Grief Dreams Podcast

Episode 230

In this episode, I talk with Litsa Williams about her journey to becoming a grief therapist, co-founding the online grief organization What’s Your Grief, and creative ways of coping after loss. We also discuss the multiple losses in her life and the grief dreams of her father, sister’s partner, and grandmother.

Episode 229

In this episode I talk with Dr. Ebema about the murder of his parents when he was a child, being kidnapped by rebels, the murder of his brother, nightmares throughout his healing journey, finding his faith, and working with those who are at end-of-life and bereaved. https://www.griefdreams.ca/podcast/229

E228

In this episode we talk with Enrique about being an atheist, his friend’s battle with cancer, the grief after his death, dreams of his deceased friend, and how his dreams changed his grief and his belief about an afterlife.

Episode 226

In this episode we talk about the death of her mother when she was a child, her time in the orphanage, self-discovery, her new book, the death of her partner, and dreams of her deceased mother, partner, and father. https://www.griefdreams.ca/podcast

In this episode we talk about the death of his two teenage children, bereavement challenges in processing his grief (including anger), using the Jewish tradition to embrace grief, how his grief changed overtime, his one person show and new book, and grief dreams of his deceased children. https://www.griefdreams.ca/podcast/223

Emily Bevan is a writer and actor. She appears on Disney plus/Hulu in the tv series of the much loved film, The Full Monty. In the run up to her father’s untimely death in 2014, Emily kept a diary of thoughts, feelings, anecdotes and poems as a way of keeping sane. These diaries were published in 2022 in the form of ‘The Diary of Losing Dad’. In this episode we talk about her experiences of keeping a diary when her father was dying and some moments that occurred, writing her book, her grief journey following his death, connecting with her father through the senses and activities, and grief dreams of her deceased father that she had, as well as ones that her husband and mother had. https://www.griefdreams.ca/podcast/222

In this episode we talk about the death of her 17-year-old son, how she used poetry to process her grief, poems she wrote, and a grief dream of her deceased son. https://lnkd.in/gzbedvaK

In this episode we talk about her grief experience following the death of her first child, writing her new book, the challenges in coping with her grief, learning to surrender, challenging cultural norms through Sikhism, and dreams of her deceased child, grandmother, and friend. https://www.griefdreams.ca/podcast/220

In this episode we talk with Donna about her near-death experience after a suicide attempt at age 15, her relationship with her mother before and after her death, her new book Catch Me When I Fall: Poems of Mother Loss and Healing, coping with her grief, honouring her mother on Mother’s Day, and dreams of her deceased mother. https://www.griefdreams.ca/podcast/219

In this episode we talk with Fiona about the death of her father as a child, her mother having dementia, coping with the death of her mother and father, her book “The Rainbow Rocket”, Ching Ming Day, and a dream of her deceased father. https://lnkd.in/gFQ4uhWD

In this guest update episode, we talk with Suzanne Falter about the death of her daughter, learning about self-care, her new book ‘Free Spirited’, the unified field of love, and new dreams of her deceased daughter. https://griefdreamspodcast.podbean.com

In this episode we talk with Kathy about her early research on nightmares, how dreams lack volume control, researching dreams of the deceased, bereavement experiences while awake, and dreams of her deceased cats and grandmother. https://www.griefdreams.ca/podcast/216

In this episode we talk about her new book (The Modern Loss Handbook: An Interactive Guide to Moving Through Grief and Building Your Resilience), grief dreams after her mother, father, and grandmother died, and tips for grievers and those supporting a person who is grieving over the holidays. https://www.griefdreams.ca/podcast/214

In this episode we talk about his three major losses when he was in his 20’s, the importance of honesty in grief, living in the grey space, bringing humor back into his life, his new podcast, and grief dreams of his brother, father, and friend. https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-mvw8p-1323194

In this episode we talk about how she first met Neem Karoli Baba, her grief when he died, the power of stories (sharing and hearing) in processing grief, her new book (Whisper in the Heart) that shares stories on the ongoing presence of Neem Karoli Baba through grief dreams and other experiences, and the hosts grief dreams of him. https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-8njpw-12fd734

Jenn K. Lee is a writer and mixed media artist who lives in Hawaii with her husband and two children. Her book, Grieving in Dreams: Finding Peace After Losing My Sister, explores how her first year of dreaming about her late sister, who passed away in 2019, helped her process her grief and guided her toward a path that ultimately led to peace. In this episode we talk about her relationship with her sister, her sister’s journey with cancer, the many grief dreams of her sister, and writing her new book. You can find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean.com (https://griefdreamspodcast.podbean.com), and many other podcasting platforms. Please subscribe and give us a rating/review.

Dr. Karen Wyatt is the bestselling author of the book 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying, which contains stories of patients she cared for as a hospice doctor and the spiritual lessons she learned from them at the end of their lives. Dr. Wyatt also hosts End-of-Life University Podcast, which features conversations with experts who work in all aspects of end-of-life care. She is widely regarded as a thought-leader in the effort to transform the way we care for our dying in the U.S. In addition, she is valued for her application of spiritual principles to illness and healthcare. In this episode we talk about her podcast, working as a hospice doctor, the death of her father by suicide, difficulties processing the death, and grief dreams of her father. You can find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean.com (https://griefdreamspodcast.podbean.com), and many other podcasting platforms. Please subscribe and give us a rating/review.

Zachary Steele is the Broadleaf Writers Association Founder & Executive Director, and has been featured by NPR, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Publishers Weekly, Baby Got Books, Shelf Awareness, Writer Magazine and was nominated for the Sidewise Award for Alternate Fiction. His recent novel, The Weight of Ashes is his third novel. In this episode we talk about getting started being a writer, grief in fictional stories, his new novel “The Weight of Ashes”, how writing facilitated processing his own grief, the death of his best friend as a child, working through the anger over his friend’s suicide, the death and grief dreams of his cat. You can find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean.com (https://griefdreamspodcast.podbean.com), and many other podcasting platforms. Please subscribe and give us a rating/review.

Autumn Toelle-Jackson is a wife, widow, mother, and survivor. The loss of a husband, a beloved cousin and mentor, her daughter, and miscarriages have left scars on her soul and memorial tattoos on her body, but Autumn learned to grow through it all. She wrote Boldly into the Darkness: Living with Loss, Growing with Grief & Holding onto Happiness to share her story and let others who are grieving know they aren't alone, and even with loss there is hope. Autumn and her family created Growing with Grief to provide those who are grieving with a place to find community, resources, and help. In this episode we talk about her miscarriages, the death of her daughter and husband, memorial tattoos, learning to feel her grief, her book, and grief dreams of her husband. You can find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean.com (https://griefdreamspodcast.podbean.com), and many other podcasting platforms. Please subscribe and give us a rating/review.

Heike Mertins is an author, blogger and speaker. She is the author of “Grief is...Thoughts on loss, struggle and new beginnings” (2017), which chronicles her journey through the bizarre, frustrating and at times humorous world of incomprehensible loss. Following the death of her brother and husband, Heike began to document the process of loss, emotion and healing that accompanies a momentous life change. In this episode we talk about the death of her brother, husband, and mother, the little things in grief that are not talked about, her book about grief, sleep changes and triggers after loss, humorous aspects in grief, and grief dreams of her husband. You can find this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean.com (https://griefdreamspodcast.podbean.com), and many other podcasting platforms. Please subscribe and give us a rating/review.