Learning To Say Goodbye
What is it about the subject of death and grief that makes us so uncomfortable? We have been experts at avoiding the one thing we all face sooner or later. Death is something that happens to other people. But when it hits close, we are left scrambling.So, let’s talk about it. There is a lot to learn, not only about death, but about grief, communication and most importantly: life. Learning to Say Goodbye explores this tricky subject from all sides, covering views from different cultures, looking what religion and spirituality can teach us, hearing from people who have been through grief and close to death. We will learn how to help people going through loss, and how to talk about the one thing we all hate to talk about: death.
Episodes
12 episodes
Psilocybin at the End of Life with Dr. Paul Thambi
I remember the day my dad called me to tell me that I should come home. My mom was not getting better. There is something to be said about the mental state one goes into upon receiving a potentially terminal diagnosis. Everything changes in thi...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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40:47
10. When Grief becomes your Muse - with Gina Harris
What I find fascinating about human emotions such as grief, is that every one of us deals with them differently. Some people shut down and deal internally with their feelings, others need the support and shoulders of friends and family. But som...
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55:36
09. Counterfeit Drugs - An American Nightmare - with Ruby Javed, Ph.D
This is what feels like the most important episode of LTSG to date. While my previous and future episodes are meant to open a discussion around the end of life, a reality we will all face sooner or later, THIS episode actually has t...
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56:52
08. Messages and Visions. Insights from a Medium - with Jen Shaffer
I have seen a few mediums in my time. Some were ok, one was downright awful, and I walked out after 10 minutes. But then there are those that just leave you amazed. One of them is Jen Shaffer. Jen is a world-renowned Psychic Medium. She has bee...
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49:12
07. Emotions in Motion - How to let grief move through you - with Paul Denniston
Feelings are funny things. We think we experience them mostly on a mental level. Our brain makes sense of the things we feel, and we label them – as in “I feel happy” or “I feel sad, or anxious, or angry.” But it is in our bod...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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51:32
06. Consciousness and the mind-brain-relationship - with Dr. Eben Alexander & Karen Newell
If I would ask you, “where does your consciousness reside?” your first instinct might be to say “well, the brain of course,” right? After all, isn’t that the part of our body that does all the thinking? Where our thoughts are turned to words, w...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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50:06
05. What my Near Death Experience taught me - with Dr. Eben Alexander
Neurosurgeon and bestselling author Dr Eben Alexander never believed in life after death until he got a look behind the curtain when he experienced a Near-Death-Experience and came back to tell his story. When I came across his book while worki...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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58:52
04. A personal story of loss and healing - with Ernst van Eeghen
I believe there is magic in the sharing of personal stories; the sharing of life and loss, but most importantly of survival and love. There is not one way to get through grief and not one solution that works for everyone. We are all unique and ...
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Episode 4
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1:05:42
03. Grief and the Holidays - with Garrick Colwell
Holidays – Christmas, Thanksgiving, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, or birthdays, whatever it is you are celebrating, when you throw grief into the mix, things can change rapidly. How can we possibly celebrate when we are feeling the loss of a ...
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51:34
02. How would God explain Death? - with Neale Donald Walsch
No matter what higher power you believe in, whether it is God, Allah, the One, the Source, or universal life-force energy, many of us find ourselves talking to God or directing our prayers to someone/something outside of ourselves. Some don’t b...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:01:56
01. Grief and the Polyvagal Theory - with Candyce Ossefort-Russell
What is grief? What does it do to our bodies and are we hardwired to grieve a certain way? Everyone has experienced grief to some extent, whether for the loss of a loved one, loss of a job, a move to a new city, or the end of a relationship. Ev...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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58:52
00. The Prequel - with host, Alexandra Dionisio
Before we jump head-first into a tough subject like death, it might be nice to know who it is you are listening to. Meet Alexandra Dionisio, the host of Learning to Say Goodbye and find out what on earth motivated her to start a conversation ab...
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Season 1
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Episode 0
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8:45