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On Death

Matthew Dwyer and Tom Kubik

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A podcast to explore the often times taboo topics of death, dying, and grief. We offer people a place to gather and listen to others around their experience with death and dying. We aim to encourage and support a healthy relationship with death and to move from a culture of mostly death denial to a community focused on living life more fully alive.
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Transmissions From Deep Ellum is a podcast that goes deep into the creative process of one of the world’s most talented and genre-defying super-bands, Snarky Puppy. Captured during the recording of their latest album, the Grammy®-nominated Empire Central, Transmissions From Deep Ellum takes you behind the scenes as they build the soundscape that will become the album tracks; then, into the room as the album is recorded live at Deep Ellum Art Company. From the unique songwriting process to th ...
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Joseph Campbell said people aren't seeking the meaning of life but "the experience of being alive." When songwriter Christa Wells first encountered that idea, in the depths of grief, it resonated with something in her. She recognized that her suffering was actually propelling her into a new level of awareness and vitality her soul had been craving. Through her own story and conversations with fellow creators and thrivers, songwriter Christa Wells explores the unique paths and practices leadi ...
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Matthew and Tom play heart catch up where they talk about their dramatic world changes; life coming in and life moving out. Tom talks about the intensity of child birth while Matthew shares some of his final moments with his beloved dog Dracula. Then they give three tips on how to be with someone and their grief. Very tender personal episode, liste…
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Christa talks with Shuree Danyell about what it means to envision a world restored to harmony, and how she has pursued harmony within herself through creativity and collaboration. Shuree Danyell is an award-wining creative artist with a growing reputation as an expert and visionary thought leader in the creative marketing industry. As the Founder a…
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Christa talks with Death Doula, Yoga Teacher and Kirtan Wallah, Matthew Dwyer about his compassionate work with people in grief. Matthew hosts Death Cafe with Adriana Rizzolo. Connect with Matthew: Website Instagram Being Held Newsletter + More Connect with Christa: Website Patreon Instagram SpotifyBy Christa Wells
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Christa talks with actress, singer and motivational speaker, Rachel Handler. After sharing the interesting way Christa and Rachel encountered one another, Rachel shares the joy she experiences in performance and how the loss of her leg in a car accident has invited expansion into her life and work. Find Rachel: Instagram Website Find Christa: Insta…
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In episode three of Transmissions From Deep Ellum, the band finally takes the stage to record the Grammy®-nominated Empire Central and they have to ask themselves - do they still know how to record a live studio album? Descending upon Dallas' Deep Ellum Art Company to record, the bar is as high as ever - even for a band as accomplished as Snarky Pu…
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How would you describe Snarky Puppy? In Episode 1 of this series, band members weigh in on the essence of the group as they prepare to record Snarky Puppy’s Grammy®-nominated album, Empire Central. Driven by band leader Michael League’s direction to write an album that pays tribute to Dallas, the city where the band got its start, “Texas Is Texas” …
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In episode two of Transmissions From Deep Ellum, the band members give us an unprecedented look inside the creation and refinement of the songs that came to make up their new album, the Grammy®-nominated Empire Central. Though the collective has recorded in front of live audiences before, shaking off two years of pandemic lockdown added a new level…
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Snarky Puppy is “the funkiest WhatsApp group you would ever hear”, according to band member Larnell Lewis. And he’s not entirely off - this band of 19 musicians who push what it means to be a band, to write songs, and produce truly original music. In March 2022, the innovative jazz collective descended upon Dallas to rehearse a selection of new son…
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Connect with Christa: Website Patreon Instagram Spotify Christa speaks with Adriana Rizzolo about embodiment, expansion and the beauty and freedom that comes through embracing the full spectrum of human experience and emotion. They talked at Adriana's home in Ojai, California, several months after meeting on the island of Molokai. Adriana is a spir…
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Juniper Wong is a licensed social worker/therapist who approaches her work with a unique blend of comedy + insight. She shares her knowledge generously on social media, and in this interview we discuss the winding path that led her to her life's work; Internal Family Systems and other modalities for trauma healing; and what she believes is the true…
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Gloria Umanah is a gifted communicator, the founder and director of The Ex-Nihilo Collective and now creator of The Hope Booth, a life-affirming interactive experience involving a remodeled telephone booth. Hear how she and her team innovated this unique way to meet strangers on the street and let them feel seen and loved. Connect with Gloria Umana…
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Yan Palmer is a photographer, writer, teacher, mentor, podcaster and more. Above all she is one who seeks aliveness through looking on the world with a loving gaze. In this episode of Ways of Life, Christa asks Yan about the lessons of her childhood and what she means when she says she works "in the love business." Listen and be inspired! Naomi Shi…
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Join us with ER Doctor Alin Gragossian as she talks with us about someone who not only sees death all of the time, but then experienced death herself. Within moments, Alin, just 30, was dead in the hospital from a failing heart. After her revival and an immediate need for a heart replace, she was on the receiving end of organ donation from Lucy. Tu…
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Listen and be inspired by JennyRebecca's tremendous passion for growth, authentic living and inspiring others to express themselves. Now living with her husband in Berlin, Germany, JennyRebecca writes music, records, performs and coaches fellow artists. Be inspired by her recent work with refugees in Germany, which had her co-writing a musical...on…
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Alex Wong is a Nashville-based musical artist and producer with an endless amount of curiosity and a passion for collaboration. In this conversation Alex shares some of his favorite "hacks" for interacting with doubt and resistance in art and life, as well as how the new frontier of NFT art is causing him to re-think our relationship with time. If …
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When life hands you brain cancer, you love extreme. Well, that’s what Ethan Lipsitz has done anyways. What started as a simple heart symbol in 2015, Love Extremist has transmuted into an offering of creative expression in all forms that aims to inspire love as our greatest human power. Ethan has become a symbol himself of love to the maximum, takin…
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Justin McRoberts is a gifted author, podcaster, musician, and coach, among other things. His most recent book, It Is What You Make Of It, is a collection of 15 stories pointing to our capacity and responsibility to use what we've been given, however humble it might feel, to create beauty and impact our world. Please subscribe & share WAYS OF LIFE w…
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Johanna Middleton is a gifted storyteller from Los Angeles engaging the world through filmmaking, acting, podcasting, educating and creating story-sharing spaces that nurture the individual and community. Her podcast Gray Area Stories, which hosts conversations with survivors of sexual assault about their healing journeys, is entering its second se…
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Author/Blogger Vaneetha Risner has become an inspiration to so many, sharing her story of contracting polio as a young child in India, growing up in hospitals, and living through numerous other losses including divorce and the loss of her infant son. Vaneetha speaks about experiencing God in suffering, and allowing suffering to shape us towards dee…
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Here we come! Season 2 kicks off in the world of Allieville, a colorful expressive fully immersive kids show set by the magical visionary Allie Olson, who recently was diagnosed with a rare aggressive form of breast cancer. Allie has transformed her entire apartment into a work of art and her joyous expression surrounders her throughout her healing…
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In this episode Matthew and Tom give some updates on previous guests, including a beautiful story of Matthew visiting Ethan in Hospice care. They also share stories of how the show has impacted them and what other offerings are happening outside of the podcast. Tune in for an intimate session with our hosts. You can find more work from Matthew at: …
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Imagine what it’s like to be with you father as he transitions into the unknown mystery of the beyond while preparing to welcome into this world a new baby. Paul talks about being comfortable sitting in the uncomfortable. Life is painful, and yet joyous. Tune in to hear Paul’s beautiful story with the sounds of the birds as he waits to greet his ba…
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On this episode Christa takes a walk on Harpeth Moon Farm outside of Nashville, Tennessee, with owner Bruce Roberts. Bruce describes his journey away from and back to himself, which has included (among other things) Christianity, alcoholism, music, Mary Oliver, and now farming. Bruce is currently working to gather a decade of journals into a book h…
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Did I lock the door? Maybe. I’ll check, just in case. Great, locked. Am I sure? Check again. Right, locked. Wait, what if it’s now unlocked. I’ll check again, and again, and again… Andrew has been living most of his entire life with undiagnosed Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It wasn’t until his OCD around COVID pushed him to the edge, left him comp…
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Alex had not one, but two near death experiences coming from doing what she loves most, being with her horses. That has shaped her life in living a path of service with her animals as outward, vibrant, and joyous as possible. This conversation is deep, yet filled with laughter and fun. Let us take you on a ride where Alexandra stakes claim in her a…
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Christa talks with Tennessee's only official Wim Hof method instructor Steven Roccazella about how this particular breathing and cold exposure method brought dramatic healing to his life, physically and emotionally. Steven also shares how, after 13 years in law enforcement, barbering became a way of creating a loving space for the men in his Utah c…
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Can the poems of the Sufis speak directly to the heart and comfort us as we face death? In this episode we explore death through words, poems and embodied experience. When COVID first came to the US, Baraka was among the first infected. With very little information on the virus at that time and with Blue’s breath increasingly shrinking, he contempl…
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How do you die with graciousness in the face of pain? Join us as we speak with Iman Sohiab Sultan, a bright light and fixture in Muslim comminuty in Princton, NJ. Hear how Iman, a husband, father, and hospital chaplin, reacted to the news of terminal cancer. You’ll be blown away by his honesty and raw emotion. Listen to the poetic words and powerfu…
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Christa talks with friend Monica Snyder on living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Monica and her daughters both suffer from EDS and has had to release former expectations of what their lives would look like. With grace and wisdom that comes from lived experience, Monica shares about: letting go of doing-based identity currencies of kindness being call…
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Christa invites friend and fellow Nashville musician (and self-development coach) Nick Flora to lead a conversation on how her divorce impacted her awakening and sense of aliveness. She shares the importance of community and friendship on her ability to move from despair to joy, and some practices that have become non-negotiable to her wellness. Ni…
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Embodied. Empowered. Ecstatic; Just as I am. Ethan Sisser delivers a powerful and hopeful message from his hospital room, where he is dealing with the extreme pain of brain cancer and multiple head surgeries. Every day for E3 is a blessing of life, yet each moment is dancing with pain. And through it all he still finds a way to laugh, sing, and sha…
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The wound is the way! Adriana has been working with her grief and her wounds as a means to living full power 24 hour. Once Adriana starts she just oozes wisdom. This episode is not for the timid, as we get right into Adrianas work, which is the opposite of avoidance. And at the same time, Adriana has a beautiful way to catch us(you), like a lover a…
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Mysticism through the lens of a Catholic? Bob Dotto, an author, teacher, and high pony cowboy gets back to reclaiming his roots in his unique and practical look at spirit work in his book, Sitting with Spirits. We get to unravel how spirit could have both qualities and still be non dualistic. Come for a ride with us and see how spirit communicates …
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