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Chronically Ill Friendships, the Power of Vulnerability, and the Gifts of Death with Brooke Manning, Poet and Death Doula

Podcast |: Moonbeaming
Publisher |: Sarah Faith Gottesdiener
Media Type |: audio
Podknife tags |: Creativity,; Religion & Spirituality,; Tarot
Categories Via RSS |: Arts,; Health & Fitness,; Mental Health,; Religion & Spirituality,; Spirituality,; Visual Arts
Publication Date |: Jan 22, 2025
Episode Duration |: 01:07:51

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In this episode you’ll learn

How to authentically nurture your friendships
Ways to support chronically ill friends
How to identify your boundaries in friendships
What accepting death can gift us
How to begin a death practice

If you want to invest in relationships and community more in 2025, while still taking care of yourself, and open to the gifts of change and endings, this intimate conversation is for you.

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About Brooke: Based in Toronto, Brooke is a queer, polyamorous, polytheistic pagan, artist, musician, poet, clinical hypnotherapist and death doula. Brooke facilitates monthly death-positive workshops and is currently studying Psychotherapy at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto.

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How do you support a friend with a chronic illness? Do you have a chronic illness and are wondering how to create more support and transparency? In this episode, Sarah meets with close friend Brooke Manning to discuss the ingredients of a nurturing, long-lasting friendship. Brooke explores the crossover between death and friendships, and how both require vulnerability, curiosity, and acceptance. This conversation will help support you in navigating relationships and change. In this episode you’ll learn - How to authentically nurture your friendships - Ways to support chronically ill friends - How to identify your boundaries in friendships - What accepting death can gift us - How to begin a death practice If you want to invest in relationships and community more in 2025, while still taking care of yourself, and open to the gifts of change and endings, this intimate conversation is for you. About Brooke: Based in Toronto, Brooke is a queer, polyamorous, polytheistic pagan, artist, musician, poet, clinical hypnotherapist and death doula. Brooke facilitates monthly death-positive workshops and is currently studying Psychotherapy at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto.