Michelle C. Johnson: Finding Refuge in Grief

About this episode

Michelle C. Johnson discusses the importance of healthy grieving and its connection to community and personal wellbeing.

Michelle C. Johnson is a clinical social worker, activist, yoga teacher and author of 'Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief' and 'We Heal Together: Rituals and Practices for Building Community and Connection'. Michelle has a Masters degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill - and has offered training for the likes of Duke University, Google, This American Life, Auburn Seminary, Lululemon, and many others. In this conversation, Michelle shares: . Stories and lessons from her honeybees . The role of the heart in healing and finding integrity . The powerful link between grief and aliveness . How grief can stagnate in our bodies and cause illness in our bodies and culture . The role of healthy grieving in addressing our collective wounds . How spiritual practices can help us hold our brokenheartedness and wholeness at the same time. Michelle brings a beautiful perspective on the role of grieving - grounded in community, embodiment and ritual. All dedicated to our personal and collective wellbeing. With all my heart, thank you for being here. Love, Jono

People in this episode

Host: Jono Fisher

Guest: Michelle C. Johnson

Topics covered

• grief
• healing
• community
• spirituality
• wellbeing
• collective wounds

Keywords

• grief
• healing
• community
• spiritual practices
• collective grief
• wellbeing
• embodiment
• rituals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Duke University, Google, This American Life, Auburn Seminary, Lululemon

Books & works: Finding Refuge: Heart Work for Healing Collective Grief, We Heal Together: Rituals and Practices for Building Community and Connection

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