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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

Grief Dreams Podcast Dr. Joshua Black

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.4 • 30 Ratings

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

    E228 - Dr. Enrique Mundaca - Two Dreams to Say Goodbye and Open the Mind

    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 research interests including taxonomy and ecology of insects; natural history of marine organisms; sustainability in agricultural ecosystems; agro-biodiversity as cultural heritage; human-nature relationship, and environmental education. On a personal level, he has studied classical and jazz percussion, and has participated as a guest drummer in numerous musical events and radio programmes specialised in jazz. After the passing of his lifetime best friend, Dr. Mundaca had two grief dreams that changed his life profoundly. This opened his mind into new perspectives about death and the process of dying, which has significantly expanded the horizons of his understanding of life.
     
    In this episode we talk with Enrique about being an atheist, his friend’s battle with cancer, the grief after his death, dreams of his deceased friend, and how his dreams changed his grief and his belief about an afterlife.
     
    You can find more about Grief Dreams here:
    Our website – www.griefdreams.ca 
    Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams
    Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group
     
    Looking for ways to support the podcast?
    You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways:
    1) Become a Patreon supporter (monthly financial support)
    https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast
    2) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen) and give a review. This improves our online visibility.
    3) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. We appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic.

    • 1 hr 25 min
    E227 - 2023 Grief Dream Recaps

    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 Grief Dreams Group
     
    Looking for ways to support the podcast?
    You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways:
    1) Become a Patreon supporter (monthly financial support)
    https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast
    2) Buy us a Coffee (one-time financial support)
     https://www.buymeacoffee.com/griefdreams
    3) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen) and give a review. This improves our online visibility.
    4) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. We appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic.

    • 53 min
    E226 - Roberta Kuriloff - Framing a Life

    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-discovery. She is also a founding member of two domestic violence projects, as well as an elderly services organization, and was a hospice patient-volunteer and bereavement workshop facilitator. You can find more about Roberta at www.RobertaKuriloff.com.
     
    In this episode we talk about the death of her mother when she was a child, her time in the orphanage, self-discovery, her new book, the death of her partner, and dreams of her deceased mother, partner, and father.
     
    You can find more about Grief Dreams here:
    Our website – www.griefdreams.ca 
    Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams
    Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group
     
    Looking for ways to support the podcast?
    You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways:
    1) Become a Patreon supporter (monthly financial support)
    https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast
    2) Buy us a Coffee (one-time financial support)
     https://www.buymeacoffee.com/griefdreams 
    3) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen) and give a review. This improves our online visibility.
    4) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. We appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic

    • 22 min
    E225 - Nikki Wilson - Guest Update

    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 we talk about her grief journey since joining us 4 years ago on the podcast (episode 128), building confidence, learning about her emotions, ambiguous loss of her birds, and dreams relating to her deceased uncle and of her birds.
     
    You can find more about Grief Dreams here:
    Our website – www.griefdreams.ca 
    Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams
    Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group
     
    Looking for ways to sup  port the podcast?
    You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways:
    1) Become a Patreon supporter (monthly financial support)
    https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast
    2) Buy us a Coffee (one-time financial support)
     https://www.buymeacoffee.com/griefdreams 
    3) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen) and give a review. This improves our online visibility.
    4) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. We appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic
     

    • 29 min
    E224 - Kathy Wagner - Here With You

    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 & Mail, and The Sun Magazine. She is the author of Here With You: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Addiction, to be published on September 9, 2023 in Canada with a US & global release date of Spring 2024. You can find more about Kathy at https://www.kwagnerwrites.com/
     
    In this episode we talk about her son’s journey with addiction, parenting a child in addiction, her grief journey after his death, her new book and being of service, and dreams of her deceased son.
     
    You can find more about Grief Dreams here:
    Our website – www.griefdreams.ca 
    Instagram and Twitter - @Griefdreams
    Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group
     
    Looking for ways to support the podcast?
    You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways:
    1) Become a Patreon supporter (monthly financial support)
    https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast
    2) Buy us a Coffee (one-time financial support)
     https://www.buymeacoffee.com/griefdreams 
    3) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen) and give a review. This improves our online visibility.
    4) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. We appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic

    • 41 min
    E223 - Colin Campbell - Finding the Words

    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, Loyola Marymount University, Cal Poly Pomona University, and to incarcerated youth through The Unusual Suspects. His one person show titled, Grief: A One Man ShitShow, premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival where it won a Best of Broadwater Award. He recently wrote the book titled Finding the Words: Working Through Profound Loss with Hope and Purpose. You can find more about Colin at https://colincampbellauthor.com/
     
    In this episode we talk about the death of his two teenage children, bereavement challenges in processing his grief (including anger), using the Jewish tradition to embrace grief, how his grief changed overtime, his one person show and new book, and grief dreams of his deceased children.
     
    You can find more about Grief Dreams here:
    Our website – www.griefdreams.ca 
    Instagram, Threads, and X (formerly Twitter) - @Griefdreams
    Facebook – Grief Dreams Podcast Page and Grief Dreams Group
     
    Looking for ways to support the podcast?
    You can help support the Grief Dreams Podcast in a few ways:
    1) Become a Patreon supporter (monthly financial support)
    https://www.patreon.com/griefdreamspodcast
    2) Buy us a Coffee (one-time financial support)
     https://www.buymeacoffee.com/griefdreams
    3) Subscribe to the podcast (on the platform you listen) and give a review. This improves our online visibility.
    4) Support the topic by sharing the podcast or website. We appreciate any support that contributes to raising awareness on the topic.
     

    • 41 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
30 Ratings

30 Ratings

GriefIsGood ,

Not only heartfelt but so inspiring!

Hearing all of these stories not only validated my grief and my belief in grief dreams but it also gave me so many useful tips on cathartic activities to help heal from grief trauma. I’m a new listener and already putting some of these into practice even though I don’t have a recent loss. I’d recommend this podcast to anyone who is struggling with grief, has had a grief dream or would like to have a grief dream.

Suzflt ,

What a unique, cool show!

Dr Joshua Black and his cohorts have crafted something truly unique—and much needed. He's literally the only PhD out there talking about dreams related to grief, which I've had plenty of. So listening to his show has helped me sort out what to do with this amorphous but rich stuff. VERY helpful!

Ccp19 ,

Thank you for all that you do!

I started listening to your podcast when I heard you on the mindfulness and grief podcast. Which I started listening to earlier this year after loosing my beautiful son Steven on January 30 2019 just 6 days shy of his 17th birthday. The first episode I listened to was with Monica Meade and her story just made me feel so connected to her,so much so that I reached out to her and she’s now counselor and has had a dream visitation from my son Steven!! All the messages he gave her for me where something only he could know. And he let me know that he’s with me and to stop second guessing all the signs that he sends me. So thank you for your amazing podcast that lead me on this journey of meeting Monica and getting this beautiful message from my Steven❤️

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