Grieving and Keening Our Mothers
About this episode
Meghan and Jude Lally discuss their experiences of losing their mothers and explore the themes of grief, keening, and creativity in the dying journey.
Join Meghan and Jude Lally from Scotland, in this intimate conversation about losing their mothers and the special and difficult moments on the dying journey. They also speak about contemporary keening, grieving with nature, and the role of creativity in grief. The book: "Presence: Bringing the Soul into Dying and Grieving: https://www.amazon.com/Presence-Bringing-Dying-Grieving-Memoir-ebook/dp/B0H2NRPKBN Virtual Masterclass The Sophia Institute: https://thesophiainstitute.org/events/presence-bringing-the-soul-into-dying-and-grieving-with-meghan-don/?occurrence=2026-05-29 Website: https://www.meghandon.life Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/megan.don.73/ Jude Lally Website: https://www.pathoftheancestralmothers.com Substack - https://judelally.substack.com Facebook: Daughters of the Cailleach (Death Midwife) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/169302693413554 Gather the Keeners Pilgrimages - https://www.facebook.com/100063761494649
People in this episode
Host: Meghan Don
Guest: Jude Lally
Topics covered
- grief
- loss of a mother
- keening
- creativity in grief
- dying journey
- nature and grieving
Keywords
- grieving
- keening
- loss
- creativity
- nature
- dying
- mother
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: The Sophia Institute, Daughters of the Cailleach, Gather the Keeners Pilgrimages
Books & works: Presence: Bringing the Soul into Dying and Grieving
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