Listen to this if you're afraid of dying (yes, you!) with Sofia Kohl
Episode Description
[0:04:00] Today begins our series on Death with Sofia Kohl, an entrepreneur in end of life and funerary care fields, passionate about supporting individuals and families in their times of greatest need and turning towards environmentally sustainable disposition practices. [0:07:00] What if we were honest about death? Death is a part of life. Embrace it. [0:08:00] How do we shift our POV away from the cult of fearing death? [0:10:00] What does it mean to be a death worker? [0:20:00] Sofia’s experience with depression in her teenage years and how this lead her to her current work [0:22:00] How can one survive when they are in the midst of a deep spiritual crisis? [0:25:00] How do we confront the idea of ascension and escaping reality in spirituality? [0:38:00] How do we cope, remember, and connect with a loved one who's passed away? [0:42:00] Why capitalism has no space for death [0:43:00] Can you prevent grief? [0:52:00] Why grieving and experiencing sadness, and saying goodbye are all part of the healing journey [0:58:00] Sofia is planning to launch her business about a holistic approach to end-of-life care. Stay tuned!
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“Part of the divinity of being alive is acknowledging that we are going to die.”
“We are limited on our time and so I’m not going to do things that I don’t enjoy, that aren’t helping me self actualize.”
“What makes the magic magic in the mundane is the acknowledgment that we don’t get much time here and we get to do something wonderful with our time that makes it so precious.”
“In order to survive, you need to learn how to move through this as opposed to shutting it down.”
“We arrive in the moments with as much presence as we can muster.”
“We are entitled to change and transform in many ways.”
“It is an odd thing that we try to make up this appearance of everything being so solid or so unchanging.”
“People want to remember a dead person as they were in the most positive moments.”
“Grief has no calendar date. It just strikes when it feels like it.”
“It’s okay to want to be the old version of yourself.”
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Show Notes
[0:01:00] Learn about yourself and others through this Chani App
[0:02:00] The place between two things --- seeing the liminal space between perspectives
[0:03:00] The Twelfth House being the representative of things that we cannot see
[0:04:00] Death from a spiritual and mystical perspective
[0:05:00] Things that will kill you if not killed first
[0:06:00] Fear of facing death and ending
[0:07:00] What if we were honest about death? Death is a part of life. Embrace it.
[0:08:00] How do we shift our POV away from the cult of fearing death?
[0:09:00] How Michelle survived the trauma of death?
[0:10:00] Why not make a plan that will help you spend your limited time wisely by doing the things that are going to make YOU happiest and self-actualized!
[0:11:00] How to talk about death with your partner? Take it from Michelle.
[0:12:00] What makes the magic in mundane moments is how we make it precious
[0:13:00] What does it mean to be a death worker?
[0:15:00] All feelings are valid - agree?
[0:18:00] What it's like for Michelle when she experiences an episode of depression and how has it impacted the way she lives?
[0:19:00] Ways for getting through things when they get tough
[0:20:00] Sofia’s experience with depression in her teenage years and how this lead her to her current work
[0:22:00] How can one survive when they are in the midst of a deep spiritual crisis?
[0:23:00] Getting caught up in the idea that we need to go out into the world and be something different
[0:25:00] How do we confront the idea of ascension and escaping reality in spirituality?
[0:27:00] Arriving in the moments with as much presence as we can muster
[0:32:00] Awe-inspiring facts about the human body
[0:35:00] Discover why Michelle stopped dancing
[0:38:00] How do we cope, remember, and connect with a loved one who's passed away?
[0:40:00] Staying strong, maintaining hope, and holding the totality of what could be possible even after death
[0:42:00] Why capitalism has no space for death?
[0:43:00] Can you prevent grief?
[0:49:00] Maintaining balance by practicing reciprocity
[0:51:00] Protecting ourselves from the inevitable
[0:52:00] Why grieving and experiencing sadness, and saying goodbye are all part of the healing journey
[0:58:00] Sofia is planning to launch her business about a holistic approach to end-of-life care. Stay tuned!
Resources and People Mentioned
Chani App, Astrology for self-discovery, mindfulness, and healing
Follow Sofia Khol on IG @sofia.kohl
Marion Woodman, Explorer of the Feminine Mind