Reckoning the Podcast Ingrid Hannan

Today's interview is with Ben, a colleague in palliative care who is now a good friend. We talk about a formative experience with his grandfather Eldon's death, which put him on a path towards becoming a doctor. And then dig in a little about the complexity of actually being a physician, including it's own unique set of losses. And then he shares about his complex relationship to losing a dear friend, and how being a doctor shaped that particular walk with end of life.

Nastashia Minto, an award-winning writer, poet, singer, creative soul, shares their tender and gentle words about their many layers of grief of having lost several close loved ones in the span of a few years, including their mother. We get the gift of one of her songs, and celebrate their newest publication of writing: A Body Tangled in Time.

Michael talks about the losses of his cat, his mother, his aunt, and two dear friends. His stories describe a wide range of experiences and griefs and lessons, and stemming from all that is a deep sense of gratitude and love.

Here, Andy and I talk through some what-ifs, some ideas and questions about a big loss that hasn't come yet, talk about the griefs associated with nearing end of life and old age, and various fun and curious little meanderings around the wider ideas about grief and loss.

This is another episode in the miniseries "Death in the Everyday" in which, like a little crow bringing little trinkets, I share snippets of ideas and content I find that bring up thoughts and feelings about death and grief to share with you all.

Welcome to season two of Reckoning! This episode, I interview Krislynn, who survived a very near death experience in a car crash in her early twenties. She talks about the recovery process, and how it changed her life, and the ways it influences how she can show up for others going through a similar process.