Grief Dreams Podcast
Psychology & Relationships
About
An entertaining, enlightening and always supportive podcast hosted by grief dreams expert Dr. Joshua Black. Various guests talk about their life, loss, grief, and any grief dreams (e.g., dreams of the deceased) they had. For more information on grief dreams visit www.griefdreams.ca
Episodes
- E243 - Vera Decena - Nutrition and Grief
Vera Decena, founder of ColourFull Nutrition, discusses the role of nutrition in grief care. She shares her personal journey with spousal loss and explores the connection between physical nourishment, grief-related bodily changes, and grie…
- E242 - Kyle Kittleson - Facing the Grief We Try to Avoid
Kyle Kittleson, host for MedCircle, joins Grief Dreams Podcast to discuss coping with loss through avoidance after his mother's childhood death. They also cover his work with the MedCircle Beyond Bereavement course and his experiences with…
- E241 - 2025 Grief Dream Recaps
This episode of Grief Dreams Podcast recaps dream conversations with guests from 2025. Information on how to support the podcast through subscriptions, reviews, sharing, and Patreon is provided.
- E240 - Marney Thompson - Canadian Grief Alliance
Marney Thompson, Director of Bereavement Services at Victoria Hospice and an executive member of the Canadian Grief Alliance, joins the Grief Dreams Podcast. They discuss her career, the Alliance's "Next Steps Action Plan", the website abo…
- E239 - Michael Mackenzie & Luke Lapas - Supporting People with Intellectual Disabilities
Michael Mackenzie, with over 35 years in Developmental Services, and Luke Lapas discuss their work supporting people with intellectual disabilities through grief. They cover developing a grief program, support staff grief, and personal gri…
- E238 - Julie Premo - The Code Word Is…
As the Operations Manager at ARCH Hospice, Julie Premo is responsible for Operations, Human Resources, Fundraising, Training, and Continuing Education. She is a passionate Healing Arts Practitioner, Reiki Teacher and Yoga Instructor owning…
- E237 - Felicia Cardinal - Grief, Dreams, and Healing
Felicia Cardinal manages an Indigenous clothing store in Chilliwack, British Columbia called Section 35 . She is originally from Saddle Lake Cree Nation. Saddle Lake Cree Nation is a Plains Cree, First Nations community, located in the "Be…
- E236 - Earla Legault - Living With Sibling Grief
Earla Legault advocates for adult sibling grief peer support and using creativity to process grief. She co-wrote and illustrated the book Living With Sibling Grief: Imagining a Way Forward with her sibling grief buddy Monica Murphy. Earla…
- E235 - Lindsey Whissel Fenton - Guest Update
Lindsey Whissel Fenton is an Emmy award-winning filmmaker, international speaker, and grief educator. In her current role as a senior producer and director at PBS/NPR affiliate WPSU, Lindsey focuses on projects related to grief, trauma, an…
- E234 - 2024 Grief Dream Recaps
In this episode, I recap some of the dream conversations I had with guests in 2024. You can find more about Grief Dreams here: Website – www.griefdreams.ca Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief…
- E233 - Alison Garwood-Jones - I Miss My Mommy
Alison Garwood-Jones is an award-winning magazine writer and a former editor at Elle Canada. She now heads up Pen Jar Productions, an art shop and publishing imprint. She also teaches writing and digital strategy at the University of Toron…
- E232 - David Kessler - Finding Meaning and Remembering with Love
David Kessler is one of the world’s foremost experts on grief, loss, and navigating life’s changes. His advice has been featured by The New York Times, Unlocking Us with Brene Brown, TODAY Show, and GQ. He's written six bestselling books,…
- E231 - Nina Rodriguez - 201 Dreams of Yosef
Nina Rodriguez is the founder and host of the Grief and Light Podcast, created after the unexpected loss of her only sibling, Yosef, as an authentic exploration of grief and life after loss. Beyond the podcast, Nina extends her heart-cente…
- E230 - Litsa Williams - What's Your Grief
Litsa Williams, MA, LCSW-C is the co-founder of the online grief organization What’s Your Grief. She’s a grief therapist with over 15 years of experience working with sudden, traumatic, and disenfranchised losses as well as ambiguous grief…
- E229 - Dr. Saul Ebema - God Will Make A Way
Dr. Saul Ebema brings over 20 years of spiritual care experience to his role as President of Hospice Chaplaincy and Director of Bereavement Services for a leading home health and hospice provider in the United States. Ordained as a ministe…
- E228 - Dr. Enrique Mundaca - Two Dreams to Say Goodbye and Open the Mind
Dr. Enrique A. Mundaca is a Biologist graduated from the University of Concepción (Chile), holds a Master of Science in Conservation Biology, and a PhD in Ecology from Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). He has a wide range of…
- E227 - 2023 Grief Dream Recaps
In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2023. You can find more about Grief Dreams here: Our website – www.griefdreams.ca Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and…
- E226 - Roberta Kuriloff - Framing a Life
Roberta Kuriloff is a speaker, community activist, former attorney and the author of the new book “Framing a Life: Building the Space to be Me”. With humor and poignancy, her memoir takes readers along an inspiring journey of self-discover…
- E225 - Nikki Wilson - Guest Update
Nikki Wilson is a model and the owner of Mira Denim. Mira Denim is a small batch, ethically made, sustainable fashion company. You can find more about Nikki on Instagram @nikkiwilso or at https://www.miradenim.com/ In this update episode w…
- E224 - Kathy Wagner - Here With You
Kathy Wagner is a writer, writing coach, and mother of three grown children including her son, Tristan, who died from fentanyl poisoning in 2017. Her personal essays have appeared in The New York Times , The Globe & Mai l, and The Sun Maga…
- E223 - Colin Campbell - Finding the Words
Colin Campbell is a writer and director for theater and film. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Seraglio , a short film he wrote and directed with wife Gail Lerner. He has taught Theater and/or Filmmaking at Chapman University, Loy…
- E222 - Emily Bevan - The Diary of Losing Dad
Emily Bevan is a writer and actor, perhaps best known for her role as spirited zombie Amy Dyer in BAFTA winning series ‘In The Flesh’. She is soon to appear on Disney plus/Hulu in the hotly anticipated tv series of the much loved film, The…
- E221 - Cathy Sosnowsky - Poems for Alex
After teaching poetry as an academic for over 20 years, Cathy Sosnowsky started writing poetry herself in response to the sudden death of her teenaged son. Two lines of poetry came to her in a dream on the very night he died. She had to ge…
- E220 - Krishma Arora - From Ash to Ashes
Krishma Arora immigrated to the United States from India when she was five years old, and grew up on Long Island and then attended New York University. She is a poet, writer, and public speaker. For a few years, she was the author of “Free…
- E219 - Dr. Donna Stoneham - Catch Me When I Fall
Dr. Donna Stoneham is the author of The Thriver’s Edge: Seven Keys to Transform the Way You Live, Love, and Lead (SWP, 2015), and a contributor to the anthology, Art in the Time of Unbearable Crisis: Women Writer’s Respond to the Call (SWP…
- E218 - Fiona Tinwei Lam - The Rainbow Rocket
Fiona Tinwei Lam has authored three poetry collections and a children's book. She has produced several award-winning poetry videos that have screened at festivals all over the world. Besides editing the anthology, The Bright Well: Contempo…
- E217 - Suzanne Falter - Free Spirited - Guest Update
Suzanne Falter is a writer, podcaster and essayist whose work has been featured in SELF, O, More, Tiny Buddha and The New York Times . She’s the author of multiple self-help titles including The Extremely Busy Woman’s Guide to Self-Care (S…
- E216 - Dr. Kathy Belicki - A Love of Dreams
Dr. Kathy Belicki is a Professor Emerita of Psychology at Brock University. She trained originally as a clinical psychologist, but soon found out that teaching and conducting research brought her the most joy. For much of her career she st…
- E215 - 2022 Grief Dream Recaps
In this episode we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2022. You can find more about Grief Dreams here: Our website – www.griefdreams.ca Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and…
- E214 - Rebecca Soffer – Grieving Through the Holidays
Rebecca Soffer, co-founder of the Modern Loss Community, started becoming an expert in grief the moment she learned that her mother Shelby was killed in a car crash. Her expertise expanded when four years later, her father Ray died of a he…
- E213 - Addison Brasil - Joining the Grief Club
Addison Brasil is a speaker and the Author of the book First Year of Grief Club: A Gift From A Friend Who Gets It. He shows up in the world as an active and committed mental health advocate after finding himself Just to the Left of Death t…
- E212 - Parvati Markus - Whisper in the Heart
Parvati Markus is the author of Whisper in the Heart: The Ongoing Presence of Neem Karoli Baba (Mandala, released this year 2022) and Love Everyone: The Transcendent Wisdom of Neem Karoli Baba Told Through the Stories of the Westerners Who…
- E211 - Dr. Raymond Moody - Near-Death Experiences
Raymond Moody, M.D., Ph.D. is a world-renowned author, lecturer, and psychiatrist whose seminal work, Life After Life , changed the way we view death and dying. He is widely acknowledged as the world’s leading expert on near-death experien…
- E210 - Update with Joshua and Jade
In this episode we talk about our rebrand, changes to the team, Joshua moving to British Columbia, and our excitement to begin interviewing guests again. You can find more about Grief Dreams here: Our website – www.griefdreams.ca Instagram…
- E209 - 2021 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 2
In this episode (Part 2), we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2021. *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here: Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Instagram…
- E208 - 2021 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 1
In this episode (Part 1), we recap some of the dream conversations we had with guests in 2021. *************** You can find more about Grief Dreams here: Our website – www.griefdreams.ca - where you can find links to the podcast. Instagram…
- E207 - Jenn K. Lee - Grieving in Dreams
Jenn K. Lee is a writer and mixed media artist who lives in Hawaii with her husband and two children. Her book, Grieving in Dreams: Finding Peace After Losing My Sister, explores how her first year of dreaming about her late sister, who pa…
- E206 - Dr. Karen Wyatt - These Roads Can Be Tricky Sometimes
Dr. Karen Wyatt is the bestselling author of the book 7 Lessons for Living from the Dying , which contains stories of patients she cared for as a hospice doctor and the spiritual lessons she learned from them at the end of their lives. Dr.…
- E205 - Zachary Steele - The Weight of Ashes
Zachary Steele is the Broadleaf Writers Association Founder & Executive Director, and has been featured by NPR, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Publishers Weekly, Baby Got Books , Shelf Awareness , Writer Magazine and was nominated for t…
- E204 - Autumn Toelle-Jackson - Boldly into the Darkness
Autumn Toelle-Jackson is a wife, widow, mother, and survivor. The loss of a husband, a beloved cousin and mentor, her daughter, and miscarriages have left scars on her soul and memorial tattoos on her body, but Autumn learned to grow throu…
- E203 - Heike Mertins - Grief is...
Heike Mertins is an author, blogger and speaker. She is the author of “Grief is...Thoughts on loss, struggle and new beginnings” (2017), which chronicles her journey through the bizarre, frustrating and at times humorous world of incompreh…
- E202 - Callsuma Ali - Bereavement Room
Callsuma Ali is a British Bangladeshi podcaster. She is the host of Bereavement Room, a British born podcast about life, death, grief and Identity from the perspective of black and brown voices across the diaspora. The podcast was launched…
- E201 - Guest Update - Heather Stang
In this guest update episode, we talk with Heather Stang from Episode 119. Heather is the author of Mindfulness & Grief and the now released guided journal, From Grief To Peace . She is the founder of the Mindfulness & Grief Institute, whe…
- Rerelease: E119 - Heather Stang - Mindfulness & Grief
We rereleased this episode (E119) as our next episode features an update on the guest. Heather Stang, MA, C-IAYT is the author of Mindfulness & Grief, now in its second edition, and the host of the Mindfulness & Grief Podcast. She has a Ma…
- E200 - Dr. Roger Ivar Lohmann - Cultural Dream Theories
Dr. Roger Ivar Lohmann is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Trent University. He has published extensively about the relationship between dreaming and culture, including Dream Travelers: Sleep Experiences and Culture in the Western Pa…
- E199 - Caitlin Garvey - The Mourning Report
Caitlin Garvey is a writer and English professor in Chicago. She has an MFA in creative writing from Northwestern University and an MA in English Literature from DePaul University. Her work has been published in Post Road Magazine, Little…
- E198 - Saje Dyer - The Knowing
Saje Dyer is a 31 year-old woman from New York City. Saje grew up in Boca Raton, FL and moved to New York where she graduated from NYU with a master's degree in psychology. She is the co-author of the new book, The Knowing, which explores…
- E197 - Jessica Clontz - A Grandmother’s Love
Jessica Clontz is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Penn State University, DuBois campus, where she teaches courses on the helping professions, gerontology, addictions counseling, and grief and loss…
- E196 - Gabrielle Mirabile - The Spirit of Zingara
Gabrielle Mirabile (also known as Zingara) is a 22-year-old music producer from Maryland. Ever since she was little, she has been connected to the spirit world. Dealing with the loss of a loved one has always been different with her becaus…
- E195 - Julie Potter - Harnessing the Power of Grief
Julie Potter is a certified social worker who has experience in home care, hospice, nursing homes and hospitals. For 20 years, she turned her expertise toward coordinating a spousal bereavement program, as well as a hospital-based wellness…