside her husband and partner of 40 years decided to share these tips to live a purpose-driven life journey with flexibility and resilience. Martie has rebuilt and transformed her life and adopted a mission and vision to leave a legacy of hope for those open to implementing her helpful tips. They have come in handy for her to now live a vibrant and joyful life. The people who learn from her see her as an example that others want to follow and be inspired.    Learn more about Martie Smith  https://martiemsmith.com/  Contact Kendra Rinaldi to be a guest on the podcast: https://www.griefgratitudeandthegrayinbetween.com

    49 min

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