Refining Religion

Podcast Notes:

Writing is a tool that can be used to help process emotions, especially grief.

This week I welcome my dad on the podcast!

Podcast Notes:

We are in the same narrative that Jesus was in. 

"Be as wise as a serpent but as innocent as a dove"

Richard Rohr - "The Art of Letting Go" 

The narrative is what it is. There is no changing it.

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This Week's Podcast Notes:

The illusion of death is that it is "one and done". Try viewing it as the start of a nontraditional relationship.

"Life after the death of a loved one doesn't get easier, it gets more familiar."

It will take years of creating new experiences without the loved one that has passed away. Embrace these new experiences and create new memories with the ones still around you.

The 5 gifts that death brings us are not meant to be benchmarks of healthy grieving. They are just coping tools to help you and your loved one heal in an uncomfortable time.

Enjoy!

This week's Podcast Notes:

"Anxiety is the enemy of human relationship"

"Die before you die so that when you die, you do not die"

We are a death-denying culture. How do we teach ourselves to become more comfortable with death?

"How to be an Adult"

Unconditional positive regard is a key aspect to loving each other

This week Verlyn and I discuss the second gift death brings - Thank You.

There is some powerful material in this episode and links to anything mentioned can be found below:

The Play by Peter Mayer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADl_q5u9dlU

"Death doesn't end relationships, it just changes them."

Fun article about "thin places": https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/22/this-column-change-your-life-heaven-earth

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Today we discuss the first of the five gifts death brings us.