In this episode, Deepa Mirchandani speaks to Emily Bazalgette, a facilitator, coach, and grief tender who supports the creation of graceful endings. She’s also the author of GriefSick, a writing project that speaks to chronic illness and grief.
Emily joins Deepa to explore the quiet ongoing griefs we rarely speak of: chronic illness, endings without ceremony, and the illusion of control in a world that is constantly changing.
Their conversation delves into Emily's reflections on longing for ritual, for ways to mark the unspoken losses of daily life, and the strange aliveness of grief. They consider why disabled and chronically ill people may be the wisest guides for navigating uncertainty and collapse, and how looking at endings could be useful for organisations and funders and creating a healthy society.
This conversation invites reflection on the many ways that grief manifests in our lives and encourages us to rethink endings and reimagine what it means to tend to one another and ourselves. We hope you enjoy the conversation.
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Host: Deepa Mirchandani
Production: Urban Luka Jurc Blagovic
Music: Unreasonable World by Bernard Schimpelsberger (http://www.bernhard.co.at/)
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