Grief Dreams Podcast

In this episode we talk about our rebrand, changes to the team, Joshua moving to British Columbia, and our excitement to begin interviewing guests again.    You can find more about Grief Dreams here: Our website – www.griefdreams.ca  Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   Looking for ways to support the podcast? You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways: 1) Become a Patreon supporter (monthly financial support) https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast   2) Buy us a Coffee (one-time financial support)  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/griefdreams   3) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen) and give a review. This improves our online visibility.   4) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. We appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic.  

In this episode (Part 2), we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2021. *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast.    Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast

In this episode (Part 1), we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2021. *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast.    Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast    

Jenn K. Lee is a writer and mixed media artist who lives in Hawaii with her husband and two children. Her book, Grieving in Dreams: Finding Peace After Losing My Sister, explores how her first year of dreaming about her late sister, who passed away in 2019, helped her process her grief and guided her toward a path that ultimately led to peace.   In this episode we talk about her relationship with her sister, her sister's journey with cancer, the many grief dreams of her sister, and writing her new book.   You can find more about Jenn on Instagram @grievingindreams ***************   You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast    

Dr. Karen Wyatt is the bestselling author of the book 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying, which contains stories of patients she cared for as a hospice doctor and the spiritual lessons she learned from them at the end of their lives. Dr. Wyatt also hosts End-of-Life University Podcast, which features conversations with experts who work in all aspects of end-of-life care. She is widely regarded as a thought-leader in the effort to transform the way we care for our dying in the U.S. In addition, she is valued for her application of spiritual principles to illness and healthcare.   In this episode we talk about her podcast, working as a hospice doctor, the death of her father by suicide, difficulties processing the death, and grief dreams of her father.   You can find more about Karen at www.eoluniversity.com and on Instagram @kwyattmd   ***************   You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast

Zachary Steele is the Broadleaf Writers Association Founder & Executive Director, and has been featured by NPR, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Publishers Weekly, Baby Got Books, Shelf Awareness, Writer Magazine and was nominated for the Sidewise Award for Alternate Fiction. His recent novel, The Weight of Ashes is his third novel.    In this episode we talk about getting started being a writer, grief in fictional stories, his new novel “The Weight of Ashes”, how writing facilitated processing his own grief, the death of his best friend as a child, working through the anger over his friend's suicide, and the death and grief dreams of his cat.   You can find more about Zachary at http://zacharysteele.com/   *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast  

Autumn Toelle-Jackson is a wife, widow, mother, and survivor. The loss of a husband, a beloved cousin and mentor, her daughter, and miscarriages have left scars on her soul and memorial tattoos on her body, but Autumn learned to grow through it all. She wrote Boldly into the Darkness: Living with Loss, Growing with Grief & Holding onto Happiness to share her story and let others who are grieving know they aren't alone, and even with loss there is hope. Autumn and her family created Growing with Grief to provide those who are grieving with a place to find community, resources, and help.   In this episode we talk about her miscarriages, the death of her daughter and husband, memorial tattoos, learning to feel her grief, her book, and grief dreams of her husband.   You can find more about Autumn at www.growingwithgrief.com and on Instagram @growingwithgrief   *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast

Heike Mertins is an author, blogger and speaker. She is the author of “Grief is...Thoughts on loss, struggle and new beginnings” (2017), which chronicles her journey through the bizarre, frustrating and at times humorous world of incomprehensible loss. Following the death of her brother and husband, Heike began to document the process of loss, emotion and healing that accompanies a momentous life change.   In this episode we talk about the death of her brother, husband, and mother, the little things in grief that are not talked about, her book about grief, sleep changes and triggers after loss, humorous aspects in grief, and grief dreams of her husband.   You can find more about Heike at https://heikemertins.com/   *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast  

Callsuma Ali is a British Bangladeshi podcaster. She is the host of Bereavement Room, a British born podcast about life, death, grief and Identity from the perspective of black and brown voices across the diaspora. The podcast was launched in November 2019 following poor experiences Callsuma went through when accessing bereavement support and therapy.   In this episode we talk about her relationship with her mother and brother, being a caregiver for her brother who had autism, the death of her mother and then brother, having difficulties finding suitable grief support, starting her own podcast ‘Bereavement Room', and grief dreams of her mother.   You can find more about Callsuma on Instagram and Twitter @bereavementroom   ***************   You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast  

In this guest update episode, we talk with Heather Stang from Episode 119. Heather is the author of Mindfulness & Grief and the now released guided journal, From Grief To Peace. She is the founder of the Mindfulness & Grief Institute, where she facilitates Awaken, a mindfulness-based online group, offers individual sessions, and hosts the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast. Heather holds a master's degree in Thanatology from Hood College and is a Certified Yoga Therapist.   In this episode we talk about the death of her dog (Monster) and estranged grandmother, the power of animals in our lives, continuing bonds and finding new meaning after pet loss, adopting her new dog, her grief dream of Monster, and her new guided journal.   You can find more about Heather at mindfulnessandgrief.com   ***************   You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast

We rereleased this episode (E119) as our next episode features an update on the guest.   Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT is the author of Mindfulness & Grief, now in its second edition, and the host of the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast. She has a Master's Degree in Thanatology and is a certified yoga therapist and meditation instructor. Heather is on the Advisory Board for the highly regarded military family survivor organization Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), and is the founder of the Mindfulness & Grief Training Institute.   In this episode we talk about how she got into yoga and meditation, benefits of it during grief, grief related insomnia, loss of her uncle as a child and other losses, and her grief dream of her grandmother.   You can find more about Heather here https://mindfulnessandgrief.com/

Roger Ivar Lohmann is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Trent University. He has published extensively about the relationship between dreaming and culture, including Dream Travelers: Sleep Experiences and Culture in the Western Pacific. An ethnographer of the Asabano people of Papua New Guinea, he has served as editor-in-chief of the journal Reviews in Anthropology, chair of the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania, and president of the Green Party of Ontario.   In this episode we talk about Anthropology, his interest in dreams, the importance of dreams in culture, different cultural dream theories, dreams during the grief process, studying the Asabano people, the death of his sister, and grief dreams of his sister.     *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast

Caitlin Garvey is a writer and English professor in Chicago. She has an MFA in creative writing from Northwestern University and an MA in English Literature from DePaul University. Her work has been published in Post Road Magazine, Little Fiction: Big Truths, The Baltimore Review, The Tishman Review, and others. Her debut memoir, The Mourning Report, is about losing her mother to cancer and collecting the stories of the people who played a role in her mother's care.   In this episode we talk about her relationship with her mother, navigating through university while grieving, attempting suicide, finding purpose and direction, her new book ‘The Mourning Report', interviewing others about her mother, and grief dreams of her mother.   You can find more about Caitlin at https://www.caitlinhogangarvey.com/     *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast    

Saje Dyer is a 31 year-old woman from New York City. Saje grew up in Boca Raton, FL and moved to New York where she graduated from NYU with a master's degree in psychology. She is the co-author of the new book, The Knowing, which explores how she was able to return to the teachings of her father, Dr. Wayne Dyer after he passed away. She has published a children’s book titled “Goodbye Bumps!” that tells the true story of how she was able to heal herself as a child through the power of the mind. Saje often traveled with her Dad, to speak to his audiences and she recently appeared on his PBS special. Saje is a mother to her little boy Julian and she enjoys traveling, learning, and spending time with loved ones. Being the youngest of 8 children, family is and always has been an important part of her life.   In this episode we talk about being the youngest of 8 children, going with the flow of life, using love to heal her bumps as a child, the death of her father, feeling empowered in her grief journey, co-authoring her new book 'The Knowing' with her sister, and grief dreams of her father.   You can find more about Saje at Sajedyer.com and on Instragram @sajedyer     *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast

Jessica Clontz is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University, DuBois campus, where she teaches courses on the helping professions, gerontology, addictions counseling, and grief and loss. Jess is a trained end of life doula through the International End of Life Doula Association and works to promote conversations surrounding death and dying in her local community. When she's not teaching, you can find her hiking with her family in the Pennsylvania Wilds, reading a good book, tending to her plants, or traveling to new places. She lives in beautiful Pennsylvania with her husband and German Shepherd.    In this episode we talk about teaching a course on grief and loss, student reactions to the course, her relationship with her grandmother, her death during the pandemic and maintaining a bond, the grief dream of her grandmother, and the power of sharing dreams with others.   You can find more about Jessica on Instagram @jessclontz104     *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast    

Gabrielle Mirabile (also known as Zingara) is a 22-year-old music producer from Maryland. Ever since she was little, she has been connected to the spirit world. Dealing with the loss of a loved one has always been different with her because she has still been able to communicate with them. Whether she asks for a specific sign and sees it, or has a visitation dream, her loved ones continue to find ways to show her they are still here. She strives to connect her music with spirituality and teaches her audience about the constant presence of spirit around us.   In this episode we talk about producing music, connecting her music with spirituality, making the music video called ‘The 12th Density’, her connection with spirit, Ram Dass, and grief dreams of her grandmother, grandfather, and best friend.   You can find more about Gabrielle at: https://linktr.ee/zingaramusic   Link to ‘The 12th Density’ music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gewcLY87c2w     *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast  

Julie Potter is a certified social worker who has experience in home care, hospice, nursing homes and hospitals. For 20 years, she turned her expertise toward coordinating a spousal bereavement program, as well as a hospital-based wellness program for people 60 and over. She has recently released the book “Harnessing the Power of Grief”.   In this podcast we talk about being a social worker, burnout in the field, starting a spousal bereavement program, the death of her parents, her book, and grief dreams of her parents.   **************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Also, you can find the links to our online courses (A Grief Dreams Workshop and Crazy in Love: Using Romantic Relationships as a Vehicle for Growth) and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consulting with Dr. Joshua Black.   Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group   To support the podcast on Pateron visit https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast

Holly Truhlar (she/her) is a grief therapist, community organizer, and lawyer. In her search for what's just and holy, she earned a Doctorate in Law and Masters in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology. Yet, she found more Soul, more of what mattered, in witnessing grief and spending time with animal-kin. Now, she integrates her training and experience to create justice-based, transformative relationships between people, groups, and the more-than-human world. She’s currently practicing and researching social technologies, such as ritual, Deep Democracy work, and interspecies communication, that foster collective nervous system regulation. She's been called to help hold grief in these troubled and transitional times, so she lives with her heart broken open and soul on display.   In this episode we talk about the death of her brother when she was 10, grieving while in school, being run over by a drunk driver, the death of her sister, animals in her life, the death of her horse, animal’s grief, and grief dreams of her brother and sister.   You can find more about Holly here: www.hollytruhlar.com   ***************   You can find more about Grief Dreams here:   Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find common questions on grief dreams answered and links to the podcast. Also, you can find links to the Grief Dreams Online Workshop and One-on-One Grief Dreams Consultiations with Dr. Joshua Black   Instagram - @Griefdreams   Twitter - @Griefdreams   Clubhouse - @Griefdreams (Note: we have 2 clubs you can join - Grief Dreams and Grief Café)   Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group

Sabrina Palazzo is a mindset + energy coach, and certified breathwork facilitator. In 2020, Sabrina lost her father-in-law and her dad to cancer within one month of each other, which became the catalyst for her own personal development journey. Using the methods she teaches today, she evolved from unmotivated & depressed, to starting her own business and practicing daily tactics that rewired her subconscious, elevated her energy, and manifested the life she has always wanted to live. It is Sabrina's mission to educate women on the power of their minds & energy so they can take full control of their lives, shift out of their pain and into their power, and make great changes that actually last.    In this episode we talk about her mindset in life prior to her father’s death, her relationship with her father, his death and grieving during the pandemic, suffering job loss after his death, finding a new mindset and career direction, signs after loss, and grief dreams of her father-in-law and father.   You can find more about Sabina here www.selfhealingwithsabs.com  

When Mike Bernhardt’s wife died in 1991, he turned to writing poetry as a tool of healing. He later solicited the poetry of other people whose loved ones had died, receiving hundreds of submissions from around the world. The result was Voices of the Grieving Heart, first published in 1994. The new, expanded edition contains over 160 selected poems, essays, and images by 83 contributors who share their journeys through loss, grief, and transformation. After retiring in 2016 from a career in IT, he began to write a travel blog and essays. His award-winning work has appeared in Deep Travel: Souvenirs from the Inner Journey, DIVER Magazine, and many other print and online publications.   In this episode we talk about meeting this first wife, her death, his grieving process, dating after loss, writing his book, grief dreams in the book, and his grief dreams of his wife.   You can find more about Mike here: https://mikebernhardt.net

In this guest update episode, we talk with Pennie Hunt from Episode 102. Pennie is an Author/Columnist/Speaker. She just released her new book, “Love Your Life - No Matter What - 76 Tips to Journey Through Grief and Loss.”   In this episode we talk about her new book and any new grief dreams she has had.   You can find more about Pennie here: www.PennieHunt.com

We rereleased this episode (E102) as our next episode features an update on the guest.   Pennie Hunt is a speaker, author, and the President and founder of Journey Through, LLC. Her book is titled “Love Your Life-No Matter What - 76 Tips to Live Life with Love and Gratitude.” She also writes a weekly blog called “Writings From The Corner of Spirit & Brave.”    In this episode we talk about a series of life changing events (including the death of her son and dog), her weekly blog, getting a memorial tattoo, and grief dreams of her son and dog.   You can find more information on Pennie at www.PennieHunt.com

Jill Campbell began her career running lines with Morgan Freeman at the Public Theatre. Since 2005, Jill has worked as a producer, director and writer on many different films that have had worldwide distribution and screened on Netflix, Amazon, Kanopy, BBC, Urban Movie Channel and Sky TV. Jill’s newest film released in 2020, SEAT 20D, premiered at Hampton’s Doc Fest and Canada’s prestigious Art Fifa (The International Festival of Films on Art). This documentary explores the grief journey of those after the bombing of Pan Am Flight 101 in 1988 and Suse Lowenstein monumental sculpture titled "Dark Elegy".   In this episode we talk about how she became a documentarian, her filming process, her newest documentary SEAT 20D, Dark Elegy by Suse Lowenstein, Jill’s father’s death, filming her father’s last days, the death of her dog, and grief dreams of her dog and father.   You can find more information on SEAT 20D at www.seat20d.com. Links to watching the documentary can be found on the website and it is now showing at Le Fifa - https://lefifa.com/en/catalog/seat-20d   You can watch the trailer here: https://vimeo.com/368323602  

A. Olivia Nelson is a two-time widow in her twenties who, in the span of five years, said goodbye to family and friends alongside major non-death losses. Having to face grief in a variety of situations, she gained deep insight into our broken grief culture: grieving people lack support and those who want to help don't know how. To heal this gap, Nelson formed Learning About Grief, a website on which she shares personal stories, coping resources, and a virtual grief group for the bereaved and their supporters. Her vision is to change how we perceive grief.   In this episode we talked about being a two-time widow, the challenges in both deaths, coping with her grief while moving, dating after loss, texting the deceased, her desire to educate others about grief, and grief dreams of both of her deceased partners.   You can find more about A. Olivia Nelson on Instagram @LearningAboutGrief, Twitter @LearnAboutGrief, or learningaboutgrief.com. 

Krista Brenner is a Thanadoula / End-of-Life Doula, Grief & Bereavement Coach, Funeral Celebrant, Indian Head Massage Facilitator, Recreation Therapist, Reiki Master-Teacher, and Crystal Therapist. She is educated in Thanatology, Funeral Pre-Planning, and Funeral Services. From the experience and education she has obtained, she created Soul Circle, a company focusing on these disciplines. Krista is also the Kitchener-Waterloo Co-Representative for the Bereavement Ontario Network.   In this episode we talk about her journey to become an end-of-life doula, her business, her relationship with her brother and grandmother, the death of both of them, and grief dreams of her brother and grandmother.   You can find more about Krista here: www.thesoulcircle.ca

Tara K. Michaud is a high school English teacher and a New Hampshire native. Tara’s brother, Tory, was murdered while at work in December of 2006. For eight years prior to his death, she dreamt of his death.    In this episode we talk about being a high school teacher during the pandemic, her relationship with her brother, dreaming of her brother's death, the events of his death, her grief journey, and a dream she had of her brother after his death.

In this episode we talk with Darwyn Dave about his challenges in 2020, the love shown from his podcast listeners, a co-worker's death and GoFundMe page, and the amount of deaths during the pandemic.   To find more about Darwyn visit http://www.dealingwithmygrief.com/   You can find Freddy Davila’s GoFundMe Page here https://gofund.me/b34762c5

In this episode we talk about the challenges and successes in 2020, the ‘Calling of the Heart’ short film, our new online courses, and 2021.   You can find the Calling of the Heart short film at https://www.callingoftheheart.ca/   You can find our online courses at https://www.griefdreams.ca/online-courses . Type in the coupon code 21OFF at the checkout to get 21% off. This offer ends March 1, 2021.

In this episode (Part 2), we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2020.

In this episode (Part 1), we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2020.

Bailee Rainwater is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who graduated from Belmont University with a degree in songwriting and music business. Before the pandemic, she was playing shows in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia. While she hopes to return to performing after Covid, she is currently focusing on writing full-time, running her small bed and breakfast and becoming a certified pilates instructor. Her new song “Christmastime” is now streaming on music platforms everywhere.   In this episode we talk about being a singer-songwriter, having the courage to pursue your dreams, creativity, her new song “Christmastime”, the multiple losses in her life, and grief dreams.   You can find more about Bailee on Instagram @baileerainwater

Dr. Leslie Ellis is a teacher, author, and psychotherapist. She is currently offering online dream work instruction based on her book, A Clinician’s Guide to Dream Therapy (published in 2019). She also offers individual dream work sessions and training in somatic approaches to psychotherapy. Leslie has a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology and a Masters from Pacific Graduate Institute. She is vice president and a Certifying Coordinator with The International Focusing Institute.   In this episode we talk about her interest in dreams, the benefits of dream work, how dreams reflect waking life, pandemic dreams, grief dreams, possible dreams over the holidays, pet loss, her ambiguous loss with the disappearance of her cat, and the dreams she had of him afterwards.   You can find more about Dr. Ellis here https://drleslieellis.com/   Her blog post of grief dreams can be found here https://drleslieellis.com/how-your-dreams-help-you-grieve-2/    

FAVVKES (pronounced "fox") is a Canadian artist and songwriter. FAVVKES brings you 90s nostalgia with a 2020 attitude. Her alternative, rock-pop style is reminiscent of artists like Courtney Love and Garbage, while bringing charisma and fresh fashion like Gwen Stefani. FAVVKES is preparing her solo debut, and she unapologetically touches on sensitive subject matter surrounding mental health. Her songs deliver strong messages on what it means to deal with social anxiety, depression, acceptance and inclusivity. Through her music and platform, FAVVKES' goal is to become a strong advocate for mental health and the LBGTQ+ community, while she takes on the world with her magnetic and meaningful music. Her new song "Black Dove" is now out.   In this episode we talk about finding her love for music, using music as a way to cope, mental health challenges and self-care over the holidays, her new song Black Dove, living your truth, the multiple deaths in her life, and grief dreams of her grandmother.   You can find more about FAVVKES at http://favvkes.com/ and her new music video for Black Dove can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4m4feler_s

Allison Gilbert is an Emmy award-winning journalist, author, workshop leader, and keynote speaker. She is the author of Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, and the critically acclaimed books Parentless Parents: How the Loss of Our Mothers and Fathers Impacts the Way We Raise Our Children, and Always Too Soon: Voices of Support for Those Who Have Lost Both Parents. She is also co-editor of Covering Catastrophe, the definitive historical record of how broadcast journalists covered 9/11. Allison’s work has been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, and on NPR, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, CBS, and ABC. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Alliance for Grieving Children and the Advisory Board for the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, the preeminent national organization providing grief support to families of America’s fallen heroes.   In this episode we talk about grieving during the holidays during the pandemic, being supportive for a friend who is grieving, the importance of word choice, holiday activities for children to remember those who have died, her new online courses, the death of her mom and dad, and grief dreams.   You can learn more about Allison here: www.allisongilbert.com.

Holly Barker is the founder of Grief Anonymous, an online and group support organization developed to support those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Her husband of 14 years and the father of her son died in 2014 at the age of 41 after an eight-year battle with malignant melanoma skin cancer. Holly’s mission is to continue to see Grief Anonymous be a national support organization.   In this episode we talk about being a caregiver for her husband while he had cancer, the dreams she started to have, writing about her experience, the death of her husband, establishing Grief Anonymous, the death of her grandmother, and grief dreams of her deceased husband and grandmother.   You can find more about Holly here: https://www.griefanonymous.com/

At the age of nine, Matthew Bocchi’s father died in 2001 on 9/11 in the World Trade Center. He began an obsessive quest to find out exactly how he died. Now, twenty-eight and sober, he teaches a clear and intricate lesson: no matter how far you fall, you can always rise again. No matter how far you stray, you can always find your way home. And no matter how wide you sway, you can always pick up the pieces and stand tall. His new book "Sway" is a unique story full of heartbreak and despair, grief and uncertainty, but most importantly, happiness.   In this episode we talk about the death of his father on 9/11, issues trying to process the death as a child (e.g., trying to figure the cause of death at the same time being a victim of sexual abuse), using drugs to cope, the experience of overcoming his addictions, finding happiness again, writing his new book "Sway", and grief dreams of his father.   You can find this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Podbean.com (https://griefdreamspodcast.podbean.com), and many other podcasting platforms.

Sherrie Dunlevy is a best selling author, speaker, podcaster, inspirationinsta, and grieving mom. Her best selling book is called “How Can I Help?: Your go-to guide for helping loved ones through life’s difficulties.” Sherrie is the host of the “Graduating Grief” podcast. Sherrie has also designed a Graduating Grief program and community for women.   In this episode we talk about her career as a TV news anchor, the death of her 29 day old child, the difficulties reporting the news while grieving, her secondary losses after his death (e.g., friendships ending), why she wanted to write the book “How Can I Help?”, how we can help others after a loss, and grief dreams.   You can find more about Sherrie here: www.SherrieDunlevy.com

Tamsin Grainger is a touch therapist based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has worked in this area for 30 years. She specializes in Shiatsu, a Japanese acupressure massage modality. In 2000, Tamsin opened The Shiatsu School Edinburgh (training professional and post graduate practitioners, and beginners). She was the Chair and a board member for the Shiatsu Society (UK) and is a member of the Complementary and Natural healthcare Council (UK). Additionally, she teaches Shiatsu internationally. Tamsin just released her first book, Working with Death and Loss in Shiatsu Practice, a guide to holistic bodywork in palliative care.   In this episode we talk about her journey into Shiatsu, grief and Shiatsu, giving Shiatsu to her father before he died, her new book, her miscarriage experiences, the continuing bond with her father and challenges with forgiveness, and grief dreams of her father and unborn children.   You can find more about Tamsin here: Website: http://shiatsu.ryoho.co.uk/ Blog: https://shiatsu690.com/ Facebook: TamsinShiatsu LinkedIn: Tamsin Grainger Twitter: @tamsinshiatsu Pinterest: Tamsin Grainger   You can find a qualified Shiatsu practitioner here: Canada - http://www.shiatsupractor.org/aboutshiatsu.html and https://www.shiatsutherapy.ca/ USA - https://aobta.org/  UK - https://www.shiatsusociety.org/

Gregor Collins is an author, speaker, actor and contributor living in New York. He started his career in Los Angeles producing reality TV before shifting gears to acting, performing on stage, on television and in independent feature films. His writing and acting have been featured in “The Los Angeles Times,” “The Guardian,” “Huffington Post,” “Publishers Weekly,” “Cinema Editor Magazine” and others, as well as on Off-Broadway stages across New York. Collins travels the globe with his memoir ”The Accidental Caregiver: How I Met, Loved and Lost Legendary Holocaust Refugee Maria Altmann,” sharing with audiences his experience caring for Altmann, who was portrayed by Helen Mirren in the movie ”Woman in Gold.” (2015). His newest book released this year is The accidental caregiver Part 2: Saying YES to a world without Altmann. Collins also created and curates ”Humans in My Phone,” an ongoing micro-documentary series featuring the humans in his phone.   In this episode we talk about how he became a caregiver, caregiving for Maria Altmann, developing a memorable bond with her, grieving her loss, travelling to Austria in her memory, writing his two books, finding hope again after loss, and grief dreams of her.   You can find more about Gregor at www.gregorcollins.com or follow him on Instagram (@gregorgcollins)

Dr. Kimberly R. Mascaro wears many hats, in addition to her role as a psychologist. Dr. Mascaro has worked in the fields of mental/behavioral health (having supervised outpatient clinics and other therapeutic programs), as well as higher education, for over 20 years. She holds a license to practice psychotherapy in the state of California. Her primary focus is on women’s issues – in particular, navigating life’s big transitions, as well as treating trauma, anxiety, and grief/loss. She integrates many areas of her training and experience, including traditional talk therapies with art, dreamwork, hypnotherapy, meditation (such as yoga nidra), and somatic approaches. As for research and writing, Dr. Mascaro’s most recent publication is Extraordinary Dreams: Visions, Announcements and Premonitions Across time and Place (2018, McFarland). Dr. Mascaro gives presentations and leads workshops nationally and internationally.   In this episode we talk about announcing dreams, the power of dreams, how she started valuing dreams, hosting and speaking at the Dreamwork Summit (Oct. 13-16, 2020), and grief dreams of her relatives and Anthony Bourdain.   To find more about Kimberly, you can visit www.consciouschimera.com To register for the Dreamwork Summit visit https://thedreamworksummit.com/  

In this guest update episode we talk with Shelby Forsythia from episodes 52 and 130. Shelby is the author of Your Grief, Your Way and Permission to Grieve and podcast host of Coming Back: Conversations on Life After Loss. After the unexpected death of her mother in 2013, she became a “student of grief” and set out on a lifetime mission to explore the oft-misunderstood human experience of loss. Through her books, podcast, and live events, she helps grieving people reclaim their power and peace of mind after devastating loss. Shelby is also a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, Reiki Level II Practitioner, and Intuitive Grief Guide. Her work has been featured on Huffington Post, Bustle, and The Oprah Magazine.   In this episode we talk about her new book “Your Grief, Your Way”, the process of writing it during the pandemic, specific entries in the book, and the topic of grief dreams.   You can find more about Shelby at https://www.shelbyforsythia.com/

Patricia de Picciotto was born in Hong Kong from Lebanese parents, and raised in Geneva, Switzerland until she graduated from college with a BA in Marketing and Communication. She then spent a couple of years in London to study for her GIA (graduate gemologist) and worked in Jewelry. Patricia then lived in Sao Paulo, Brazil, for ten years, where she met her husband, had three kids and founded a jewelry line, Pasha Joias. She moved to New York over five years ago, where she became an art guide in the City. Since her mother’s passing after a two year battle with pancreatic cancer, she is dedicated to normalize grief and raise grief consciousness through her @neshamajourney project on Instagram and beyond.    In this episode we talk about living in multiple places, being in Brazil with her mother, her love of art history, her mother and stepfather getting sick, the death of her stepfather and mother, the Jewish funeral and mourning process, grief dreams of her mother, and her Instagram account.

Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki is a certified yoga educator and dōTERRA Essential Oil specialist, who has a MA in psychology. He co-founded Shine Yoga Center in New Jersey and travels nationally & internationally leading classes, workshops, retreats and educating about the benefits and powers of essential oils. In June of 1998, his sister Lauren died in a car accident. Knowing that he needed more than talk therapy to deal with his grief, Jason turned toward a body-centered approach. Yoga, meditation, mindfulness, healthy lifestyle and essential oils became that path towards recovery.   In this episode we talk about essential oils, the power of smell after loss, the death of his sister, volunteering with compassionate friends, and grief dreams of his sister.   You can find more on Jason here: FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/jason.wendroffrawnicki FaceBook: Sibling Support - https://www.facebook.com/groups/tcfsibs/?ref=share Website: https://www.mydoterra.com/shineyogacenter/ Instagram: OilmanJason Twitter: @ShineYogaNJ Email: jason@shineyogacenter.com

Barron Steffen is a longtime student on the spiritual path of Siddha Yoga, a big band crooner, and a widower. He has been a big wave surfer, a 1980s Italian pop singer, and an award-winning elementary school teacher. Steffen has now fully transitioned from the elementary school classroom to his company, The Yoga of Mindset, where he teaches children and adults how to use their thoughts so they're not used by them. Barron recently published the book The Final Gift of the Beloved: Her Disappearance-13 Days    In this episode we talk about his interest in Siddha Yoga, the death of his wife, the 13 days after, finding meaning after the loss, his book, and grief dreams of his wife.   You can find more about Barron here https://www.barronsteffen.com/

Lindsey Whissel Fenton is a senior producer at WPSU, the PBS/NPR affiliate station in Central Pennsylvania. She’s an Emmy award-winning storyteller who is passionate about using public media to build empathy. Lindsey produced, directed, and wrote the documentary Speaking Grief and continues to produce content for the initiative’s website and social media presence.    In this episode we talk about Shotokan karate, how karate relates to grief, the Speaking Grief documentary, learning to speak grief, holding space for grief, grief dreams mentioned within the documentary interviews, and her own grief.   To view the Speaking Grief documentary (starting August 30, 2020) visit https://speakinggrief.org/   SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook: @wpsugrief Instagram: @wpsugrief

Julie Rennie has done Accounting and Income Tax for most of her career primarily as a self-employed individual and currently runs a law practice as a Licensed Paralegal out of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Julie married Mark Black (Dr. Joshua Black’s father) in 1977 spending the next few decades as Julie Black. The positive blessings and outcomes from this marriage were building her faith in God and being a mother to her 4 children: Rebecca, Nathaniel, Joshua and Rachel. The marriage suffered challenges based on Mark’s excessive consumption of alcohol and poor coping skills. After the marriage ended, Julie remarried John Rennie.    In this episode we talk about the death of her grandmother, meeting Mark, their relationship, her health issues, being more open about her struggles, processing her emotions, and Mark's death.     You can find more about Julie’s paralegal practice at http://julierennieparalegal.com/

Dr. T.J. Wray is a Professor of Religious Studies at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island where she teaches a diverse array of classes, ranging from grief and loss to women of the Bible. A prolific writer, Dr. Wray is the author of many articles and books, including the best-selling “Surviving the Death of a Sibling: Living Through Grief When an Adult Brother or Sister Dies” and “Grief Dreams: How They Help Heal Us After the Death of a Loved One”. A popular biblical scholar, she has also written: "The Birth of Satan: Tracing the Devil's Biblical Roots; "Good Girls, Bad Girls: The Enduring Lessons of Twelve Women of the Old Testament"; "Good Girls, Bad Girls of the New Testament"; "What the Bible Really Tells Us: The Essential Guide for Biblical Literacy". Dr. Wray has appeared on National Public Radio, several documentaries on the History Channel, and various other television and radio programs across the country and abroad. An intrepid traveler, she has lead tours to biblical lands, studied at the Tantur Ecumenical Institute in Jerusalem and participated in archaeological excavations in Israel.   In this episode we talk about becoming a biblical scholar, dreams and grief in the Bible, the birth of the Devil in the Bible, the death of her brother, grief after the death of an adult sibling, and grief dreams of her brother.   You can find more information about Dr. T.J. Wray at www.tjwrayauthor.com and www.thegrievingsibling.com   Here is the Next Avenue article we discussed on the podcast: What Are Grief Dreams? https://www.nextavenue.org/what-are-grief-dreams/  

Flora Baker is a travel writer and author from London, UK. Flora was 20 years old when her mum died suddenly of breast cancer, and 29 when her dad died of fibrosis. After a decade of grieving, Flora now uses her personal narrative writing and her online presence to engage with the global grief community and help others through their own experiences of loss. Flora’s new book, ‘The Adult Orphan Club’, is a part memoir, part guide to grief which aims to be a companion to those coping with bereavement.    In this episode we talk about her love of travelling around the world, the death of her parents, her grief journey, traveling to cope after loss, her new book ‘The Adult Orphan Club’, her Instagram video, and grief dreams of her parents.   You can read more from Flora at www.floratheexplorer.com, follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @FloraBaker, and find ‘The Adult Orphan Club’ on Amazon. 

Philip Goldberg is the author or co-author of some 25 books published in more than a dozen languages; a public speaker and workshop leader; a spiritual counselor, meditation teacher and ordained Interfaith Minister. A Los Angeles resident, he cohosts the Spirit Matters podcast, leads American Veda Tours and blogs regularly on Elephant Journal and Spirituality & Health. His book American Veda was named by Huffington Post and Library Journal as one of the Top 10 Religion Books of 2010; it was followed in 2018 by the popular biography The Life of Yogananda. His newest book Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times, is set to be released on August 4th   In this episode we talk about his newest book Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times, becoming a writer, Paramahansa Yogananda, grief dreams of Yogananda, the love and loss of Philip’s mother, grief dreams of his mother, father, and friends.     You can find more about Philip here: http://www.PhilipGoldberg.com http://www.spiritmatterstalk.com https://www.facebook.com/PhilipGoldbergAuthor/

Jane Edberg is a published writer working in poetry, flash non-fiction and memoir. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts. She is a retired art professor who taught Art Appreciation, Photography and Design at various Universities and spent twenty years full-time at Gavilan College. She is currently working on a hybrid memoir of images and prose called “The Fine Art of Grieving” and authors a blog and Facebook page by the same title.   In this episode we talk about appreciating art, feeling “the big self”, using art during the pandemic, the death of her son, writing her book The Fine Art of Grieving, finding a new perspective, creative ways we grieve through art, and grief dreams before and after the death of her son.   You can find more about Jane here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefineartofgrieving/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefineartofgrieving Website: https://www.thefineartofgrieving.com/

Alexa Norton recently graduated from Utah Valley University in Public Relations. Alexa suffered the death of her Dad, Daryl Gene Norton, over 3 years ago in a skiing accident at Snowbird Ski Resort. She has recently started an Instagram account that focuses on the grief journey @griefshine   In this episode we talk about the relationship with her dad, seeing her dad as a person, her dad’s reaction to her dating, her dad’s death, the local news reporting on his death, having her wedding 3 months after his death, her grief journey, starting her Instagram Account @griefshine, and grief dreams of her dad.