Grief Heals

Description In this episode of “Grief Heals,” Lisa Michelle Zega discusses the importance of addressing grief and pain instead of passing it on like a game of hot potato. She emphasizes the need for love, forgiveness, and nurturing to heal from loss. By witnessing and releasing our pain, we can prevent it from affecting others and move toward community wellness. The episode encourages listeners to...

In this episode of “Grief Heals,” host Lisa Michelle Zaga discusses the transformative power of grief, emphasizing that it invites us to embrace our wholeness and recognize all parts of ourselves. She explores personal experiences with anger, shame, and acceptance, illustrating how grief can lead to deeper connections and understanding within ourselves and our communities. The conversation highlig...

Host Lisa Michelle Zega reflects on topics like self-love, the connection between grief and love, and the importance of allowing people to exist without the need for validation or labels. Through personal anecdotes and reflections, Lisa explores how self-indulgence differs from self-love, the impact of past experiences on one’s present self, and the significance of nurturing one’s own pain and gri...

Lisa Michelle Zega delves into the themes of risk, magic, and loss, emphasizing the connection between grief and love as essential to the human experience. She discusses her personal journey with grief, societal pressures, and the transformative power of processing emotions in a healthy way. Links: https://amaratmacoaching.com https://ryankoriya.com https://www.simonegraceseol.com/come-home https:...

In this episode of “Grief Heals,” host Lisa Michelle Zega introduces a cognitive framework inspired by Albert Bandura, exploring how grief connects to what we’ve absorbed from our environment and lineage. She emphasizes that grief is tied to love and that our experiences shape our emotional responses. Lisa encourages listeners to acknowledge their grief, give it love, and recognize the interconnec...

In this episode, Lisa shares her heart and present experiences with grief and wholeness, and asks the listener for interactive feedback. Brandon Cook Arousal Episode https: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/arousal-is-the-soul-of-every-story-a-path/id1556564234?i=1000661248608 Matt Kahn Forgiveness Quote  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5KzMNxns3A Visit Lisa's website at http://legityou.c...

Lisa shares a story about the recent death of the father of a neighbor's son, Phillip David, and how his story impacted her experience of grief and mourning. Check out Lisa's website: http://legityou.com/

Grief acts as a distiller of reality, often leading us to see through some of the shoddy beliefs that we have been taught about who we are and how things work. In this episode, Lisa talks about Yusef Salaam, one of the Five who were falsely convicted and imprisoned in the case of a central park jogger who was assaulted and raped. She mentions his book, Bitter not Bette r: Living on Purpose in the...

Lisa talks about approaching suffering -- our own and that of others -- through being present, and how that impacts our lives and the lives of those around us. Show Notes: Street Life Book Link https://a.co/d/07kf5v9V Better Not Bitter Link https://a.co/d/0fU04Hx4   Aha Process for Bridges Out of Poverty  https://a.co/d/07kf5v9V Ahaprocess.com Black Robes White Justice  https://a.co/d/02BN04a5

Lisa talks about not only loving what might be considered the unlovable, but also loving the parts of ourselves that we want to ignore, repress, banish or hide. Show notes: 108 Prayers -- https://youtu.be/jfOOux2KKyM?si=HH0qIUX3YmZlQwO_ Buddhist Ritual: 108 Prostrations -- https://youtu.be/ZmRCuJRJYuo?si=MWGemHlorM6wSonF

Lisa evaluates an incident she experienced when a stranger approached her on the road and began to talk to her about his religious beliefs. She talks about her internal response, the response in her body, and how she seeks to integrate the incident with the experience of oneness.

Lisa shares her personal experiences with grief and reflects on the complexities of life and death. She highlights the importance of self-discovery and personal growth in navigating grief. She emphasizes the interconnectedness of all things and invites listeners to ponder the mysteries of existence. In her reflection on death and life. Show Notes: https://robbell.podbean.com/e/death-fists-feels/ h...

Lisa talk about living in a world where we do not have to apologize for our tears.

Lisa goes solo to talk about her trip to Eugene, Oregon and dedicates the episode to the people she met who work with the homeless there. She discusses ways to investigate and think about sensations in the body, as well as emotions and feelings.

Lisa goes solo to talk about Mother's Day in relationship to grief.

Lisa and Eric have a conversation sparked by a short segment of an interview with philosopher, David Bently Hart, then discuss nondualism in relation to their fundamentalist pasts, as well as to grief. Join the Circle May 7. Navigate to http://legityou.com

Lisa remembers her sister, Misty, and shares her experiences with grief and healing through nature and community. She reflects on her own process of growth and reconnection, emphasizing the importance of self-compassion. She discusses how grief can lead to growth and how tshe has been working on growing her capacity for peace, rest, and joy. She shares stories about her sister, and how her legacy...

Lisa goes solo on this episode to share her personal journey of grief and healing after her divorce, emphasizing the importance of reframing memories through different perspectives. She discusses the significance of personalized commemoration rituals in acknowledging and healing from grief. Lisa emphasizes the value of rituals in recognizing the present moment and the love that surrounds us, leadi...

Lisa and Eric talk about their experiences in their effort to define or understand what it means to be human, given that the healing of the human person is finally expressed in the wholeness of one's humanity. In the course of their conversation, Eric and Lisa talk about a funeral and a person's range of influence; the dark night of the soul and St. Silouan of Athos's advice to "k...

Using bell hook's 2000 book, All About Love as a springboard, Eric and Lisa share their personal experiences with grief, love, and spirituality, grappling with the challenges of discussing these topics in a post-truth world. They explore the complexities of love, discussing how it is often misunderstood or misdefined in our culture. They also engage in a thought-provoking conversation about ma...

Lisa and Eric go into further detail discussing Jim Forest's book, Writing Straight with Crooked Lines. They talk about some of Jim Forest's influences, his movement from Catholicism to Orthodoxy, and the impact he has had on them.

Eric gives some feedback from our audience, including a personal clarification for his co-worker. Lisa talks about reading James Cone's The Cross and the Lynching Tree , and the conversation revolves around the image of woundedness, both the wounds of the oppressed and the oppressor, carried by grief, as an entrance into healing.

Lisa and Eric discuss bell hooks's 2000 book, All About Love: New Visions with a focus on the mystification of love in a consumer society.

Lisa and Eric talk about the 2003 anime, Spirited Away, written and directed by  Hayao Miyazaki , animated by  Studio Ghibli , and the movie's messages about loss, grief, community and divinity.

Lisa and Eric begin this conversation about the relationship between grief and seeking peace asking idle questions about seashells and end it with a story about Auschwitz. In between, they mention and refer to Jim Forest, Dorothy Day, Thomas Merton, Thich Nhat Hanh, the Berrigan brothers and Saint Maria of Paris.