Wilka Roig: Why we’re not born with a fear of death

I am joined today by Wilka Roig, to explore the multifaceted relationship that we humans have with death, grief, and our mortality. We discuss death activism, how we can reconnect to the natural cycles of life and death, where our fear of death comes from, the necessity of community support in navigating grief, and simple practices to connect into death on the daily.  Wilka emphasises the need for cultural shifts to embrace death as a part of life, encouraging you to reflect on their own experiences with loss and simple practices so that you can start to understand your fears and connect into death on the daily. I took so much from our conversation, and hope that you will too. Takeaways Death is seen as a mystery, but it is a part of life and we are dying symbolically all the time. We are not born with a fear of death; it develops over time. Death activism is crucial for societal change. Cultural shifts are needed to reconnect with our mortality. Grief is a natural part of the human experience. We can learn from our fears and engage with them. Community support is essential in the dying process. We need to honor small losses to prepare for larger ones. Death and life are reciprocal; one feeds the other. We can navigate grief and loss with greater awareness and presence. Follow Death on the Daily: Don’t forget to rate, review and subscribe to this pod Instagram: www.instagram.com/death_onthedaily Where you can connect with Wilka Roig: Instagram: www.instagram.com/wilka_roig/ Website: wilkaroig.com Train with Wilka at Espacio Fim (ESFIM): espaciofim.com/ Listen to Wilka’s podcast on Spotify (in Puerto Rican Spanish): Vivir la muerte con Wilka y Alex The theme music for Death on the Daily is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Set Free by Katie Gray⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, which is used with artist's permission.  You can connect with Katie and her music and work here ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.katiegray.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  This podcast is edited by David Strutt, who you can contact here for any editing needs: [email protected]