22. #FaithInFathersDay – The faith we put in the love we feel after a parent has passed


If you have been trying to navigate life in a world where your loved one isn’t present anymore, this insightful episode is one not to miss.

In this episode, we chat to marriage celebrant Dilhari Gustavino about her experience following the death of her father. Family dynamics, physical distance and grieving together are all touched on in this chat with a wonderful storyteller.

You’re going to hear about after death experiences, learning about signs from the other side and believing in other realms. I’d love to know if this caught you in the feels too – let me know at @hashtag_death 

In this episode we cover:

  • Complicated family dynamics
  • Living as a step kid in a new family
  • Dealing with resentment towards a parent
  • Physical distance from a parent
  • Watching parents becoming grandparents
  • Developing a relationship between grandkids and children
  • Meeting a new partner
  • Welcoming a baby into the fold
  • Declining health of a parent
  • Hazy memories of the time after death
  • Undertaking Death Walker training
  • Understanding where your fear of death comes from
  • Becoming comfortable with the uncomfortableness of death
  • Wanting the world to stop to honour your grief
  • Realising you’re not the only one suffering
  • Powerful words to memorialise loved ones
  • Talking to loved ones after they pass
  • A near death experience and loved ones protecting us from afar.

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

More about #Hashtag Death

There are two certainties in life, death and taxes.  Death may not come on the 30th of June, but it is something from which none of us is immune. So why not talk about it? Here at #Hashtag Death, we’re dying to talk!!

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