Rest In Peace

Margaret Meloni is a businessperson, Buddhist practitioner, and advocate for what she calls Death Dhamma. The practice of inviting the awareness of death into your life. She has seen how Buddhism, combined with a healthy respect for the Grim Reaper, has helped her create a life with more peace and less suffering. She is also a podcaster and author.

In this episode we discussed:

• Accepting death as an essential part of life
• The Buddhist's outlook on suffering
• Margaret's new book Sitting With Death: Buddhist Insights to Help You Face Your Fears and Live a Peaceful Life 

"I'm not saying don't believe in miracles, but I'm also saying accept the reality of what you're being told. Because if you want to keep thinking that some miracle will come and that your loved one is not going to die...that's a form of aversion and you're going to suffer more if you keep waiting for something to happen to save them from their death." - Margaret Meloni

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Roseanne Collison is the author of My Children in Heaven: A Story of Grief, Hope and Love, She has triumphed over multiple miscarriages and the death of my son. Roseanne shares her story to give hope to all.

In this episode we discussed:

• Surviving 4 pregnancy losses
• Book resources: A Gift of Time and Experiencing Grief
• Role of faith in seasons of grief

"In hard times you can draw near God, and to reach out to others. By putting one foot in front of the other you can get through the struggles we face here on Earth." - Roseanne Collison

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Kristen Elliott is an End of Life Doula who guides both the living and dying back home to themselves. Helping people truly live every moment - even their last.

In this episode we discussed:

• Rewriting life's prescription
• Holding space for the dying
• New forms of funeral practices

"Talking about death doesn't bring death upon you. It's a really great way to learn how to live a more fulfilled life." - Kristen Elliott

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Jerry Zehr is an ordained minister and has been a leader in Interfaith ministries for over 35 years. He has helped create four interfaith organizations, including the Carmel Interfaith Alliance and the Indiana Multifaith Network. Before Jerry went into the ministry, he was a professional actor performing in over 50 musicals and dramas. His book "The Peacemaker's Path: Multifaith Reflections to Deepen Your Spirituality" is designed with 40 days of devotion and reflection. There are six themes, with one week given for each topic. People can read the 40 entries one day at a time or read one week if they are in a small group or read the whole book in their time frame.

In this episode we discussed:

• Develop peace within, advocate for others, offer mercy
• Walking the Enlightened Path 
• The importance of being true to ourselves, learn to trust, and forgive

"Live in grace and goodness. Don't let guilt and shame hold you. You're forgiven. Love yourself and love others. Help bring peace to our world." - Jerry Zehr

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After losing his son 10+ years ago. Justin Caffrey turned to Eastern Psychology and Neuroscience. Justin has become a recognized expert on the Vagus Nerve, the autonomic nervous system, and how Eastern traditions have recognized the importance of these key physiological repossess for thousands of years.

In this episode we discussed:

• Post-traumatic growth
• Vagus Nerve Massage and cold showers
• Shugendo, training with Yamabushi 

"Focus on you. Start with you. And the recovery is already beginning." - Justin Caffrey

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Dr Marissa Pei is an edu-tainer and extremely #postivelyopinionated in helping people feel better about themselves, those around them and life overall. She is the #1 bestselling author of 8 Ways to Happiness from Wherever You Are, and a celebrity host/producer. Dr. Marissa was introduced to Oprah as the Asian Oprah, has been interviewed on NBC, CBS, ABC and FOX.

In this episode we discussed:

• Why does Marissa say 88% Happy and not 100% Happy?
• Why is there nothing wrong with people who have had abuse in their past
• Her daily practice in mindfulness gratefulness

"The friendly universe is always saying, come over here, it's ok, everything is going to work out. I call my friendly universe my UPS man, my universal power source man. He delivers when I pray and meditate in the morning." - Marissa Pei

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Jason Zuk is an Attorney, Intuitive Psychic Medium, and a Podcaster. For many years, he has witnessed a world full of amazing spirituality! When his grandfather passed away from a stroke it opened his intuitive abilities. Jason believes that we are all capable of major change and paradigm shifts in our lives…but we must be open and possess the courage and fortitude to leave our comfort zones to experience them.  

In this episode we discussed:

• How Jason utilizes crystals to read energy and get intuition
• Psychic readings
• 1% is body, 99% is spirit

"Dying is just another process like breathing, and that when you actually die its like falling asleep on the couch without realizing it." - Jason Zuk

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Sarah Ticho is a serial founder, curator, researcher and international speaker specialising in arts, health and immersive technology. She is the founder of Hatsumi (which means to see for the first time). They develop work at the intersection of immersive technology, participatory art, and storytelling to improve physical and mental health. They're the creators behind BodyMap, a creative participatory tool created to help people communicate and understand the embodied experience of pain and emotion using 3D drawing and sound.

In this episode we discussed:

• How virtual reality can be used in end of life
• Forest of Serenity by Sir David Attenborough
• Using embodied technologies to tell stories through art

"We've been looking at using VR to communicate pain with clinicians, for patients to use in the waiting room before they see the doctor. Its a better way of communicating what's going on for them." - Sarah Ticho

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Sherrie Dunlevy never knew her background in TV would lead to a book How Can I Help?: Your Go-To Guide for Helping Loved Ones through Life's Difficulties, just as she never believed a book would lead to an entire new life path as a professional speaker and self proclaimed “Inspirationista”

In this episode we discussed:

• How it took years to heal from the pain of her grief as a bereaved mom
• Relationship building in the age of technology
• Graduating Grief

"I want to provide hope. Because a lot of times when you enter support groups, grievers were led to believe they're prisoners of their pain and I don't believe it has to be that way." - Sherrie Dunlevy

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Edy Nathan is the foremost expert In grief, trauma, and sexuality. She's a keynote speaker at healthcare & corporate workshops, and author of the book It's Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss

In this episode we discussed:

• What Edy learnt from David Schnarch, and Brain Talk
• ACISTE (American Center for the Integration of Spiritually Transformative Experiences) 
• How we can use our 2 allies: the brain and breath, to conquer anxiety

"The breath can be the most centering part of our lives than you can even imagine." - Edy Nathan

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