Good Grief with Rebecca Card - Conversations about personal and cultural grief and routes to healing

Things we talk about in this episodeThe Art of MentoringCultural HealingThe power and magic in catching storieThe Eight Shields Model for nature connectionThe Village- the many elements of the Art of Mentoring that make a well held and healthy, safe and happy gatheringGrief Ceremony - a place to be witnessed, supported and to release whatever needs to move -Dominant Culture not connected, with natural cycles, nature, fullness of emotionsModern phobia’s- nature, death, difficult and strong emotionsWhen we are in a safe place in a strong container, a well held space, grief naturally arises. The experience can really deepen.When we give time to REALLY thinking about ancestral pain, displacement, colonisation, witch hunts, the grief arises with force.Trauma held from ancestral lineagesMacro- Cultural grief, history, climateMicro- trauma, personal griefGrief work, stepping stone to addressing traumaThings we expected but did not receive- elders, welcoming,The awakening- realisations from COVID-19Lessons from the return to simplicity- community, family, naturWhat would a culture that tends to its grief well look like? How do we tend to grief well?Be the change that you wish to see in the worldModelling and tending our own grief leads to a more authentic way of living, leads to love.Is Grief tending morbid and depressing?The good feeling that comes from tending grief- warmth, love, belonging, togetherness, beautyStuckness and depressions is a sickness that comes when we cannot express our grief in a healthy way.Lost Connections - bookGrief is intimate, connection, authentic, opennessHow do we tend to our own griefBuild relationships- to an anchor, a person, being that can listen to our storyConnection to the elements and other beingsWater-transmuter of griefTrees, special places, the earthThe earth can take the grief, rage, despair and compost it.Offering grief in service to life- with the intention for healingGrief is not self indulgent, selfish, grief is needed.Creating points and places of connection to life-Stephen Jenkinson- No need to fetishise death.Nature based human developmentFacets of wholeness- sub personalitiesTransitional Threshold workLinks mentioned in this episodeBecome a Patron!Support us here www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcasthttps://naturewisdom.life/https://www.martinprechtel.com/Sulustu - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHlBJGM-XyQhttp://8shields.org/https://www.jonyoung.online/https://thelostconnections.com/https://orphanwisdom.com/https://naturewisdom.life/Our website is www.livewild.org.uk/connectionmatterspodcastConnect with us on instagram https://www.instagram.com/livewilduk/My personal instagram is https://www.instagram.com/leona.connection.matters/The music for this podcast is -Hermosa Dia by Ray Johnson https://soundcloud.com/visionraySupport us here www.patreon.com/connectionmatterspodcastBiographyI work as a Guide, Facilitator and Ceremonialist of Nature~based Wisdom, Cultural Healing and Soul Initiation.  I’m a Wilderness Rites of Passage Guide and Cultural Mentor supporting people to re~member Wholeness as part of the collective initiation I believe is needed at this time and as part of the journey towards knowing our belonging to the earth and the earth community.I am also a qualified and experienced Yoga teacher, Meditation Instructor and Somatic Movement facilitator. My encounters with the other-than-human world and tracking the journey of soul inspire me to write creatively.  I have trained in the ways of Apache Scout and Shaman, Grandfather Stalking Wolf, and I’m involved with the 8 Shields UK as a Village Builder, organising and facilitating 8 Shields programs.I believe in the power of ceremony, community and sitting in circle for deep healing and authentic connection. My passion is in  re~membering Wholeness and finding creative ways to explore that. My joy is in tending the hearth, the garden, being with the birds. the land and spending time nurturing deeply fulfilling friendships.   Thank You for Listening!I am so grateful to you for tuning into this episode of Connection Matters Podcast. This is my passion and where I share my hope for a better world. If you enjoyed what you heard, please consider subscribing, rating, and reviewing the podcast on your preferred platform. 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