Podcast appearances and mentions of rebecca hensler

The founder of Grief Beyond Belief, Rebecca Hensler, joined us to discuss the founding of the secular support network that has the aim to facilitate peer-to-peer grief support for atheists, Humanists, and other Freethinkers by providing spaces free of religion, spiritualism, mysticism, and evangelism in which to share sorrow and offer the comfort of rational compassion. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free2think/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/free2think/support

What if this life is all there is? If you are a non-believer and don't envision an afterlife, how do you grieve and where do you reach out for like minded support? My guest today is a phenomenal activist, mother and grief support leader. When Rebecca Hensler lost her young son, she experienced first hand what it meant to be given the wrong type of support. As a non-believer, she wanted to created a safe support group for all who may need it some day. "Grief Beyond Belief" was created as a meaning making celebration of her son. 

A few years back, Victor Harris Jr. was selling maple peach bourbon cheesecakes at an Oakland event. He says an older African American woman sampled a slice and he watched as her eyes rolled back in her head before they re-focused on on him. She asked Victor to come closer, so he leaned in and she smacked him softly in the face. Then she complimented his work and ordered a cake to go. Victor, who is DJ, a former race car driver, a poet and owner of Reuschelle's Cheesecakes, hasn't been working any events this year due to concerns around COVID-19, but he's still finding ways to bring his sweets to peeps. He's selling at the Castro Valley Farmers Market, and the Temescal Farmers Market in Oakland. He's also doing personal deliveries-- and he says that's his favorite part of the job. This week, I interview Victor about the origin of his cheesecakes and his poetry, which caught the ear of Rightnowish listener Rebecca Hensler, who suggested we interview Victor.

This week we are joined by Rebecca Hensler from Grief Beyond Belief to talk about the final season of “The Good Place.” We should warn you ahead of time that we spoil the shit out of if (especially the final episode) so if you haven’t watched it yet, maybe you should wait to listen until […]

April 8, 2018 Rebecca Hensler, founder of Grief Beyond Belief, joins us to discuss the founding, the purpose, and why this is such a needed community for grieving non-believers. Patrons get an extra 30 minutes of content over on the Patron RSS feed...where we will take a hard right and discuss the pros and cons of Instant Pot and delicious recipes. LINKS: Homepage: http://griefbeyondbelief.org/ Grief Beyond Belief Facebook (not closed group): https://www.facebook.com/faithfreegriefsupport/ Secular Grief Support Handbook: https://www.facebook.com/seculargriefsupporthandbook/ If you enjoyed this show, we'd love to have you come back next week for another fantastic episode.  You can catch Atheist Talk live, every Sunday Morning at 9:00am Central on AM 950 KTNF or online at http://www.am950radio.com/listen-live/ Contact us during the show with questions or comments at (952) 946-6205 or contact us anytime via radio@mnatheists.org or tweet us anytime at @atheiststalk Support the show by visiting https://www.patreon.com/AtheistTalk

Rebecca Hensler is the founder of Grief Beyond Belief, a Facebook group devoted to faith-free grief support for those who have just lost a loved one. We spoke about how honesty about death can be comforting for atheists, what she would say to religious people who want to help atheists grieve but say the wrong things, and her go-to resources for secular people coping with loss.

  Special thanks to Rebecca Hensler from Grief Beyond Belief for joining us.        

  Special thanks to Rebecca Hensler from Grief Beyond Belief for joining us.        

Rebecca Hensler with Grief Beyond Belief discusses the process of recovery after the loss of a loved one, without relying on myths of god or gods. Email Rebecca at griefbeyondbelief@gmail.com on Facebook