The Soul Centered Podcast

Empowerment at the End of Life: Dying with dignity, living with choices with Guest, Vanessa Johnston

Birth and death are the bookends of life, yet we welcome one and dread the other. Why is it that birth is celebrated, but death is taboo? Since the beginning of time, women have labored and birthed at home, attended by a midwife and their female friends and kin. This camaraderie of women, once universal, was a way to provide birth support and also to pass on knowledge about pregnancy, childbirth, and parenting.

Death and dying can be taboo topics that families tend to avoid. Then, when a loved one becomes ill, family members are emotionally unprepared on how to have delicate conversations about a person’s end-of-life desires. An end-of-life doula approaches these situations with empathy, helping families come together to have open conversations and ensure that nothing is left unsaid. This provides peace for the dying patient and a sense of closure for the grieving family, which aids in their healing process.  The transition from this physical realm to the next realm is a sacred space. End-of-life doulas are a bridge to continue one’s soul journey.  

 

In this podcast, Ariela has a conversation with Vanessa Johnston, End-of-Life Doula and Owner of Denver EOL Doula, and Co-Founder/ Second Vice-President, Membership of Colorado End-of-Life Collaborative. Her mission is to empower those who are dying to experience their final milestone with dignity and grace. She seeks to provide individualized and intersectional emotional, spiritual, and informational support for people with a terminal diagnosis and their loved ones. She is a compassionate companion and provides a witness in sacred service to honor the final chapter in others’ stories.

In this podcast, you will discover:

• How to get comfortable with and talk about death and dying
• The importance of being an open container for your loved one’s dying process and honor their journey
• The similarities between birth and death and how to see the dying process as a spiritual journey
• How to empower yourself in the phases of death, dying 
• How to take your power back and plan for your death even in the unknown mysteries of death and dying.

Healing Deeper Layers of Fear (Ariela works with B as a client)

In this podcast, Ariela and B mix it up with Ariela coaching B like a client, helping him move through his fears, the spiritual issues, past-life roots, and generational traumas as the source of his fears. It's a great way to experience what it's like to work with Ariela!

Generational Tragedy & Triumph

No matter what you are going through or how overwhelming the world might seem, you are not alone. You have ancestors. You have roots to weather this storm. Tune in and learn about generational healing and triumph with Ariela and B.

Take Back Your Power From Money, Markets & Fear:

 In this podcast, Michael and B take on the overwhelming fear that is all around us today, particularly as experienced in the financial markets. However, you don't have to live in fear and it comes down to you, to your choice and choosing to take back your power from the fear.

Divine Erotic Love

In this podcast Ariela and B take you on a radically new understanding of sex, sexuality, eros, and love as a pathway to divinity and a new relationship with the Divine, God or whatever you want to call It - it's just important that you experience it and that's what we'll help you do!

The Defiant Spirit: The Meaning of Love (with Dr. Dan)

The Meaning of Love: Love. It's the subject of songs, novels, and movies. It's at the center of our lives and a preoccupation of our existence. And yet, do we really know what it is or why we want it so badly? In this podcast, Dr. Dan and Rabbi B go beyond the typical, shallow Valentine's Day sentiments into the deeper meaning of love. Sign up for the Defiant Spirit Podcast and learn more at www.defiantspirit.org