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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E169 - Barron Steffen - The Final Gift
E168 - Lindsey Whissel Fenton - Speaking Grief
E167 - Julie Rennie - A Conversation With Dr. Black's Mother
E166 - Dr. T.J. Wray - Grief Dreams and the Bible
E165 - Flora Baker - The Adult Orphan Club
E164 - Philip Goldberg - Spiritual Practice for Crazy Times
E163 - Jane Edberg - The Fine Art of Grieving
E162 - Alexa Norton - Grief Shine
E161 - Gary Alan Shockley - My Heart Sings A Sad Song
E160 - John Dietsch - Graced By Waters
E159 - Erica Buist - This Party's Dead
E158 - Chelsea Rushton - The Other Side of Chelshotel
E157 - Dr. Virginia Marsico - From Bruiser to Wall-E
E156 - Guest Update - Rebecca MacDonald
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E155 - Lisa Keefauver - Reimagining Grief
E154 - Dr. Sharon Prentice - Becoming Starlight
E153 - Lisa Bonneville - People Need People
E152 - Guest Update - Molly Schultz
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