Podcasts by From Mourning to Morning
Rabbi Mel Glazer dedicates his life to helping people face loss, because he himself has faced loss. His father died the day before his twelfth birthday. Yet he has moved beyond the emotional pain which accompanies loss. So can you. Drawn to a life of service to others, he became a Rabbi, a Doctor of Ministry, and then a Grief Authority so he could help others find a better way to heal from their losses. His two award-winning books have helped thousands of grievers find direction in their response to loss. Whether we are of any faith, or of no faith at all, losing loved ones inspires some of the deepest spiritual questions we will ever face in our lives. What meaning can we find in our losses? Where do we begin? Rabbi Mel connects his life as a leader of his community with his life as a supporter and comforter of other mourners. From this unique position, he has a great deal to teach us about facing loss. Rabbi Mel makes it possible for us to go “from mourning to morning.”
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Laughter in the Face of Tears from 2017-03-30T07:00
When you lose someone whom you loved, your first thought is to cry, right? Makes sense. But my guest Nancy Weil believes and teaches that laughter also has a place in healing your pain. She has spe...
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Encore: Loving my son, after his death from 2017-03-23T07:00
What do you when a child dies? Do you forget about them, consign them to oblivion? No, of course not! You remember them forever. And that is our topic for this evening. Nora Wong, a normal graciou...
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The Bereavement Cruise is Set to Sail from 2017-03-16T07:00
So we have talked for over a year about loss and healing, about many topics which have approached this main topic. Here is a new possibility: A Grief Cruise! That's right, next Feb. of 2018 a gro...
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Loving my son, after his death from 2017-03-09T08:00
What do you when a child dies? Do you forget about them, consign them to oblivion? No, of course not! You remember them forever. And that is our topic for this evening. Nora Wong, a normal graciou...
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Encore: Do Men and Women Grieve Differently? from 2017-02-23T08:00
Well, we know that we think differently, but do we grieve differently? I don't know either, but my guest Shawn Doyle, does. He has written about it and spoken about it, and I can't wait to hear wh...
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Encore: The blessings of cancer from 2017-02-16T08:00
I used to be a fatalist. That is, I believed that if you were given the gift of cancer, you were done living. David Arnsteen disproves that theory every single day. He is in remission, and joyful...
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The blessings of cancer from 2017-02-09T08:00
I used to be a fatalist. That is, I believed that if you were given the gift of cancer, you were done living. David Arnsteen disproves that theory every single day. He is in remission, and joyful...
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Teaching Kids About Grief from 2017-02-02T08:00
I was not even 12 years old when Daddy died. It was scary and mysterious and frightening. And we kids didn't talk about it, because our family didn't talk to us about his being sick. To this day, w...
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Say This, Don't Say That! from 2017-01-26T08:00
When you meet somebody for the first time after they have suffered a life-loss, what should you say? What should you not say? How can you be most helpful to them, while not making them feel worse? ...
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Encore: She had a near-death experience, and here's the story! from 2017-01-19T08:00
Have you ever had a near-death experience? I never have, but it's such an interesting and exotic topic, that I always want to know more. My guest Dea Maltby was in a coma for t2 days, and in that ...
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Serving the Dying from 2017-01-12T08:00
Did you ever wish you could make things better for those who are dying? That you could be there with them as they leave this earth? But you were afraid of watching them die, of touching them, of t...
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What to Do When a Loved One Says, 'I Have Cancer' from 2017-01-05T08:00
Lots of us deal with loved ones who are afflicted with cancer. We are going to give some hints and advice for care-givers, to make your job a bit easier. The big idea: The National Cancer Institu...
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Celebrating After A Loved One Has Died from 2016-12-29T08:00
When you celebrate at a holiday meal, whether it be Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years Eve or even a birthday party or aniiversary party, oftentimes there are empty chairs. Chairs where loved ones use ...
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I knew nothing would be the same again': readers on their partner's death from 2016-12-08T08:00
I read this article in The Guardian, a British journal. It reminds us of several truths: 1. Everyone mourns differently. There are several vignettes which illustrate this. I will share them, and...
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She had a near-death experience, and here's the story! from 2016-12-01T08:00
Have you ever had a near-death experience? I never have, but it's such an interesting and exotic topic, that I always want to know more. My guest Dea Maltby was in a coma for t2 days, and in that ...
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Encore: Necessary Mourning: How and Why Jews Live Through Death from 2016-11-24T08:00
There is ritual, and here is meaning behind ritual. Or, if you like, the 'how' and the 'why' we observe rituals as we do. Every religion has its own death rituals. My guest this week, Dahlia Abraha...
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I'm taking back my freedom! from 2016-11-17T08:00
You don't know whether to turn right or left; go backwards or forwards. Your emotions are up and down like a roller coaster, all over the place and you don't know if you're coming or going. You wan...
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A RADICAL SUGGESTION FOR HEALING AMERICA AFTER THE ELECTION from 2016-11-03T07:00
Losing an election is like losing a loved one. So much time spent working for your favorite candidate, hours of time put in to make the candidate you support win his/her election. And then, they l...
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Necessary Mourning: How and Why Jews Live Through Death from 2016-10-27T07:00
There is ritual, and here is meaning behind ritual. Or, if you like, the 'how' and the 'why' we observe rituals as we do. Every religion has its own death rituals. My guest this week, Dahlia Abraha...
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Encore: Don't Listen To What They Say When a Loved-One Dies from 2016-10-20T07:00
People like to be kind and compassionate, so when you lose a loved-one, they want to comfort you with words that will somehow make you feel better. Unfortunately, they were never taught how to do t...
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The Worst Hurricane Ever! from 2016-10-13T07:00
I live in Colorado Springs, not in Florida or the Carolinas. We don't get hurricanes here. But the issue I will deal with, using some wisdom from my friend and colleague Rabbi Jack Riemer, who live...
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My twin sister died of cystic fibrosis, I am bringing healing for her from 2016-10-06T07:00
Isabel Stenzel and her twin sister Anabel, were both born with cystic fibrosis. They taught about what that meant and how to live with it. They wrote a book about it. Then Anabel died. Isabel re-do...
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Lessons learned from divorce from 2016-09-29T07:00
Last week we spoke to a mediator, who taught us that ending a marriage was difficult and sad, but could lead to healing. This week, two views on divorce: How I Learned to Love my Breakup, and Th...
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Divorce Mediation Can Lead to Healing from 2016-09-22T07:00
In many states in our country, before a divorce is finalized, the couple must go to mediation. Most folks think that mediation is cut-and-dry, simply another waste of time. But that is not true. M...
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12 Life Lessons from a Man Who's Seen 12000 Deaths from 2016-09-08T07:00
Kashi Labh Mukti Bhawan in Varanasi is one of the three guesthouses in the city where people check in to die. he has been present for 12000 deaths, and he has learned life-lessons from each one. ...
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I Will Die - Personal feelings and thoughts from 2016-09-01T07:00
With the help of a book I purchased last year, called I Will Die: A Creative Journal for Mortals -Jessica Featherly-, consisting solely of questions and feelings related to death, I will share some...
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Doula: A Midwife for the Dying from 2016-08-25T07:00
I don't remember who said it, but there is a comedian who once said: 'I'm not afraid of being dead, I am afraid of dying.' And it's the truth, isn't it.... But there is help on the way, in the fo...
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Encore: Death Cafe....Yes, It Makes Plenty of Sense from 2016-08-18T07:00
So you go into the back room at Panera's and you sit down with other people who have suffered a life-loss. And then you talk to each other over tea and cookies about death. Not dying, but death. ...
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A Hospice Nurse Tells Us All About It from 2016-08-11T07:00
We have been talking a lot about death, and this week we will get the view from the hospice nurse herself. Emma is caring and compassionate, you will learn much from her.
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We grieve our loved ones more than once from 2016-08-04T07:00
Yes, when they die, we grieve them. But we're not done grieving. At the next birthday arty or anniversary or Christmas dinner or Passover seder, we grieve the empty chair, and we grieve all over ag...
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The Conversation Project-have you had it yet? from 2016-07-28T07:00
So, does anybody in your family know your wishes for when you die? Or before you die? Do you want the doctors to keep on trying to save your life no matter how many tubes they stick into your bod...
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Encore: Why Are We So Afraid of Death? from 2016-07-21T07:00
Most of us are afraid of death: we don't want to talk about it or hear about it. And especially, we do not ever want to touch a dead body and prepare it for burial. Death scares us and makes it mo...
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The Two Sides of Suicide from 2016-07-14T07:00
Okay, my friends, this week we are going to talk about suicide. Married family, having problems, he is a drug addict. He OD's, either on purpose or accidentally, and dies. On his living room couc...
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Home Funerals: Do It Yourself from 2016-06-30T07:00
So Papa dies, the funeral home comes and picks him up from the hospital/hospice, and you don't see him again until (maybe) right before the funeral. Or, you pay a cosmetologist to make him up so he...
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Divorce is a Death from 2016-06-23T07:00
So far, we have been talking about the loss of a loved-one. But what about the loss of a less-than-loved-one? Someone who used to share our lives, our kids, our friends? Divorce can be an awful ex...
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Do Men and Women Grieve Differently? from 2016-06-16T07:00
Well, we know that we think differently, but do we grieve differently? I don't know either, but my guest Shawn Doyle, does. He has written about it and spoken about it, and I can't wait to hear wh...
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Why are we so upset at the loss of a pet? from 2016-06-02T07:00
When a loved one die, we cry, we get lonely, we are afraid to move forward. br What about when a pet dies, what happens then? Come and learn with Judy Wright, known as Auntie Artichoke. You'll fi...
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What is the Unity Church and How Do They Deal With Death, Grief and Healing? from 2016-05-26T07:00
Until I met my guest, Rev. Dr. Ahriana Platten nine years ago, I had no idea what Unity was all about. We have been close friends ever since, and I invited her to explain their unique theology to u...
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Why do we care so much that Prince died? from 2016-05-05T07:00
Okay, here's a list for you, tell me the common denominator: br Prince br Nancy Reagan br Abe Vigoda br Boutro Butrous Ghali brbr What's the answer? They all died in 2016 (and it's only May!)....
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A Guide To Talking About Death With The Ones You Love from 2016-04-28T07:00
So let's say you meet someone in a restaurant or in a store, and s/he asks: so how are you feeling? Or: what are you doing this weekend? Now, never mind that it's none of their business, but often...
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Death Cafe....Yes, It Makes Plenty of Sense from 2016-04-21T07:00
So you go into the back room at Panera's and you sit down with other people who have suffered a life-loss. And then you talk to each other over tea and cookies about death. Not dying, but death. b...
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Why Hospice is the Answer from 2016-04-14T07:00
So what do you do when you cannot care for Mom at home? It's jut too much for you. The doctors tell you she needs more meds, and you are exhausted from spending all day caring for her and worrying ...
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How Can We Help Kids With Death? from 2016-04-07T07:00
When my Daddy died, my brother, sister and I were not allowed to attend his funeral. I suspect that was because our adult family members thought we couldn't handle it. And they were worried that we...
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Why Are We So Afraid of Death? from 2016-03-31T07:00
Most of us are afraid of death: we don't want to talk about it or hear about it. And especially, we do not ever want to touch a dead body and prepare it for burial. Death scares us and makes it mo...
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7 Things No One Tells A Child About Losing A Parent from 2016-03-24T07:00
As you may remember, my Daddy died two days before my 12th birthday. I remember him, sort of.... And then, as I have shared with you, the real shock begins...not only did he die (and who knew what...
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Encore: Who am I and what is grief? from 2016-03-17T07:00
I am Rabbi Mel Glazer, and this is my first show. I am delighted to be your host. I will introduce myself and you will get to know me a bit better. Then I will begin to teach what I know about grie...
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How to Tell Someone You're Terminally Ill from 2016-03-10T08:00
Your doctor tells you that your bloodwork has shown massive to your body, and you won't last long. So how are you feeling today? ask your friends. What do you say, how honest are you with them? Do ...
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The Call-In Show from 2016-03-03T08:00
This week, I want you to call me so we can talk. Here are some questions for you to ask, or ask me anything else that I have talked about. br CALL ME AT: 888-346-9141. Don't be afraid, no one can...
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IF YOU SEE A QUARTER ON THE GRAVE, WHAT DOES IT MEAN? from 2016-02-25T08:00
Because death is so scary for most people, superstitions are created. These superstitions try to protect us, so that death will leave us alone. Come and hear some famous superstitions, and I'll tr...
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Don't Listen To What They Say When a Loved-One Dies from 2016-02-18T08:00
People like to be kind and compassionate, so when you lose a loved-one, they want to comfort you with words that will somehow make you feel better. Unfortunately, they were never taught how to do t...
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The Healing Power of Stories from 2016-02-11T08:00
You already know I love to talk! What you don't know is that I love to tell stories. This week I will tell you some of my favorite healing stories. Some are from my books, some were sent to me by y...
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NOW IT'S YOUR TURN from 2016-02-04T08:00
For several weeks, I have been teaching you what I know about grief and healing. br This week is your show. I want to know what you are thinking about what you are learning... brConsider the foll...
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What are the first feelings you get when someone dies? from 2016-01-28T08:00
We have lots of feelings when our loved ones leave us. I believe the first, and perhaps most important, is shock. Even if yesterday we saw them in hospice or in the hospital, we are still in shock ...
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How to Wander in Your Desert of Grief pt. 2 from 2016-01-21T08:00
Last week we began to compare the mourning process with the wandering of the Israelites through the desert. There is no official GPS for wandering. No map and no direct route. You try things out, ...
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Who am I and what is grief? from 2016-01-14T08:00
I am Rabbi Mel Glazer, and this is my first show. I am delighted to be your host. I will introduce myself and you will get to know me a bit better. Then I will begin to teach what I know about grie...
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