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The House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and TraumaUnbroken: Reframing TraumaIn this episode, Mary Catherine McDonald (MC) discusses her experience with grief and loss, as well as her research on trauma. She highlights the grief-phobic nature of society and the need for more open conversations about loss. MC reframes the concept of trauma, emphasizing that the trauma response is never wrong and that shame is the real problem. She also explores the importance of relational support in healing from trauma and grief. The conversation delves into the challenges of navigating identity after a traumatic event and the need for society to acknowledge and support those who have experienced loss. 2024-02-0758 minThe House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and TraumaFeel It To Heal ItIn this episode, bereaved father Jason Dykstra speaks frankly about the partner's perspective on grief, pregnancy loss, and healing. Join us as Jason shares his insights on male-identifying folks and how often their experiences get overlooked as well as dismissed. He shares his experience learning to allow himself to stop, and intentionally feel his grief after his son Ezra was stillborn.
Jason Dykstra is a father of four as well as an international speaker, author, and coach specializing in grief, and conflict resolution.
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https://www.jasondyk...2023-11-301h 00The House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and TraumaGrief as Soul WorkAnnie Gudger lost her husband Kent tragically in a car accident and was widowed at the age of 28 while being pregnant with their son Jake. Anne shares candidly about this life shaking loss that happened 36 years ago, through the eyes of a grief holder, writer and now founder and community leader of multiple grief and loss spaces.
Annie and Joëlle explore grief as soul work; as a journey that cracks us so deeply open, we have no choice but to be working from the soul level of healing. Anne also shares about her n...2023-11-0750 minThe House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and TraumaSmashing the Myths of GriefJoin us for this powerful conversation as Ayako Gallagher and Joëlle CW discuss the myths of grief and pregnancy loss & rediscovering yourself after loss. Ayako shares candidly about what she has experienced after losing her stillborn daughter Emi. She shares what she has learned about supporting her partner as well as how she has incorporated Emi in every day of her family's life. She talks about the grief myths she has proudly smashed along the way.
Ayako is an ICF accredited Grief Coach and PILSC trained group facilitator, and more than anything she is a bereaved p...2023-10-1055 minThe House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and TraumaGrief is Not LinearJoin us for this beautiful discussion with the profound Grief and Loss Educator, Expert, Author, and Psychologist - Dr. Mekel Harris.
Joëlle and Dr. Mekel explore the impacts of grief and loss on the corporate workplaces as well as the impacts of the pandemic and the grief that has emerged because of it.
Dr. Mekel shares about one of the biggest falsehoods that we have been lead to believe in grief: that grief in fact is NOT linear. She shares candidly about her own loss of her mother, and later her father as well. L...2023-09-2443 min
Coffee, Grief, And GratitudeCoffee Talk #50On this episode of Coffee, Grief, and Gratitude we’re bringing you a recording of Coffee Talk #50 from last week, September 7th. Alayna Erhart, Joëlle Croteau-Willard, Kate Carroll de Gutes, Lisa Arnone, and Patricia Harrelson each read a short piece on grief. All their stories are different since grief is different for everyone.
Coffee, Grief and Gratitude is a created by Anne Gudger and Maria Gibson, a mom/daughter duo who talk about grief.
You can find them on Facebook at Coffee and Grief. Please join their private Faceb...2023-09-1253 minThe House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and TraumaGrief as Transformation: Honouring JacobJoin us for a heartfelt, raw conversation about the realities behind infertility, pregnancy loss & a couples journey to uncover their feelings about being childlessness, and not by choice. Jessica Van Wyen shares her beautiful baby boy Jacob with us, what she went through to become his mama, and also all she went through in and after losing him. Jessica shares her journey to give back through working in the Pregnancy and Infant Loss community with an incredible Californian Perinatal Loss Charity (RTZ: Hope).
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2023-09-061h 08The House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and TraumaThe Power of Permission@Joellespeaks with Mary McElhattan: Author, Chaplin, Funeral Director and Permission Mission advocate
This episode uncovers the power of giving ourselves and others permission to embrace our mortality as a change agent for enriching our lives while earthside. This is a profound conversation about not how we want life to be - but how it is - and taking out the "shoulds" in our experiences of grief, loss & death and dying.
Mary's vision is to share courage and freedom while having honest discussions about mortality. Her intention is to create a peace for the passing and...2023-08-1751 minCoffee, Grief, And GratitudeJoëlle Croteau-Willard: Grief as Unexpected GuestIn Episode 18 we’re delighted to talk with Joëlle Croteau-Willard, a beautiful, tender-hearted human who is grieving the death of her son, Julien. Prior to Julien’s death she grieved her grandfather and her father, but it was Julien’s death that split her open. She turned away from cultural pressure to “be better,” and found solace in educating herself about grief, in learning that grief is a healthy response to a tragedy or trauma.
Near the end of our conversation, her suggestions for people supporting someone in grief are golden.
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The House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and TraumaTime Does Not HealJoëlle speaks with world renowned Performance Coach and author Kelly Poulos about her grief, wisdom and the loss of her 18yr old son, Frankie, just over 30 years ago. Kelly shares what worked for her in grief and healing journey, and what has mattered, above all, over the past 30 years of life after losing her adult son. She also shares her truth behind the ever so cliché and very unhelpful concept of "Time heals all wounds".
Follow Kelly Poulos on Instagram: @kellytalks
Also on Facebook: Kelly Poulos
Purchase Kelly's book "Se...2023-08-0138 min
The House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and TraumaWhat is the House of Mourning?Host Joëlle Croteau-Willard shares about the inspiration for this podcast and what you can expect by tuning in. 2023-07-2637 min
VIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCHVBB 222 Joëlle Croteau-Willard Will Not Suffer Her Loss As A Mother In Silence!Joëlle Croteau-Willard is a Mother, Wife, Regional Director with PSI Seminars, and a lost mom — a woman who has suffered the loss of her child. "I had a late-term pregnancy loss at 23 weeks. I had dedicated my life to transformative personal development, then my son died. And that person who was Joelle prior to May 16th, 2022, that person died with him. Suddenly, I don't want the things I wanted. I don't have the capacity to do the things I used to do, nor the desire for all of the things I had envisioned for my life. This is the rea...2022-12-1242 minVIRGIN.BEAUTY.B!TCHVBB 149 Joëlle Croteau-Willard, A First-Time Mom's One Year Journey With A Pandemic Baby!Joëlle Croteau-Willard became a first-time mother one month into the trauma of a Global Pandemic. Her journey is one of endurance, perseverance, reemergence, and surrender. It's the story of Motherhood.2021-05-0946 min
PSI Seminars PodcastThe Ripple EffectPSI Area Director Joëlle Croteau-Willard | The Ripple Effect
An attitude of service and focusing outward will leave you feeling inspired, healthy, and whole!2021-02-101h 01
PSI Seminars PodcastMastering the Workshop in Your MindPSI Area Director Joëlle Croteau-Willard | Mastering the Workshop in Your Mind
Within your mind you have the power of imagination, creativity, problem-solving, stress relief, healing, and so much more…With practice, the workshop in your mind can be one of your most valuable tools for creating the life of your dreams!2019-06-121h 00
PSI Seminars PodcastMastering the Workshop in Your MindPSI Area Director Joëlle Croteau-Willard2019-06-121h 00
anticulture with Josiah SinananS1E4: Franco-Albertan...That's a Thing? - Discussion with Joelle Croteau-Willard⚜️🌾🎙Franco-Albertan...That's a Thing? Welcome to Episode 4, where we explore one of Alberta's most curious minorities - the Franco-Albertan. Our guest is Joelle Croteau-Willard, who has a proud and very Albertan story in the realm of being a Francophone. Joelle's heritage includes one of the first residents of Bonnyville, and on both sides, has prominent chuckwagon racing legacy. She also has a cousin who is a Francophone musician and one who started the Flying Canoe Festival. Learn more about the dynamics, the history, and the people that make up French Alberta - a population of over 80,000 throughout our province.2018-04-0538 min