In our lat­est episode, we talk with Kathy Glea­son from “As I Live and Grieve” about the rela­tion­ship between grief and cre­ativ­i­ty. We explore how his­tor­i­cal peri­ods, from the Renais­sance to the Blues Era, have shown that sor­row can inspire great art. Kathy shares her own sto­ries from child­hood, explain­ing how these ear­ly encoun­ters with grief shaped her lat­er work.

Transcript

• Intro­duc­tion and Kathy’s Antic­i­pa­tion: 0:36
  • John Moir wel­comes lis­ten­ers and Kathy Glea­son shares her eager­ness for the dis­cus­sion.
• Men­tor­ship and Shaman­ic Per­spec­tives: 3:54
  • John acknowl­edges Kathy’s men­tor­ship; Kathy dis­cuss­es shaman­is­m’s unique per­spec­tive in grief han­dling.
• Kathy’s Per­son­al Sto­ry and Cul­tur­al Atti­tudes: 5:23
  • Kathy recounts her ear­ly life expe­ri­ences and delves into soci­etal norms around grief and emo­tions.
• Trans­for­ma­tive Moments in Grief: 10:13
  • Kathy shares trans­for­ma­tive expe­ri­ences in her grief jour­ney, par­tic­u­lar­ly around fam­i­ly loss­es.
• Grief as a Jour­ney of Trans­for­ma­tion: 14:33
  • Dis­cus­sion on how grief serves as a cat­a­lyst for per­son­al change and cre­ative expres­sion.
• The Pod­cast’s Gen­e­sis and Impact: 21:41
  • Kathy nar­rates the incep­tion of her pod­cast and its far-reach­ing impact and audi­ence.
• Con­clud­ing Thoughts on Grief and Heal­ing: 27:46
  • The episode con­cludes with insights on grief lit­er­a­cy, heal­ing, and the impor­tance of com­mu­ni­ty sup­port.

Guest Bio

Kathy Glea­son, co-host of the “As I Live and Grieve” pod­cast, trans­formed from avoid­ing death dis­cus­sions to a pas­sion­ate grief advo­cate. Her life, diverg­ing from the typ­i­cal school-to-career path, enriched her with diverse expe­ri­ences. Not a cer­ti­fied clin­i­cian, but a sea­soned hos­pice vol­un­teer, Kathy’s per­son­al loss­es deeply inform her under­stand­ing of grief. Her pod­cast explores liv­ing along­side grief, offer­ing sup­port and shared wis­dom to those on their own jour­neys of mourn­ing and growth. Kathy’s web­site — Vis­it Here

Links to addi­tion­al resources

Foun­da­tion for Shaman­ic Stud­ies: Link to Foun­da­tion
“The Way of the Shaman” book by Michael Harn­er
Soul­ful Sor­rows: Grief Tend­ing Web­site — Vis­it Web­site

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Cred­its

Show intro­duc­tion: One Drum: Sto­ries and Cer­e­monies for a Plan­et by Richard Wagamese
Intro: Remem­ber Back When — Josef Falken­skold, www.epidemicsound.com
Out­ro: Yel­low taxi-Del­i­cate Beats, www.premiumbeat.com