As the Operations Manager at ARCH Hospice, Julie Premo is responsible for Operations, Human Resources, Fundraising, Training, and Continuing Education. She is a passionate Healing Arts Practitioner, Reiki Teacher and Yoga Instructor owning a local business (Infinite Healing Arts). She also practices Dental Hygiene part-time and owns an independent Dental Hygiene Practice.

In this episode, we discuss working at a hospice, a precognitive dream of her mom’s death date, her mom‘s end-of-life journey at the hospice and choosing MAiD, her mom’s code word challenge, a grief dream of her mom, and grief in the workplace.

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Felicia Cardinal manages an Indigenous clothing store in Chilliwack, British Columbia called Section 35. She is originally from Saddle Lake Cree Nation. Saddle Lake Cree Nation is a Plains Cree, First Nations community, located in the "Beaver Hills" region of central Alberta, Canada. Felicia was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in and around there. She moved to Chilliwack in 2009 with her grandmother, who has since moved back to Alberta. Felicia likes to spend her free time at home with her 2 cats or connecting with close friends.

In this episode, we talk about her love of dreams, the death of her parents and friend, changes in how she has dealt with grief over the years, Indigenous culture, her journey with her grandmother’s dementia, dreams of her grandmother, and grief dreams of her mother, auntie, and friend.

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Earla Legault advocates for adult sibling grief peer support and using creativity to process grief. She co-wrote and illustrated the book Living With Sibling Grief: Imagining a Way Forward with her sibling grief buddy Monica Murphy. Earla is the 2024 recipient of The Compassionate Friends Karen Snepp Outstanding Sibling Award, given to those making significant contributions to fostering and furthering the philosophy of sibling programs. She currently co-hosts the monthly online Canada Sibling Sharing Circle, a peer grief support group for adult siblings. You can find more about Earla on Instagram @sibling.grief.buds or here

In this episode, we talk about her grief after the death of her sister, the importance of support for adult siblings, her new book, grief dreams she had of her sister and dad, and her niece’s grief dream.

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Lindsey Whissel Fenton is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, international speaker, and grief educator. In her current role as a senior producer and director at PBS/NPR affiliate WPSU, Lindsey focuses on projects related to grief, trauma, and mental health. She is the creator of Speaking Grief and its sister-initiative, Learning Grief, and serves on the board of directors for the National Alliance for Children’s Grief (NACG). Lindsey is the founder of Empathic Media, a company that works with clients from non-profit organizations to provide thoughtful and compelling content creation services. She’s also the creator, producer, and host of The Apologies Podcast. You can find more about Lindsey on Instagram @lindseywhisselfenton or at https://lindseywhisselfenton.com/

In this update episode we talk about her new losses since being on the show over 4 years ago (episode 168), including the death of her dog. We discussed her relationship with her dog, her grief, and her grief dreams. We also chatted about the Learning Grief website.

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In this episode, I recap some of the dream conversations I had with guests in 2024.

You can find more about Grief Dreams here:

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You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways: 1) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen to) and give a review. This improves our online visibility. 2) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. I appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic. 3) Become a Patreon supporter (monthly financial support) https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast

Alison Garwood-Jones is an award-winning magazine writer and a former editor at Elle Canada. She now heads up Pen Jar Productions, an art shop and publishing imprint. She also teaches writing and digital strategy at the University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies, where she won the 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award. Alison’s new picture book, titled “I MISS MY MOMMY: 150 Portraits of Orphaned Adults”. You can find more about Alison at https://alisongarwoodjones.com/.

In this episode, I talk with Alison about the death of her parents, her grief journey, her new picture book, and grief dreams of her parents.

You can find more about Grief Dreams here:

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You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways: 1) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen to) and give a review. This improves our online visibility. 2) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. I appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic. 3) Become a Patreon supporter (monthly financial support) https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast

David Kessler is one of the world’s foremost experts on grief, loss, and navigating life’s changes. His advice has been featured by The New York Times, Unlocking Us with Brene Brown, TODAY Show, and GQ. He's written six bestselling books, including Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief. That book was a continuation of a book he co-authored with Dr. Elisabeth Kubler Ross called On Grief and Grieving which discussed her 5 stages for grief. His newest release which is out now is called Finding Meaning: Grief Workbook: Tools for Releasing Pain and Remembering with Love. He is the founder of www.grief.com and runs the Grief Educator Certification program. You can find his new grief workbook at Griefbook.com.

In this episode, I talk with David Kessler about my time in his Grief Educator Certification program, his new grief workbook, sitting with another’s grief, grieving the death of his son, the beautiful mysteries in life, and the grief dreams of his son.

You can find more about Grief Dreams here:

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Nina Rodriguez is the founder and host of the Grief and Light Podcast, created after the unexpected loss of her only sibling, Yosef, as an authentic exploration of grief and life after loss. Beyond the podcast, Nina extends her heart-centered support through monthly circles, personalized mentorship, speaking engagements, active presence on social media, and forthcoming in-person retreats. She has also completed the Grief Care Professional Certificate Program. You can find more about Nina at https://www.griefandlight.com/

In this episode, I talk with Nina Rodriguez about the death of her brother from toxic drug poisoning, her journey in looking for answers and living without her only sibling, starting her podcast, and having 201 dreams of her brother.

You can find more about Grief Dreams here:

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Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group

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You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways:

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2) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen) and give a review. This improves our online visibility.

3) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. We appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic.