Now displaying: March, 2015
Mar 31, 2015
Dr. Darcy Harris is an expert on the grieving process, and in this
interview, she explains how to be present in your own personal grief, as
well as with someone who is grieving. Most of us have experienced grief in
one way or another in our lives, and Darcy's therapeutic words can help us
to understand how to embrace it and even allow it to deepen our experience
in life.
Episode Breakdown:
* The grief process
* What is thanatology?
* Recognition of mourning
* Implications of not directly interacting with death
* Terror management theory
* Speed dating for death
* How to be with someone in grief
* Planning for loss
* Reproductive loss
* Deepening our experiences through grief
* Where Darcy draws inspiration
* Grief and emoting
* Misconceptions about the grieving process
* Darcy gives you an assignment
* The power of positive thinking doesn’t stop the fact that we die
Mar 24, 2015
In my final Dispatch conversation with Arthur Haines (not to worry...Arthur
will continue to join us on ReWild Yourself! podcast!), we discuss the
death of Homo sapiens domestico fragilis and traverse the vast spectrum of
ReWilding.
Episode Breakdown:
* The extinction of indigenous humans
* What is the ReWilding mindset?
* The vast spectrum of ReWilding
* Immersion in nature for better health
* How to best spend 30 minutes in nature
* Bringing wildness into your gut flora
* Raising the next generation of ReWilders
Mar 17, 2015
In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, I have a fascinating
conversation with Stephen Cave — author of internationally acclaimed book
"Immortality: The Quest to Live Forever and How It Drives Civilization" —
about death and why we fear it. He elaborates on the "4 stories we tell
ourselves about death" from his popular TED talk.
Episode Breakdown:
* First experiences with death
* Other species’ relationship to death
* Immortality projects
* The “elixir” story
* The “resurrection” story
* The “soul” story
* Science and the immortality quest
* The “legacy” story
* How to cope with death denial
* Stephen’s thoughts on the “zombie apocalypse” heroism over death
* What it’s like to work in the death field
* Stephen’s new projects
Mar 4, 2015
In this episode of ReWild Yourself! podcast, Mark Harris — author of Grave
Matters — gives us an introduction to the green burial movement. He
explains the many ways in which green burial is a better alternative to
traditional modern burial practices.
Episode Breakdown:
* History of green burial
* The invasive process of embalming
* Purpose of modern day embalming
* Impact of having less interaction with the dead
* The burial vault
* Green cemeteries
* Mark’s personal burial plans
* How green burial works
* The green burial movement
* Mark’s mission