Gravedancers: Life And Leadership After Loss

Alyssa takes the interview seat as Cait from episode 10 digs deeper into Alyssa's perspectives on death and fear.

Bella shares her story of loss and the transformations she's experienced, and continues to experience, in her life afterwards. She's a true healer and her passion for helping others is fierce and MOVING. Move with her: https://gfhealthandfitness.com/

Dylan talks about the loss of his dog and his grandfather this past summer. 

Alyssa has a conversation with Cait about her experiences with loss, and how grief therapy and fearless confrontation with herself, her hurts, and her history has aided her in becoming the person she is today.

Alyssa talks about the death of her beloved dog, Toby. In loving memory:  "Bone Daddy Bod" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y99w5EFczVc End of Life Doula Training info: https://www.inelda.org/  

Alyssa sat down with Susan from U of R Medicine Home Care to talk about her personal losses as well as her experience as the Hospice Volunteer Coordinator.

Alyssa talks about the loss of her Uncle, his embodiment of leadership, and how he (probably unknowingly) inspired her to honor her gifts and begin this project and others. 

Alyssa talks to Jessica about the loss of her husband and sweetheart Oz to a rare form of cancer at 26 years old. She takes Alyssa through the 8 month journey with Oz from diagnosis until his final days, and her own grief journey thereafter. 

Alyssa talks about her mom's death and the directions she has taken thereafter.

Alyssa and Shelby have a delightful and humorous conversation about the loss of Shelby's grandmother - surrogate mother, best friend, compadre, partner in crime, numero uno, ride-or-die, fidus Achates. 

Alyssa talks about her complicated relationship with her grandfather and her process of finding forgiveness through self inquiry after his death.

Alyssa talks with Mari about her process grieving her parents while also bringing life into the world, and her lifelong dance with depression.

In this episode Alyssa talks about her reasons for creating the podcast, her fears around creating the podcast, and the death of her grandmother - part 1 of her story. Discussion Questions: What are your "rules" around grief? What do you think grief should look like, and what has it actually looked like for you? What do you fear the most right now? What is one small way that you can dance with that fear for the next week? What do you think of the way we care for our elders? What are your experiences caring for your loved ones? Live Facebook Discussion Event: February 21st, 7:00pm-8:00pm Episode References: Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death - Henry Fersko-Weiss

I'll be releasing a new podcast in February 2019! Stay tuned for the official release date. Imagine a world in which we had unlimited time and resources, where everyone we loved could stay on this crazy plane forever. There would be no urgency for connection, no motivator for meaning, no call to create, no reason to appreciate the beauty of this world, and really, no reason for being alive. I believe the gift of impermanence is calling us to something – whether it’s a deeper connection with loved ones, a more intimate relationship with nature, a more meaningful work experience. We are all ripe for something. On this podcast, I’ll be having conversations with people who were courageous enough to come forth to talk about their experiences of living with loss – how they have coped, and continue to cope, what they learned, and what makes them feel alive every day. You’ll also be hearing about my own experiences. I believe in the power of authentic speech and story telling and I am confident that you’ll hear somet