{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","title":"May Her Memory Be a Blessing","description":"In this episode of Turning Towards Life, we open into a conversation about living and dying, the memory of those who matter to us, presence, and love. Speaking from the freshness of recent losses, we explore how those we love can remain vividly alive in us, and how this can become a way of carrying them forward as a blessing.\n\nThis week is hosted as always by Lizzie Winn and Justin Wise of Thirdspace (https://www.wearethirdspace.org/) .\n\nThis is Turning Towards Life, a weekly live 30 minute conversation hosted by Thirdspace (http://www.wearethirdspace.org/) in which Justin Wise and Lizzie Winn dive deep into big questions of human living. Find us on FaceBook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/turningtowardslife/) to join in the lively conversation on this episode. You can find videos of every episode, and more about the project on the Turning Towards Life website (https://turningtowards.life/) , and you can also watch and listen on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/turningtowardslife/) , YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/turningtowardslife) , and as a podcast in all the usual podcast places.\n\nEpisode Overview\n00:00 Welcome and the practice of being alive\n02:24 Poem: “To Be” by Roberta Morrow\n05:00 Grief, love, and Sylvia’s presence\n10:40 “May her memory be for a blessing”\n18:37 Practicing presence with those we love\n22:39 Old photos and making the past present\n28:51 Living as a blessing to others\n31:45 Closing reflections and gratitude\n\nOur source for this week:\n\nTo be.\n\nWild in our arriving,\nWe are born flesh of the forest.\n\nHeld by the red of the earth,\nCarried by the bluest stream.\n\nEach day is the death of the last,\nEach morning a chance to be again.\n\nTo be.\nTo truly be.\nTo press our hearts to the dirt,\nTo hold our children fiercely.\n\nTo laugh from the depths of our bellies until tears press at our seams.\n\nTo look to the sky and know we will be guided by the wings of the wise hawk…\n\nTo let our loved ones die.\nTo hold them close as they die.\n\nOur love journeys with them,\nSo they may be, again.\n\nRoberta Morrow\n\nPhoto by Dasha Urvachova (https://unsplash.com/@dashikka?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText) on Unsplash (https://unsplash.com/photos/person-wearing-gold-and-black-ring-H_Edx_LZqAI?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText)\n\nJoin Our Weekly Mailing: http://www.turningtowards.life/subscribe\nSupport Us: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/turningtowardslife\n---\n\nJoin Us Live in 2026\n\nFoundations of Integral Development Coaching, led by Lizzie and Justin\nSept 9-10 2026, Online, Book Here (https://www.wearethirdspace.org/foundations-of-coaching)\nOur two-day immersive introduction to integral development coaching, led by Lizzie and Justin from Turning Towards Life. An opportunity to begin to learn to support others in deep, life giving discovery and development.\n\nYou can read more 'Foundations' and book a place here:\nhttps://www.wearethirdspace.org/foundations-of-coaching\nYou can hear us talk about the philosophy of our coaching programmes here:\nhttps://www.turningtowards.life/coaching\nAnd our year-long Professional Coaching Course details are here:\nhttps://www.wearethirdspace.org/professional-coaching-course\nTurning Towards Life Live Season 3, from September 2026\nOur Turning Towards Life live programme of community, learning and reflection runs in six month seasons, in person on Zoom once a month. We're very excited about it. A chance to expand beyond the bounds of a podcast into forming a community of learning and practice.\nYou can find out more and join us here: www.turningtowards.life/live\n (http://www.turningtowards.life/live)\n----","author_name":"Turning Towards Life - a Thirdspace podcast","author_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/4991230-turning-towards-life-a-thirdspace-podcast","provider_name":"Audioboom","provider_url":"https://audioboom.com","width":480,"height":95,"thumbnail_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/43760633/600x600/c","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":600,"html":""}