My guest J’aime Morrison and I dove right in to such a rich and beautiful conversation about grief and loss and the way our bodies hold and can be used to express our grief. She is a former professional dancer and now a professor of theater and movement at California State University at Northridge. She's also a woman who fell in love with surfing later in life, which turned out to be a profoundly important passion that has helped her navigate the waters of deep grief after the death of her husband to a brain tumor. In fact, she's created a Cannes Film Festival award-winning short experimental called Upwell, that is such a beautiful and powerful reminder, really capturing the experience of grief so beautifully through dance, and surf, and community. Her ability to interweave story and metaphor and movement into this episode was such a gift in this conversation.

Dr. J’aime Morrison is a Professor of Theatre Movement at California State University, Northridge and she holds a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from New York University. Learn more about her Cannes Film Festival Award winning film and the incredible retreat she is a part of by clicking the links below.

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/370342378/914bfb68c9

https://www.twocanretreats.com/mourning-surf-grief-retreat-santa-teresa-costa-rica

@mourningsurf

(10:20) - A language beyond words: J’aime’s journey to recognize the therapeutic value within movement

(16:06) - Building a family: The day J’aime met her husband, his illness and the anticipatory grief experience

(35:53) - Surfing is like grief

(46:53) – The experience of community working on the film

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