Podcast appearances and mentions of amy wright glenn

This episode delves into a subject that many find deeply uncomfortable: pregnancy loss. Whether through miscarriage, abortion, stillbirth, accident, or medical necessity, countless women, their partners, and families carry this profound pain. How can we, as a culture, become more literate and compassionate about pregnancy loss? How do we honor this vulnerability instead of silencing it? Pregnancy loss often feels taboo, perhaps because conversations about death are challenging for so many — and when it involves the death of a baby, the difficulty multiplies. My eloquent guest, Amy Wright Glenn, captures this sentiment beautifully, saying, “I strive to lift this from the cultural shadow and help us all become more fluent in its language.” https://birthbreathanddeath.com/ instagram.com/birthbreathanddeath Facebook.com/AmyWrightGlenn

Some people possess the rare gift of weaving together knowledge from multiple fields, using it to chart new and inspiring directions. Amy Wright Glenn is one of those remarkable individuals. In this conversation, Amy and I talk about birth, breath and death, and about “holding space” for difficult experiences. What does she mean by that phrase? What are threshold experiences in our lives? How might we strengthen this skill, whether we are family members, friends, or practitioners and clinicians working with clients? How can developing our compassionate presence help us be comfortable with the uncomfortable, so that we can say, “I will be brave enough to sit with you in this.” https://birthbreathanddeath.com/about-amy/ https://www.facebook.com/AmyWrightGlenn https://www.instagram.com/birthbreathanddeath/

Learn what it actually means to “hold space” for others during times of challenge. My guest Amy Wright Glenn is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, birth and death doula, hospital chaplain, and prenatal yoga and wellness instructor. She is the founder of the Institute for the study of Birth, Breath, and Death, known for its teacher… Continue reading Ep. 437 Holding Space for Birth and Death with Amy Wright Glenn

In this week's episode, guest Amy Glenn invites listeners on a journey to consider the value in caregiving and companioning. Rooting the conversation in her experience as both a birth and death doula, Amy details the deep work of holding space for all of life's moments. Amy points out the thresholds of everyday life, and the value in sitting with uncertainty. Companioning, storytelling, and ritual making are all vital as we come to contemplate what it means to hold space for death. Offering breathing techniques and a meditation on the breath that holds us between birth and death, Amy calls to mind the importance of making space for contemplation. How can we make space for self-care and self-regulation as we cope with the journeys of life and death? Amy Wright Glenn earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She earned her BA from Reed College in the study of Religion. Amy taught for eleven years in the Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey earning the Dunbar Abston Jr. Chair for Teaching Excellence. She is a birth and death doula, hospital chaplain, Kripalu Yoga teacher, and founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death. From 2015 to 2020, Amy served as an active contributor to PhillyVoice writing on topics relating to birth, death, parenting, and spirituality. Amy is the author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula and Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go. Amy has trained thousands of professionals in the work of holding space for life's transitions ~ and focuses specifically on grief and bereavement care. To learn more, visit: www.birthbreathanddeath.comMusic by Larkhall, Doe Paoro, and Amber Rubarth. Visit our website at forthewild.world for the full episode description, references, and action points.Support the show

She earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She taught in the Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey for over a decade earning the Dunbar Abston Jr. Chair for Teaching Excellence. 

Michelle has a profound conversation with her mentor, Amy Wright Glenn. Through a series of serendipitous events, their conversation took place exactly a week after Michelle's stepmom passed away from liver cancer two years ago. This episode holds a very special and significant place for Michelle.  Because birth and death are intertwined, their conversation not only benefits bereaved parents but provides powerful insights to birth professionals as well.Amy reflects upon what healing means as it relates to loss and how the managed medical care model can do a disservice to the bereaved. Healing does not mean a return to what was, a fixing, or making it look like it never happened. Healing is an ongoing journey of keeping our heart open, and being compassionate and present to what is. It is an approach to learning how to walk in a world where we do reconcile with things we didn't want to occur. And yet, these things happened.Mourning is our personal expression of grief. Our inner experience of loss is the grief. That grief needs to be expressed through mourning. That can be public, it can be private, it can be a combination of both. That expression is unique to each person. Rituals can be a powerful tool at any time after a loss. It is never too late to utilize ritual to create meaning and process the loss.Amy and Michelle touch upon the importance of planning and preparing for the death of a loved one when circumstances allow so that decisions are made when the brain isn't in emergency mode and feeling rushed and overwhelmed. And at the same time, the emotional pain of the loss is difficult, intense, and raw; no matter how prepared we may be. Creating space to slow down and be gentle with ourselves is vital."Loss is a deep, deep [life] transition to integrate… We, over time, learn to reconcile with the losses we have known. But this may take many, many years." – Amy Wright Glenn About Amy Wright Glenn:As the author of Birth, Breath, and Death– Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula and Holding Space– On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go, Amy Wright Glenn weaves together scholarly research with the heartfelt telling of stories in her work. She founded the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death in 2015 drawing upon her interest in exploring pregnancy loss, the work of facing fear, cultural attitudes about birthing, and what it means to be a doula for the birthing and dying. Amy offers innovative and inspiring professional development opportunities focusing on the self-care of teachers, doulas, midwives, chaplains, and all drawn to holding space for mindful birthing, living, and dying. Contact Amy Wright Glenn:Website: www.birthbreathanddeath.comInstagram: @amywrightglennFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyWrightGlennFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/birthbreathanddeath Connect with Michelle Smith:Website: BirthEaseServices.comFacebook:  @birtheaselosssupport Birth EaseInstagram: @birtheaselosssupport @birtheasemichellesmithYoutube: Birth EaseThank You for Listening! 

In this replay of a favorite episode, Rachael and Elizabeth welcome Amy Wright Glenn to the show! Amy is the founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death and the author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula and Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go. Amy talks about how air and breath help her to hold space and be present for others in birth, in death, and in life. Amy, Rachael, and Elizabeth also discuss how our own breath is the best teacher on being more present and how Covid-19 has affected our views on breath and the sadness we are all experiencing due to not being able to share breath with others.Don't forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode.Like what you hear and want to help support this podcast?  Say thank you by buying us a cup of coffee!  www.ko-fi.com/everydaythinplacesVisit our website at www.everydaythinplaces.com Visit the website for The Institute for the Study of Birth Breath and Death's  website at www.birthbreathanddeath.com

Approximately 1 in 3 pregnancies will end in pregnancy loss and the risks are higher for women of colour. This is devastating for those who experience it and yet our culture and many of the people tasked with caring for us during pregnancy are not equipped to help families through these times. This episode I talk with Amy Wright Glenn, the founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death and the creator of Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss, a course designed for professionals to help them learn to care for those struggling with this loss. Not only do we touch on pregnancy loss, but our cultural struggles to cope with grief and death more generally. The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death: https://birthbreathanddeath.com/ The Institute on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/birthbreathanddeath The Course: https://birthbreathanddeath.com/holding-space-for-pregnancy-loss/ Birth Breath and Death*: https://amzn.to/3lvByWN Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go*: https://amzn.to/2QjhL13 *Amazon affiliate link To learn more about the Evolutionary Parenting Podcast visit https://evolutionaryparenting.com/evolutionary-parenting-podcast-2/

In this episode, I speak with Amy Wright Glenn about what it means to live in a grief-denying, grief-phobic culture, and steps we can take to work toward shifting this culture. We also talk about grieving losses that don't involve a physical death (e.g., estrangements, challenging relationships with caregivers, loved ones with mental health challenges, visions for who we think we might have been had it not been for trauma and other adverse life experiences) and how these losses can get encoded in our memories and stored in our bodies even if they occurred at an early age. We also discuss how our early models for relating to emotions affect our own processing of grief and relationship to grieving. We also talk about the intersection of grief and gratitude, and how the two can co-exist without gratitude bypassing or minimizing the genuine pain of grief and loss. Amy Wright Glenn earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She taught for eleven years in The Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey earning the Dunbar Abston Jr. Chair for Teaching Excellence. Amy is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, (CD)DONA birth doula, hospital chaplain, Birthing Mama® Prenatal Yoga and  Wellness Teacher Trainer and a regular contributor to PhillyVoice wherein she writes on mindfulness, spirituality, parenting, ethics, birthing, and dying. To connect more with Dr. Foynes: Check out the free 4-part video series on building resilience: https://melissafoynes.com/free-series 1:1 Coaching Program: https://melissafoynes.com/1-1-program Follow @drfoynes on Instagram. More about Amy: Amy is the founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death (https://birthbreathanddeath.com) and the author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula and Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go. To connect further with Amy, follow her on IG (@birthbreathanddeath or @amy_wright_glenn). Please note that the information provided in this episode does not constitute professional advice or therapy, mental health services, or health care services, and is not intended to serve as a substitute for professional advice or services. If you are struggling with a mental health crisis or need immediate assistance, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Rachael and Elizabeth welcome Amy Wright Glenn to the show! Amy is the founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death and the author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula and Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go. Amy talks about how air and breath help her to hold space and be present for others in birth, in death, and in life. Amy, Rachael, and Elizabeth also discuss how our own breath is the best teacher on being more present and how Covid-19 has affected our views on breath and the sadness we are all experiencing due to not being able to share breath with others.Don't forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode.Like what you hear and want to help support this podcast? Say thank you by buying us a cup of coffee! www.ko-fi.com/everydaythinplacesVisit our website at www.everydaythinplaces.com Visit the website for The Institute for the Study of Birth Breath and Death's website at www.birthbreathanddeath.com

Loss is something that happens all the time in our lives, in various ways and to different degrees. On the third episode of TRANSFORMED, join Amy Wright Glenn and I as we sit down and have an open discussion of the parallels between birth and death; both necessary parts of life, both guaranteed to awaken us to our senses. Podcast Guest and Bio: Amy Wright Glenn earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She taught for eleven years in The Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey earning the Dunbar Abston Jr. Chair for Teaching Excellence. Amy is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, (CD)DONA birth doula, hospital chaplain, Birthing Mama® Prenatal Yoga and Wellness Teacher Trainer and a regular contributor to PhillyVoice wherein she writes on mindfulness, spirituality, parenting, ethics, birthing, and dying. Amy is the founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death and the author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula and Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go. “Being present with someone’s birth or death brings a sense of sacredness and mystery” - Amy Wright Glenn To Connect with Amy and her work: www.birthbreathanddeath.com Instagram https://www.instagram.com/birthbreathanddeath/ https://www.instagram.com/amy_wright_glenn/ https://www.facebook.com/AmyWrightGlenn https://www.facebook.com/birthbreathanddeath Episode Resources: Companioning Center for Loss and LIfe Transitions -- Dr. Wolfelt Holding Space -- Heather Plett Clinical Pastoral Education Laura Markham -- Aha! Parenting Donate and/or participate in Amy’s response to this global pandemic: Holding Space + COVID-19 TRANSFORMED the podcast is Produced by Aleksa Mara Edited by Veronica Gruba Hosted & Created by Britta Bushnell, PHD

Learn about a course to help healthcare providers heal the pain of grief and why it’s important right now. My two guests this week both share a passion for the full circle of life from birth to death. Amy Wright Glenn is a birth doula, hospital chaplain, author, and founder of The Institute for the… Continue reading Ep. 243 Grief Work for Healthcare Providers with Amy Wright Glenn and Nicole Heidbreder

An interview with Amy Wright Glenn from the Institute of Birth, Breath and Death on what it mans to hold space in a way that makes room for imperfection on all sides, and to reflect on what it means to hold space for deep pain (like pregnancy/infant loss) and show up as loving, honest, real and imperfect people.

In this special episode for the month of October honoring Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Michelle has a profound conversation with her mentor, Amy Wright Glenn. Because birth and death are intertwined, their conversation not only benefits bereaved parents, but provides powerful insights to birth professionals as well. Amy reflects upon what healing means as it relates to loss and how the managed medical care model can do a disservice to the bereaved. Healing does not mean a return to what was, a fixing, or making it look like it never happened. Healing is an ongoing journey of keeping our heart open, and being compassionate and present to what is. It is an approach to learning how to walk in a world where we do reconcile with things we didn't want to occur. And yet, these things happened.Mourning is our personal expression of grief. Our inner experience of loss is the grief. That grief needs to be expressed through mourning. That can be public, it can be private, it can be a combination of both. That expression is unique to each person. Ritual can be a powerful tool at anytime after a loss. It is never too late to utilize ritual to create meaning and process the loss.Amy and Michelle touch upon the importance of planning and preparing for the death of a loved one when circumstances allow so that decisions are made when the brain isn't in emergency mode and feeling rushed and overwhelmed. And at the same time, the emotional pain of the loss is difficult, intense, and raw; no matter how prepared we may be. Creating space to slow down and be gentle with ourselves is vital."Loss is a deep, deep [life] transition to integrate… We, over time, learn to reconcile with the losses we have known. But this may take many, many years." – Amy Wright Glenn  About Amy Wright Glenn:As the author of Birth, Breath, and Death– Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula and Holding Space– On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go, Amy Wright Glenn weaves together scholarly research with the heartfelt telling of stories in her work. She founded the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death in 2015 drawing upon her interest in exploring pregnancy loss, the work of facing fear, cultural attitudes about birthing, and what it means to be a doula for the birthing and dying. Amy offers innovative and inspiring professional development opportunities focusing on the self-care of teachers, doulas, midwives, chaplains, and all drawn to holding space for mindful birthing, living, and dying. Contact Amy Wright Glenn:Website: www.birthbreathanddeath.comInstagram: @amywrightglennFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmyWrightGlennFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/birthbreathanddeath   Connect with Michelle Smith:Website: BirthEaseServices.comFacebook:  @birtheaselosssupport Birth EaseInstagram: @birtheaselosssupport @birtheasemichellesmithYoutube: Birth EaseShow: Birth Ease 

The doula's role can be powerfully strengthened and supported with a clear understanding of the basic tenets of five of our world's religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. For over a decade, author, hospital chaplain, and birth/death doula Amy Wright Glenn taught in the Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrence School in New Jersey.  Now, for the first time, Amy will combine her studies as a scholar of comparative religion with her work as a birth and death doula. Understanding World Religions for Birth and Death Doulas is open to all interested in the study of our world’s great wisdom traditions but it is particularly crafted with great love for, and dedication to, the transformative role birth and death doulas play in our society. Learn more: https://birthbreathanddeath.com/   

Amy Wright Glenn earned her MA in Religion and Education, she is a birth doula, hospital chaplain, and founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death. Amy is the author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula. I’m talking to her today about her latest book, Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go.

Being raised Mormon started Amy Wright Glenn on a path to religious/spiritual understanding at an early age. This path led to learning, teaching, and guiding. In this episode, find out: How talk of death and dying came to be so “taboo” in society What it means to “hold space” What is a Death Doula Why the medical community needs to change the way it looks at death How you can get a year's membership to The Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death for $30 (a$90 value!) Check out Amy's books: Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula Find Amy on Social Media Facebook @amywrightglenn Twitter @amywrightglenn

In her writing, Amy Wright Glenn draws upon the best of heart and mind, combining a rigorous commitment to academic excellence with compassionate reflections on the human story. Amy’s work has appeared in many online publications such as: Holistic Parenting Magazine, Philly.com, Attachment Parenting International, A Network for Grateful Living, Birth Institute, and Kindred Media.Currently, Amy is an active contributor to PhillyVoice and wrote 6 of their top 10 most-read stories for 2015. She was recently quoted in a Wall Street Journal article on meditating with children. Amy published her first book Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula in March 2013 receiving substantial praise from key leaders in the fields of conscious birthing, living, and dying.Amy’s second book Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go, published by Parallax Press, is now available.http://www.birthbreathanddeath.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Amy Wright Glenn earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Amy is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, Birthing Mama® Prenatal Yoga and Wellness Teacher Trainer, (CD)DONA birth doula, hospital chaplain, and founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death. Amy is a regular contributor to PhillyVoice and author of Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula published in 2013. She is also the author of Holding Space: On Loving, Dying, and Letting Go available this fall through Parallax Press. Amy leads workshops and trainings both online and in person. In 2015, she created the popular "Holding Space for Pregnancy Loss" training that has trained hundreds of birth and mental health professionals around the world.  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Nothing can prepare a person for the tragedy of losing a baby, along with the hopes and dreams of being a parent to that child. How to cope? What to expect? How to get helpful support? Amy Wright Glenn helps us to compassionately navigate this difficult reality.

Creating a safe space for our clients is paramount in our work, and in this episode we discuss the importance of striving to incorporate the  spiritual and religious dimensions of doula work into our services. We are honored to have writer, doula, prenatal yoga instructor and hospital chaplain Amy Wright Glenn join us in this interview.   For links to all the resources Amy outlined, be sure to visit our 'show notes' page at: www.dearestdoula.com/amy       Have you connected with 'Dearest Doula' on social media? Don't wait, do it today!   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DearestDoula   Twitter: https://twitter.com/DearestDoula   Instagram: https://instagram.com/dearestdoula/   You can also get connected by joining our Facebook group, ‘Birth work is the Best Work’    Also, don’t forget to sign up for the Dearest Doula Accountability Tribe- to join in on weekly discussions with other passionate birth workers who want to deepen their doula philosophy, and grow their business.    I look forward to connecting with you!   *Sound/Music by Setuniman  at www.freesound.org/people/setuniman/          

At the age of 14, Amy Wright Glenn began to question the Mormon faith of her family, taking the first step of embarking on a lifelong personal and scholarly quest for Truth. While teaching comparative religion and philosophy, Amy was drawn to the work of supporting women through labor and holding compassionate space for the dying.   In her book, Birth, Breath, and Death: Meditations on Motherhood, Chaplaincy, and Life as a Doula, Amy shares moving talks of birth and death while drawing on her work as a birth doula, hospital chaplain, as well as her own experience of motherhood—entwining story, philosophy, and poetic reflection into transforming narratives full of compassion and grace.

We are all born and we will all die, making both of these transitions as gracefully as possible. But what will we do with each breath in between? At the age of 14, Amy Wright Glenn began to question the Mormon faith of her family. She embarked on a lifelong personal and scholarly quest for truth. While teaching comparative religion and philosophy, Amy was drawn to the work of supporting women through labor and holding compassionate space for the dying. In Birth, Breath & Death, Amy shares moving tales of each life transition while drawing on her work as a birth doula, hospital chaplain and her own experience of motherhood. In addition to her doula and chaplaincy work, Amy is a scholar of comparative religion and philosophy with over 20 years of Yoga and Meditation teaching experience. She earned her Masters of Arts in Religion and Education at Columbia University. Amy taught for 11 years in The Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey and was the recipient of the Dunbar Abston Jr. Chair for Teaching Excellence. A Yoga, Prenatal Yoga Teacher and (CD)DONA, she is the voice for “Motherhood, Spirituality, and Religion” for Philly.com, blogs for Attachment Parenting International, Doula Trainings International and The Birthing Site, and is a regular columnist for Holistic Parenting Magazine. Birth, Breath & Death is her first book. Amy teaches Yoga and Pre-natal Yoga in South Florida. Please consider purchasing a copy of this book and donating it to a local hospice or birth center. Visit her website at www.birthbreathanddeath.com and connect with @amywrightglenn on Facebook and Twitter.

Amy Wright GlennA Doula’s Reflections on Life and Deathwith Cornelia MazzanThis is a beautiful gem of a book, written by a woman who looked within and then outside her inherited Mormon faith and traditions to find insights into life’s biggest questions about love, pain, and mystery.Critical of the corruption found in the denial of feminine intuition and curiosity, Amy Wright Glenn remained hungry for spiritual support and missed having rituals to honor the the rites of passage and life, including weddings, funerals, births, and deaths.As a privileged witness of miracles in her roles as birth doula, hospital chaplain, and yoga teacher, she focuses on meditation and the power of breath to open the heart and to facilitate remarkable journeys at the thresholds of life, motherhood, and death.Amy Wright Glenn is a scholar of comparative religion and philosophy. She earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She taught in The Religion and Philosophy Department at The Lawrenceville School in New Jersey for over a decade, where she was the recipient of the Dunbar Abston, Jr. Chair for Teaching Excellence. Amy is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, a DONA certified birth doula, and a hospital chaplain. She lives in Florida with her husband and son.Cornelia Mazzan is Creative Director of Fearless Parentand a co-host of Fearless Parent Radio. She is a mom of one. She is co-leader of NJ BirthNetwork and is trained as a birth doula, a yoga instructor, and a Reiki / energy work practitioner. Cornelia is the past President of Real Mama, Inc and an aspiring midwife. She has a degree in Fine Arts and is a web and print Visual Designer with nearly 20 years of experience.