Maddie Levine-Wolf

And so, uh, again, I want to just thank you very much.

And so, uh, again, I want to just thank you very much.

Very, very last thoughts.

Very, very last thoughts.

Yeah, so I, I lost both of my maternal grandparents, my grandmother about 15 years ago now, and my grandfather about five years ago, I've also lost a few family pets, which is definitely a different, still a deep grief, but, you know, different. In terms of my grandparents, I think one of the things that I'm constantly thinking about in terms of

Yeah, so I, I lost both of my maternal grandparents, my grandmother about 15 years ago now, and my grandfather about five years ago, I've also lost a few family pets, which is definitely a different, still a deep grief, but, you know, different. In terms of my grandparents, I think one of the things that I'm constantly thinking about in terms of

mourning a death and grieving a loss is how to process my own grief and also hold space for my family members processing their grief too. So for example, you know, my maternal grandparents, obviously my mom lost both of her parents. When my grandmother died, my mom was in her forties, which is really young to lose a parent. And obviously that's been

mourning a death and grieving a loss is how to process my own grief and also hold space for my family members processing their grief too. So for example, you know, my maternal grandparents, obviously my mom lost both of her parents. When my grandmother died, my mom was in her forties, which is really young to lose a parent. And obviously that's been

a huge loss and my mom thinks about it every day. And so how do I process the loss of my own, of my own grandparents while also, you know, being there to support my mom and her everlasting grief. So, um, there's a lot of grief to hold and a lot of different capacities. So that's something that I'm kind of always navigating too. Um, so yeah. Yeah, I mean, it's like Barry said, it never stops.

a huge loss and my mom thinks about it every day. And so how do I process the loss of my own, of my own grandparents while also, you know, being there to support my mom and her everlasting grief. So, um, there's a lot of grief to hold and a lot of different capacities. So that's something that I'm kind of always navigating too. Um, so yeah. Yeah, I mean, it's like Barry said, it never stops.

And it's interesting. Everyone's process is different. But I'm looking forward to kind of diving in and talking more about different traditions around rituals and burials. So, yeah.

And it's interesting. Everyone's process is different. But I'm looking forward to kind of diving in and talking more about different traditions around rituals and burials. So, yeah.

Yeah, so I'm also Jewish. So a lot of what Barry said is also how my family mourns and grieves, especially in the immediate aftermath of death. And I always found the Shiva tradition relatively uplifting. I feel like at least in my family or my extended family, the sitting Shiva period was always more of like a celebration of life. which I feel like is really lovely.

Yeah, so I'm also Jewish. So a lot of what Barry said is also how my family mourns and grieves, especially in the immediate aftermath of death. And I always found the Shiva tradition relatively uplifting. I feel like at least in my family or my extended family, the sitting Shiva period was always more of like a celebration of life. which I feel like is really lovely.

And then also on a personal note, I started working with a rabbi several months ago, about a year ago, just to kind of like learn more about my own understanding of Judaism and dive into kind of like my own spirituality. And one of the things we're really focused on is

And then also on a personal note, I started working with a rabbi several months ago, about a year ago, just to kind of like learn more about my own understanding of Judaism and dive into kind of like my own spirituality. And one of the things we're really focused on is

unpacking kind of like mourning and death and mortality within Judaism so um you know that's obviously relevant to this episode so just continuing to kind of learn like how Judaism really looks at life um and the the rituals after death and um and you know all all that kind of stuff so um you know this is kind of just propelling that conversation in my mind.

unpacking kind of like mourning and death and mortality within Judaism so um you know that's obviously relevant to this episode so just continuing to kind of learn like how Judaism really looks at life um and the the rituals after death and um and you know all all that kind of stuff so um you know this is kind of just propelling that conversation in my mind.

i've just always thought that's kind of funny that we sit there and say beautiful things but the person doesn't get to hear them um so i've actually sorry i was just gonna say really good i've actually seen that in movies sheridan and it is kind of like i think for what we culturally do around death and loss i think it is somewhat of like a radical idea but i definitely i i

i've just always thought that's kind of funny that we sit there and say beautiful things but the person doesn't get to hear them um so i've actually sorry i was just gonna say really good i've actually seen that in movies sheridan and it is kind of like i think for what we culturally do around death and loss i think it is somewhat of like a radical idea but i definitely i i