After teaching poetry as an academic for over 20 years, Cathy Sosnowsky started writing poetry herself in response to the sudden death of her teenaged son. Two lines of poetry came to her in a dream on the very night he died. She had to get out of bed and write them down. From then on, in her grief journey, writing poetry saved her. Eventually, many of these poems were published in the book, Holding On: Poems for Alex. Cathy has since published two more books: Snapshots: A Story of Love, Loss, and Life, and, more recently, Finding Heartstone: A Taste of Wilderness. As a chapter leader of The Compassionate Friends, a support group for bereaved parents, Cathy often gives “Writing as Healing Workshops.” You can find more about Cathy at www.cathysosnowsky.com
In this episode we talk about the death of her 17-year-old son, how she used poetry to process her grief, poems she wrote, and a grief dream of her deceased son.
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E208 - 2021 Grief Dream Recaps - Part 1
E207 - Jenn K. Lee - Grieving in Dreams
E206 - Dr. Karen Wyatt - These Roads Can Be Tricky Sometimes
E205 - Zachary Steele - The Weight of Ashes
E204 - Autumn Toelle-Jackson - Boldly into the Darkness
E203 - Heike Mertins - Grief is...
E202 - Callsuma Ali - Bereavement Room
E201 - Guest Update - Heather Stang
Rerelease: E119 - Heather Stang - Mindfulness & Grief
E200 - Dr. Roger Ivar Lohmann - Cultural Dream Theories
E199 - Caitlin Garvey - The Mourning Report
E198 - Saje Dyer - The Knowing
E197 - Jessica Clontz - A Grandmother’s Love
E196 - Gabrielle Mirabile - The Spirit of Zingara
E195 - Julie Potter - Harnessing the Power of Grief
E194 - Holly Truhlar - The Search for What’s Just and Holy
E193 - Sabrina Palazzo - Finding A New Mindset
E192 - Mike Bernhardt - Voices of the Grieving Heart
E191 - Guest Update - Pennie Hunt
Rerelease: E102 - Pennie Hunt - Green Love & Gratitude
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