The Grief Dreams Podcast

A conversation about life, loss, grief and grief dreams with one of the leading academic researchers on the topic, Dr. Joshua Black.

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E207 - Jenn K. Lee - Grieving in Dreams

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.

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E205 - Zachary Steele - The Weight of Ashes

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, and the death and grief dreams of his cat.

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E203 - Heike Mertins - Grief is…

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.

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E202 - Callsuma Ali - Bereavement Room

In this episode we talk about her relationship with her mother and brother, being a caregiver for her brother who had autism, the death of her mother and then brother, having difficulties finding suitable grief support, starting her own podcast ‘Bereavement Room’, and grief dreams of her mother.

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E201 - Guest Update - Heather Stang

In this episode we talk about the death of her dog (Monster) and estranged grandmother, the power of animals in our lives, continuing bonds and finding new meaning after pet loss, adopting her new dog, her grief dream of Monster, and her new guided journal.

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E200 - Dr. Roger Ivar Lohmann - Cultural Dream Theories

In this episode we talk about Anthropology, his interest in dreams, the importance of dreams in culture, different cultural dream theories, dreams during the grief process, studying the Asabano people, the death of his sister, and grief dreams of his sister.

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E199 - Caitlin Garvey - The Mourning Report

In this episode we talk about her relationship with her mother, navigating through university while grieving, attempting suicide, finding purpose and direction, her new book ‘The Mourning Report’, interviewing others about her mother, and grief dreams of her mother.

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E198 - Saje Dyer - The Knowing

In this episode we talk about being the youngest of 8 children, going with the flow of life, using love to heal her bumps as a child, the death of her father, feeling empowered in her grief journey, co-authoring her new book 'The Knowing' with her sister, and grief dreams of her father. 

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E197 - Jessica Clontz - A Grandmother’s Love

In this episode we talk about teaching a course on grief and loss, student reactions to the course, her relationship with her grandmother, her death during the pandemic and maintaining a bond, the grief dream of her grandmother, and the power of sharing dreams with others.

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E196 - Gabrielle Mirabile - The Spirit of Zingara

In this episode we talk about producing music, connecting her music with spirituality, making the music video called ‘The 12th Density’, her connection with spirit, Ram Dass, and grief dreams of her grandmother, grandfather, and best friend.

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E194 - Holly Truhlar - The Search for What’s Just and Holy

In this episode we talk about the death of her brother when she was 10, grieving while in school, being run over by a drunk driver, the death of her sister, animals in her life, the death of her horse, animal’s grief, and grief dreams of her brother and sister.

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E193 - Sabrina Palazzo - Finding A New Mindset

In this episode we talk about her mindset in life prior to her father’s death, her relationship with her father, his death and grieving during the pandemic, suffering job loss after his death, finding a new mindset and career direction, signs after loss, and grief dreams of her father-in-law and father.

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E190 - Jill Campbell - SEAT 20D

In this episode we talk about how she became a documentarian, her filming process, her newest documentary SEAT 20D, Dark Elegy by Suse Lowenstein, Jill’s father’s death, filming her father’s last days, the death of her dog, and grief dreams of her dog and father.

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E189 - A. Olivia Nelson - Learning About Grief

In this episode we talked about being a two-time widow, the challenges in both deaths, coping with her grief while moving, dating after loss, texting the deceased, her desire to educate others about grief, and grief dreams of both of her deceased partners.

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E188 - Krista Brenner - Soul Circle

In this episode we talk about her journey to become an end-of-life doula, her business, her relationship with her brother and grandmother, the death of both of them, and grief dreams of her brother and grandmother.

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Dr. Joshua Black

 

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The Grief Dreams Podcast is dedicated to conversations of life, loss, grief, and grief dreams. Host Dr. Joshua Black runs it.