017: Honoring Death and Continuing Bonds with Valenca Valenzuela

Valenca Valenzuela (she/her/ella) has her Master’s in Social Work and has been holding space for people in grief and end-of-life since 2007. Valenca is the owner of Raven & Rose, a Grief Counseling, Death Doula, and Life-Cycle Celebrant business in Portland, OR. Additionally, she currently works at a national center for grieving children & families. Valenca was born on Día de los Muertos, so it was in the stars that Valenca would work with Death, Grief, and Ancestral Healing. Valenca believes that the life-cycle is our greatest teacher and we can change the way we live by changing our connection to how we die.In this episode, Emily and Valenca discuss death as a part of the life cycle, how the world could provide better end of life care, allowing grief as a natural experience, and continuing bonds with ancestors.You can follow along with Valenca on Instagram or find her programs at her website.You can find full transcripts, links, and other information on our website.