S2 · Episode 4
After Death Planning
with Garrick Colwell
Author · Podcast Host · End-of-Life Doula
Helping families create the goodbyes I never got.
I'm Alexandra Dionisio. I wrote a memoir about loss and trust, I host a podcast about life and death, and I sit with families – human and animal – through their hardest goodbyes.
Finalist – 20th Annual National Indie Excellence® Awards, Death & Dying
The Memoir
Learning to Say Goodbye
A Memoir of Grief and Trust
When a cascade of losses fractures Alexandra's life, grief becomes both a wilderness and a guide. From Berlin to Dubai, the Seychelles to California, she follows the thin, luminous thread that still connects her to the people she loves.
A companion for anyone moving through loss – and an invitation to believe that the mystery beyond us is tender, too.
Finalist, Death & Dying – 20th Annual National Indie Excellence® Awards
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Conversations on life, death & spirituality
Honest conversations with death workers, spiritual teachers, and grieving families – exploring death from every angle.
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