The Cosmic Heartline Podcast: Remembering our Relationship with Death

In this final episode of season 2, I share what is perhaps the most profound takeaway I have from the recent death transition of my sweet little Arwen. Leadership. The importance, the unshakeable importance, of the capacity to take leadership in the death process.

I'll be back with season 3 in late June 2026!

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I am thrilled to be joined by Jeanne Rewa, an artist, coach, and facilitator, to talk about her journey through grief. Jeanne shares about her boy Reno, his death in 2001, and the journey of composting grief she has been on since then -- with a beautiful outlet found through her artwork.

Connect with Jeanne and learn more about her work here: ⁠linktr.ee/jeannerewa⁠

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I am thrilled to be joined by Dr. John Murray, DVM on the podcast today!

Dr. Murray is a hospice vet based in the Chicagoland area. He joins me to help "demystify" what at-home euthanasia can look like, talk about the tangible steps of the euthanasia process, and share some of his professional perspective on the end of life process.

Find Dr. Murray and connect with him here: https://linktr.ee/Drmurrayhospicevet?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

This week's episode is short and sweet. Recorded while I was traveling in Ireland, I reflect on the overwhelming awe that is immediately felt when looking up at the vast, dark cosmos, and remember that there is so much we have yet to truly understand.

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This is a very special episode to me as I am joined by my big brother, Jay. We talk about the different walks of grief we can experience in this life, particularly those after the traumatic and unexpected deaths of friends.

The Sharp End Podcast, Ep 54: A Tribute to Fiona: https://open.spotify.com/episode/30SHNubAmn4fqzTdkJOkgQ?si=9f6d950bdfcc4e42

Find Jay on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1YofhmJEVgcdAKKKFVQqLi?si=O3kGR1RvQzCl0tG9ADblZA

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This episode is a solo episode with a bit of ASMR mixed in, as I recorded these thoughts while sitting in the grass with my mare Sky as she grazed. I speak about a common phrase I hear a lot - "This is so hard to do" - and reflect on the power of our resilience to lean in to really hard things.

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This week I'm joined by Nica Quinn. Nica is a wonderfully talented artist, and the person who brought the energy of Cosmic Heartline into visual form. We talk about the alchemy of creativity, navigating through death of past versions of self, and the importance of community.

Connect with Nica on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nica_draws_nature/

Nica's Website: https://nicadrawsnature.com

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What is your relationship with death?

Join me as I reflect on what I believe are two of the biggest ways we as humans disconnect ourselves from the nature of death, and how our animals help invite us back into relationship with death.

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Today I'm joined by the wonderful Alexa Linton! We reflect on anticipatory grief, what we can do to better prepare ourselves (especially as horse owners) for the inevitable, and how advanced planning can actually soften the waves of grief.

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Alexa Linton is a life-long horse lover, Equine Sport Therapist of 20 years, host of the Whole Horse Podcast, now in it’s 8th season, facilitator, author, and creator of the Whole Horse Apprenticeship, a 6 month equine wellness immersion program, and most recently, Outside the Box Equine, an educational hub for species-specific horse keeping. Her vision is to support a change worldwide in horse keeping practices towards more species-specific care, ethically informed training and riding, and a more collaborative approach to being with and sharing our lives with horses.

She lives with her partner Patrick, her three horses, two dogs, and cat on a 5 acre property in the Cowichan Valley where she has built an ever-evolving paddock paradise track system for her herd, Diva, Raven and Gwynna. Her vision is to build a horse-keeping demonstration site implementing species-specific elements that work for the Pacific Northwest, to inspire horse owners and equine practitioners in skill-building workshops, and immersive retreats to shift their horse spaces by showing what is possible.

Learn more at www.outsidetheboxequine.com

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Join me as I share the biggest lesson my beloved cat, Silas, has taught me - how to love deeply while holding with open hands. How to find a sense of surrender, release, and trust in the unknown. Especially in the moments it feels most challenging.

Cited poetry: "In Blackwater Woods," Mary Oliver

Daily Haiku, Tyler Knott Gregson

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