Podcast appearances and mentions of sarah kerr

Send us a textDr. Sarah Kerr is the founder of The Centre for Sacred Death Care & has been a practicing death doula since 2012. In this episode, she shares conversational onramps to death conversations (including kids), the difference between death the moment & death the process, how to find death rituals that feel authentic & what a death doula does.If you liked this episode, you'll also like episode 267: GRIEVING DURING THE HOLIDAYS: SNEAKY SYMPTOMS & FINDING JOY [REMASTERED]Guest: https://www.instagram.com/sacreddeathcare/ | https://www.youtube.com/@SacredDeathcare | https://www.facebook.com/SacredDeathcare/ | https://sacreddeathcare.com/Host:  https://www.meredithforreal.com/  | https://www.instagram.com/meredithforreal/  | meredith@meredithforreal.com | https://www.youtube.com/meredithforreal  | https://www.facebook.com/meredithforrealthecuriousintrovertSponsors: https://www.jordanharbinger.com/starterpacks/ | https://uwf.edu/university-advancement/departments/historic-trust/ | https://www.ensec.net/

Send us a textHello, listeners, and welcome to another episode of our grief journey. Today, we will bid farewell to the podcast in this heartfelt episode. Joined by co-host Sherrie Dunlevy, we discuss the emotional journey of letting go, the importance of rituals, and creating meaningful transitions. Anne reflects on memorable moments, gratitude, and support from listeners and guests. The episode concludes with a symbolic funeral for the podcast, celebrating its impact and growth.Letting go of a legacy project wasn't easy. The podcast was to end this year and shouldn't be taken lightly. To do it justice, I enrolled in this helpful class created by Dr. Sarah Kerr and learnt the difference between a good funeral and a bad one. If interested, please see the details here. I used this knowledge to support me in creating a ritual for our final interview.The music used at the beginning is called Shooting the Breeze and was the intro/outro music used since the podcast beganThe link to listen to the poem The Journey written and read by Anne written by Dr. Barry WhitneyThe final music called Summer Positive Jazz began and ended our interviews for the last few years.Here are the words to the song by Rod Stewart I'm SailingI am sailing, I am sailingHome again 'cross the seaI am sailing stormy watersTo be near you, to be free[Verse 2]I am flying, I am flyingLike a bird 'cross the skyI am flying, passing high cloudsTo be with you, to be free[Chorus]Can you hear me, can you hear meThro' the dark night, far awayI am dying, forever cryingTo be with you, who can sayCan you hear me, can you hear meThro' the dark night far awayI am dying, forever cryingTo be with you, who can say[Verse 3]We are sailing, we are sailingHome again 'cross the seaWe are sailing stormy watersTo be near you, to be free[Outro]Oh Lord, to be near you, to be freeOh (My) Lord, to be near you, to be freeOh LordOh Lord, to be near you, to be freeOh (My) Lord, to be near you, to be freeOh LordYou can get Sherrie Dunlevy's book, "How Can I Help?' Your Go-To Guide for Helping Loved Ones,” on Amazon https://amzn.to/3qC1WBWor for a signed copy, go to her website!Website: https://www.graduatinggrief.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3228822443872396You don't have to grieve alone, as a coach I can help support you. To discover how grief coaching can help you please book a FREE call with me To access your FREE resource 12 Ways to Heal https://www.understandinggrief.comConnect with me: Website: https://www.understandinggrief.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annedebutteFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/reconnectfromgrief

Sarah Kerr joins BLBD again this week, as we share exciting news about a new course we've been developing at the Centre for Sacred Deathcare. Launching in 2025, the Sacred Deathcare Guide Training and Certification is designed as a modern “Mystery School for Deathwalkers.” Participants will learn to cooperate with the deep archetypal patterns that shape the process of death and trust their intuitive intelligence as they guide others. They will be equipped to explain the energetic and spiritual dimensions of death and loss as we explore healing not only for the living, but also for the dying and the dead. As one person said about Sarah's classes: “It's like a path that's been lit up on the runway. It's why I'm here, it's why I was always here. My life now blows my mind.”  https://sacreddeathcare.com/our-courses/ https://www.instagram.com/sacreddeathcare/ https://www.youtube.com/@SacredDeathcare https://www.facebook.com/Sacred.Deathcare https://www.tiktok.com/@sacreddeathcare

This week's conversation with Sarah Kerr invites you to broaden your perspective on death, shifting toward a soul-centered understanding. We talk about the role of archetypes: what are they, and why do they matter? In particular, we delve into the Archetype of the Deathwalker. As Sarah notes, “We are creatures of narrative. Everything in our world makes sense to us because we tell ourselves a story about it.” This leads us to consider the dominant cultural narrative around death, and how that story shapes our experiences. Could a new/old healing story emerge – one rooted in the journey of the soul – that would better serve the dead, the dying, and the living? instagram.com/sacreddeathcare

Melinda Norris, born and raised in the 70's in Melbourne (Narrn) suburbia, had a far from a typical suburban upbringing. Both her parents, who were immigrants to Australia, kept their family traditions, such as homesteading and growing their food;  we now know these practices as permaculture. One very important tradition that held strong to in the family was caring at home for the young, and the old, and the dying.   Having lived with the dying and attended as many funerals as christenings and weddings, Melinda has been attuned to this part of life for as long as she can remember.   And having had a number of near death experiences herself, Melinda has a familiarity and reverence for the terrain and the journey that we all must take someday. With a curious nature, she was destined for adventure and has lived a full life, exploring, creating, and travelling. Professionally, Melinda is best known as a Festival and Event Producer, Arts Worker, and, more recently, a Tiny House Builder. Today, she's here to discuss a deeply personal topic that resonates with many—our relationship with death and dying. She is a death Doula, a term that means helper, who facilitates, guides, and emotionally supports families. Melinda is a bridge to allay fears, communicate expectations, and gently guide individuals towards grace and peace during the dying journey. Through stories and wisdom from her ongoing reverence for this profound subject, Melinda offers a unique perspective on a conversation increasingly present in the global collective. SHOW NOTES: For care and support regarding end of (this) life care, feel free to call Melinda Norris 0400 798 425 Resources / practical - GOVERNMENT QLD Public trustee: https://www.pt.qld.gov.au/  The office Public Advocacy:  https://www.justice.qld.gov.au/public-advocate Government Age Care Commission:  https://www.agedcarequality.gov.au/  Aged Care Guides: https://www.agedcareguide.com.au/information/what-about-complaints  Resources / practical  - NON GOVERNMENT https://www.gentle-conversations.com/ https://www.gatheredhere.com.au/ https://tenderfunerals.com.au/  https://held.org.au/  https://www.willed.com.au/guides/living-wills-what-are-they-and-why-are-they-important/  Local meet up: Gentle ConversationsCommunity Conversations  about living and dying at Limberlost Nursery Stratford 1.30 pm on the 3rd Thursday of every month Leanne B: 0428 160 863  Leanne: 0407 277 385 Books & Films: Die Wise, Stephen Jenkinson https://orphanwisdom.com/ Sacred Death Care, Dr Sarah Kerr  https://sacreddeathcare.com/  On ScreenSBS:  The Last Goodbye - 3-part series with Ray Martin https://iview.abc.net.au/show/australian-story/series/2022/video/NC2202Q016S00  ABC Australian Story: A Community Undertaking: https://iview.abc.net.au/show/australian-story/series/2022/video/NC2202Q016S00  **THE ELDER TREE TROVE PATREON COMMUNITY** You can join our Patreon ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and gain a deeper connection to our podcast. Pay only $2 per week to have access to bonus and often exclusive resources and opportunities- plus support the Elder tree at the same time!  To find out more about The Elder Tree visit the website at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.theeldertree.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and donate to the crowdfunding campaign ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. You can also follow The Elder Tree on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sign up to the newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find out more about this podcast and the presenters ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get in touch with The Elder Tree at:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠asktheeldertree@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The intro and outro song is "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sing for the Earth⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" and was kindly donated by Chad Wilkins.  You can find Chad's music ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

In this episode of the Pet Care Report Podcast by Pet Summits, host Alora McKinley discusses the difficult topic of pet loss and grief with Dr. Sarah Kerr, a death doula and founder of the Center for Sacred Death Care. Dr. Sarah shares her insights on preparing for the inevitable loss of a pet, the emotional impact on families, and how to handle the process and aftermath of euthanizing a pet. She also emphasizes the importance of rituals and ceremonies in processing grief and offers practical advice for supporting children and other pets through mourning. SHOW NOTES: (02:52) Understanding the Grief of Pet Loss (03:42) Preparing for the Inevitable (06:28) Helping Children Cope with Pet Loss (10:37) The Euthanasia Decision (14:25) Navigating Sudden Pet Death (16:01) Honoring and Processing Grief (18:47) Resources and Final Thoughts Follow Dr. Dr Sarah Kerr, PhD: https://www.sacreddeathcare.com https://www.facebook.com/SacredDeathcare/ https://www.instagram.com/sacreddeathcare/ https://www.youtube.com/@SacredDeathcare https://www.tiktok.com/@sacreddeathcare Follow our Dog Health Host, Alora Mckinley, at https://www.instagram.com/centerfyr_gsp Want to see more from Pet Summits? Subscribe to the PetSummits YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@PetSummits Check out the latest free events here: https://petsummits.com/events/

Book one-on-one story sessions hereRead this as an article, and share your thoughts hereLet's open with a poem.Now is the TimeNow is the time to rememberthat our green globe is the best-dressed in the balllit through with organic filamentsbombastic living miracles. Now is the time to turn off the engine and set down exhaustion into lakes that remain and bask foraninfiniteinstant.Now is the timeto bea miracletoo. Cosmology: It's a Heck of a WordIt is! It's up there with ontology and epistemology, the kind of word that opens us up to broad ways of thinking. It's an account or theory of the origin of the universe. Along with that view of its origin, cosmology implies principles and beings who govern our universe. In story terms, we can say that the cosmology of a story is the largest conceptual framework, in which are nested the smaller frameworks. It's the largest explanation, the largest context, like the shell of the story egg. Or perhaps a better analogy is that cosmology is the bedrock which influences the chemistry of all the layers of soil, up to and including the topsoil. You see, cosmology speaks of the background of the story, but it also infuses each part of the story. It gives the big why's and who's and how's of the story world, in which all smaller stories must take place. We live in stories.In popular scientific cosmology, we have the Big Bang and the theory of evolution. For those who live in that view, their daily lives are nested within that bigger picture. Most other cosmologies are more personal, in the sense that there are beings who were and are involved in creation. That could be gods, the spirits of planets, animals, creators who create with clay, and more. There is a great variety. For those who are within those cosmologies, their daily lives are nested within this larger context. Cosmology in HinduismHindusim is varied to say the least, but there are trends. The branch of Hinduism that I studied and practiced was Bhakti-yoga, or Gaudiya Vaisnavism. It holds a personal cosmology, with all creation originating from a divine being, or rather, two divine beings, masculine and feminine. After the initial creation, those divine beings had a hand in subsequent sub-creations. The big creation is where Divinity arranged the soup of matter into planets and stars. In the sub-creations, planets are populated with beings, and in further sub-creations, there are more beings, all within a universal governance with strata of gods, all the way to the top. There are variations of this cosmology, within India and the larger area around her. It is as though the conceptual egg is multidimensional, existing in various ways for different people, yet with a common essential form. I'm afraid that's the best metaphor I can think of now. I'm open to suggestions!What are the variants? Some speak of Vishnu as the supreme originating deity. Others speak of Shiva, or Shakti. Some forego personal origins and say that the universe came from a void, or from an all-pervasive energy. Early Buddhism entered the scene with a teaching of interdependent causality, which you might roughly say means, everything causes everything (though there are greater concentrations of causality).Jostling CosmologiesIf each of these cosmologies were a person, they'd often be bickering, and in fact the world is full of jostling cosmologies. If you hear two people making different claims about whether life came from matter or spirit, whether there was a big bang, whether creatures evolved from the ocean or were created in some other way, or perhaps both—you're witnessing jostling cosmologies. However, within a given story, we tend to find a single cosmology, a single world-view about the origin of things. From there comes the ontology of that world: what the story allows to be true. (Thanks to Sarah Kerr for that framing). In a given story, the cosmology may be spelled out or implied. It may be assumed to be the same as dominant modern world-views. In any case, there's always a cosmology. Let's use Lord of the Rings for an example, because the cosmology is spelled out clearly, at least if you get into the Silmarillion. Here it is: in the beginning there was one singer; from that singer came many singers. With their combined voices they created celestial harmonies. Then, one of those singers began to sing in disharmony; kicking off the troubles of creation, much as Lucifer did when he rebelled against the Judeo-Christian god. From there come Elves, Men, Dwarves, Hobbits. And in a particular place called the Shire, in Bag End, there's Bilbo!Cosmology is the biggest layer. Within that we have nested layers, and within all of that we have the actions of our characters, or, in our lives, ourselves. Worlds Within WorldsWithin the cosmology of a story, nested inside, lie other layers of explanation. We've been talking about big picture cosmology—the origin of the universe and such—but thought of any scale has its own cosmology. It's in pop culture. Every Spiderman comic doesn't go into the bigger picture in the Marvel universe, but it's there. Spiderman might be fighting a street thug, but Galactus is out there, him and other godlike beings who are part of the story's backdrop. Let's look at the Christian cosmology. In the beginning, there was God, who created the worlds, waters, and the rest of the support for life. He then created humankind and put them in the Garden of Eden. Aye, there's the rub. They disobeyed him, got kicked out of the garden, and we've had trouble ever since. Here's one version of scientific cosmology. There was nothing, then there was a big bang, which created a universe with lots of empty space, and some plasma: superheated matter. This plasma coalesced into stars, which brought light to the universe, which had been dark until then. When these stars grow old they implode then explode, spreading complex matter throughout the universe. This becomes planets, asteroids, you, me; within at least one of these planets, ours, this matter gave rise to the first stage of life; it's become more complex over time.Cosmology and ColonisationCosmologies are often used to justify conquest. For example, the theory of evolution was used to place Europeans at the top of an evolutionary hierarchy, a ladder from simple celled organisms to animals, then to ‘primitive people,' and finally to ‘civilized people.' The cosmology of modern capitalism borrows from the theory of evolution, emphasizing survival of the fittest over cooperation for the good of all. Religious world-views have also been used to justify conquest, usually with a justification that goes something like, ‘We are God's chosen people.'It should be said that categories like ‘religious' and ‘scientific' are so broad that they are useful only to an extent. Within scientific or religious groups, there are a many variations. These groups are patterns that make many people into large units, but there are overlaps between those units, and within each are individual people with diverse world-views. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit storypaths.substack.com/subscribe

Sign up for weekly story playshops here: https://storypaths.substack.com/p/45d29452-ac79-4c0d-8d77-6991f90fbb8aCosmology is a story of how all this came to be, which leads into what is real, or, in the words of our guest today, ‘what is allowed to be real.'The world-view of a person and culture determines how they live in this world, and also the manner in which they die.Sarah Kerr sees the world as full of living beings, human and other than human, in physical bodies and in other states. She helps those who are dying, and those who care for them, through this great transition, with the help of carefully crafted ceremonies.Today we speak about the world-view that informs her work, a view which describes death as not a blank ending, but a crossing over. Those who stay behind can help this crossing through their love and grief, which can be channeled through ceremony.Sarah says,“As a sacred deathcare practitioner and a teacher, I'm passionate about helping my clients and students find the healing gifts that can accompany death and loss.I've been in practice since 2012, and I love helping people meet death and loss in soul-based way. I have a PhD in Transformative Learning, with a focus on contemporary ritual healing. I've been a student of cross-cultural energy healing for almost three decades and have studied with many Indigenous and western teachers.I've made my own journeys through death and loss, into healing and resolution.I offer myself in service to both the seen and the unseen world, and I work for healing on both sides of the veil.”Here's a talk Sarah Kerr gave about animistic and western world-views, in two parts:A related conversation with artist Laura Burnshttps://open.substack.com/pub/storypaths/p/river-songs?r=1ium1j&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=webEpisode credits:I just want to grieve song, sung by Hanna EliseI hear the voices of the grandmothers, author unknown, found at http://www.prcupcc.orgA video about the great turning, part of the work reconnects with Joanna Macyhttps://workthatreconnects.org/resources/the-three-aspects-of-the-great-turning-wtr-training-video-series/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit storypaths.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode:- Sacred Deathcare Explained- Why Spirits Use Symbols- How to Balance Your Energy- Managing False Hope and DenialTo learn more about Sarah Kerr, PhD, please visit askjulieryan.com/podcast/398.Please join Julie next week with your question. Thursdays at 8pm ET, 7pm CT, 5pm PT.https://askjulieryanshow.com And, please leave a five-star review and subscribe so you can hear all the new episodes. https://ratethispodcast.com/julie Viome's Gut Health Test: https://www.viome.com and use code: julieryan at checkout for $110 discount. Purity Woods' Age-Defying Dream Cream: http://PurityWoods.com/JULIERYAN or enter JULIERYAN at checkout for 10% off first order. Zona Health: https://www.zona.com/?aff=156 and use code julieryan for $50 discount. Dr. Maria Amasanti: http://www.dramasanti.com/ Join Julie for a Zoom “Woo-Woo” Party at Ask Julie Ryan: LIVE on the 4th Tuesday of the month. Get your ticket at https://askjulieryan.com/live. For more information go to https://askjulieryan.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hey beautiful souls, I am so excited to have my dear friend on the podcast with me today! Sarah Kerr is an Intuitive Life & Wellbeing Coach,  she shares her awakening story after suffering with two bouts of postnatal depression. Her mission is to support as many people as she can to joyfully and purposefully live their lives on their terms without guilt and worry.  You can find Sarah through her website:https://www.sarahkerrcoaching.com/You can leave your anonymous questions or shout outs here:https://www.sacred-souls.co.uk/podcast-questionsIf you found value from this episode I would LOVE for you to take a screenshot and tag me on Instagram @rebecca_welstead_green ☼☽⋆°✧⋆°☼☽⋆☾☼☽⋆°.☾✨

As a founder of The Centre for Sacred Deathcare, Sarah is a teacher and mentor to death doulas and others who are called to offer spiritual support at end-of-life. Her work helps dying people and their families connect with each other, and with the innate wisdom of the dying process.   Sarah's teachings validate her students' intuitive knowing about death and dead people, and she guides people to meet mortality in ways that are more healing, more whole, and more holy. Sarah's approach draws on nature-­based spirituality, sacred sciences, and the richness of the human soul. She designs and facilitates ceremonies that help her clients to integrate experiences of death, loss, and transformation. These rituals honour the spiritual significance of what's happening, and bring healing to the living, the dying, and the dead.   This is an epic episode, not to be missed.   Website: www.sacreddeathcare.com IG: @sacreddeathcare FB: @sacreddeathcare TT: @sacreddeathcare YT: @sacreddeathcare This episode is sponsored by The Botanist Kitchen.   DoTerra Essential Oils are 100% essential oils that supprt your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.  Please head to https://thebotanistskitchen.co.uk/thank-you-for-listening-to-the-podcast/  to visit the various products & oils, and claim your 25% discount for being a podcast listener.  Enrollment for Empowered Woman - Book your FREE 30 minute discovery call below. https://jill-ritchie.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=463d5bc69e80cf5f27954fd99&id=a41a8ef1cc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 In this episode of The Mama Psychedelia Podcast, I talk with Jamie Satori, together we dive deep into the realms of Quantum Birth keeping, birth being the blueprint of all things, and birth as transformation. Jamie came to Doula work after her own traumatic birth 13 years ago, which later led to 3 redemptive empowered births, the 4th being a self directed birth here in Costa Rica. Her first birth ushered her onto this path of midwifery and mama hood. Moving to Costa Rica supported her in healing from the rat race of the West and her own history of addiction and substance reliance. We together share how we first connected and our early journey of working alongside each other. We touch on how the brainwaves of a birthing being move through them, oxytocin and ecstasy, and the altered state that is birth and death (death being the cervix to the next universe.) We also explore how birth is inherently a spiritual act of essence coming into physicality and Jamie's own childhood connection to the sacred and how children are highly tapped into the intuitive realms and magic. We talk about supporting the rite of passage for the non-birthing parent and how important their role is on the journey of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum of a new life, and how as birth workers we can support sovereign family led birth and follow the family's lead and to trust their inner knowing.   Jamie is a mama to four and community midwife serving in Costa Rica's southern zone. Borderless Birth is her beloved brain baby and the container that holds her soul work. She is in her eighth year serving at the gateways of birth and death, and passions include the movement towards re-humanization and reclamation of being born, birthing and dying. Following the Quantum Midwifery way (as taught by Whapio of the Matrona), Jamie believes and teaches peak human experiences as altered states of consciousness deserving of ceremony and respect.Where you can find Jamie Satori :  Website: www.borderlessbirth.comIG: @borderlessbirthResources: -Melinda Smyth https://www.alignable.com/jacksonville-fl/ceo-cake-with-melynda-smith-Sarah Kerr https://sacreddeathcare.com/about/-https://birthbreathanddeath.com/Your Host Mackenzie's offerings: https://snipfeed.co/hunnywombIG: @mamapsychedelia@hunnywombdoula   Intro Music "Waters of the Earth" by Satori covered by me, Mackenzie.(For more of her music, check out her Spotify)

When it comes to change in our lives, our rational minds can carry us only so far. Our bodies take us further. But rituals connect body and mind to Soul, creating transformative experiences that help us move through life's most significant passages. Sarah Kerr, death doula and ritual healing practitioner, speaks to me about the power of rituals, their constituent parts, and what difference rituals make to how we live our lives. It could be that the cosmos is counting on us to become agents of transformative change, in other words, ritualists. Episode LinksSarah's Courses and Services: https://sacreddeathcare.comPersonal LinksMy web site (where you can sign up for my blog): https://www.brianepearson.caMy email address: mysticcaveman53@gmail.comSeries Music Credit"Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison, performed by Colin James, from the album, Limelight, 2005; licensed under SOCAN 2022

What is end of life and the opportunity to change our perspective? Death is a kind of initiation that involves ceremony. It is a right of passage and training for others to be able to face the deaths we all must suffer, large and small. There is a new "you" being born at many life junctures. Ritual provides comfort and support to meet those moments and better understand the soul's journey. Some areas we discuss:  End of care rituals Rituals and initiation Death as an initiation For more information about Sarah Kerr please visit: Website - https://sacreddeathcare.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Sacred.Deathcare/ Join the Dying Your Way conversation on our FaceBook group, search for Dying your Way. Or to learn more or contact us go to www.dyingyourway.com. Other links: https://www.dyingyourway.com/facing-death-ebook?r_done=1 https://www.dyingyourway.com/eol-training https://dyingyourway.com/book-a-consultation/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sarah has been a death doula and ritual healing practitioner since 2012.  Her work helps dying people and their families connect with each other, and with the innate wisdom of the dying process.  Sarah's approach draws on nature-­based spirituality, sacred sciences, and the richness of the human soul. She designs and facilitates ceremonies that help her clients to integrate experiences of death, loss, and transformation. These rituals honour the spiritual significance of what's happening, and bring healing to the living, the dying, and the dead.

On episode 56 of Shit We Don't Talk About, Mia has a chat with Sarah Kerr of Sacred Deathcare. Sarah is here to talk about a new and different way to support dying and grieving people. The Centre for Sacred Deathcare was founded to help people meet death–and life–in ways that are more healing, more holy, and more whole. Sarah's work is dedicated to the health and well-being of our collective past, present, and future. -- For full show notes on this episode: https://miavoss.live/56 Find Mia online here or here. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/miavosslive/support

Learn how to tell if you’ve been called to be a “deathwalker” and how to offer sacred care to others at the end of life. My guest Sarah Kerr has been a death doula, ritual healing practitioner, and trainer since 2012. She draws on nature-based spirituality, sacred sciences, and the richness of the human soul… Continue reading Ep. 328 Sacred Death Care and the Deathwalker Archetype with Sarah Kerr PhD

Deathwalkers, psychopomps, ancestors--we may be alone on our final voyage, but we needn't be lonely. The Universe itself will welcome us home, just as it birthed us in the first place. Death, it turns out, is a wondrous window on life itself, and who better to remind us of this than a death doula and ritual healing practitioner. Contacts:Sarah's work with the dying and their families: https://soulpassages.caSarah's courses and workshops on death care: https://sacreddeathcare.comCredit:Closing Song: "The Ones Through Whom the Light Shines," words and music by Brian Pearson; performed by Brian Pearson

Michelle McManus meets dog trainer Heather Smith who talks about her extraordinary dog Dare, and her journey from rescue dog to performing in the ring at Crufts. Michelle also talks to pharologist Sarah Kerr who is on a mission to visit every lighthouse in the UK.

A new cycle network is being launched this morning linking all 42 English Cathedrals across a 2000 mile route. A group of cyclists are setting off from Newcastle Cathedral this morning. Clare MacLaren is the Canon for Music and Liturgy at Newcastle Cathedral and Sean Cutler from Northumbria University pulled the route together. Gordon Brown leads a group of religious leaders asking for G7 leaders to prioritise vaccines for developing countries ahead of the G7 summit. The Dalai Lama and Rowan Williams are among the other signatories to a letter asking the UK to use its chairing of G7 to make the difference on the global vaccine campaign. The ancient marriage ceremony known as handfasting can be traced back to Celtic and Druid ceremonies. It may even be where the phrases ‘tying the knot’ and ‘bound for life’ originate. The Pagan Federation is campaigning for couples to be legally married by the Pagan ceremony. Sarah Kerr is President of the Pagan Federation. Producers: Carmel Lonergan Louise Clarke-Rowbotham Editor: Tim Pemberton

Episode Summary:Opening to change and following its urge creates a momentum that takes on a life of its own and leads us beyond what our current perspective can imagine. The conclusion of this 3 part series on initiatory experience explores how to navigate transition with curiosity and trust that there are always bigger forces at work and magic's afoot.Show Notes:Today’s show tracks the final phase of the arc of transition, including:leaping into the mystery and landing on your feetreleasing “first adulthood” achievements to pursue the soul’s callingBill Plotkin’s 3 stages of spiritual development the invitation and challenge of Vision Questperceiving the emergent possibilities revealed through soul encounterLinks to things mentioned:Animas Valley InstituteBill Plotkin booksSarah Kerr Soul Passages WebsiteDid this episode spark questions for you? Send a voice message or email me hereConnect with me online:Liz Wiltzen Coaching WebsiteTracking Yes BlogInstagramThe story that launched the ethos:Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday MagicThanks so much for listening!If you like the show, I’d so appreciate it if you would rate it, subscribe, and share it with people you know would love it. It’s an unpaid labour of love, and your support encourages me to keep it coming!

Part 2 of this 3 part riff on the cycle of transition explores dropping into  the current of change and recalibrating to centre as you navigate its depths.It requires presence to move through initiatory experiences as an adult and to find courage, wisdom and grace as you meet the inevitable waves of anxiety, second-guessing and doubt that are a part of it. Links to things mentioned:Sarah Kerr Soul Passages WebsiteThe Diamond Approach - Teachings of A.H. AlmaasDid this episode spark questions for you? Send a voice message or email me here Connect with me online:Liz Wiltzen Coaching WebsiteTracking Yes BlogInstagramThe story that launched the ethos:Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday MagicThanks so much for listening!If you like the show, I’d so appreciate it if you would rate it, subscribe, and share it with people you know would love it. It’s an unpaid labour of love, and your support encourages me to keep it coming!

I'm so excited to be welcoming Dr. Sarah Kerr on The Becoming Podcast this month.  Sarah is a death doula, ritual healing practitioner, and trainer, and in her work, she helps dying people and their families connect with each other, and with the innate wisdom of the dying process. Sarah's work draws on ancient wisdom teachings, nature-­based spirituality, sacred sciences, and the richness of the human soul. She designs and facilitates ceremonies that help her clients and their families to integrate experiences of illness, death and loss. These rituals honour the spiritual significance of what is happening, and bring healing to the living, the dying, and the dead. I came across Sarah and her work several years ago when my curiosity was sparked about how I could better support women through grief, as well as understanding my own relationship with death and grieving.  I've since taken all four of Sarah's classes on Ritual Skills for Living and Dying, and appreciate her as a gifted teacher and wise guide to those of us who are working to reclaim ritual and rites of passage, and contemplate grief and loss. In our conversation, Sarah and I talk about the alchemy of ritual as "energy medicine for the collective body" and how we need ritual to help our souls catch up when massive change has occurred to our physical reality, or when our souls have traversed a radical transformation but our physical reality hasn't caught up yet.  She shares that ritual can be simple and still powerful, and doesn't have to involve all the "bells and smells" that we often associate with ritual.  We talk about rites of passage, and the difference between "change" and transformation - as in the difference between getting older and becoming elder, or having a baby and becoming a mother.  We dive into a deeper conversation around grief and how we are often denied - or deny ourselves - the opportunity to fully grieve our losses.  Finally, Sarah shares what she's learned about life from supporting people through death. I loved every minute of this conversation, and soaked up every piece of Sarah's wisdom - and I know you will too.

Disruptive energy is woven into the fabric of our lives. It alerts us that we’re being called away from life as we know it in order to discover something new about ourselves and about this experience of human-ing.Most of us avoid, resist and try to control change, and in doing so we miss the deeper and truer aspect of self that is trying to emerge. Choosing to ride the waves of the unexpected with genuine curiosity, and trusting change is an ally not an enemy, takes on an adventure of our own becoming.Today’s show is Part 1 of a story of choosing change, and a framework that served as a steady handrail and guide and a powerful torch to light the dark passages of doubt and hesitation. The Map of the Archetypal Cycles of Initiation is a brilliant structure created by Sarah Kerr, PhD. It’s designed to support you in navigating the chaos of change, and serves as a guide out of the comfort zone and toward your authentic self. Links to things mentioned:Sarah Kerr’s on demand online class:Grief and Loss as InitiationDid this episode spark questions for you? Send a voice message or email me here Connect with me online:Liz Wiltzen Coaching WebsiteTracking Yes BlogInstagramThe story that launched the ethos:Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday MagicThanks so much for listening!If you like the show, I’d so appreciate it if you would rate it, subscribe, and share it with people you know would love it. It’s an unpaid labour of love, and your support encourages me to keep it coming!

In this fascinating and insightful conversation with Sarah Kerr, PhD, death doula and ritual healer, we explore how we can expand our relationships with death and life, including:why building a healthy relationship with death is a key part of building a healthy relationship with lifehow Western culture disconnects us from an empowered relationship with deathshifting into an orientation that holds death as a sacred and transformative human experienceleaning into mystery, imagination and gratitude to access the guidance of the spiritual realmthe sense of connection that comes from being in an animistic relationship with life why having a map for what happens after we die gives us the clarity and insight we need to navigate death with presence and trusthow the skill of supporting the people we love as they die is a fundamental human skill that we all have access toToday’s guest:Sarah Kerr, PhD is a Death Doula and a Ritual Healing Practitioner. She holds a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies, and a PhD in Transformative Learning. She’s been a long-time student of cross-cultural shamanic healing and nature-based spirituality, and has worked with many indigenous and western teachers on the path of her own journeys through darkness and difficulty into healing and resolution.Check out Sarah’s website for a wealth of available courses on navigating death and dying. Sarah Kerr WebsiteBelow are links for the two courses mentioned in our conversation: What Happens After We Die?Grief and Loss as Initiation - Register here for Sarah’s live course on November 23rd, 2020Did this episode spark questions for you? Send a voice message or email me here Connect with me online:Liz Wiltzen Coaching WebsiteTracking Yes BlogInstagramThe story that launched the ethos:Tracking Yes - A Guide to Everyday MagicIf you like the show, I’d so appreciate it if you would rate it, subscribe, and share it with people you know would love it.Thanks so much for listening!

In Part 2 of my conversation with Holly, we explore collapse grief and death rituals in COVID times, and share fairly extensively about why Transformative Justice and community accountability is such an important aspect of collapse preparedness. We get into some detail about concerns we have over being two cis white women leading a diverse community, and, some ways we are hoping to mitigate that and reduce possible harm. We also share about the importance of play and creativity in collapse work. In the first minutes of this episode, I make a reference to a Netflix action series that perhaps many will not have heard of: Altered Carbon. I super love the show, for so many reasons not the least of which is the incredible fight choreograhy that features incredible women of colour as lead characters – so badass! I also reference Sarah Kerr at soul passages.ca as one of my teachers. Find out more about the Threshold community here. Register for my Numinous Quest Online here.

Sarah Kerr is a councillor for the Liberal Democrats in Wokingham, England. In our conversation we touch on how the skills of performance, negotiation and research learnt from her career in music impacted Sarah's work in influencing social issues and legislation in her Borough. 

Sarah Kerr is a death doula and ritual healing practitioner, helping people navigate literal and symbolic death through cross-cultural shamanic healing and nature-based spirituality. We speak about dark nights of the soul as initiatory experiences, rituals for letting go, the cyclical nature of the soul's journey and how processing personal grief is of service to the larger whole.  Find Sarah at soulpassages.ca Sarah's Book Recommendation: World as Lover, World as Self by Joanna Macey and Dark Night, Early Dawn by Christopher Bache Songs featured: "Semolina" by Slow Meadow and "Kol Nidre" by Max Bruch How to support the show: Rate, review and subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! Support my work on Patreon and get access to perks like an exclusive WhatsApp group chat & book club just for patrons! Visit my website - AnyaKaats.com & Find me on Instagram Get full access to A Millennial's Guide to Saving the World at anyakaats.substack.com/subscribe

The Pagan Federation Podcast inaugural episode, features New President Sarah Kerr, in conversation with Rich Blackett, talks about her background, beliefs and hopes for the future of the PF. https://www.paganfed.org/paganism/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-pagan-federation/message

The power of ritual is profound. It’s woven deep into the rhythms of societies, and its power lies in the marking of a transition, from one state to another. It often means a death of some sort: something needs to pass, before something new can arrive. But few of us are comfortable with death, literal or metaphoric. My guest today is Sarah Kerr,a ritual healing practitioner and death doula whose work supports the living, the dying, and the dead. She facilitates private and public healing rituals, and regularly presents on topics of death midwifery and holistic death care. Sarah has a PhD in Transformative Learning, and a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies. Her doctoral research explored the ways that modern western people can restore and re-create meaningful rituals for the significant transitions of life, and she has been a student of spiritual and shamanic healing modalities since 2000. In our conversation we unpack what a ritual is; explore how we loosen our fixation on the physical and the outer and the visible and the tangible; how grief and grieving differ; and how to understand our life as a spiral rather than a relentless trajectory. You can meet Sarah at www.soulpassages.ca, on Instagram at @soul.passages and on her YouTube channel. This show is brought to you by The Advice Trap, Michael Bungay Stanier’s latest book. You can access a wide range of tools to help #TameYourAdviceMonster at www.TheAdviceTrap.com. If you’d like to spend more time with Michael and people he admires, sign up for The Year of Living Brilliantly. 52 teachers over 52 weeks, each teaching one brilliant insight. Absolutely free.

In today’s episode we chat with Sarah Kerr, founder of The Customer Agency, about the power of creating deep connections with your clients or customers.In times of crisis, whether that's Coronavirus or a recession, it's more important than ever to understand the emotional needs and triggers of your audience. But how can you standout in a crowded market? Why should a customer choose you and not your competitor? Sarah takes us through a step-by-step framework that you can do from home.We discuss

Sum Of The Whole by Brenda Murphy Book Clips  Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear an excerpt from Sum Of The Whole by Brenda Murphy. Synopsis  Jaya Pomroy, security operative and mistress, falls desperately in love with Sarah Kerr while vacationing at Rowan House, Skye’s most exclusive and secretive resort. Unwilling to become Jaya’s possession, yearning for independence, Sarah refuses to leave with her and they part after a bitter fight. Six years later they meet again. Fighting to leave her past behind, but unable to resist her attraction for Jaya, Sarah agrees to try again. Jaya has to cope with new rules and new roles. When a former client threatens to expose Sarah, Jaya risks everything to protect her. Can their love survive in the real world filled with vengeful ex-lovers and deadly secrets?   Get This Book On Amazon -> https://amzn.to/2N1pT22 (link works for Amazon US, UK, Germany, and Canada)    Get This Book On Amazon UK -> https://amzn.to/2q46wg2   Love What We Do? Become a Patron. You will get exclusive content and be helping us grow.  https://www.patreon.com/TheLesbianTalkShow   Check out our review of this book on The Lesbian Review https://www.thelesbianreview.com/sum-whole-brenda-murphy/   Brenda Murphy Online Website: http://brendalmurphy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brenda.murphy.75 Twitter:  https://twitter.com/BMurphySideshow   Contact The Lesbian Talk Show Website Email   You can find all our Book Clips episodes here    Authors Want to feature your novel on Book Clips? Check out more here  www.sheenalemosebersohn.com/book-clip/

A panel discussion with Prof Marcus Collier (TCD), Maryann Harris (UCD) and Prof Michael Cronin as part of the 'Trinity and the Changing City' series. Like every city in the world, Dublin City is faced with multiple and complex challenges, particularly when it comes to integrating international policies into planning and design in the city. Meeting the needs of communities and businesses whilst also meeting global sustainability and climate-related agreements is by no means easy. This session looks behind some of the issues at the interface between cultural and natural heritage. Professor Marcus Collier from Trinity's School of Natural Sciences will speak about emergent ideas for renaturing the city using nature-based solutions; Maryann Harris from Dublin City Council will discuss how biodiversity and communities are intertwined; and Dr. Sarah Kerr from the University of Sheffield examines how meeting our climate goals will challenge cultural heritage. Michael Cronin from the Department of French, School of Language, Literatures and Cultural Studies will look at how language and writing can transform our ecological relationship to cities Trinity and the Changing City is organised by the Identities in Transformation research theme, led by Daniel Faas, Department of Sociology, and is supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

Sarah and I talk about how she and her team at PhysioWell are helping their patients manage pain in innovative ways.  Sarah's commitment to the highest standard of patient care and her direct one to one (therapist to patient) treatment approach is just one of the reasons why she has had a fulfilling and successful career serving the Quinte West community. Learn more at https://physiowellhealth.com/

A panel discussion with Dr Carole Holohan (TCD), Prof Kathleen Lynch (UCD), Dr Michael Pierse (QUB) and Garrett Phelan as part of the 'Trinity and the Changing City' Series. There has been very little public debate on class in Dublin compared to other social issues. Yet there are many class signals that lots of Dubliners can read, including accent, neighbourhood and educational background. Social class is not only difficult to break out of but also impacts the life chances and health of Dubliners. In this interactive session Dr Carole Holohan, Assistant Professor in Modern Irish History at Trinity, Prof Kathleen Lynch, Professor of Equality Studies at University College Dublin, Dr Michael Pierse, Senior Lecturer in the School of Arts, English and Other Languages at Queen's University Belfast, and Visual Artist Garrett Phelan shed light on one of the final taboos in Irish society. Trinity and the Changing City is organised by the Identities in Transformation research theme , led by Tom Walker, School of English, Daniel Faas, Department of Sociology, and Sarah Kerr , Trinity Long Room Hub, and is supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

During this episode I am joined by Sarah Kerr who is the Founding Partner of The Customer Agency. We get to hear about Sarah's journey from starting out as a Developer before moving in to Sales and then naturally moving into Leadership. Throughout our conversation it is clear that Sarah is highly passionate about the work that she does and offers great value giving her thoughts on Customer engagement, leadership, transitioning from sales to leadership plus much more. Sarah kindly shares a link to The Customer Agency 10 step guide to help improve your customer focus: https://10steps.thecustomeragency.co/ This guide walks you through the fundamental steps of improving your customer focus by identifying 10 major steps for you to follow. The Top 10 Areas to Focus on to grow your Customer Focus Identify where you are on your journey and a path to grow Challenge yourself with Top Questions to identify an action plan Mini workbook to capture your ideas, thoughts and goals Connect with Sarah through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sakerr/

From Sarah: "When the familiar structures of our lives are stripped away, we show up as we really are, and our most genuine humanity is revealed. My soul is fed in that place where pain and sorrow, joy and love, are so exquisitely true and beautiful that my heart cracks open." Sarah has a Masters Degree in Environmental Studies, and a PhD in Transformative Learning. She has been a long-time student of cross-cultural shamanic healing and nature-based spirituality, and has worked with many indigenous and western teachers. Sarah has made her own journeys through darkness and difficulty, into healing and resolution. https://soulpassages.ca/ ------------------------------ The Afterlife Conference Live Stream Starts Thursday June 6th at 7:15pm Mtn, to watch live, sign up at https://path11productions.com/ac2019 use coupon code PODCAST10 at checkout to take 10% off your registration.

Sarah Kerr is a death doula and ritual healing practitioner. She uses the healing power of rituals to bring comfort and peace to those who are left to grieve following a death. In this episode you will learn more about her work as a death doula, and the rituals and practices she uses during the death and dying process. During our interview Sarah shares her journey of becoming a death doula, and her personal philosophy about the way we approach death in Western culture.   “Death is hard, but it doesn't have to be as hard as we make it in Western culture.” --Sarah Kerr To learn more about Sarah, you can visit her website at Soul Passages.  She also has a Facebook page and an Instagram page where she shares training and educational videos about the work of a death doula and healing rituals.   Visit our website at The Heart of Hospice to learn more about hospice, caregiving resources, advance care planning, and self care tips for personal and professional caregivers.  

Sarah Kerr is a death doula and ritual healing practitioner. She work with dying people and their families, as well as families navigating the death of a pet, and also lectures and teaches about death care and the healing power of ritual. Sarah perviously appeared on the podcast in episode 98: Priestess, Shaman, Mystic Scapegoat. The most incredible thing happened during the taping of this episode. Precisely what I was asking Sarah advice around happened...to her. This episode is dedicated to Sarah's deceased cat, Luna, and all those who are suffering grief over the death of a beloved animal, or tree friend, or natural landscape. Sarah generously wrote about her experience on her blog. In this episode, we talk about the nuts and bolts of dying well, (are there things you should or shouldn't say to a dying person?), being a death doula (how do you manage your energy being in such intense environments?), and ways to honour the death of animals and trees.  

Helen & Jerry took a break during the holidays; time for self care, family connection, and general R & R.  On the HOH blog there were many featured writers who shared their thoughts and ideas with you, and the podcast featured some of your favorite episodes from the past as encore presentations.   The sabbatical is over now, and there's some fresh new content waiting to be published.  A new interview with Barbara Karnes will arrive on Friday, February 1, and there will also be interviews with death doula, Sarah Kerr, hospice nurse practitioner, Tiffany Hughes, and Dr. Clark Gaither, aka Dr. Burnout.  So stay tuned for all the new content coming your way in 2019.  

Sum Of The Whole by Brenda Murphy Book Clips  Welcome to Book Clips, the mini podcast where authors and narrators give you a taste of a book with a short snippet.  In this episode we hear an excerpt from Sum Of The Whole by Brenda Murphy. Synopsis  Jaya Pomroy, security operative and mistress, falls desperately in love with Sarah Kerr while vacationing at Rowan House, Skye’s most exclusive and secretive resort. Unwilling to become Jaya’s possession, yearning for independence, Sarah refuses to leave with her and they part after a bitter fight. Six years later they meet again. Fighting to leave her past behind, but unable to resist her attraction for Jaya, Sarah agrees to try again. Jaya has to cope with new rules and new roles. When a former client threatens to expose Sarah, Jaya risks everything to protect her. Can their love survive in the real world filled with vengeful ex-lovers and deadly secrets?   Get This Book On Amazon -> https://amzn.to/2N1pT22 (link works for Amazon US, UK, Germany, and Canada)    Get This Book On Amazon UK -> https://amzn.to/2q46wg2   Love What We Do? Become a Patron. You will get exclusive content and be helping us grow.  https://www.patreon.com/TheLesbianTalkShow   Check out our review of this book on The Lesbian Review https://www.thelesbianreview.com/sum-whole-brenda-murphy/   Brenda Murphy Online Website: http://brendalmurphy.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brenda.murphy.75 Twitter:  https://twitter.com/BMurphySideshow   Contact The Lesbian Talk Show Website Email   You can find all our Book Clips episodes here    Authors Want to feature your novel on Book Clips? Check out more here  www.sheenalemosebersohn.com/book-clip/

From Joyce's Ulysses to Fáilte Ireland's latest rebranding of Dublin as 'surprising by nature', the city has repeatedly been a subject of mediation. Yet many aspects of its development persistently escape reflection in the city's arts and media. Considering the challenge of representing other Dublins and Dublin's others, the session will feature contributions from the poet, playwright and former Ireland Chair of Poetry Paula Meehan, the artist Dorothy Smith, a key visual documenter of the contemporary inner city, and the academic and film classifier Zélie Asava, author of The Black Irish Onscreen (2013). Trinity and the Changing City is organised by the Identities in Transformation research theme , led by Tom Walker, School of English, Daniel Faas, Department of Sociology, and Sarah Kerr , Trinity Long Room Hub, and is supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute.

As Ireland emerges from the economic crash and austerity which ensued, Dublin's housing issues have escalated. A collaboration between the Trinity Long Room Hub's Behind the Headlines and Trinity and the Changing City discussion series, this session will take a broad temporal view on Dublin's housing issues over the decades. Contributors will include Paula Mayock, Assistant Professor at Trinity's School of Social Work and Social Policy and author of Living in Limbo: Homeless Young People's Paths to Housing, Ronan Lyons, Assistant Professor of Economics at Trinity, Charles Duggan, Heritage Officer with Dublin City Council and lead on the restoration of 14 Henrietta Street, the inner city's most intact tenement building, and Lisa Griffith, historian and author of Dublin Then and Now. Trinity and the Changing City is organised by the Identities in Transformation research theme , led by Tom Walker, School of English, Daniel Faas, Department of Sociology, and Sarah Kerr , Trinity Long Room Hub, and is supported by the Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute. https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/whats-on/details/behind-the-headlines.php https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/whats-on/details/2019/trinity-and-the-changing-city.php

Ritual Healing Practitioner and helping people navigate illness, death, or loss

Listen as death doula and ritualist Sarah Kerr of Soul Passages discusses how to prepare to be a good ancestor, have a good death, and face the truth that life is finite. 

Sarah Kerr, PhD, is a death doula and ritual healing practitioner. I've connected with Sarah and her work a number of times and was keen to follow up with her regarding a lecture she gave on the Shamanic Archetype, (part of a series, and just one of many resources she offers on contemporary archetypal shamanism). In this conversation, I ask Sarah to explain the difference between The Priest/ess, The Shaman, and The Psychopomp as archetypes. (We also toss The Mystic in there for good measure). We consider the implications of being white women doing work that is often called "shamanic", and share our different perspectives and comfort levels around that. (It's a site of struggle for each of us in our own way). I also dig a little into a section of Sarah's dissertation, Dreams, Ritual and the Creation of Sacred Objects: An Inquiry Into A Contemporary Western Shamanic Initiation. It's a worthwhile read and this part of our dialogue will appeal to those who've long walked between the worlds but didn't know what to do about it, or have had spontaneous initiation experiences and few places to turn for support. We talk specifically about how the Shamanic Archetype is often scapegoated by society, and how one way to heal through the Journey of the Walkaway is to choose to Return as Teacher/Interpreter. Finally, Sarah shares a bit about her own initiation ritual and some personal parts that felt powerful for her. Some good ideas in there for those of us who adore that sort of thing. If you're in the Calgary area and you'd like to work with Sarah more closely on an on-going basis, you might want to check out the Calgary Community Healers' Council.

Sarah Kerr is a Death Midwife and Ceremonialist in Calgary, Alberta. Her focus is on the spiritual and relational support of people who are at the end of life and guides them through this spiritual landscape. READ MORE.  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Ray Davies, Warpaint, Shark?, Darkstar, Beach Fossils and Liam Gallagher's new band Beady Eye all feature in the fourth podcast in the Clash & Look Behind You series. Sarah Kerr stands in for Matt this week and she talks about her favourite bands of the moment as well as getting excited about Pulp's reunion.