Death, Dying, and Grief - Valentines Day Memorial Special

Send us Fan MailIn this special episode, we bring you memorials to beloveds who have crossed over the veil ahead of us.Wakil and Annalouiza share memorial tributes to Wakil's Grandpa Herbert and Annalouiza's sister Vivian.We'll also hear from Jane Ellen Nickell whom we interviewed in our last episode who shares the story of her mother's end of life.Then, our friend Quan Yin Lynn Williams speaks about her journey with her friend Coco and her gracious and beautiful end-of-life story.Finally, we are privileged to hear from Allaudin Mathieu, a talented musician and composer and one of Samuel Lewis's first students in his tribute to Sufi Sam (AKA Murshid Samuel Lewis), a beloved and renowned Sufi teacher who founded the Dances of Universal Peace and the International Sufi Ruhaniat Order. Sufi Sam died in early 1971 and each year his community celebrates his Urs, or his wedding with the Divine. This tribute was excerpted with permission from this year's celebration.You can find out more about the Dances of Universal Peace here: https://www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org/And more about Samuel Lewis and the Ruhaniat Sufi order here:https://www.ruhaniat.org/index.php/lineage/murshid-samuel-l-lewisSupport the showWe very much want to hear your thoughts. Please join us on Substack for our community chat.This podcast helps anyone dealing with loss. It can guide you with end-of-life planning and death-positive resources. Check out our introductory episode to learn more about Annalouiza, Wakil, and our vision/mission to normalize and destigmatize conversations about death, dying, grief, and loss.You can find us on SubStack, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and BlueSky. You are also invited to subscribe to support us financially. Anyone who supports us at any level will have access to Premium content, special online meet-ups, and one-on-one time with Annalouiza or Wakil.And we would love your feedback and want to hear your stories. You can email us at [email protected] want to be transparent that we use AI tools to help us with titles, show notes, editing, and introductions....