Ashes: Grief and Remembrance

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Poetry in Layers with Carl Patterson

Family Solutions Media

12 episodes

4 days ago

Some might say life is about experiences or maybe even the journey. Some might add life is about the people we meet and the time we share together. As we grasp these experiences - some good, some bad - and continue along in our journey, we collect stories. These are the stories that are told to us and the stories we create. Poetry in Layers brings to you these narratives through a lens of mental health. Each episode will be layered with vulnerability, openness, exploration, self-expression, and the availability of healing. Thanks for listening.

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Ashes: Grief and Remembrance

Poetry in Layers with Carl Patterson

11 minutes 31 seconds

3 months ago

Ashes: Grief and Remembrance

In this deeply personal premiere episode, Carl Patterson opens the door to layered grief, memory, and healing through poetry, story, and reflection. Grounded in the raw reality of losing his father to a tragic fire, Carl explores the complexities of love, legacy, and generational trauma with honesty and compassion.

Carl revisits the day he learned of his father’s passing and shares the layered pain of receiving his father’s ashes in the mail, a moment that inspired the poem “ashes.” This poem becomes a vessel for navigating the paradox of love and grief, the weight of unresolved relationship wounds, and the sacred act of remembering.

With references to Orson Scott Card and Emily Dickinson, Carl weaves literature and lived experience into a rich conversation about the human condition. He reminds us that grief is not a sign of weakness, but a mirror of our capacity to love.

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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro l Quote by Orson Scott Card

01:32 - The Phone Call

02:28 - The Loss and The Fire

04:45 - The Poem: Ashes

05:22 - The Breakdown: Ashes

08:56 - Thoughts from a Clinician

10:30 - Second Reading: Ashes

11:00 - Closing

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Carl's Publication

The Mis-Execution of a Black Son by Carl Patterson, LPC - https://amzn.to/3UyX6nP

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Book Resources

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Poetry Books:

Obit by Victoria Chang - https://amzn.to/4fmJky1

The Carrying: Poems by Ada Limón - https://amzn.to/45ltyia

Mother is Time by Ocean Vuong - https://amzn.to/4mpyM3l

Psychology Related Books:

On Grief and Grieving by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross & David Kessler - https://amzn.to/4m5sZAq

It’s OK That You’re Not OK by Megan Devine - https://amzn.to/40TZBV7

How to Carry What Can’t Be Fixed (Journal) by Megan Devine - https://amzn.to/4fqDk7B

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Carl Patterson is a licensed professional counselor, published author, public speaker, and spoken word artist. Click the link to learn more about Carl and his works - https://www.familysolutionsok.com/carl-patterson

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