Ordinary Humans, Extraordinary Souls
Sharing wisdom and inspiration to help you to grow a more authentic relationship with yourself. Honouring and exploring how to embody our Divine Feminine and Divine Masculine in harmony and embracing our Shadow and Light as a gift for wholeness.
Hosted by Sonraya Grace
Ordinary Humans, Extraordinary Souls
Episode 3: Journeying with the Gifts of Grief
In this week’s episode of Ordinary Humans, Extraordinary Souls, Sonraya hosts her first guest, Nicola Duffell, a Life Mentor and Grief Activist. Join them as they explore the deep journey with grief – something they’re both quite intimate with.
In this episode:
- What made Nicola decide to call herself a Grief Activist?
- Cultural differences around grief
- What do we mean by grief – how do we define it?
- Grief is so personal and extraordinarily messy, and it needs time
- Francis Weller's Five Gates of Grief
- Death can reactivate and trigger old and unresolved issues
- What's Nicola’s personal experience with grief?
- How does Nicola navigate her grief?
- The physical pain of grief and grieving in community
- Grief is a journey and it needs a voice
- We all want to be seen and heard
- Grief can be really lonely
- Were there any learnings or gifts that grief brought Nicola?
- Is grief ever done?
- Grief is love
- How do you hold on to hope?
- Everyday tasks can feel like the biggest things in the world
- Giving yourself permission to grieve
Links:
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Books and podcasts mentioned:
The Wild Edge of Sorrow by Francis Weller
The Smell of Rain on Dust by Martín Prechtel
The Jono Fisher Podcast: Michelle C. Johnson, Finding Refuge in Grief
Music credit: “Sappheiros - Embrace” is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 3.0) / sappheiros
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