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Artwork for Grief Magic: Rituals, Stories & Gentle Conversations about Loss

Grief Magic: Rituals, Stories & Gentle Conversations about Loss

Yarrow Magdalena
Grief
Creativity
Mental Health
Community
Self-Care
Loss
Healing
Rituals
Nature
Quilting
Decluttering
Embroidery
Heartbreak
Transmissions Quilts
Tarot
Chronic Illness
Community Support
Creative Recovery
Pleasure
Death

Hosted by Yarrow Magdalena, Grief Magic explores loss, grief, and healing through storytelling, books, creativity, ritual, and tarot. Each episode looks at how loss reshapes the stories we live by and how we can respond with compassion, imagination, and new possibility. Made with dreamy, neurodivergent, queer, and sensitive listeners in mind, this podcast offers steady companionship through the wi... more

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Artwork for Grief Magic: Rituals, Stories & Gentle Conversations about Loss

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Content note: this episode discusses pet loss, including the death of my dog Orlando and some details about how he died. There are also brief mentions of losing my mum and a friend. Please take care of yourself and choose another episode if today isn... more

In this episode I'm in conversation with dia of everyday writes, a queer Black embodiment practitioner, creative collaborator, and community tender of English, Sudanese, Syrian and Scottish heritage. This is actually our second conversation on the po... more

In this episode, I reflect on books, learning, attention spans and the complicated grief that can live inside our educational journeys.

After falling down a StudyTube rabbit hole on YouTube, I found myself thinking deeply about desire, class, ambiti... more

A short and sweet episode this week: I'm inviting you to join me for free Monday sessions throughout July.

These sessions have been running for a year now, and to mark that I'm opening them up to everyone at no cost for the whole month. They run eve... more

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Recent Guests

Lasara Firefox Allen
Author of Gender Queer Menopause
Author/Educator
Episode: #236 Genderqueer Menopause, Aging, and Self Advocacy with Lasara Firefox Allen
Cammie Orange
Author of Say the Thing; boundary coach
Self-employed; author; speaker
Episode: #232 Setting kind & clear boundaries with Kami Orange
Skylar Rose
Creator of personal meditations and threshold ceremonies for midlife women
Self-employed / Spiral a Liberty Rose (per the transcript)
Episode: #227 Aging, identity & the grief of becoming someone new with Skylar Rose
Darshana Avila
Trauma-informed somatic practitioner and educator
Episode: #222 Grief, pleasure and radical relating with Darshana Avila
Eileen March
Spiritual coach, energy healer, and ceremony facilitator
My Luminous Life
Episode: #217 Slowing down to feel the magic with Eileen March
Gabriela de Golia
Spiritual care provider and former guest of the podcast
Gabriela de Golia
Episode: #211 Finding our unique faith through grief with Gabriela De Golia
Charlene Lam
Grief coach, TEDx speaker, and founder of The Grief Gallery
The Grief Gallery
Episode: #209 Curating our grief into beauty with Charlene Lam
Uma Girish
Grief companion and author
Episode: #208 Moving through loss as a doorway with Uma Girish
Sarah Sawyer
Writer and friend of Andrea Werblin Reid, involved in publishing her posthumous book.
Episode: #206 Celebrating our loved one's creativity with Sarah Sawyer

Host

Yarrow Magdalena
Grief-focused host and creator, known for gentle, introspective conversations, ritual-based practices, and storytelling around loss.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 150 ratings
  • Depth

    Yarrow has an amazing capacity to express and explore what so many of us are feeling: the tender, slow places within us that yearn for validation, creative care and support. They (and the wonderful people featured as guests) bring so much to the experience of living as authentically human, particularly in troubled times.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    deepwateryaya
    Canada3 months ago
  • Cozy + Calming

    Yarrow makes magic in these podcasts and helps you have a heartfelt turnaround with challenging emotions that are inherently human like grief, sorrow and feelings of being isolated.

    Always a soft place to land!! I encourage you to cozy up and give a listen.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    fullcircleoflove
    United Statesa year ago
  • Episodes not playing

    Not sure what’s going on but the grief journals won’t play at all. I’m able to listen to all my other podcasts.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Eakrschr
    United States2 years ago
  • Lovely

    I’m so happy to have discovered Yarrow’s gentle podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Hillside_Michael
    United Kingdom3 years ago
  • Lovely spirit

    Yarrow is such a gentle soul and has a lovely and nourishing presence. I'm grateful to learn from her in whatever capacity she wishes to share. Her podcast is wise and insightful and generous.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mck048
    United States5 years ago

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Guests are described as thoughtful and knowledgeable, enriching the conversations.
Fans value the gentle, non-judgmental approach to difficult topics.
The show is seen as a comforting resource for navigating grief with creativity and ritual.
Listeners praise the host's warm, soothing presence and honesty.
Many comment on the sense of belonging and safe space created by the show.

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#236 Genderqueer Menopause, Aging, and Self Advocacy with Lasara Firefox Allen
Q: How do you approach helping others through self-advocacy in medical settings and beyond?
By coaching individuals on navigating care, teaching how to find appropriate providers, and offering trainings to providers to foster collaborative, respectful care, thereby reducing friction in medical encounters.
#236 Genderqueer Menopause, Aging, and Self Advocacy with Lasara Firefox Allen
Q: What do you wish more people would know about menopause and gender-affirming care?
There's a need for better information, informed consent, and upstream changes in medical training to support gender-affirming menopause care, including understanding that menopause can be experienced differently across genders and interventions.
#236 Genderqueer Menopause, Aging, and Self Advocacy with Lasara Firefox Allen
Q: Well, I've given a little bit of an intro, but I would love to hear in your own words, like who are you and how did you come to do this work?
The guest describes their lifelong identity as gender expansive, authoring multiple books about menopause, and transitioning through perimenopause while navigating access to care, which inspired their focus on education, advocacy, and provider trainings.
#232 Setting kind & clear boundaries with Kami Orange
Q: You've written a book that acts as an encyclopedia of boundary phrases. How did you decide which phrases to include and how to balance tough honesty with kindness?
I collected phrases from two decades of client work, and from lived experiences I've seen people struggle with. The core criteria were relevance to common scenarios and practicality—phrases should be easy to adapt and used as jumping-off points for personal voice. Publication discussions sometimes meant cutting sections that felt too polarizing, but the goal remained to provide tools that readers can tailor to their own lives.
#222 Grief, pleasure and radical relating with Darshana Avila
Q: Can you share a practice that you invite people to try by themselves and how we can be trauma-informed in our own self-practice?
Darshana emphasizes the importance of slowing down to connect with one's own needs and the significance of recognizing self-betrayal and self-abandonment wounds, suggesting that nurturing these aspects can start with community support, whether online or in person.

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A soothing, deeply compassionate show that centers grief, loss, and healing through storytelling, ritual, books, and gentle conversation. Across episodes, the host explores how grief reshapes personal narratives and how creativity, ritual, and imagination can open space for meaning-making, self-care, and new possibilities. The tone is serene and inviting, with a strong emphasis on inclusivity for neurodivergent, queer, and sensitive listeners, offering practical practices like journaling, aroma-based rituals, and communal support to accompany listeners at their own pace.

A standout is the blend of intimate solo reflections with guest conversations, often weaving in tarot, journaling, and reflective rituals. The overall arc emphasizes warmt... more

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1. Lasara Firefox Allen
2. Cammie Orange
3. Skylar Rose
4. Darshana Avila
5. Eileen March
6. Gabriela de Golia
7. Charlene Lam
8. Uma Girish

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