The House of Mourning: Embodied Wisdom from Grief, Loss and Trauma

Kicking off Season 2 of the House of Mourning Podcast, Joëlle re-emerges after a significant break to share her journey through grief, loss, and the challenges of motherhood. She discusses her new placement as an Intern Therapist, the importance of accessible therapy, and her studies in transpersonal psychology. Joëlle emphasizes the need for a holistic approach to mental health that considers the...

In this episode, Mary Catherine McDonald (MC) discusses her experience with grief and loss, as well as her research on trauma. She highlights the grief-phobic nature of society and the need for more open conversations about loss. MC reframes the concept of trauma, emphasizing that the trauma response is never wrong and that shame is the real problem. She also explores the importance of relational...

In this episode, bereaved father Jason Dykstra speaks frankly about the partner's perspective on grief, pregnancy loss, and healing. Join us as Jason shares his insights on male-identifying folks and how often their experiences get overlooked as well as dismissed. He shares his experience learning to allow himself to stop, and intentionally feel his grief after his son Ezra was stillborn. Jaso...

Annie Gudger lost her husband Kent tragically in a car accident and was widowed at the age of 28 while being pregnant with their son Jake. Anne shares candidly about this life shaking loss that happened 36 years ago, through the eyes of a grief holder, writer and now founder and community leader of multiple grief and loss spaces. Annie and Joëlle explore grief as soul work; as a journey that crack...

Join us for this powerful conversation as Ayako Gallagher and Joëlle CW discuss the myths of grief and pregnancy loss & rediscovering yourself after loss. Ayako shares candidly about what she has experienced after losing her stillborn daughter Emi. She shares what she has learned about supporting her partner as well as how she has incorporated Emi in every day of her family's life. She tal...

Join us for this beautiful discussion with the profound Grief and Loss Educator, Expert, Author, and Psychologist - Dr. Mekel Harris. Joëlle and Dr. Mekel explore the impacts of grief and loss on the corporate workplaces as well as the impacts of the pandemic and the grief that has emerged because of it. Dr. Mekel shares about one of the biggest falsehoods that we have been lead to believe in grie...

Join us for a heartfelt, raw conversation about the realities behind infertility, pregnancy loss & a couples journey to uncover their feelings about being childlessness, and not by choice. Jessica Van Wyen shares her beautiful baby boy Jacob with us, what she went through to become his mama, and also all she went through in and after losing him. Jessica shares her journey to give back through...

@Joellespeaks with Mary McElhattan: Author, Chaplin, Funeral Director and Permission Mission advocate This episode uncovers the power of giving ourselves and others permission to embrace our mortality as a change agent for enriching our lives while earthside. This is a profound conversation about not how we want life to be - but how it is - and taking out the "shoulds" in our experiences...

Joëlle speaks with world renowned Performance Coach and author Kelly Poulos about her grief, wisdom and the loss of her 18yr old son, Frankie, just over 30 years ago. Kelly shares what worked for her in grief and healing journey, and what has mattered, above all, over the past 30 years of life after losing her adult son. She also shares her truth behind the ever so cliché and very unhelpful concep...

Host Joëlle Croteau-Willard shares about the inspiration for this podcast and what you can expect by tuning in.