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The Death Dialogues Project Podcast126. It’s All Gonna Be Okay: Gracelyn BatemanGracelyn Bateman is an author, co-founder of Luna Peak Foundation, and a grief advocate. With a background in sociology and personal experience of the sudden loss of her father, she set out to humanize the taboo topic of grief through photography and storytelling. Her mission is to help people not feel alone in their grief. Her latest book Beyond Grief shares 80 grief photographs, mementos, and stories to show how others process and navigate their life after loss. Her work at Luna Peak uplifts multicultural survivor stories and gives survivors a safe platform to share. She was born and raised in...
2022-12-1152 min
The Death Dialogues Project Podcast125. five years on …Becky Aud-Jennison has recorded a spontaneous heartfelt episode and shares her feelings and experiences surrounding this work, current life, insights about being human just now, and some resources. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Links: all things this project, substack, interviews, and a variety of places to buy the book: https://linktr.ee/deathdialoguesproject?utm_source=linktree_profile_share
2022-11-051h 00
The Death Dialogues Project Podcast124. Helping Grieving Siblings Heal After Child Loss: Michele BenyoMichele Benyo is a mom of two, a Certified Grief Recovery Specialist®, an early childhood educator and parent coach, and the founder of Good Grief Parenting. After her 6-year-old son died of cancer, her 3-year-old daughter said, “Mommy, half of me is gone.” This heartbreaking statement defined Michele’s life purpose. Her mission is twofold: to help parents through the unimaginable challenges of parenting while grieving the death of a child, and to help parents meet the unique needs of a child who has lost a sibling in the early childhood years. The desire of Michele’s heart is to see fa...
2022-10-1359 min
The Death Dialogues Project Podcast123. Men, Mental Health, Grief, and Finding Life After: Mark SchutterIn 1993 Mark's first wife, aged 27, died of metastatic breast cancer. He did what he believed was expected of him as a young man - move on. He remarried, had a daughter and many years later the grief resurfaced. Over the past 5 years through counseling and writing creatively he was able to write his memoir "Cowboys Are Not Supposed to Cry" chronicling his story of love, loss, grief, healing and “life after...”
He continues to fight for others and their healing. He seeks truth, writes poetry and stories while often stumbling along the way. He has navigated the pain of loss and...
2022-09-151h 04
The Death Dialogues Project Podcast122. Cultivating Our Own Connections: Dr. Amy RobbinDr. Robbins is the Director of Mental Health at BIÂN (Be-on) and a Clinical Psychologist in private practice for almost 20 years. Dr. Robbins, has experience in both traditional and energy psychotherapy and spiritual intuition. She encourages people to awaken to and live their essence, using the wisdom of death in an unexpectedly positive way.
After the unexpected death of her aunt at a young age and a spiritual transformative experience with “the other side,” Dr. Robbins began a long journey into spirituality that has paralleled her clinical psychology work. Only 3 years ago, Dr. Robbins opened up to share her experie...
2022-08-181h 00
The Power of Love Show‘The Death Dialogues Project’ With Author & Podcaster, Becky Aud-JennisonOn this episode of The Power of Love Show we welcome special guest, Becky Aud-Jennison.
Becky Aud-Jennison is the creator of The Death Dialogues Project and podcast, and author of ‘Death and its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Beautiful Lessons’.
Becky had a lengthy career in human services, interfacing with death and dying over the past 40 years.
It was the deaths of her soul-connect brother and mother within nine months of each other, and facilitating their in-home care and home vigils that lit a fire within her to improve death and grief fluency within our society.
Doing this work, Becky now...
2022-08-1151 min
The Death Dialogues Project Podcast121. Putting Our Feet on the Ground: David RichmanDavid is an author, public speaker, and endurance athlete whose mission is to form more meaningful human connections through storytelling. His first book, Winning in the Middle of the Pack, discussed how to get more out of ourselves than ever imagined. With Cycle of Lives, David shares stories of people overcoming trauma and delves deeply into their emotional journeys with cancer. He continues to do Ironman triathlons and recently completed a solo 4,700-mile bike ride. You can pick up a copy of his book at https://david-richman.com/cycle-of-lives/ or on Amazon.
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2022-07-2855 min
The Death Dialogues Project Podcast120. Unexpecting with Rachel LewisRachel Lewis is a foster, adoptive and birth mom. After a 5-year battle with secondary infertility and the losses of five babies during pregnancy, she now has three children in her arms and a foster son in her heart.
As the founder of the Facebook support group Brave Mamas, she is passionate about helping others through their grief. She is a contributor to Still Standing Magazine, Pregnancy After Loss Support, and Filter Free Parents. Rachel holds bachelor’s degrees in Theology, Bible, and Speech Communications.
Rachel wrote the book Unexpecting: Real Talk on Pregnancy Loss as...
2022-07-141h 10
The Death Dialogues Project Podcast119. Healing Grief Through Poetry: Mike BernhardtWhen Mike Bernhardt's wife died in 1991, he turned to writing poetry to express his grief and found it to be both cathartic and healing. Over time, he was contacted by hundreds of other people who felt the same way. Mike's book, "Voices of the Grieving Heart," is a collection of over 160 deeply authentic poems, short essays, and images contributed to him by 83 people whose loved ones died. To learn more or order the book, visit https://mikebernhardt.net.
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2022-06-3054 min
The Death Dialogues Project Podcast118. Peace & Purpose After Loss: Reid PetersonReid Peterson is the Creator of Grief Refuge, a mobile app that is a daily companion to people in grief. Reid's biological father died in 2006 and his stepfather died in 2016. After losing both father figures in his life, he sought support through community grief counseling and support groups. After realizing comfort and solace could be provided to grievers more consistently, he made the Grief Refuge app to provide support on a daily basis.
Reid lives with his wife, Jessica, in Santa Barbara, California.
Reid often shares his story of losing both father figures in his life and the grief that...
2022-06-1647 min
Deathwalker's Guide To LifeDeathwalker's Guide To Life - Apr 24 2022 - S02E01 Becky Aud-JennisonHost Kerry Sunderland is joined by fellow deathwalker, fellow podcaster and fellow author Becky Aud-Jennison, to talk about her new book, Death and Its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Beautiful Lessons. She also introduces Kiwi comedy series, Good Grief. Join Kerry Sunderland for Deathwalkers Guide to Life. A show that explores how thinking and talking about death can help you live a life without regrets.
2022-04-2748 min
The Death Dialogues Project PodcastDeath & its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Beautiful LessonsOur new co-host, Kate Burns and project creator Becky Aud-Jennison have a casual chat about the upcoming book, Death and its Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Beautiful Lessons: field notes from The Death Dialogues Project which will be released on 2/22/22 (US date).
Join us for a peek inside the book's why, the writing process, and thoughts about what you will find held in that gorgeous cover.
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2022-02-1729 min
Grow with GriefThe Death Dialogues Project with Becky Aud-Jennison #EP23This episode I’m talking to Becky Aud-Jennison, the founder and podcast host of Death Dialogues Project.
Becky bares all in this beautiful conversation, where she openly talks about the death of her brother and mother, the impact their deaths had on her and why she created the Death Dialogues Project.
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2021-08-2552 min
HOT FLASHES & COOL TOPICSEPISODE 37: A GOOD DEATH: CONVERSATIONS WITH A DEATH TALKERWe talk about death in this episode. It is uncomfortable to think about and most people don't want to discuss it. We tackle the taboo subject with Becky Aud Jennison, host of the podcast The Death Dialogues. She explains what it was like to be a death doula for her family members and how she hopes to change the dialogue around death. She urges everyone to have the conversation so that your loved ones know your wishes when that journey begins.
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2020-07-0853 min
Grief Dreams PodcastE151 - Becky Aud-Jennison - The Death Dialogues ProjectBecky Aud-Jennison had a lengthy career in human services, starting as a nurses aide, then nurse, then clinical mental health professional and mind-body practitioner. In 2018 Becky created The Death Dialogues Project with an aim of getting conversations surrounding dying, death, grief and the aftermath out of the closet.
In this episode we talk about cultural differences between USA and New Zealand, the death of her brother, having a good death, creating The Death Dialogues Project, continuing bonds with her brother and mother, grief dreams of her father, mom, brother, and Ram Dass.
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2020-03-291h 19
And Then Everything ChangedThe COVID-19 Experience- Staying Safe without Getting Overwhelmed, Bonus Episode 2 In this bonus episode a physician, a social worker, and an eating disorder specialist answer COVID-19 listener questions, share best practices for lockdowns and sheltering-at-home and offer mental health support recommendations and resources to help mitigate stress during this period of isolation and extreme departure from routine. For their time and expertise many thanks to Dr. Kemia Sarraf, an Internist and Public Health professional, Lisa Butler LCSW, and Jessica Barker, a researcher and consultant in the mental health field with a focus on eating disorders. Much appreciation to previous And Then Everything Changed guests Becky Aud-Jennison and Monique Caradine f...
2020-03-281h 46
The Death Dialogues Project Podcast53. Calm in the Time of CoronaOn this bonus episode, The Death Dialogues Project creator, Becky Aud-Jennison, MA, LCPC (therapist gone rogue) taps into her clinical background & research & imparts some tools you may find helpful during these trying times.
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2020-03-1835 min
Grief is a Sneaky BitchHost Lisa Keefauver | There for His Last Breath (originally aired as guest on Death Dialogues Project)BONUS EPISODEI set aside my title as host and took a turn as a guest on The Death Dialogues Project, a podcast hosted by the talented and generous Becky Aud-Jennison. Much like the work I’m doing Reimagining Grief, Becky is seeking to do the same with death.As the guest, on the other side of the microphone, we shared a deeply honest, reflective, and emotional conversation about the experience of losing my husband when I was 40 and our daughter was just 7. I share what it was like to be ho...
2020-03-1756 min
And Then Everything ChangedThe Death Dialogues Project featuring Becky Aud-JennisonAs a young clinician tending to patients at the end of their lives Becky Aud-Jennison was frustrated by institutional death and the lack of sacredness around the dying process. Whereas many caregivers, like the culture at large, hadn't yet seemed to have accepted Death as a part of living, she was driven to sit by people's bedsides to help them have a more mindful experience and to spend time with them because that's what they wanted.
When she cared for and then lost her own beloved brother to brain cancer three years ago and then h...
2020-02-0359 min
Exploring DeathThe Death Dialogues Project with Becky Aud-JennisonBecky Aud-Jennison identifies as a DeathTalker— a therapist gone rogue. A fire was lit in Becky to create The Death Dialogues Project after intimately walking her brother and mother Home in 2017. But it was her dad’s visits after his death that validated that, indeed, energy does not die. A believer that our stories are the greatest teachers about all things death, her mission is to help bring conversations surrounding dying, death and the aftermath out of the closet. Do you have an exploring death story you’d like to share with Lisa? Please leave a comment...
2020-01-2950 min