Grief Magic: Rituals, Tarot & Creativity for Seasons of Loss

Friends, I am so happy to share this beautiful conversation with Uma Girish with you. We talked about loss as a portal, honouring all kinds of grief, letting relationships evolve and transform and finding ourselves in a steady and loving way in the process. 

Uma Girish is a Grief Companion for women who feel lost as they’re grieving a loss. She serves as a loving witness and companions them on their journey so they can feel seen, heard, and supported as they heal.
Her Substack publication is called “Light After Loss.”
Uma is also the author of four books, the latest being “Sacred Fire: Memoir of A Marriage” which speaks to the grief in a long-term partnership when two people who love and respect each other deeply choose to walk different soul paths.
You can learn more about Uma and her work at https://umagirish.com

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Thank you for listening!

Love,

Yarrow

This episode is an invitation to join me for supportive, affordable sessions every Monday this fall. We continue on from the summer blessings series, every Monday from 7-8pm UK time, with gentle space to write, make art, do rituals or dream. No pressure, come as you are and use the code FRIENDS to join for free if you can't afford the normal price of 60 GBP. 

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and join the branding & canva fundraiser workshop over here: https://pinkwellstudio.com/fundraiser-workshops/

Love,

Yarrow

What happens to the poetry, the paintings, the sketches and songs of our loved ones when they pass? In this beautiful conversation with Sarah Sawyer we talked about her friend and award-winning poet, Andrea Werblin Reid, who left us a stunning collections of poems called To See Yourself As You Vanish. It gave me so much precious food for thought about final wishes, the things we leave behind and what we can do for those we love as we say goodbye. 

In the last 3 years of her life, Andi 150 fierce, frank, witty poems on living with ovarian cancer and end of life. Before she died she asked a group of friends to do what we could to get it into the world. Sarah Sawyer is of those friends and is thrilled to share that this, her 3rd and strongest book yet--To See Yourself As You Vanish--is being represented by Rob McQuilken and will be published by Wesleyan Press September 9th. 

The book: https://www.weslpress.org/9780819502070/to-see-yourself-as-you-vanish/

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

Sarah Sawyer is a writer and a chaplain specializing in psychedelics and end of life. She lives in Boulder, Colorado and is proud to be helping to shepherd Andi's work to publication. Sarah's work: https://www.sarahksawyer.com/ 

You can join Fall Blessings over here: https://glimmerportal.com/blessings/

Thank you for listening!

Love,

Yarrow

Last week was the first anniversary of my mum's passing, so I wanted to share an episode on what surprised me, what I needed, how I changed and what we did to mark the day. I hope this episode will offer you some space to reflect on your own grief and feel less alone in the process <3

If you have a question, you can send me a voice note here: https://speakpipe.com/yarrowm

Much love,

Yarrow

This is a little waffle about who I used to be when I was younger and what it was like to slowly but surely slow down to honour my health and be honest about who I actually am (not a super charged over achiever). I hope it helps you make space for your own grief around abilities, health and past versions of self. 

You can join my free monthly Spark sessions via Substack: https://yarrow.substack.com/

This is the sign up for Summer Blessings, which starts tomorrow: https://glimmerportal.com/summer-blessings/

And this is the sign up for my next fundraiser workshop on July 17th: https://pinkwellstudio.com/money-workshop/

Thank you for listening!

Love,

Yarrow

I have two invitations for you:

1. Please join me for a fundraiser workshop on money, shame & pricing: ⁠https://pinkwellstudio.com/money-workshop/⁠

2. Come make weird & beautiful art with me in weekly creative sessions every Monday in July & August. Come as you are, work on your own project and enjoy gentle togetherness. GBP 40, no one turned away for lack of funds: ⁠https://glimmerportal.com/summer-blessings/⁠

Hopefully see you soon!

Love,

Yarrow

In this episode I am sharing a few ideas to help us remember loved ones we have lost. It was my mum's birthday last week, so this is fresh on my mind and I hope that some of these ideas will feel sweet for you to try. 

If you'd like to send me a question, you can do so here: https://speakpipe.com/yarrowm

Here is the sign up to the fundraiser workshop on money, pricing & shame: https://pinkwellstudio.com/money-workshop/

and here is more info about grief companionship: https://glimmerportal.com/companionship/

Thank you for listening!

Love,

Yarrow

Firstly, thank you so much for the warm reception, support and encouragement for this new podcast chapter and business adventure. I appreciate all the feedback and reviews so much! In today's episode I am offering five ways to connect in grief, organised in an introvert-friendly way by amount of social energy required. 

Here is the link to send me a voice note question: https://www.speakpipe.com/yarrowm

Here is my Substack (which includes free monthly Spark sessions): https://yarrow.substack.com/

and here is the link to my new Grief Glimmers course, on pre-sale until June 11th: https://glimmerportal.com/courses/

The books I mentioned were The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Frances Weller and Bright Hour by Nina Riggs

Thank you for listening!

Love,

Yarrow

This episode is a reflection on how grief moves through the body with a guided meditation practice at the end. All you need is a quiet space to sit or lie down. Enjoy!

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and you can send me a question over here: speakpipe.com/yarrowm

Thank you for listening!

Love,

Yarrow

I'm so happy to share my first interview in this new podcast chapter with you! I spoke to the wonderful Lynn of Full Circle of Love, who has also been touched by grief and shared lots of her insights & magic. Here is some of what we talked about: 

• Navigating the depth of grief & letting it change us 
• Building community in which we can fully be ourselves 
• Slow stitching and art practices that gently slow us down
• Being sensitive and living a creative, resilient & connected life 

Lynn Salmon-Easter is a Reiki practitioner and artist living and working in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA. Lynn finds deep purpose in guiding individuals home to their heart and body using energy work and art making. She finds slow stitching to be magical in bringing mindfulness and awareness alive through its practice, and she vows to bring this experience to life for others through her artwork and classes. Lynn has trained in the Usui lineage with David Kaley of Minnesota. 

Her website: https://www.fullcircleoflove.com

instagram: @fullcircleoflove

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

Rest advocate Octavia Raheem mentioned in the episode: https://www.octaviaraheem.com/And her books: Pause, Rest, Be https://www.pauserestbe.com/Rest Is Sacred https://www.octaviaraheem.com/rest-is-sacred Thanks so much for listening!Love,Yarrow