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What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality
Hosted by Karen Wyatt · EN
Dr. Karen Wyatt shares the life wisdom she learned from her hospice patients as they faced their last days. Learn how to navigate life's challenges and become your best self in the process as Karen shares what she's learning from day to day on her own journey. You'll discover tools, practices, wisdom, and stories to help you figure out what really matters in your own life.
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Ep. 159 How Do I Rise Above the Fear of Death?
Nov 300:35:54Tap to summarizeIn this episode I share some thoughts from ChatGPT along with my own about how to deal with our innate fear of death. Next week I'll continue with this topic and share some wisdom from The Tao of Death but first we begin with a deep dive into death. This episode incudes:What if we dive beneath the fear of death instead of trying to rise above itLook beneath the fearLearn to die before you diePractice presenceConnect to something largerSpeak the fear aloudLearn about my books hereCheck out End-of-Life University PodcastRead my latest Substack postMake a donation here
Transcribe →Ep. 158 Into the Unknown: Using Frozen 2 to Talk About Grief
Oct 2700:30:49Tap to summarizeIn this episode I share how to use the Disney film Frozen 2--which I've been watching on repeat with my 3 year old granddaughter--as a catalyst for conversations about loss and grief. Here are some tips for using the film and a discussion guide you can download for your own family movie night. This episode include:Frozen 2's backstory of griefElsa's Hero's Journey in the film and what we learn from itAnna's journey through overwhelming grief and how to talk about itTeaching moments for familiesHow to talk with children after the movieGet the discussion guide hereLearn about my books hereCheck out End-of-Life University PodcastRead my latest Substack postMake a donation here
Transcribe →Ep. 157 The Healing Power of Visible Grief
Oct 2000:30:12Tap to summarizeIn this episode I share how my own grieving process was helped by experiencing the visible evidence of mourning I encountered when traveling through Italy (as written in Wild and Holy). This episode includes:How grief is visible in Italy but repressed and hidden here in the USThe cost of repressed grief to our emotions and physical bodyHow shared grief can be healingThe connectedness we can experience through grief is needed in our society to heal our divisionsHow to make our own grief more visibleHow to help others share their grief more comfortablyPlease check out the Kickstarter campaign for my new book Wild and Holy!!Learn about my books hereCheck out End-of-Life University PodcastRead my latest Substack postMake a donation here
Transcribe →Ep. 156 How Grief Can Fuel Creativity
Oct 1300:17:03Tap to summarizeIn today's brief episode I share some thoughts about how my travels through Italy revealed to me that grief is a powerful source of creativity if we face it directly. This episode highlights the poetry of Andrea Gibson, whose journey through cancer sparked luminous creativity in the midst of grief. This episode includes:How grief breaks us open to allow creativity to emergeGrief becomes fertile ground for creative ideas to flourishHow grief can become a medicine, as described in Andrea Gibson's poetryGrief as a transformational fire that burns away what doesn't matterHow grief ultimately connects us will all humanity and creativity can create a ripple effect of hope and innovationPlease check out the Kickstarter campaign for my new book Wild and Holy!!Learn about my books hereCheck out End-of-Life University PodcastRead my latest Substack postMake a donation here
Transcribe →Ep. 155 BONUS Introduction to Wild and Holy
Oct 1000:12:07Tap to summarizeIn this special episode I’m sharing with you the Introduction to my new book Wild and Holy! I hope you enjoy listening to this brief excerpt and that you’ll consider backing the Kickstarter campaign where you can receive many wonderful bonuses for your support. Wild and Holy has been named a “Project We Love” by Kickstarter, which is an amazing honor I’m happy to receive. Check it out and reserve your copy – available now only through Kickstarter!Go to this link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2136452733/wild-and-holyThanks in advance if you choose to support the campaign!
Transcribe →Ep. 154 Clearing the Field to Improve Challenging Relationships
Oct 600:32:13Tap to summarizeToday I'm sharing a personal practice I've used to clear my own energy field when I'm faced with tense and challenging relationships. With all the polarization and hatred present in our society right now we need tools like this to help us find peace and reconciliation wherever possible. This episode includes:The sacred Hawaiian practice of Ho'oponoponoHow taking responsibility for our own energy and issues can help us find healing in our relationships, even remotelyThe power of asking What if it's all me?Why we need to challenge the ego to let go of its attachment to being right (which makes everyone else wrong)Please check out the Kickstarter campaign for my new book Wild and Holy!!Learn about my books hereCheck out End-of-Life University PodcastRead my latest Substack postMake a donation here
Transcribe →Ep. 153 When Grief Comes Back Like a Volcano: The Second Wave
Sep 2900:30:03Tap to summarizeIn this episode I share my experience of having grief return to me in a sudden, unexpected wave like a long-dormant volcano erupting. This event is the subject of my new book Wild and Holy, which is launching on Kickstarter this week. This episode includes:What is the second wave of grief and why does it happenHow hidden grief may return when we are strong enough to navigate itHow grief and guilt can be stored in the physical body and somatic therapies may be neededHow society exerts pressure to move on from grief and adds to shame and guilt over prolonge or recurrent griefHow to navigate your own second wave of griefSign up for the Wild and Holy Kickstarter pageLearn about my books hereCheck out End-of-Life University PodcastRead my latest Substack postMake a donation here
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