In this episode, Gaby speaks with artist, songwriter and performer Eileen Francisco about:
Listen to the end to hear one of Eileen's original songs 🎼
By day, Eileen Francisco is a mum of two boys and marketing officer. At night she is an artist, songwriter and occasionally performs under Midnight – a musical alter ego formed after a year of lockdowns, heartache, and grief. As a way to process complex emotions, Eileen spent many nights in front of the piano and Midnight was born in 2021.
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In this episode, Gaby shares the questions that can help you identity what you need when you're struggling emotionally.
Grief can be overwhelming, but it can also give us a chance to stop and reflect. It can prompt us to hone in on what truly matters. With this, comes more intention.
The questions shared in this episode are designed to help you live more intentionally and help you consciously practice self-care.
Time stamps:
0.00 Intro
2:01 Question 1 - Sleep
5:18 Question 2 - Food
7:40 Question 3 - Movement
10:18 Question 4 - Connection
13:23 Question 5 - Routine
17:45 Question 6 - Hydration
18:34 Question 7 - Nature
20:52 Question 8 - Content consumption
22:40 Question 9 - Significant dates
23:45 BONUS Question 10 - Hormones
25:42 BONUS Question 11 - Spiritual Practice
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In this episode, Gaby speaks to educator, grief support advocate, and author Ashmeeta Madhav about:
Ashmeeta Rama Madhav is an educator, grief support advocate/expert, entrepreneur, author, and lifelong learner. She's been intimately acquainted with grief since her early twenties, having experienced miscarriage, rejection, and the loss of her parents and husband, which exposed her to a range of profound emotions. Her story is one of love, acceptance, forgiveness, gratitude, growth, and self-discovery, a narrative that resonates with those who have faced loss or are on a path of self-discovery following loss.
Ashmeeta's website: https://storyoutellyourself.com/
Ashmeeta's book: https://storyoutellyourself.com/product/whats-your-story-english-version/
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In this episode, Gaby dives deep into the benefits of nature, past the well-known physiological effects.
Timestamps:
0.00 Intro
1:40 Nature poem by Aboriginal writer Gail Kay
2:30 Gleaning peace from nature
7:21 Awe and humility
10:16 How nature inspires connectedness and spirituality
13:26 Why being present matters
16:16 The benefits of witnessing beauty
18:26 What we can learn from how nature deals with trauma and loss
19:50 Honouring life
22:21 Letting go
23:05 Growth after loss
Recommended article: What Trees Can Teach Us About Grief
Gaby Georges is a multi-disciplinary artist, creative grief guide and founder of The Grief Cocoon. Her work is inspired by her beloved mother, Samira, who she lost to cancer at the age of twenty. She supports people to creatively process, befriend, and transform their grief through creative writing, movement, rituals, and community connection. Through The Grief Cocoon, Gaby offers creative online workshops, a podcast, educational online content, a mobile community app, and 1:1 support. Follow her on Instagram or work with her 1 on 1.
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In this episode, Gaby speaks with Christine Passo (Certified Support and Transformation Coach) about:
Plus, she shares a writing exercise you can use to connect with your loved one.
Christine Passo is a 4x Certified Support and Transformation Coach. Christine realized how trauma and unresolved pain in her own life had built up over the years as different versions of grief. She also recognized how many other women told similar stories. She is dedicated to providing support and transformation coaching to women in their 40’s and 50’s to guide them through the grief that holds them back from living lives of clarity and deeper meaning.
This episode is particularly relevant if you've experienced pet loss or another loss that's diminished and not validated by society.
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In this episode, Gaby reflects on what she's learned about grief following the 15th anniversary of her Mum's death.
She speaks about:
Gaby Georges is a multi-disciplinary artist, creative grief guide and founder of The Grief Cocoon. Her work is inspired by her beloved mother, Samira, who she lost to cancer at the age of twenty. She supports people to creatively process, befriend, and transform their grief through creative writing, movement, rituals, and community connection. Through The Grief Cocoon, Gaby offers creative online workshops, a podcast, educational online content, a mobile community app, and 1:1 support.
The Body Keeps the Score - please be advised that there are some graphic descriptions of traumatic events in this book.
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In this episode, Gaby speaks with Kay Backhouse (author and hospice worker) about:
Plus, she shares the most valuable philosophy that has been life-changing throughout her grief journey!
Kay Backhouse is a published author, writer, and grief coach/mentor. She also works at St John’s Hospice and is training to be a qualified counsellor specialising in bereavement. She was raised in the Yorkshire Dales, where she developed a strong connection to, and an appreciation of nature and its healing properties. In 2007 she emigrated toAustralia where she lived and worked for ten years. She now resides in Morecambe with her husband and two grown up children.
Kay's website: https://www.kaybackhouse.com/
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The two books that Kay mentions in this episode:
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In this solo episode, the host Gaby speaks about:
...plus she finishes this episode by guiding you through a movement sequence and meditation specifically for guilt and regret.
Gaby Georges is a multi-disciplinary artist, creative grief guide and founder of The Grief Cocoon. Her work is inspired by her beloved mother, Samira, who she lost to cancer at the age of twenty. She supports people to creatively process, befriend, and transform their grief through creative writing, movement, rituals, and community connection. Through The Grief Cocoon, Gaby offers creative online workshops, a podcast, educational online content, a mobile community app, and 1:1 support. Find her on Instagram: instagram.com/gab_georges/
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In this solo episode, host Gaby explores the relationship between grief and time.
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Gaby Georges is a multi-disciplinary artist, creative grief guide and founder of The Grief Cocoon. Her work is inspired by her beloved mother, Samira, who she lost to cancer at the age of twenty. She supports people to creatively process, befriend, and transform their grief through creative writing, movement, rituals, and community connection. Through The Grief Cocoon, Gaby offers creative online workshops, a podcast, educational online content, a mobile community app, and 1:1 support. Find her on Instagram: instagram.com/gab_georges/
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In this episode, Gaby speaks with Nina Rodriguez from Grief & Light about:
Nina Rodriguez is founder and host of the Grief and Light Podcast, created after the unexpected loss of her only sibling, Yosef, as an authentic exploration of grief and life after loss. Through each conversation, she aims to give a voice to the griever’s experience, and foster a more grief-informed, hopeful world. Beyond the podcast, Nina extends her grief-informed support through monthly circles, personalized mentorship, speaking engagements, active presence on social media, and forthcoming in-person retreats. Explore more at griefandlight.com and IG @griefandlight.
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In this solo episode, host Gaby talks about how grief impacts different areas of life and also why we experience 'grief brain'.
In the 1st half, she breaks down how grief can impact you:
In the 2nd half, she speaks about:
Gaby Georges is a multi-disciplinary artist, creative grief guide and founder of The Grief Cocoon. Her work is inspired by her beloved mother, Samira, who she lost to cancer at the age of twenty. She supports people to creatively process, befriend, and transform their grief through creative writing, movement, rituals, and community connection. Through The Grief Cocoon, Gaby offers creative online workshops, a podcast, educational online content, a mobile community app, and 1:1 support. Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gab_georges/
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In this episode, Gaby speaks with Avrille Burrows about:
Avrille Burrows (she/her) is practicing as a mental health clinician/arts therapist/collector/author/mum and artist. She finds all these various elements feed into each other and fuel a stronger sense of purpose and understanding of herself and the world around her. Avrille lives in Naarm/Melbourne and comes from a Goan Anglo-Indian background with much of her artwork exploring her history, places of belonging and lineage. Through her work as a therapist, Avrille engages in conversations of intergenerational trauma and recovery, identity and loss, and utilises creative techniques to support healing and reflection.
Avrille works within private practice at Pola Practice; a counselling space that is culturally responsive through considering the socio-political factors that impact on mental health. She loves working with creatives and supporting the wellbeing of the creative industry. Avrille is excited for the future of arts and mental health as collaborations and conversations over these topics create new ways to see the world and reconstruct wellness.
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Learn more about Avrille: www.Avrilleburrows.com.au
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Season 2 is here! Thanks for your patience.
In this solo episode, host Gaby shares what's happened since the last season, how it's been inspired by her Mum's final words, and what she's learning about grief and loss along the way.
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Gaby Georges is a multi-disciplinary artist, creative grief guide and founder of The Grief Cocoon. Her work is inspired by her beloved mother, Samira, who she lost to cancer at the age of twenty. She supports people to creatively process, befriend, and transform their grief through creative writing, movement, rituals, and community connection. Through The Grief Cocoon, Gaby offers creative online workshops, a podcast, educational online content, a mobile community app, and 1:1 support. Find her on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gab_georges/
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In this solo episode, host Gaby shares:
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In this episode, Gaby speaks to Dan Wei about:
...plus she shares how you can start connecting to nature as therapy.
Dan is a Chinese-Australian multi-disciplinary artist whose practice includes science and technology, interactive installations, poetry, movement, and performance. Her original theatre show, "Little Tadpoles Looking for Mama", is a dance piece with a difference where nature meets nurture; a dialogue of sound and movement that explores love, loss and our everlasting search for human connection.
Links to the original Chinese folk tale "Little Tadpoles Looking for Mama":
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[BONUS EPISODE]
In this bonus episode, host Gaby shares tips around how to deal with grief over the holidays.
The lead-up to special days, such as Christmas or Hannukah, can often bring on intense waves of grief and anxiety. It can be overwhelming to think about how you will get through the day without the person you've lost, or how you'll try and include them in the day.
Listen to this episode for some ideas about how to honour your person AND your grief as you move through this festive season.
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[FINAL EPISODE OF SEASON 1] In this solo episode, host Gaby shares her research into the contributing factors that led to changing perspectives on grief, death, and dying in Western Society. It wasn't always the case that grief, death, and dying were uncomfortable topics of conversation in Western Society. There was a time when elaborate rituals were practiced and death was seen as a natural, ordinary part of life that community members actively engaged with. Hear Gaby speak about some of the contributing change agents, such as: the Industrial Revolution the rise of individualism and secularism the pathologisation of grief the medicalisation of death Relevant articles: Victorian era: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-grief/201812/death-and-mourning-practices-in-the-victorian-age Changes in the Funeral Industry: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28395641/ End of life care: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5224187/ Prolonged Grief Disorder: https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/prolonged-grief-disorder If this episode has brought up anything that you need further support with, then please talk to a trusted person or contact a support service, such as: Griefline - 1300 845 745 Lifeline - 13 11 14 Mensline - 1300 78 99 78 Connect with The Grief Cocoon: Download The Grief Cocoon app: https://urlgeni.us/TGC22 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegriefcocoon Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thegriefcocoon/
In this episode, Gaby speaks with Thabani Tshuma about: - the connection between loss and addiction - how the stigma and attitudes around addiction can affect recovery - grieving your homeland after migration - how he’s recovering himself after addiction ...plus he recites one of his brilliant poems about grief and music. Thabani Tshuma is a multi-award-winning Zimbabwean writer and performance poet. Currently based in Naarm, his work can be found in publications such as Dichotomi magazine, Next in Colour, CUBBY ART, Cordite Poetry Review and ABC ArtWorks’ SLAMMED. Thabani is co-curator of Thin Red Lines and his debut collection released in 2023 through Recent Work Press. Writing is the aperture through which he views the world and experiences self in relation to others. Keep up to date with Thabani Tshuma on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/thabani.tshuma/) Buy tickets to his upcoming show: https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/aza-stories-of-grief-in-diaspora/ Order his new book: https://recentworkpress.com/product/the-gospel-of-unmade-creation/ If this episode has brought up anything that you need further support with, then please talk to a trusted person or contact a support service, such as: Griefline - 1300 845 745 Lifeline - 13 11 14 Mensline - 1300 78 99 78 Connect with The Grief Cocoon: Join The Grief Cocoon community via our app: https://urlgeni.us/TGC22
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In this episode, Gaby dives deep with Gloria Eid about:
...plus advice on how you can start being more present while grieving.
Gloria is a writer, poet, leadership coach, and grief movement guide who helps people navigate their growth and transitions, access their creative abilities, and become who they need to be to carry out their unique roles in life and career.
In 2016, she quit her career track with no set plan, taking a 10-month career pause that ultimately propelled her into the creative life and work she has today.
Through her own experiences with grief and death, her writing and coaching often explores how to find peace in life’s mysteries, carry onward in the aftermath of loss, and live in the nuance of keeping it together when things have fallen apart. She is a featured poet on an upcoming documentary called Heal Through Poetry, and her episode shares intimately about the death of her dad in 2019 and the ensuing experiences and perspectives she’s been left with while grieving and healing.
Learn more about Gloria Eid at gloriaeid.com, on Instagram, or on LinkedIn.
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