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Embracing Grief

Trisha Conreux Perks and Lori Mitchell

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Welcome to ‘Embracing Grief’ - the podcast that embraces a subject most people avoid- living your best life while riding the waves of grieving a partner. We’re your hosts, Trish and Lori. We are two women, here to share our experiences with losing a spouse as we find a way to embrace the challenges, the changes, the opportunities, the growth, and the wisdom that this life has to offer.
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Ripples of Radical Generosity is a podcast from Coralus (formerly SheEO) about redesigning the world. In each episode, we sit down with incredible women + non-binary people from all over the world who are redesigning, reimagining and rethinking the systems we live in to solve the biggest challenges of our times.
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"It becomes this really fun conversation where the kids are learning and exploring alongside you. Because so many of us are still learning about these topics and unlearning every day.” In this episode, hear from Shelby Kretz, founder of Coralus Venture Little Justice Leaders. Shelby joins Coralus Development Guide Loren Walsh to discuss her journey…
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"Jim Crow would create, for the Black community, access to water issues so people could not easily and readily access pools and water spaces that were safe and clean. That resulted in families who didn't get that skill set to pass it to generations. And it then created this fear, which then led to drowning." In this episode, hear from Trish Miller,…
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"People are very aware of our obligations around reducing our emissions. But chemical pollution is an equal priority. Climate change, biodiversity loss and chemical pollution are elevated to the same level in terms of a triple sanitary crisis." In this episode, hear from Kate Bromfield, founder of Coralus Venture HazEL. Kate joins Coralus Developme…
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In this episode, hear from Stacey Mareroa-Roberts, founder of Coralus Venture Ignite Your Gift. Stacey joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss Stacey’s journey so far, her background studying law and how it led to her founding Ignite Your Gift, and her company’s advisory, coaching, and mentoring practices grounded in Maori principles and…
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In this episode, hear from Awhina Murupaenga, founder of Coralus Venture Whatu Creative. Awhina joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss Awhina’s focus on sharing Maori storytelling and visual languages through traditional art, and her upbringing as part of the Kōhanga Reo movement of Māori immersion education style. They also discuss: St…
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TW: This episode contains mentions of self-harm, violence, and bullying. In this episode, hear from Rachel Downie, founder of Coralus Venture Stymie. Rachel joins Coralus Activator Connie Henson to discuss Rachel's entrepreneurial journey, which stemmed from her background as an educator for 30 years. The tool that Rachel developed, Stymie, has gro…
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In this episode, hear from Elisha Watson, founder of Coralus Venture Nisa, in a conversation with Development Guide MJ Ryan. Nisa was founded by Elisha in 2017, and up until July 2023, Nisa had provided employment to 29 women from refugee and migrant backgrounds. In December 2022, Elisha put Nisa up for sale and in June 2023, they announced they we…
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"It's been a really interesting opportunity to dovetail 30 years of working in gender-based violence, to being now in a position to utilize technology in a way to create safer spaces." TW: This episode contains mentions of gender-based violence and sexual violence. In this episode, hear from Mary Lobson, founder of Coralus Venture REES. Mary joins …
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“We wanted to be able to create a sense of a peace of mind. That's one of the things I'm always talking to people about. When you're tired of being tired, you just want a peace of mind.” In this episode, hear from LaTesha McIntosh-Smith, founder of Coralus Venture A Peace of Mind Counseling Services. LaTesha joins Development Guide Loren Walsh to d…
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"As a designer, those are the responsibilities that you need to take on board. We've got a world where we've only got finite resources. We can't just keep on making more and more and more, it's just costing the planet far too much." In this episode, hear from Liz Mitchell, founder of Coralus Venture The Wool Revolution. Liz joins Development Guide …
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"Wrapping paper is single use packaging. It's pretty single use packaging, but it is single use packaging. I want to keep that tradition. I love giving gifts. I love Christmas, I want all the trimmings. I just want to do it better." In this episode, hear from Emma Conyngham, founder of Coralus Venture Waste Free Celebrations. Emma joins Development…
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"There's this idea of a sponge city. So trying to have the city actually absorb rainwater through things like tree canopies and permeable pavements. We know that climate change is changing our weather patterns. So how do we adjust to that?" In this episode, hear from Becky Shaw, CEO of Coralus Venture Stormflow Surfacing. Becky joins development gu…
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In this episode, hear from Emily Bland of Coralus Venture SucSeed. Emily joins development guide MJ Ryan to discuss her journey to creating SucSeed (beginning with an MVP held together with duct tape!), lessons learned, and her company’s pivots along the way. They also discuss: Emily's personal growth and from her entrepreneurial journey A celebrat…
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"Be prepared to make a lot of mistakes. Make what may not have been the best choice in hindsight, and be okay with it and make a new choice from wherever we land." — Mayumi Young, CPA MOMS In this episode: Hear from Mayumi Young, founder of Coralus Venture CPA MOMS. Mayumi joins development guide Loren Walsh to discuss the “one way revolving door” …
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“The advantage of our technology is that we can support and predict if a certain medication will work for the patient or not.” — Margaret Magdesian, Ananda Devices In this episode Hear from Margaret Magdesian, founder of Ananda Devices. Margaret joins Coralus Development Guide MJ Ryan to discuss her background as a biochemist and pharmacologist, th…
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"Blood is precious and everyone needs it. We all understand the need to donate — why not think about that in terms of a device that can allow you to donate blood to yourself?" — Gillian Henker, Sisu Global Health In this episode Hear from Gillian Henker, President and Co-founder at Sisu Global Health. Gillian joins Venture Development Guide Loren W…
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"Every single time we're thinking about an innovation: a new flavour, packaging upgrades, or who we're hiring... we're thinking about it through the lens of impact and connecting with people in the community." — Sheena Russell, Made With Local In this episode Meet Sheena Russell, founder of Made With Local. Sheena joins Coralus Development Guide MJ…
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"It's honey. But it's something totally different than what people know honey to be. It's what honey used to be before agriculture." — Liz Connell, African Bronze Honey / 10000 Beekeepers In this episode Meet Liz Connell, founder of African Bronze Honey / 10000 Beekeepers. Liz joins Karley Cunningham to discuss her company, which produces sustainab…
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"The moment when I dropped my baby was probably an ultimate parent low. So to know that that horrible moment has evolved into something so awesome… It's really easy to see the silver lining and things now." — Hayley Mullins, Inventor of Joeyband™ In this episode Catch up with Hayley Mullins and Sarah-Almaza Cox, co-founders at Joeyband™. Hayley and…
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"Almost every foundational step of being in New Zealand came from that Coralus network. It was great to feel that that network extended beyond business." — Kim Aitken, Aitken Frame Homes In this episode Catch up with Kim Aitken of Coralus Venture Aitken Frame Homes! Kim joins Activator Karley Cunningham to discuss coming to New Zealand at the start…
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"When you have that attachment to going out, finding, and sourcing materials, it feels really wrong to just pour it in a plastic cup and then move on." — Anong Beam, Beam Paints In this episode Catch up with Anong Beam of Coralus Venture Beam Paints, as she shares exciting new updates about the business (including interior paint and nail polish lin…
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"That's really important to us at the end of the day is having that mutual understanding, and people who really believe in this positive impact that we're wanting to create in the world." — Nivatha Balendra, Dispersa In this episode Catch up with Nivatha Balendra of Coralus Venture Dispersa, as she shares exciting new updates about the business. Ni…
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"Ocean health is critical to human health in the long run, and one of the best ways that we can regenerate the local ecology in this area is through regenerative ocean farming." — Bretton Hills, Ondine Oceanfarm In this episode: Meet Bretton Hills of Coralus Venture Ondine Oceanfarm! Bretton joins Activator Jessica Lax to talk about regenerative oc…
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"People just don't see this as a job that they can do, because they don't see many other women out there doing it. It can be quite a lonely path and people needed to come into this as a group." — Leah Robson, Your Energy Your Way In this episode Meet Leah Robson of Coralus Venture Your Energy Your Way! Leah joins Activator Hannah Senior to talk abo…
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"In order for us as a country to get better, we have to close the disparity gap. By bringing attention to how marginalized groups in this country are treated and don't have access to basic things like mental health services." — Brittany Hardy, The Hardy Clinic In this episode: Meet Brittany Hardy of Coralus Venture The Hardy Clinic! Brittany joins …
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"When you are in landfills, you see how things quickly reached their end of life. But it's really long before they've ever reached their end of use." — Christal Earle, Brave Soles In this episode Meet Christal Earle of Coralus Venture Brave Soles! Christal joins Activator Megan Tong to talk about how the Venture got started, the differences between…
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"The of culture of silence and shame around sexual violence is what keeps us separated, and what keeps us from activating for a movement." — Zoë Condliffe, She's a Crowd In this episode: Meet Zoë Condliffe of Coralus Venture She's a Crowd! Zoë joins Activator Gabrielle Martinovich to talk about how She's a Crowd came to be, how policymakers can use…
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"One of the big themes is this idea of moving from individual to community. How in times like this, do we turn to each other? Do we work together? And do we create a stronger ecosystem together by supporting one another?" — Nat Geffen, Community Experience Manager at Coralus In this episode In this episode, we'll hear from Coralus community members…
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Kate Vosti joins a conversation with the Embracing Grief Podcast. Don't let the length of this conversation scare you off! There is rich discussion throughout. Hear Kate's story as she relates her experiences with medical surgeries, scoliosis, death of her father, loss of a home, and most importantly how all of these moments in her life have brough…
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“Kelp forests are declining because of increased temperatures, and kelp forests are just like rainforests on land — they support an incredible amount of biodiversity. If kelp forests are in trouble then that has roll-on impacts for the rest of the food chain.” — Jo Lane, Sea Health Products In this episode Meet Jo Lane of Coralus Venture Sea Health…
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“The notions of being a responsible business owner has taken the forefront of our entrepreneurship journey. We’re a holistic company and we’re trying to look at circularity as as a sustainable business model.” — Danielle Ruttenberg, Remark Glass In this episode Danielle Ruttenberg of Coralus Venture Remark Glass joins Danielle Cadhit, Activator and…
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Trish and Lori catch up for the first time in over a month. Trish shares the unexpected solitude she experienced over the holidays. She talks through how she's working through the emotions and processing the events over the last 6 months with her hip surgery, returning to work, getting through the holidays, and in some ways sitting in a victim mind…
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Trish and Lori look ahead to the holidays and discuss how they are including their children in celebrations. Choosing what to continue to do for holiday traditions can help you include your loved one in the celebration, but not all traditions feel 'good' to continue. Trish shares an excerpt from Mark Nepo's The Book of Awakening. A resource she uti…
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"As a startup, you have the decision to make — do I want to make it cheap, make more profit, or do I want to do the right thing? And so far we have really stuck with our values and we've done the right thing." — Aniyo Rahebi, Good Edi In this episode Catherine Hutchins and Aniyo Rahebi of Coralus Venture Good Edi join Activator Connie Henson to tal…
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"This actually has a lot of potential to be a social enterprise that is for the planet, for people, but also is a delicious product and actually can provide a functional benefit for the consumer." — Vanessa Murillo, I Am Grounded In this episode Vanessa Murillo of Coralus Venture I Am Grounded joins Activator Connie Henson to talk about starting th…
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We're so excited to share with you an interview we did with Stephanie Sarazin. Stephanie's a writer, researcher, and experiential expert in ambiguous grief. Her work began with her own experience of midlife trauma, which sparked an ambitious journey spiritually and around the world to understand name and heal the grief she found within her. Her eff…
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Trish and Lori wanted to get this episode out to you in light of the US Thanksgiving Holiday. November is filled with significant dates for both women as they wade through birthdays, death days, and holidays. Lori talks about her experience taking her sons to their first KidznGrief Support group. She was surprised to hear another surviving-spouse-s…
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Trish talks about her recovery from a successful hip surgery. She talks about lessons in patience, persistence, and vulnerability. She connect the dots between healing physically and healing in her grief journey. Lori recalls a moment that required stillness. She chose to completely change up plans for the day when her grief overcame her. Recognizi…
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"400 million tonne of plastic waste is produced around the world each year. A third of it is single-use packaging, and single-use packaging makes up half of all ocean litter." — Nada Piatek, Again Again In this episode Nada Piatek of Coralus Venture Again Again joins Activator Evie Ashton to talk about how they got their start, what problems they'r…
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Today, Trish and Lori take some deep breaths sharing all the life work that's coming up: solo-parenting teenagers, creating positive habits, building awareness, facing emotions, and reaching toward goals. All of this with the added layer grief. The women work through these real life scenarios using inquiry, reflection, reframing, asking for help, c…
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“Plant based meat makes up 1% of total meat sales. Plant based seafood makes up 1% of plant based meat, and they’re predicting that plant based seafood will grow to be $1.3 billion within the decade.” — Aki Kaltenbach, Save da Sea In this episode Catch up with Aki Kaltenbach of Coralus Venture Save da Sea, who is currently raising capital for her b…
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We are so excited to share our first podcast interview, and it's with an amazing human. Reid Peterson achieved Master's degree in Transpersonal Psychology. And is certified in Death and Grief studies by the Center for Loss and Life Transition. After losing his biological father to suicide in 2006 and his stepfather to cancer in 2016, Reid felt a ca…
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Hips Don't Lie Takeaways Allowing the presence of enjoyment without letting fear take over Trish's and Hip Pain- Can’t go on like normal; breaking up big tasks into Resource: Louise Hay Heal Your Body Prioritizing social and relationship connections over fear and shame Journal Prompt: What CAN I do? How CAN I? These small things are wins! Grieving …
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"There are hundreds of people and now thousands of people who created the conditions for all of this to work. What I hadn't done was receive that memo. Nothing we are doing here is about one person alone. It's about all of us together." — Vicki Saunders, Founding Activator at Coralus In this episode This special episode of the Ripples of Radical Ge…
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Grief comes in many forms and for many reasons. This week Trish discusses what' surfacing in regards to her upcoming hip surgery. She talks about how she's approaching her ever growing to-do list as her mobility has decreased, and she shares a story about purchasing a cane for walking assistance. Both women discuss the connection between the body, …
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You saw that right, an episode under 10 minutes :) Trish and Lori have lots of exciting things for listeners this season to include, "The Grief Brief". Lori will recap highlights from each episode, prompt a thought provoking challenge to journal about, and share useful resources. Attention spans and grief don't always get along, so here's your Ep. …
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Humans are the only species on this planet to create what is known as garbage. We're the only species that creates materials or products that cannot be reintegrated back into a natural ecosystem. So we are in a very unique position to have that responsibility to be able to manage these products and manage these materials." — Chloé Dubois, The Ocean…
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The beginning of Season 2 lends itself to reflection, recognition of 'wins', back to school resets, and a look ahead. Join Trish and Lori as they look back at the last year of life, growth, and grief. Relationships and connection will a big part of Season 2. Trish vulnerably discusses the desire to welcome a new companion into her life. Lori will b…
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Join Trish and Lori for the final episode of Season 1. The women reflect on the intentional changes they have made in their lives in the face of grief and discuss their recent family vacations. Lori sits in gratitude as she talks about the lessons, love, and perspective chats with her grandmother gave her while vacationing. Trish gives details abou…
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