Episodes
Thursday May 23, 2019
E119 - Heather Stang - Mindfulness & Grief
Thursday May 23, 2019
Thursday May 23, 2019
Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT is the author of Mindfulness & Grief, now in its second edition, and the host of the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast. She has a Master’s Degree in Thanatology and is a certified yoga therapist and meditation instructor. Heather is on the Advisory Board for the highly regarded military family survivor organization Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS), and is the founder of the Mindfulness & Grief Training Institute.
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.
You can find more about Heather here https://mindfulnessandgrief.com/
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
Episode 86 - Dr. Sameet Kumar
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
Thursday Sep 13, 2018
Dr. Sameet Kumar is a clinical psychologist who has worked with adults who have cancer as well as their caregivers and families for nearly 20 years. He specializes in palliative, end-of-life and bereavement care. His professional interests also include meditation, spiritual coping, resilience and well-being. He is the author of the bestselling Grieving Mindfully: A Compassionate and Spiritual Approach to Coping with Loss, The Mindful Path Through Worry and Ruminationand the workbook Mindfulness for Prolonged Grief. In this episode we talk about working with the dying and the bereaved, mindfulness, the death of his mother, and grief dreams of her.
You can find more about Dr. Sameet Kumar on twitter (@sameetkumar) and Facebook (Sameet Kumar, Ph.D.). He will be speaking next in Toronto at the International Death Symposium which goes on from Sept 21-23, 2018 (http://www.torontodeathsociety.org).
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
Episode 41 - Justin Wren
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
Thursday Jul 20, 2017
Justin Wren left a promising mixed martial arts career to live as one with the Mbuti Pygmies in the Congo. Through his foundation, Fight for the Forgotten, and other benefactors, Wren helped the Pygmies secure their own land and drill wells to support their community. Now with a new motivation for competing, Justin currently fights in Bellator MMA and with every opportunity tells the story of his Pygmy family in the Congo. Defend the weak, love the unloved, empower the voiceless. In this episode, we get to hear Justin's story, find out what motivates him, talk loss, and Justin tells us about some power visions and dreams that have guided him in his journey.
You can get involved here: http://www.water4.org/fightfortheforgotten/ with Fight for the Forgotten
Get involved with the Lacor, Uganda campaign (DIG DEEPER): www.water4.org/digdeeper
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Friday Jun 16, 2017
Episode 37 - Father's Day Podcast with Darwyn Dave
Friday Jun 16, 2017
Friday Jun 16, 2017
Episode 37 is a special Father's Day Podcast with Darwyn Dave. In this episode we catch up with Darwyn, get the scoop on a conference Joshua attended in La Crosse, Wisconsin (The International Death, Grief and Bereavement Conference), and Joshua and Darwyn talk Father's Day. Both Joshua and Darwyn's fathers' have passed away so we get their perspective of this holiday, and we build some dreams for both in honour of their fathers'. This podcast is dedicated to them, as well as all father's alive and passed away.
Saturday Jan 14, 2017
Episode 14 - Kimberly Ryan
Saturday Jan 14, 2017
Saturday Jan 14, 2017
Kimberly Ryan works for Bereaved Families of Ontario in Hamilton (Ontario) as the Manager of Programs and Volunteer Services. Additionally, she holds weekend wellness retreats to bereaved moms (www.bereavedmothersretreat.com) and runs a festival called Angelfest. Kimberly talks about the sudden death of her 27 year old son and the dreams she had of him.
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
Episode 4 - Mojan Naisani
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
Sunday Jul 03, 2016
Mojan Naisani is in the MA program at Brock University investigating the effects that mindfulness has on well-being.