Podcasts by Grief Dreams Podcast

E226 - Roberta Kuriloff - Framing a Life from 2023-12-11T16:30:54

Roberta Kuriloff is a speaker, community activist, former attorney and the author of the new book “Framing a Life: Building the Space to be Me”. With humor and poignancy, her memoir takes reader...

E225 - Nikki Wilson - Guest Update from 2023-09-30T18:43:52

Nikki Wilson is a model and the owner of Mira Denim. Mira Denim is a small batch, ethically made, sustainable fashion company. You can find more about Nikki on Instagram @nikkiwilso or at Listen

E224 - Kathy Wagner - Here With You from 2023-09-04T12:10:29

Kathy Wagner is a writer, writing coach, and mother of three grown children including her son, Tristan, who died from fentanyl poisoning in 2017. Her personal essays have appeared in The New Yor...

E223 - Colin Campbell - Finding the Words from 2023-08-05T10:51:23

Colin Campbell is a writer and director for theater and film. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Seraglio, a short film he wrote and directed with wife Gail Lerner. He has taught Theater ...

E222 - Emily Bevan - The Diary of Losing Dad from 2023-07-09T10:29:39

Emily Bevan is a writer and actor, perhaps best known for her role as spirited zombie Amy Dyer in BAFTA winning series ‘In The Flesh’. She is soon to appear on Disney plus/Hulu in the hotly anti...

E221 - Cathy Sosnowsky - Poems for Alex from 2023-06-09T21:17:32

After teaching poetry as an academic for over 20 years, Cathy Sosnowsky started writing poetry herself in response to the sudden death of her teenaged son. Two lines of poetry came to her in a d...

E220 - Krishma Arora - From Ash to Ashes from 2023-05-21T08:04:05

Krishma Arora immigrated to the United States from India when she was five years old, and grew up on Long Island and then attended New York University. She is a poet, writer, and public speaker....

E219 - Dr. Donna Stoneham - Catch Me When I Fall from 2023-05-02T23:04:34

Dr. Donna Stoneham is the author of The Thriver’s Edge: Seven Keys to Transform the Way You Live, Love, and Lead (SWP, 2015), and a contributor to the anthology, Art in the Time of Unbearable Cr...

E218 - Fiona Tinwei Lam - The Rainbow Rocket from 2023-03-31T08:08:03

Fiona Tinwei Lam has authored three poetry collections and a children's book. She has produced several award-winning poetry videos that have screened at festivals all over the world. Besides edi...

E217 - Suzanne Falter - Free Spirited - Guest Update from 2023-02-26T20:40:28

Suzanne Falter is a writer, podcaster and essayist whose work has been featured in SELF, O, More, Tiny Buddha and The New York Times. She’s the author of multiple self-help titles including The ...

E216 - Dr. Kathy Belicki - A Love of Dreams from 2023-01-29T12:53:32

Dr. Kathy Belicki is a Professor Emerita of Psychology at Brock University. She trained originally as a clinical psychologist, but soon found out that teaching and conducting research brought he...

E215 - 2022 Grief Dream Recaps from 2023-01-02T08:57:42

In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2022.

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E197 - Jessica Clontz - A Grandmother’s Love from 2021-05-25T19:42:35

Jessica Clontz is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University, DuBois campus, where she teaches courses on the helping professions, gerontolo...

E197 - Jessica Clontz - A Grandmother’s Love from 2021-05-25T16:42:35

Jessica Clontz is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University, DuBois campus, where she teaches courses on the helping professions, gerontolo...

E196 - Gabrielle Mirabile - The Spirit of Zingara from 2021-05-16T19:33:41

Gabrielle Mirabile (also known as Zingara) is a 22-year-old music producer from Maryland. Ever since she was little, she has been connected to the spirit world. Dealing with the loss of a loved ...

E195 - Julie Potter - Harnessing the Power of Grief from 2021-05-09T06:31:42

Julie Potter is a certified social worker who has experience in home care, hospice, nursing homes and hospitals. For 20 years, she turned her expertise toward coordinating a spousal bereavement ...

E194 - Holly Truhlar - The Search for What’s Just and Holy from 2021-05-01T22:18:49

Holly Truhlar (she/her) is a grief therapist, community organizer, and lawyer. In her search for what's just and holy, she earned a Doctorate in Law and Masters in Transpersonal Counseling Psych...

E194 - Holly Truhlar - The Search for What’s Just and Holy from 2021-05-01T19:18:49

Holly Truhlar (she/her) is a grief therapist, community organizer, and lawyer. In her search for what's just and holy, she earned a Doctorate in Law and Masters in Transpersonal Counseling Psych...

E193 - Sabrina Palazzo - Finding A New Mindset from 2021-04-25T16:46:21

Sabrina Palazzo is a mindset + energy coach, and certified breathwork facilitator. In 2020, Sabrina lost her father-in-law and her dad to cancer within one month of each other, which became the ...

E192 - Mike Bernhardt - Voices of the Grieving Heart from 2021-04-16T17:16:53

When Mike Bernhardt’s wife died in 1991, he turned to writing poetry as a tool of healing. He later solicited the poetry of other people whose loved ones had died, receiving hundreds of submissi...

E191 - Guest Update - Pennie Hunt from 2021-04-10T08:49:14

In this guest update episode, we talk with Pennie Hunt from Episode 102. Pennie is an Author/Columnist/Speaker. She just released her new book, “Love Your Life - No Matter What - 76 Tips to Jour...

Rerelease: E102 - Pennie Hunt - Green Love&Gratitude from 2021-04-10T08:43:12

We rereleased this episode (E102) as our next episode features an update on the guest.

Pennie Hunt is a speaker, author, and the President and founder of Journey Through, LLC. He...

E190 - Jill Campbell - SEAT 20D from 2021-04-02T15:47:49

Jill Campbell began her career running lines with Morgan Freeman at the Public Theatre. Since 2005, Jill has worked as a producer, director and writer on many different films that have had world...

E189 - A. Olivia Nelson - Learning About Grief from 2021-03-27T07:29:53

A. Olivia Nelson is a two-time widow in her twenties who, in the span of five years, said goodbye to family and friends alongside major non-death losses. Having to face grief in a variety of sit...

E188 - Krista Brenner - Soul Circle from 2021-03-19T11:45:06

Krista Brenner is a Thanadoula / End-of-Life Doula, Grief & Bereavement Coach, Funeral Celebrant, Indian Head Massage Facilitator, Recreation Therapist, Reiki Master-Teacher, and Crystal Therapi...

E187 - Tara K. Michaud - 8 Years of Precognitive Dreams from 2021-03-10T20:44:29

Tara K. Michaud is a high school English teacher and a New Hampshire native. Tara’s brother, Tory, was murdered while at work in December of 2006. For eight years prior to his death, she dreamt ...

E186 - Update with Darwyn Dave from 2021-02-19T15:16:29

In this episode we talk with Darwyn Dave about his challenges in 2020, the love shown from his podcast listeners, a co-worker's death and GoFundMe page, and the amount of deaths during the pande...

E185 - Update with Joshua, Shawn, and Jade from 2021-02-16T17:06:42

In this episode we talk about the challenges and successes in 2020, the ‘Calling of the Heart’ short film, our new online courses, and 2021.

You can find the Calling of the Heart...

E184 - 2020 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 2 from 2021-02-03T16:04:38

In this episode (Part 2), we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2020.

E183 - 2020 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 1 from 2021-01-25T16:06:12

In this episode (Part 1), we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2020.

E182 - Bailee Rainwater - Christmastime from 2020-12-19T14:38:43

Bailee Rainwater is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who graduated from Belmont University with a degree in songwriting and music business. Before the pandemic, she was playing shows in Illin...

E181 - Dr. Leslie Ellis - Dream Talk from 2020-12-15T16:21:23

Dr. Leslie Ellis is a teacher, author, and psychotherapist. She is currently offering online dream work instruction based on her book, A Clinician’s Guide to Dream Therapy (published in 2019). S...

E180 - FAVVKES - Black Dove from 2020-12-11T18:42:47

FAVVKES (pronounced "fox") is a Canadian artist and songwriter. FAVVKES brings you 90s nostalgia with a 2020 attitude. Her alternative, rock-pop style is reminiscent of artists like Courtney Lov...

E179 - Allison Gilbert - Grief During the Holidays from 2020-12-05T09:11:32

Allison Gilbert is an Emmy award-winning journalist, author, workshop leader, and keynote speaker. She is the author of Passed and Present: Keeping Memories of Loved Ones Alive, and the critical...

E178 - Holly Barker - Grief Anonymous from 2020-12-01T05:20:05

Holly Barker is the founder of Grief Anonymous, an online and group support organization developed to support those who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Her husband of 14 years and the fath...

E177 - Matthew Bocchi - Sway from 2020-11-21T06:37:52

At the age of nine, Matthew Bocchi’s father died in 2001 on 9/11 in the World Trade Center. He began an obsessive quest to find out exactly how he died. Now, twenty-eight and sober, he teaches a...

E176 - Sherrie Dunlevy - How Can I Help? from 2020-11-09T14:16:33

Sherrie Dunlevy is a best selling author, speaker, podcaster, inspirationinsta, and grieving mom. Her best selling book is called “How Can I Help?: Your go-to guide for helping loved ones throug...

E175 - Tamsin Grainger - Shiatsu and Grief from 2020-10-29T18:56:43

Tamsin Grainger is a touch therapist based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and has worked in this area for 30 years. She specializes in Shiatsu, a Japanese acupressure massage modality. In 2000, Tamsin ...

E174 - Gregor Collins - The Accidental Caregiver from 2020-10-14T17:50:23

Gregor Collins is an author, speaker, actor and contributor living in New York. He started his career in Los Angeles producing reality TV before shifting gears to acting, performing on stage, on...

E173 - Dr. Kimberly Mascaro - Announcing Dreams from 2020-10-02T09:10:32

Dr. Kimberly R. Mascaro wears many hats, in addition to her role as a psychologist. Dr. Mascaro has worked in the fields of mental/behavioral health (having supervised outpatient clinics and oth...

E172 - Guest Update - Shelby Forsythia from 2020-09-24T18:25:04

In this guest update episode we talk with Shelby Forsythia from episodes 52 and 130. Shelby is the author of Your Grief, Your Way and Permission to Grieve and podcast host of Coming Back: Conver...

E171 - Patricia de Picciotto - Neshama Journey from 2020-09-16T16:53:18

Patricia de Picciotto was born in Hong Kong from Lebanese parents, and raised in Geneva, Switzerland until she graduated from college with a BA in Marketing and Communication. She then spent a c...

E170 - Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki - The Power of Smell from 2020-09-10T07:55:41

Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki is a certified yoga educator and dōTERRA Essential Oil specialist, who has a MA in psychology. He co-founded Shine Yoga Center in New Jersey and travels nationally & inte...

E169 - Barron Steffen - The Final Gift from 2020-09-04T11:36:14

Barron Steffen is a longtime student on the spiritual path of Siddha Yoga, a big band crooner, and a widower. He has been a big wave surfer, a 1980s Italian pop singer, and an award-winning elem...

E168 - Lindsey Whissel Fenton - Speaking Grief from 2020-08-28T20:04:34

Lindsey Whissel Fenton is a senior producer at WPSU, the PBS/NPR affiliate station in Central Pennsylvania. She’s an Emmy award-winning storyteller who is passionate about using public media to ...

E167 - Julie Rennie - A Conversation With Dr. Black's Mother from 2020-08-21T11:07:47

Julie Rennie has done Accounting and Income Tax for most of her career primarily as a self-employed individual and currently runs a law practice as a Licensed Paralegal out of Kitchener, Ontario...

E166 - Dr. T.J. Wray - Grief Dreams and the Bible from 2020-08-12T16:45:30

Dr. T.J. Wray is a Professor of Religious Studies at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island where she teaches a diverse array of classes, ranging from grief and loss to women of the Bi...

E165 - Flora Baker - The Adult Orphan Club from 2020-08-05T11:04:39

Flora Baker is a travel writer and author from London, UK. Flora was 20 years old when her mum died suddenly of breast cancer, and 29 when her dad died of fibrosis. After a decade of grieving, F...

E164 - Philip Goldberg - Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times from 2020-07-29T16:03:09

Philip Goldberg is the author or co-author of some 25 books published in more than a dozen languages; a public speaker and workshop leader; a spiritual counselor, meditation teacher and ordained...

E163 - Jane Edberg - The Fine Art of Grieving from 2020-07-19T05:59:38

Jane Edberg is a published writer working in poetry, flash non-fiction and memoir. She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Studio Arts. She is a retired art professor who taught Art Appreciation, Pho...

E162 - Alexa Norton - Grief Shine from 2020-07-08T18:46:17

Alexa Norton recently graduated from Utah Valley University in Public Relations. Alexa suffered the death of her Dad, Daryl Gene Norton, over 3 years ago in a skiing accident at Snowbird Ski Res...

E161 - Gary Alan Shockley - My Heart Sings A Sad Song from 2020-06-25T18:23

Gary Alan Shockley is an award winner artist, author and grief counselor living in Boiling Springs Pennsylvania. He has two master’s degrees, one in theology and another in Spiritual Formation a...

E160 - John Dietsch - Graced By Waters from 2020-06-15T19:01:54

John Dietsch is an award-winning writer, producer, director, talent, and consultant on hundreds of film and television shows focusing on the outdoors, travel, and fly fishing. As a life coach, t...

E159 - Erica Buist - This Party's Dead from 2020-06-05T16:15:40

Erica Buist is a journalist from London, England and writes mostly for the Guardian. February 2021 will see the publication of her first book, This Party's Dead, in which she investigates death ...

E158 - Chelsea Rushton - The Other Side of Chelshotel from 2020-05-30T08:25:11

Chelsea Rushton holds a BFA in Creative Writing and an MFA in Visual Art. Her art practice integrates somatics, ritual, and spirituality to explore how creative process can document and facilita...

E157 - Dr. Virginia Marsico - From Bruiser to Wall-E from 2020-05-23T07:53:51

Dr. Virginia Marsico is a Chiropractic Physician currently practicing in central Florida. After treating patients with conventional chiropractic care, she realized that many of the obstacles pre...

E156 - Guest Update - Rebecca MacDonald from 2020-05-17T05:54:27

In this guest update episode we talk with Rebecca MacDonald from episode 109. Rebecca is a self-taught keepsake artist working and living in Ontario with her husband and dog. Since immigrating t...

Rerelease: E109 - Rebecca MacDonald - Even in Sadness, There is Beauty from 2020-05-17T05:47:18

We rereleased this episode (E109) as our next episode features an update on the guest.

Rebecca MacDonald is a self-taught memorial je...

E155 - Lisa Keefauver - Reimagining Grief from 2020-05-13T18:09:35

Lisa Keefauver spent the past 2 decades as a clinical social worker and narrative therapist. She witnessed first hand the unnecessary suffering of so many individuals because their families, com...

E154 - Dr. Sharon Prentice - Becoming Starlight from 2020-05-02T06:35:20

Dr. Sharon Prentice is a psychotherapist and spiritual counselor whose work focuses on helping patients process the grief of losing a loved one. Becoming Starlight is her memoir of healing from ...

E153 - Lisa Bonneville - People Need People from 2020-04-17T19:58:33

Lisa Bonneville has been volunteering and working in palliative care for about 7 years and her current work life includes a hospice, a funeral home, and caring for palliative Catholic Nuns. She ...

E152 - Guest Update - Molly Schultz from 2020-04-09T18:11:55

In this guest update episode we talk with Molly Schultz from Episode 82. Molly is a stay at home mom of 6 kids all under the age of 8 (she added one since her last episode). Additionally, she bl...

Rerelease: E82 - Molly Schultz - Tried and True Mama from 2020-04-09T18:07:08

We rereleased this episode (E82) as our next episode features an update on the guest.

Molly Schultz is a stay at home mom of 5 kids under the age of 6. Molly’s dad was diagnosed ...

E151 - Becky Aud-Jennison - The Death Dialogues Project from 2020-03-29T08:35:19

Becky Aud-Jennison had a lengthy career in human services, starting as a nurses aide, then nurse, then clinical mental health professional and mind-body practitioner. In 2018 Becky created The D...

E150 - Andrea Wilson Woods - Being a Mother for Her Sister from 2020-03-19T06:24:13

Andrea Wilson Woods is a writer who loves to tell stories, and a patient advocate who founded the nonprofit Blue Faery: The Adrienne Wilson Liver Cancer Association. Andrea is the CEO and co-fou...

E149 - Janna Lopez - Midlife Identity Loss and Grief from 2020-03-10T17:48:43

Janna Lopez has over 25 years in media, communications, and editorial endeavors. She has spent the last ten years as owner, publisher and editor of several regional magazines. As a word enthusia...

E148 - Dr. Sarah Neustadter - Surviving the Suicide of a Beloved from 2020-02-17T06:58:10

Dr. Sarah Neustadter is a licensed psychologist based in Los Angeles, specializing in suicide prevention, loss, and grief, including those grieving the suicide of a loved one. She has over a dec...

E147 - Guest Update - Dr. Christopher Kerr from 2020-02-09T17:44:28

Dr. Christopher Kerr is the CEO and chief medical officer at Hospice Buffalo. Born and raised in Toronto, Kerr earned his MD as well as a PhD in neurobiology and completed his residency in inter...

Rerelease: E73 - Dr. Christopher Kerr - End-Of-Life Dreams and Visions from 2020-02-09T17:34:41

We rereleased this episode (E73) as our next episode features an update on the guest.

Dr. Christopher Kerr is the Chief Executive Officer & Chief Medical Officer for Hospice Buff...

E146 - Kay Makavel - Believe in Yourself from 2020-01-31T04:43:44

Kay Makavel is a recording artist from the Bronx who raps and sings. Her music is raw, real, and lyrical. She speaks her truth through her music and speaks for those who don’t have a voice. In 2...

E145 - 2019 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 2 from 2020-01-18T23:27:15

In this episode (Part 2) we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2019.

E144 - 2019 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 1 from 2020-01-12T16:52:41

In this episode (Part 1) we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2019.

Rerelease: 2018 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 3 from 2020-01-02T14:45:55

We have decided to rerelease our past Grief Dream Recap episodes as we make our 2019 ones. In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we have had with guests in 2018 (originally ep...

Rerelease: 2018 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 2 from 2020-01-02T14:43:40

We have decided to rerelease our past Grief Dream Recap episodes as we make our 2019 ones. In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we have had with guests in 2018 (originally ep...

Rerelease: 2018 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 1 from 2020-01-02T14:42:19

We have decided to rerelease our past Grief Dream Recap episodes as we make our 2019 ones. In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we have had with guests in 2018 (originally ep...

Rerelease: 2017 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 2 from 2019-12-30T07:35:27

As 2020 is fast approaching, we have decided to rerelease our past Grief Dream Recap episodes as we make our 2019 ones. In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we have had with ...

Rerelease: 2017 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 1 from 2019-12-30T07:33:20

As 2020 is fast approaching, we have decided to rerelease our past Grief Dream Recap episodes as we make our 2019 ones. In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we have had with ...

E143 - Liz Diaz - Heart of Mercy Design from 2019-12-23T06:40:13

Liz Diaz is the Graphic & Hand Lettering Artist behind Heart of Mercy Design which she began after losing her Mother (Mercy) 3 years ago. In this space, Liz is using her art to build community a...

E142 - Debi Wobbe - Life After Organ Donation from 2019-12-15T15:09:54

Debi Wobbe recently retired from 35 years as a Dental Assistant in Northern California. She currently speaks about her experience as the mother of a heart and kidney transplant recipient, and as...

E141 - Suzanne Falter - My Daughter The Healer from 2019-12-04T16:39:11

Suzanne Falter is an author, speaker, blogger and podcaster who has published both fiction and non-fiction, as well as essays. Her essays have appeared in O Magazine, The New York Times, Elephan...

E140 - Marlie Rowell - 'Night School' After A Suicide from 2019-11-21T14:56:33

Marlie Rowell is a sassy word/mixed media artist, author, & lecturer. Her life changed after she became a suicide widow. She is now the self-proclaimed queen of suicide widow etiquette reformati...

E139 - Ryan Weaver - Military Aviator to Country Music Artist from 2019-11-06T06:47:42

Ryan Weaver is an All-American, rockin’ country music artist who proudly served as an active duty Black Hawk Helicopter Aviator in the United States Army. Weaver began his music career in 2005 w...

E138 - Samantha Pasut - MonaLisa Healing from 2019-10-28T17:57:47

Samantha Pasut is Authentic, Living Magnetism in a powerful package. She is an accomplished artist and art historian, a spirit guide, chakra healing clairvoyant, and an Abundant Love and Courage...

E137 - Dave Marteau - The English Book of the Dead from 2019-10-21T14:17:45

Dave Marteau is a mental health professional and a writer who has worked for 30 years with and for those close to death in hospital, rehab, prison and hospice settings. Between 2000 and 2012 he ...

E136 - Mirabai Bush - A Loving Rock from 2019-10-10T14:34:08

Mirabai Bush teaches, practices, and develops programs through the application of contemplative principles and values to organizational life. She is a cofounder of the Center for Contemplative M...

E135 - Lindsay Ciulla - Peaks and Valleys from 2019-10-07T11:09:30

Lindsay Ciulla is an artist and musician who grew up in Medina, Ohio. Her father was her high school band director and also one of her very best friends. Also known as DJ laChewla, Lindsay hosts...

E134 - Lauren Kane-Lysak - Precious Creature from 2019-09-26T09:57:50

Lauren Kane-Lysak is an Pet Taxidermist, Mortician, artist, and animal lover. After high school, she worked in a funeral home where she found that the corporate nature and lack of creative oppor...

E133 - Mahoganie Hines - The Art of Dying from 2019-09-13T13:00:01

Mahoganie is an active and ardent member of the Palliative Care community.  She currently volunteers her time to act as the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario’s Policy and Political Action...

E132 - Ophelia Rigault - Conversations From The Heart from 2019-09-02T18:05:19

Ophelia Rigault is a grief educator, speaker, TV host and creator of Conversations from the Heart. Conversations from the Heart is a bi-weekly TV show that airs in local Cogeco Cable in Kingston...

E131 - Jonathon Aslay - Self-Love and Dating from 2019-08-23T12:01:45

Jonathon Aslay is a Midlife Dating & Relationship Coach. He helps women recognize and distinguish the difference between men who are emotionally unavailable from those who are truly ready for lo...

E130 - Guest Update Episode - Shelby Forsythia from 2019-08-15T08:12:09

In this update episode we talk with Shelby Forsythia (host of the podcast Coming Back: Conversations on life after loss) from episode 52. In this episode we talk about the experience of having s...

E129 - Marlene Rodgers - Baka’s Story from 2019-08-10T08:41:50

Marlene Rodgers works as a story editor on feature films and documentary television series, and makes short films driven by her personal passions. Her most recent film is a collaboration with he...

E128 - Nikki Wilson - A University Assignment from 2019-08-03T06:27:16

Nikki Wilson works full time at an electricity company whilst also studying full time at The University of Melbourne. She will be graduating with a Bachelor of Environments degree (currently in ...

E127 - Kayla Moryoussef - Good Death Doula from 2019-07-29T07:11:14

Kayla Moryoussef is a Community Worker/Registered Social Service Worker from Toronto who has been volunteering and working in end-of-life/palliative care for over seven years. She is a Death Edu...

E126 - Amy Vilela - Knock Down The House from 2019-07-22T19:00:42

Amy Vilela entered into politics after the death of her daughter, Shalynne's, needless death at the hands of the USA’s profit-driven healthcare system. Losing Shalynne became a defining moment i...

E125 - Karen Millsap - Making Lemonade from 2019-07-15T10:48:31

Karen Millsap is a TEDx speaker, Founder of The Groflo community and the CEO - which stands for "Chief Empathy Officer" of Egency. At only 29 years old, her life was suddenly flipped upside down...

E124 - Dr. Sherry Cormier - Sweet Sorrow from 2019-07-05T17:29:47

Dr. Sherry Cormier is a licensed psychologist and a professor emerita in the Department of Counseling, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Counseling Psychology at West Virginia University. She is a ...

E123 - Donald Knight - Spei Lumina from 2019-06-24T17:11:15

Donald Knight is an ordained independent catholic priest, dreamer, light worker, and podcaster (Spei Lumina - Lights of Hope). His grief journey began at the age of 10 when his father unexpected...

E122 - A Father's Day Episode with Darwyn Dave from 2019-06-15T21:02:19

In this Father’s Day episode, Shawn Ram talks with Dr. Joshua Black and Darwyn Dave about the Toronto Raptors (NBA) and St. Louis Blues (NHL), players on those teams with a dead father, what it’...

E121 - Dr. Pei Grant - The Good Doctor from 2019-06-09T18:49:49

Dr. Pei Grant is the Research Director at Hospice Buffalo, one of the largest hospice and palliative care organizations in Western New York. Her research encompasses a diverse range of projects ...

E120 - Tracy McCubbin - Decluttering After Loss from 2019-05-31T13:32:58

Tracy McCubbin is the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book On Decluttering You’ll Ever Need (releasing Tuesday June 4, 2019). While working for a major television director in Los ...

E119 - Heather Stang - Mindfulness&Grief from 2019-05-23T10:39:49

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 cert...

E118 - Shivy Galtere - Love Loss Light from 2019-05-18T17:58:17

Shavinder Galtere, commonly known to her friends and family as Shivy, is a Celebrity and VIP Relations Consultant to fashion and lifestyle brands. After the passing of her mother Davinder Kumara...

E117 - A Mother's Day Episode with Darwyn and Shelby from 2019-05-11T16:54:53

This is a special Mother’s Day episode where Dr. Joshua Black interviews Darwyn Dave and Shelby Forsythia. In this episode we talk about our moms, the experience of facing this day when your mom...

E116 - Brent and Tina Birkhoff - Heart Strings from 2019-05-03T14:38:54

Brent Birkhoff recently received his Master of Science from Marian University in Thanatology, and is Certified in Thanatology from the Association of Death Education and Counseling. He and his w...

E115 - Medea Chechik - The Garden from 2019-04-30T07:27:09

Medea Bavarella Chechik is the Best Selling Author of “Facing Grief With Eyes Wide Open,” a Transformative Teacher, Transformational Facilitator and Leader, and a Master Coach. Medea is the Foun...

E114 - Judy Hinderer - A Series of Grief Dreams from 2019-04-23T08:00:27

Judy Hinderer is a wife and working mother. She has been fascinated and studied dreams for as long as she can remember. The dreams with her deceased father have been integral in her life and the...

Episode 113 - Jacqui Pagobo - The A+ Student from 2019-04-17T08:32:20

Jacqui Pagobo has suffered great heartbreak over the years after her brother, John Joseph “JJ” Pagobo, unexpectedly passed away from a longboarding accident and medical malpractice. This April w...

Episode 112 - Taz Ahmed - #GoodMuslimBadMuslim from 2019-04-09T10:53:21

Tanzila "Taz" Ahmed is an activist, storyteller, and politico based in Los Angeles. She currently is a Campaign Strategist at the Asian American new media organizing group 18MillionRising. She i...

Episode 111 - Monica Meade - Forgiveness After Loss from 2019-04-02T20:49:10

Monica Meade is currently working in private practice as a clinical therapist with Whole Balance Health, specializing in Grief, and Trauma therapy utilizing EMDR (Eye Movement, Desensitization, ...

Episode 110 - Update with Jade Black from 2019-03-30T08:11:24

In this episode we talk about where she has been the last 4 months, the new podcast logo, reflections on reaching over 100 episodes, and new events we are hosting.

Episode 109 - Rebecca MacDonald - Even in Sadness, There is Beauty from 2019-03-20T12:13:29

Rebecca MacDonald is a self-taught memorial jewelry artist working and living in Ontario with her husband and dog. Since immigrating to Canada 10 years ago, Rebecca has experience...

Episode 108 - Kevin Toolis - The Irish Wake from 2019-03-14T19:59:04

Kevin Toolis is a BAFTA winning film maker and writer of the acclaimed death guide My Father’s Wake: How the Irish Teach Us to Live, Love and Die. Toolis has reported on famines, wars and plague...

Episode 107 - Rachel and Hannah - So Dreamy from 2019-03-05T16:56:18

Rachel Leoman and her cousin Hannah Brown created the podcast So Dreamy (Twitter/Insta: @SoDreamySnack) with the intent of creating a safe and fun space for dreamers to share, hear, and discuss ...

Episode 106 - Jay Perry - My Dad Got Sick from 2019-02-28T16:40:16

As a full-time photographer from Canada, Jay Perry has travelled the country and beyond to capture the moments and memories that matter. Following a photo trip to Haiti in 2010, Jay discovered h...

Episode 105 - Dr. Beth Allen (AKA Bif Naked) - Love All, Serve All from 2019-02-20T19:47:22

Dr. Beth Allen (AKA Bif Naked) is a prominent alternative artist, performer and songwriter. Throughout her remarkable career, Beth embarked on seemingly endless international tours, several feat...

Episode 104 - Heather Varner - Storms and Silver Linings from 2019-02-08T08:49:21

Heather Varner is an east-coast born and bred Canadian who moved to Ontario with her then-boyfriend (now-fiancé) after her mother died in 2014. In the 4.5 years since, Heather has dealt with her...

Episode 103 - Aditi Loveridge - Pregnancy Loss Healing from 2019-01-29T10:57:36

Aditi Loveridge is a Certified Life Coach, Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, and owner of Pregnancy Loss Healing. Aditi supports mothers in their journeys after pregnancy or infant loss. Her work ...

Episode 102 - Pennie Hunt - Green Love& Gratitude from 2019-01-20T15:21:57

Pennie Hunt is a speaker, author, and the President and founder of Journey Through, LLC. Her book is titled “Love Your Life-No Matter What - 76 Tips to Live Life with Love and Gratitude.” She al...

Episode 101 - Grief Dream Recaps - E05 from 2019-01-15T10:49:36

In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we have had with guests since August 2018. This is episode 5. 

Episode 100 - Update from 2019-01-01T17:58:18

In this update episode we (Joshua and Shawn) talk about reaching our 100th episode, Joshua getting his PhD, our new donation options, and plans for 2019.

An article by Brock Univ...

Episode 99 - Guest Update Episode - Darwyn Dave from 2018-12-21T18:14:24

This is our first Guest Grief Dream Update Episode with Darwyn Dave from Episode 18. In this episode we talk about his recent loss of his mother, his first grief dream of her, and preparing of t...

Episode 98 - Devan Christian - Grieving Over The Holidays from 2018-12-17T16:07:36

Devan Christian is a Registered Clinical Counsellor in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley. After experiencing many deaths in her own life, she pursued a career path in which she could support thos...

Episode 97 - Joe Agostinelli - Ultimo Gifts from 2018-12-16T17:06:37

While sorting through his father’s belongings, Joe Agostinelli found a letter that was written to him from his father before his battle with leukemia came to an end. The letter had a profound im...

Episode 96 - Jan Warner - Grief Speaks Out from 2018-12-08T13:57:09

Jan Warner is the author of Grief Day by Day: Simple Practices and Daily Guidance for Living With Loss. When her beloved husband Artie died nine years ago, she felt as though she had died too. T...

Episode 95 - Jess Etchemendy - Leathersmith from 2018-12-03T18:24

Jess Etchemendy formed 174 Supply Company, which is a discussion of how grief can be transformed through creativity. After the death of his brother, Jess’s trade has become the vehicle he uses t...

Episode 94 - Gary Andrews - Doodle A Day from 2018-11-28T06:36:38

Gary Andrews is an illustrator and animator who worked on Fireman Sam and for Disney. After his wife Joy died of Sepsis in 2017, he started to doodle his grief and share it on social media. His ...

Episode 93 - Rayne Benu - Orca Love Part 2 from 2018-11-15T20:40:47

Rayne Benu is cinematographer of the award-winning documentary, The Hundred-Year-Old Whale and producer of Skaana- a podcast about orcas, oceans and the environment. A nationally published festi...

Episode 92 - Mark Leiren-Young - Orca Love Part 1 from 2018-11-14T18:28:47

Mark Leiren-Young is a playwright, screenwriter, journalist, satirist, director and author. His latest book, The Killer Whale Who Changed The World, is a national bestseller. He hosts the popula...

Episode 91 - Haley Harris-Bloom from 2018-11-01T19:25:38

Haley Harris-Bloom works as a nurse in the emergency department. She enjoys the privilege of helping treat people during their most vulnerable times. After a series of close family and friends d...

Episode 90 - Sandra Roman from 2018-10-24T08:15:53

Sandra Roman is a Mother of 5 children, 1 of which is now an angel in heaven. Sandra has recently started a blog page called “Good Grief Relief” after losing her son Matthew, in 2016. In her blo...

Episode 89 - Megan Devine from 2018-10-12T16:43:57

Megan Devine is a Pacific Northwest writer, speaker, and grief advocate. She is the founder of Refuge In Grief, a hub of grief education and outreach, where she leads people through some of the ...

Episode 88 - Barbara Morningstar from 2018-10-04T15:07:04

Barbara Morningstar began serving in the hospice field over twenty years ago. During that time she worked on staff at three different hospice societies within the province of British Columbia, C...

Episode 87 - Joanne McCall from 2018-09-28T06:16:46

Joanne McCall runs Media Positioning Consultations, which helps people to become Media Darlings. Her secret sauce is helping authors, speakers, coaches and entrepreneurs position themselves and ...

Episode 86 - Dr. Sameet Kumar from 2018-09-13T16:49:26

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...

Episode 85 - Andy Zaremba from 2018-09-10T17:30:06

Andy Zaremba is a leader in the human consciousness and optimization communities. In 2013, Andy and his brother Mike, partnered to create the Float House franchise, Canada’s leading flotation th...

Episode 84 - Orley Culverhouse from 2018-09-03T16:24:09

Orley Culverhouse is an accredited music therapist (MTA) and children's program coordinator working in a hospice setting. Her work includes supporting children/youth and their families facing a ...

Episode 83 - Sheaya Biddle from 2018-08-29T20:40:18

Sheaya Biddle is a Spiritual Grief Coach, who helps grievers discover what they believe the afterlife to be, and teaches grievers how to connect with their loved ones in a way that feels calming...

Episode 82 - Molly Schultz from 2018-08-23T16:32:13

Molly Schultz is a stay at home mom of 5 kids under the age of 6. Molly’s dad was diagnosed with pancreatic just a few months after her twins were born. Before he died, he signed over custody of...

Episode 81 - Isaac Taitz from 2018-08-18T10:55:09

Isaac Taitz is a graduate student in clinical psychology at Palo Alto University. Isaac conducted a study on the cultural differences of grief dreams. In 2012, Isaac won the Student Research Awa...

Episode 80 - Chelsey Gallant from 2018-08-09T16:46:47

Chelsey Gallant is a mother of 3 children. In 2013, both her father and best friend died. In this episode we talk about her grief and spiritual journey, sobriety, and dreams of her father and be...

Episode 79 - Update from 2018-07-31T09:12:08

In this update episode we (Joshua and Shawn) talk about Shawn's first grief dream of his uncle, Paul McCartney's grief dream he shared on The Late Late Show with James Corden, our new IG TV chan...

Episode 78 - Grief Dream Recaps - E04 from 2018-07-18T17:37:20

In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we have had with guests since April 2018. This is Episode 4.

Episode 77 - Grief Dream Recaps - E03 from 2018-07-06T06:04:56

In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we have had with guests since January 2018. This is Episode 3.

Episode 76 - Serena Dyer from 2018-06-20T09:24:03

Serena Dyer has co-authored a book with her father, Dr. Wayne Dyer, titled Don’t Die With Your Music Still In You, and she is a contributor to Huffington Post, Mind Body Green, and Positively Po...

Episode 75 - Reflections of Dad: Past, Present, and Future - With Darwyn Dave from 2018-06-13T04:11:22

This is a special Father's Day episode where Shawn Ram interviews Joshua Black and Darwyn Dave. 

Episode 74 - Sebastian Slovin from 2018-06-09T17:33:04

Sebastian Slovin grew up in the beach community of La Jolla, California, and spent much of his childhood in and around the ocean. As a young adult, he had the opportunity to travel extensively a...

Episode 73 - Dr. Christopher Kerr from 2018-06-01T17:38:48

Dr. Christopher Kerr is the Chief Executive Officer & Chief Medical Officer for Hospice Buffalo. Dr. Kerr’s research examines patient’s dreams and visions at the end of life. The results of his ...

Episode 72 - Rev. Andrew Vitale from 2018-05-23T04:33:32

Rev. Andrew Vitale is the Bereavement Coordinator - Spiritual Counselor for Northern Illinois Hospice. He has been working in spiritual and bereavement care for over 30 years. Additionally, Andr...

Episode 71 - Dallas Shirley from 2018-05-20T16:28:18

Dallas Shirley is a Registered Clinical Counsellor and BC Registered Play Therapist who provides Child, Youth, and Family Counselling for non-profit organizations and through her online private ...

Episode 70 - Skye Dyer from 2018-05-07T12:54:15

Skye Dyer a singer/songwriter who released her first album in 2014 called “Letting Go”. She has spent years touring on her own and with her father. The death of her father in 2015 changed her li...

Episode 69 - Rami Shami from 2018-04-27T23:21:15

Rami Shami has been serving within Hospice Palliative Care for close to thirty years. He is currently involved in an innovative and exciting project with Journey Home Hospice, that will increase...

Episode 68 - Natalie Proulx from 2018-04-24T19:42:54

Natalie Proulx is a licensed funeral director, who owns and operates Facing The Sun – Funeral Celebrant, Bereavement Support and Wedding Officiant services. She is on the board of directors for ...

Episode 67 - Daniella Grsic from 2018-04-18T12:50:37

Daniella Grsic is a children’s author and Registered Early Childhood Educator with the Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board. Daniella has published two children’s books entitled Dee...

Episode 66 - Christine Bergsma from 2018-04-14T17:33:25

Christine Bergsma is an award-winning screenwriter and course developer. In partnership with professionals in the fields of psychology and medicine, Bergsma created Journaling Through, a collect...

Episode 65 - Rabbi Daniel Cohen from 2018-04-06T18:05:50

Rabbi Daniel Cohen has served in the rabbinate for over twenty years and currently serves as senior Rabbi at Congregation Agudath Sholom in Stamford, CT, the largest modern orthodox synagogue in...

Episode 64 - Annah Elizabeth from 2018-04-02T17:43:32

Annah Elizabeth is The Five Facets founder and creator of The Five Facets Philosophy on Healing™. She is a guest lecturer, workshop facilitator, Continuing Ed instructor, published author, speak...

Episode 63 - Barbara Gaughen-Muller from 2018-03-27T06:51:30

Barbara Gaughen-Muller, President of the United Nations Association (Santa Barbara Tri-County chapter), speaker, and co-author of Revolutionary Conversations. Barbara experienced unstoppable fir...

Episode 62 - Christopher Hall from 2018-03-17T10:33:45

Christopher Hall is the Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement. He is a psychologist who has developed a specialization in the field of grief and bereavement ...

Episode 61 - Mary Jo Heyen from 2018-03-12T16:27:37

Mary Jo Heyen, M.Ed., is a Natural Dreamwork practitioner and meditation practitioner. A most precious and humble part of Mary Jo’s dream practice is as a hospice volunteer, a dream specialist, ...

Episode 60 - Matthew Kocel from 2018-02-24T20:37:14

Matthew Kocel is a throat singer, sound healer, multi-instrumentalist, composer and recording artist with over 3 decades experience as a performer and multi-disciplinary healing arts practitione...

Episode 59 - Justina Gioia from 2018-02-12T20:40:11

Justina Gioia is a Sex, Love & Relationship Coach and law of attraction expert. She works with both men and women who are experiencing issues in the realm of sex, love and relationships. In this...

Episode 58 - Melissa Lyons from 2018-02-03T17:46:02

Melissa Lyons is the author of the picture book “I will Always Love You”. Melissa is passionate about comforting, healing, and cultivating a mindset that allows us to get the most out of our exp...

Episode 57 - Eileen Doyon from 2018-01-13T18:39:17

Eileen Doyon is an author. Her book series is called Unforgettable Faces and Stories. She has released seven books to date with her most recent being “Starting Over, Stories of New Beginnings”. ...

Episode 56 - Grief Dream Recaps - E02 from 2018-01-10T12:19:53

In this episode we recap some of the dreams guests have shared of their deceased loved ones. This is Episode 2.

Episode 55 - Grief Dream Recaps - E01 from 2017-12-23T15:23:36

In this episode we recap some of the dreams guests have shared of their deceased loved ones. This is Episode 1. 

Episode 54 - Update and Contest from 2017-12-13T19:40:55

In this update episode we (Shawn, Joshua, and Jade) talk about the journey this last year with the podcast, Joshua’s love for dreams, our next episodes, the contest, and what dream of the deceas...

Episode 53 - Steve Leder from 2017-11-25T18:31:21

Steve Leder is the Senior Rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles and the author of such critically acclaimed books as The Extraordinary Nature of Ordinary Things and More Money Than G...

Episode 52 - Shelby Forsythia from 2017-11-16T10:11:28

Shelby Forsythia is an Intuitive Grief Guide and host of the podcast Coming Back: Conversations on life after loss. After her mom’s death in 2013, she became what she calls a “stu...

Episode 51 - Brian Lehmann from 2017-11-09T07:05:34

Brian Lehmann's photography career has taken him to over 30 countries around the world. Brian’s excitement and energy toward photography are displayed in the speaking engagements and workshops h...

Episode 50 - Anna Seewald from 2017-11-02T10:21:43

Anna Seewald is the founder of Authentic Parenting®. She is a speaker, author and a parent educator. As a child she survived through a severe earthquake, but her young mom died (among others). S...

Episode 49 - Steve Morrison from 2017-10-19T14:17:05

Steve Morrison is an ordained minister and has officiated over 1200 funerals. In 2016 Steve launched his own business called Oh My Grief which provides information and resources to individuals, ...

Episode 48 - Diane Murphy from 2017-10-05T09:43:13

Diane is a Family Support Coordinator for DonateLife Queensland in Australia. She is an accredited Mental Health Social Worker with almost forty years of experience in counselling, employee rela...

Episode 47 - Robin Chodak from 2017-09-25T18:39:07

Robin Chodak is a Certified Grief, Life, and Spiritual Coach, a Certified Master NLP Practitioner and a Reiki Practitioner. Robin left her job as a computer software systems analyst for over 20 ...

Episode 46 - Mary Howe from 2017-09-11T17:38:17

Mary Howe is the Founder and Director of the not-for-profit business SonFlower Stables. Her success is focused on her ability to intuitively connect with the horses, and empathically connect wit...

Episode 45 - Dr. Tim Murphy from 2017-08-30T09:22:51

Dr. Tim Murphy is an associate professor of Psychology at Brock University; however, his path was not exactly straight. He was heavily involved as a drummer in competitive pipe bands and even wo...

Episode 44 - Allen Klein from 2017-08-18T06:58:03

Allen Klein is an award winning professional speaker and best-selling author of 25 books. A couple book titles include: The Healing Power of Humor, Learning to Laugh When You Feel Like Crying, a...

Episode 43 - Cheryl Jones from 2017-08-09T17:43:27

Cheryl Jones is Manager of Professional Education at the Women’s Cancer Resource Center (Oakland, CA), where she developed, manages and teaches in their Continuing Education program. Also, Chery...

Episode 42 - Bonnie Tompkins from 2017-07-30T08:01:41

Bonnie Tompkins holds a Bachelor of Public Health with a specializing in Palliative Care. She currently works with Pallium Canada as the Compassionate Communities National Lead, which has her fo...

Episode 41 - Justin Wren from 2017-07-20T05:33:01

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...

Episode 40 - Jeannette Thompson from 2017-07-11T07:40:47

Jeannette Thompson works as a spiritual grief counselor and a workshop facilitator. Her life forcefully changed direction after the death of her son. During the next few years her search for ans...

Episode 39 - Rachel Gebler Greenberg from 2017-07-04T08:36:39

Rachel Gebler Greenberg is a writer, storyteller and Ambassador with One Legacy, the Southern California chapter for organ donation where she speaks frequently about death, grief and finding hop...

Episode 38 - Nicole Meredith from 2017-06-26T11:09:49

After graduating from Canada’s National Ballet School, Nicole Meredith went on to complete both her B.A. and M.A. in English at the University of Toronto. Nicole currently works full-time in com...

Episode 37 - Father's Day Podcast with Darwyn Dave from 2017-06-16T05:27

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 D...

Episode 36 - Caitlyn Gallant from 2017-06-12T17:29:18

Caitlyn Gallant is currently working towards her Master of Arts in Psychology (Behavioural and Cognitive Neuroscience) at Brock University. The overarching goal of Caitlyn’s research is to aid i...

Episode 35 - Mellie Fricker from 2017-06-07T12:50:16

In Episode 35 (with guest host Jade Black), we had the pleasure to talk with Mellie Fricker. After losing her grandmother in the summer of 2015, Mellie began exploring her grief. She has become ...

Episode 34 - Jana DeCristofaro from 2017-05-29T18:32:20

Jana DeCristofaro (a Licensed Clinical Social Worker), is the Coordinator of Children's Grief Services at The Dougy Center for Grieving Children & Families in Portland, Oregon. She is also the h...

Episode 33 - Patrick Beedling from 2017-05-21T16:37:11

Patrick Beedling works as a psychotherapist (with people who are recovering from motor vehicle accidents) and is the singer-songwriter in the indie rock project named Barbarosa (

Episode 25 - Dr. Mari Dias from 2017-04-09T08:16:08

Dr. Mari Dias is a full professor in Counseling at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, RI. She holds a doctorate in Educational Leadership and a Master’s degree in Counseling. Mari is a na...

Episode 24 - Megan Brain from 2017-03-31T19:42:47

Megan Brain specializes in paper sculpture designs and has been primarily creating work for the Walt Disney Imagineering division. She has exhibited her work in galleries and her paper sculpture...

Episode 23 - Dr. Corrine Seeley from 2017-03-26T09:44:51

In Episode 23 (with guest host Jade Black), we had the pleasure to talk with Dr. Corrine Seeley. Corrine is a pediatric sleep specialist and sleep educator at Rebirth Wellness Centre and founder...

Episode 22 - Manolo Orellana from 2017-03-18T06:32:13

In Episode 22 (with guest co-host Jade Black), we had the pleasure to talk with Manolo Orellana (a member of the Grief Dreams Facebook Group). Along his journey he has lost many loved ones and h...

Episode 21 - Ashley-Ann Pereira from 2017-03-10T18:58:25

By day Ashley-Ann Pereira works for the Canadian Red Cross and by night is the Co-Founder of Dreams Inc. (www.dreamsincorporated.today). She is ...

Episode 20 - Brian Boye from 2017-03-04T07:21:49

Brian Boye has been making independent films for over 15 years.  He has to wrote, directed, and produced several award-winning films across a variety of genres. In 2011, Brian began work on his ...

Episode 19 - Dr. Malvina Skorska from 2017-02-25T10:16:48

Dr. Malvina Skorska recently received her PhD in Psychology from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario. The focus of her research is on the development of sexual orientation with a focus o...

Episode 18 - Darwyn Dave from 2017-02-18T12:58:19

Darwyn Dave is an IT consultant by day and a photographer by night who resides in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. In January of 2016 he started the “Dealing with My Grief” podcast as a way...

Episode 17 - Jenn Trussell from 2017-02-11T17:39:43

In Episode 17 (with guest co-host Jade Black) we had the pleasure to talk with Jen Trussell. Jen is a 5th generation Funeral Director. She became licensed as a Funeral Director in 2004 and curre...

Episode 16 - Update with Jade Black from 2017-02-04T12:59:35

In episode 16 we introduce our new guest co-host Jade Karling Black (from episode 3). We talk about a new grief dreams she had, the Koala Bear Challenge,  and a dream Joshua received from a moth...

Episode 15 - Caroline Drolet from 2017-01-27T07:17:23

Caroline Drolet is in the PhD program at Brock University with research interests in belief in a just world, victim blaming, hypocrisy induction paradigm, in/out-group biases, human rights, and ...

Episode 14 - Kimberly Ryan from 2017-01-14T13:59:09

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 (...

Episode 13 - Richard Hutton from 2016-12-24T09:05:51

Richard Hutton is a Reporter-Photographer for Niagara this Week, covering Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. Richard has won a pair of Ontario Community Newspaper Awards for his work and has been r...

Episode 12 - Mark Gowland from 2016-12-07T16:22:58

Mark Gowland is the founder of the largest colour festival in Canada called A MidSummers Dream (http://www.midsummersdream.ca). It is a day of music, ...

Episode 11 - Update from 2016-11-30T12:59

In episode 11 we (Joshua Black and Shawn Ram) review the journey so far since starting the Grief Dreams Podcast. Shawn's cousin (Justin Ram) sits in on the conversation.

Episode 10 - Dr. Kerri Michalica from 2016-11-22T14:02:19

In episode 10 we had the pleasure to discuss breath work with Dr. Kerri Michalica. 

Episode 9 - Travis Hodges from 2016-11-04T19:34

Travis Hodges is in the PhD program at Brock University investigating stress in rats and the impact it has on the brain. You can find his published research on google scholar (www.powerofpets365.com).

Episode 7 - Firoz Alam from 2016-09-20T05:19:56

Firoz Alam is the founder and president of We Foundation Bangladesh (www.wefoundationbd.org) that provides education to 400 under privileged children of Ban...

Episode 6 - Dr. Joan Olinger/Ruth Edgett from 2016-08-16T20:04:52

In episode 6 we had the pleasure to talk with Dr. Joan Olinger and Ruth Edgett who are writing a book called The Meaning Of Forever. They are currently looking for submissions ...

Episode 5 - Christina Walton from 2016-07-24T17:52:52

Christina Walton is a registered marriage and family therapist, funeral director, and the clinical director at Camp Erin Hamilton. You can find more information about her at  Listen

Episode 4 - Mojan Naisani from 2016-07-03T06:47:45

Mojan Naisani is in the MA program at Brock University investigating the effects that mindfulness has on well-being. 

Episode 3 - Jade Black from 2016-04-30T18:14:28

In episode 3 of the Grief Dreams Posdcast we had the please to talk with Jade Karling Black (the editor of the Grief Dreams Website newsletter and co-author of 2 grief dream academic articles). ...

Episode 2 - Ola Kiermacz/Chloe Rabideau from 2016-04-11T15:55:51

Note: This podcast was a last minute blessing so the audio quality is not the best due to ambient noise. We interview musicians Ola Kiermacz and Chloe Rabideau at Ola's family chocolate store, l...

Episode 1 - Introductions from 2016-03-20T19:52:54

In this introduction to the Grief Dreams Podcast, duo Joshua Black and Shawn Ram embark on their quest to provide comfort and fresh insight into the ambiguous world of death and dreaming about o...