Ep 109 Creating Rituals and Ceremonies For Grief & Loss with Jess Wertz Grief With Grace

So many women are turning to ceremonies and rituals in ways we haven't for centuries. This week's guest and her sister have created a beautiful company to support anyone looking for a unique way to honor a loved one in Spirit, whether the loss is recent or long past.

Jess Wertz, and her sister Amanda Wertz McClellan founded Spirit Vessel. Jess and I had a magical conversation and covered so many things about the beauty they've brought to a topic people frequently ignore, until they're faced with the most difficult of life's decisions. In this episode, Jess and I talk about:


The beginnings of Jess’s journey into artWhat led her to opening up more conversation around death, rituals and ceremoniesThe importance of creating personalized rituals and ceremonies that honor the emotions of griefHow nature helped her heal from a breakupThe impact conversations with friends and family navigating grief had on the creation of Spirit VesselHow my Mom’s preplanning helped me in the aftermath of her sudden return to SpiritThe stark difference when my son returned to Spirit with having no plans in place (this underscores the importance of preplanning at any age)Why we need rites of passage in the course of our livesHow ritual and ceremony allow us to come back and hold space for our grief and emotionsHow preplanning allows us to be more present with our grief and with others in times of lossThe way in which ceremony and ritual allows the paradox of joy and grief to co-existWhy it’s so important to move our emotions out of our heads and into our bodiesHow the original intention and vision of Spirit Vessel changed due to the pandemicWhy the idea of rewriting the ideas and stories of how things should look around grief and loss is very intriguing and excitingHow the traditional ways of experiencing death and grief are disrespectful and uninvitingThe Ceremony Guidebook Jess created that you can use at any time to honor your loved one and your griefHow you can work with Spirit Vessel in creating your own unique ceremonies and ritualsWhy ceremony and ritual helps us avoid the isolation that’s so prevalent in modern societyThe passage Jess read from her beautiful Ceremony Guidebook on Opening To Forgiveness
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