Grief & Loss & Love with Katy Butler & Robin Wall Kimmerer 12/21/20 Living From Happiness

<p class="p1">Katy Butler is an award-winning journalist, public speaker, and bestselling author. She’s a thought leader about end-of-life care in the national movement for medical reform.</p> <p class="p1">Her first book was <em>Knocking on Heaven’s Door: The Path to a Better Way of Death</em> and was named one of the 100 Most Notable Books of 2013 by the New York Times.</p> <p class="p1">It may seem a bit <em>macabre</em> to be talking about death, and yet … paradoxically, the more we learn about the softer technologies of the human heart, a phrase from Ms. Butler’s piece, the more we enhance our happiness and wellbeing.</p> <p class="p1">The second half of this episode features the writings of Robin Wall Kimmerer, scientist, professor, enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, and author of the rightly celebrated book <em>Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.</em></p> <p class="p1">In <em>Braiding Sweetgrass</em>, Kimmerer says:</p> <p class="p1"><em>“Joanna Macy writes that until we can grieve for our planet we cannot love it—grieving is a sign of spiritual health. But it is not enough to weep for our lost landscapes; we have to put our hands in the earth to make ourselves whole again. Even a wounded world is feeding us. Even a wounded world holds us, giving us moments of wonder and joy. I choose joy over despair.”</em></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://melanieharth.com/services/">Dr. Melanie Harth's website here</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href= "http://www.katybutler.com/author/about/">Katy Butler's website here</a></p> <p class="p1"><a href="https://www.robinwallkimmerer.com/">Robin Wall Kimmerer's website here</a></p>