Story medicine for grieving and healing hearts. Losing a parent is one of the most difficult experiences we can go through as deeply emotional beings. Death and grief are challenging in and of themselves, but can sometimes feel overwhelming in a world organized around productivity and individualism.
In this episode, I share my experience of losing my father, slowly to dementia, and then suddenly when he passed; and the struggles of grieving both kinds of loss. I share my personal spiritual experiences and connections with ancestors while going through this process, and the kinds of rituals and ceremonies I held to commemorate this transitional period and honor my father. It is a reminder that our society prevents and precludes really talking about and grieving death, and how we don't have adequate support systems in place for grieving people. This episode is a call for society and community shifts toward support and care. It is a reminder that death is a time when spirit draws near, and while hard, a chance to lean ever closer to our spirit and ancestor connections to honor, cope, and grieve.
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Cover Artwork and Music Credits:
Music in this podcast is the track Glacier by the artist SalmonLikeTheFish on the album Music for the Sleepy Traveler. It is used under creative commons license CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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