This deeply moving podcast - the second in the series on the loss of significant partners in life with Turiya Hanover, Path Retreats co-founder - will encourage you to look for something beyond the physical. In this episode hosted by Nathalie Himmelrich, Turiya someone who is no stranger to the subject matter, focuses on the first year of grief and trauma, as well as discussing several interconnecting topics, such as fear of abandonment and how one can prepare for death.

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Summary of the episode

As mentioned above, a wide range of sub-topics are explored in this episode, with the main focus on the first year of dealing with grief and coming out of trauma, often known as the hardest times in both instances. 

The main points discussed in this podcast episode include:

• Reviewing the first year of grief and trauma
• The ongoing connection felt with Maia
• The fear of abandonment
• Loneliness, aloneness, being alone and feeling alone
• Preparing for death in the later stages of life
• Death-defying culture versus befriending death
• And Resources provided by Stephen Jenkinson

The discussion delves into a range of emotional and psychological themes that emerge during this time, offering listeners both comfort and insight. Key topics include an exploration of the ongoing connection with a loved one, Maia, even after loss, and the complex emotions of abandonment and loneliness. The episode also unpacks the distinctions between loneliness, aloneness, being alone, and feeling alone, emphasizing how each can uniquely affect the grieving process.

As the conversation shifts toward preparing for death in the later stages of life, there’s a deep examination of our cultural resistance to death and how, instead, we might learn to befriend it. The episode concludes with valuable resources and wisdom provided by Stephen Jenkinson, offering practical guidance for listeners who are navigating grief, trauma, or contemplating life’s final chapter.

About The Episodes Guest, Turiya

Turiya is the co-founder of Path Retreats and the transformational Path of Love healing retreat alongside Rafia Morgan. Path of Love is a 7-day retreat designed for healing emotional trauma.  Together, Turiya and Rafia, also lead a 1-year Holistic Counsellor training for therapists called 'Working with People'.

Turiya has been trained in many different modalities, such as Gestalt, Bioenergetics, Psychodrama, Family Therapy (V. Satir), NLP, Hypnosis, Somatic Experiencing™ (Peter Levine), Ego Psychology, Family Constellation, Enneagram and Astrology, and Essence Work.

Turiya’s personal journey into human development started when she did her first 2-year Jungian Psychotherapy course at age 22, followed by an encounter workshop in 1970 in Germany. The revelation and exploration of this Humanistic Psychology approach took Turiya by surprise. The internal shift that she experienced was so profound, that she and her husband, set on a new course of human discovery, which led them to India.

Through learning meditation, living, and working in a community under the guidance of a master, she developed a unique approach to working with people that is a synthesis of Eastern insights, living awareness, and a Western approach to humanistic psychology.

The sudden, unexpected death of her husband marked a turning point in Turiya’s life. This profound experience deeply influenced her own personal search and how she works with people today.

Today, Turiya has the joy of being a grandmother and spends her free time painting and writing a book about the rising of the feminine, and about Death as a friend, and the realisation of Impermanence.

Learn more and follow the journey

Website: https://www.turiyahanover.net/
IG: https://www.instagram.com/turiyahanover/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/turiyahanover
Path Retreats: https://pathretreats.com/
Working with People: https://www.workingwithpeopletrainings.com/