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Grief House - PortalsDeath CompanionsIn this episode, Sascha, Jana DeCristofaro and I open a discussion with our death companions about how we might spend our final incarnate moments together.Being variously acquainted with/inclined toward the idea of death companions that are born alongside us and accompany through mortality teaching and reteaching us ways we might fall into their arms, this experiment plays out a little differently in each of us.In the end we talk about: shame and guilt, cougars, respectful informality, Sicily and trust. I do not officially sign up to be death-witness for the general public...2024-05-1651 minGrief House - PortalsDisappointment Creatures (starring) Jana DeCristofaroIn this very special episode Sascha, Jana and I introduce ourselves and each other to our disappointment creatures. They are a rag-tag crew, but (in my opinion) overall pretty great. I would send them on any number of missions together. We talk about the utility of disappointment, it's reasons for being, what kinds of disappointment was served up at our various childhood tables, the appropriate age for disappointment to go into private legal practice and what conditions might prompt her to give the courtroom up for a nice, plush couch and some daytime TV. I find out my...2024-04-0551 minGrief House - PortalsWild Grief Creature Encounters starring Jana DeCristofaro of the Dougy CenterIn this special episode Sascha, Jana DeCristopharo of the Dougy Center and I search out and approach our wild grief creatures. Some of them are lava monsters, some are trapped behind sliding doors. They are vaporous, shocked, frozen and misunderstood. They grieve death, separation, abandonment and things unknown. They are adrift and anchored and swimming strongly in their own and a big communal river of loss. We make contact and start up conversations and then wonder about how this work might work in the bigger world.Featured: The Dougy Center and The Grief House. Mys...2024-03-281h 03