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Ugly CryEpisode 7 : AnyaWhat is the experience of infertility like?
How do our social norms make infertility more difficult?
What is it like to feel as if our body has betrayed us?
In this episode, I talk to Anya about what she calls her infertility nightmare. We learn about Anya's experience, and dive into how we currently treat infertility as a culture and how we can do better. Our conversation leads to this major theme of the expectations we have of women and the roles we expect them to play.
2022-06-0146 minUgly CryEpisode 6: RoxanaHow does grief an immigration intersect?
What is it like to feel a loss twice in cases like kidnapping and incarceration?
How can building community help our healing process?
In this episode, I talk with Roxana about the unique ways that immigrants face and experience grief and loss. We talk about complex and anticipatory loss as loved ones cross borders and face danger, and the difficulty families face as they try to make a life in a new place. We also speak about the ways that building community has helped...2022-05-1549 minUgly CryEpisode 5 : Dr. MekelHow does grief live in the body?
How can we release grief from the body?
How can we help our healthcare providers help us?
In this episode I speak with Dr. Mekel about grief in the body, and creating better relationships with healthcare providers as we navigate grief. Dr. Mekel shares about her own experience with the physical effects of grief and offers specific tools that we can use to release grief from the body. Dr. Mekel then explores how we can communicate our grief with healthcare providers to ensure...2022-04-1556 minUgly CryInterludeA little interlude and a short grief story from the show's host, Tess. Make sure you don't miss our upcoming episodes. We talk to Dr. Mekel about grief in the body and how we can better discuss grief with healthcare providers.
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This show is hosted by Tess Kursel, owner and founder of Upsprout. You can learn more about her work at upsprout.store or on Instagram @up.sprout
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ugly-cry/support2022-04-0106 minUgly CryEpisode 4 : SydneyWhat does it feel like to lose a parent at a young age?
How can we talk about death and loss with children?
Why are adults so afraid to talk about grief with children?
How do we pass on intergenerational trauma through how we discuss death, grief, and loss?
This week I talk with Sydney Ford about discussing grief, loss, and death with children. We get into the details about where we so often go wrong about how we approach these conversations, and Sydney offers concrete ways we...2022-03-1544 minUgly CryEpisode 3 : MichelleWhat is it like to love two people at the same time?
How did you know you were ready to date again?
Are you afraid your new partner will pass away also?
In this episode, I sit down with Michelle Bader, a widow who has found love again after losing her husband. We start with Michelle's two love stories, explore her renewed joy, and I ask a question (that makes me very nervous) about how she envisions the afterlife if she were to marry again.
To find more of Michelle's work: www.m...2022-03-0149 minUgly CryEpisode 2 : EileenWhat is it like to embalm people you know?
How do you cope with anticipatory loss?
What are the pressures of inheriting a family business?
Eileen Hollis of Hollis Funeral Home sits down with me to show us the human side of being a funeral director alongside her dad, Charles.
To find more of Eileen's work:
hollisfuneralhome.com
Instagram : @hollisfuneralhome
Tiktok: @hollisfuneralhome
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Music credit:
Intro/Outro: R.L. Burnside "Going Down South"
2022-02-1528 minUgly CryEpisode 1 - NatalieDo we receive signs from loved ones after they die?
How does self doubt keep us from witnessing signs?
Are you visited by dead loved ones in your dreams?
In our first episode, I get honest with my long-time friend Natalie about how we recognize and search for signs from loved ones, and the way we connect to our deceased loved ones through our dreams.
Do you have a question you want me to ask our upcoming guests or a topic you want us to cover?
We want to...2022-02-0122 min
Ugly CryUgly Cry TrailerUgly Cry. Answering the questions you are afraid to ask about grief, loss, and death.
Our first episode airs February 1st.
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Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ugly-cry/support2022-01-0800 min