The Grief Glimmers podcast

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In this episode I am sharing a few ideas to help us remember loved ones we have lost. It was my mum's birthday last week, so this is fresh on my mind and I hope that some of these ideas will feel sweet for you to try. 

If you'd like to send me a question, you can do so here: https://speakpipe.com/yarrowm

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Firstly, thank you so much for the warm reception, support and encouragement for this new podcast chapter and business adventure. I appreciate all the feedback and reviews so much! In today's episode I am offering five ways to connect in grief, organised in an introvert-friendly way by amount of social energy required. 

Here is the link to send me a voice note question: https://www.speakpipe.com/yarrowm

Here is my Substack (which...

I'm so happy to share my first interview in this new podcast chapter with you! I spoke to the wonderful Lynn of Full Circle of Love, who has also been touched by grief and shared lots of her insights & magic. Here is some of what we talked about: 

• Navigating the depth of grief & letting it change us 
• Building community in which we can fully be ourselves 
• Slow stitching and art practices that gently slow us down
• Being se...

Today is the new moon in Taurus, international grieving in public day and time to launch a new chapter on the podcast. 

This space is called Grief Glimmers now and I have a whole new website over at GlimmerPortal.com that you can check out. In this episode I am re-introducing myself, telling you more about how this project came to be and what to expect. 

You can send me a question over here: https://speakpipe.com/yarrowm

and join my S...

I am finally back with an interview for you! This was a real balm to my sore heart -  lots of textile explorations, community arts magic and just true delight with Cordy of Transmissions Quilts. Tune in for encouragement, giggles and a gentle restoration of faith in humanity. 

Cordy says - I am a white trans quilter living in the East Bay. Alongside my quilts, I work as an arts educator and childcare worker primarily with trans teen...

Welcome back, I'm still here and still grieving, thank you for joining me in this weird and wonderful process. For this episode I had a beautiful listener question about finding balance and seeking simplicity when you're also kind of a maximalist in some areas of your life. 

You can send me a question over here: https://www.speakpipe.com/YarrowM

And you can join my Substack and Spark sessions over here: https://yarrow.substack.com/

Lo...

I received a really good question about how creativity can heal or harm from a listener and am answering the best I can! I talk about how being creative makes me feel, key creative experiences and also ways in which structural problems show up in creative practice. 

I would love to hear from you if you have a question for me too: https://www.speakpipe.com/YarrowM

and you can join my Substack and Spark Sessions over here: https://yarr...

In this episode I am talking about craving even more simplicity in my life, decluttering really hard and planning for a low buy year. I pulled everything out of my wardrobe again, sold a whole bunch and made a few well considered purchases. I feel peaceful in my commitment to buy very little next year and really hopeful to grow as a maker and learn more about why I buy for comfort and how I might shift that. 

You can join my Substac...

I'm so happy to bring you a new interview episode in amongst all these recent solo grief journals. My wonderful guest is Danette Relic, who was also on episodes 116 and 48 (back in 2018, the before times!). Danette is sadly a fellow griever who also lost a parent this year, so in this episode we're chatting about keeping our magic safe, what we learned from past heartbreaks and how we see the value of feeling all the feelings. Ther...

Welcome to a new format on here - little weekly check ins about grief, process and slow seasons. I promise it wont all be sad, it will also be weird, expansive and sometimes wonderful. 

I know a lot of people who lost really significant loved ones this year and I know that we all need to feel less alone in that strange adventure. I hope these episodes can be with you and your sadness. 

I will still record about all kinds of other cre...

This episode is dedicated to my mum Marina, who passed away suddenly at the end of July. She was incredible - resilient, creative, full of life and hands down the most loving person I know. She taught me how to live a good life full of pleasure and connection even in late stage capitalism. I had 38 years with her and am so proud to call her my mum. 

The wonderful Narinder Bazen joined me for this conversation to talk about grief af...