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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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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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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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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E180 - FAVVKES - Black Dove

In this episode we talk about finding her love for music, using music as a way to cope, mental health challenges and self-care over the holidays, her new song Black Dove, living your truth, the multiple deaths in her life, and grief dreams of her grandmother.

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E178 - Holly Barker - Grief Anonymous

In this episode we talk about being a caregiver for her husband while he had cancer, the dreams she started to have, writing about her experience, the death of her husband, establishing Grief Anonymous, the death of her grandmother, and grief dreams of her deceased husband and grandmother.

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E149 - Janna Lopez - Midlife Identity Loss and Grief

In this episode we talk about midlife identity loss and grief, her midlife issues (grandmother loss, divorce, and job loss), reflecting on her own mortality, who are we beyond roles, her new book, a grief dream of her grandmother, and a dream during her midlife issues.

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E134 - Lauren Kane-Lysak - Precious Creature

In this episode we talk about her journey into pet taxidermy, all things pet taxidermy, the death of her pet rat and grandmother, and grief dreams of her grandmother.

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E129 - Marlene Rodgers - Baka’s Story

In this episode we talk about how she got started working in film, her newest film ‘DREAMS OF THE DEAD’, the death of her grandmother, her grandmother's house, and grief dreams of her.

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E127 - Kayla Moryoussef - Good Death Doula

In this episode we talk about her relationship with her daughter and the circumstances of her death, her journey into politics, and grief dreams of her daughter.

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E121 - Dr. Pei Grant - The Good Doctor

In this episode we talk about how she got started working at Hospice Buffalo, her research on end-of-life dreams and visions, her research on the Photographs of Meaning Program in family caregivers, the death of her grandparents and baby through miscarriage, and a grief dream of her maternal grandmother.

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E120 - Tracy McCubbin - Decluttering After Loss

In this episode we talk about getting into the decluttering business, her new book, clutter blocks, decluttering after a loss, her own losses, and grief dreams of her grandmother.

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E119 - Heather Stang - Mindfulness & Grief

In this episode we talk about how she got into yoga and meditation, benefits of it during grief, grief related insomnia, loss of her uncle as a child and other losses, and her grief dream of her grandmother.

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E116 - Brent and Tina Birkhoff - Heart Strings

In this episode we talk about the 2019 International Death, Grief and Bereavement conference, starting Heart Stings, reflecting on legacy, their multiple losses, and Tina’s grief dream of her grandmother.

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Dr. Joshua Black

 

The Person Behind the Pod

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