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Podcast: The Fertile Feminist
Episode: Growth from Ashes: The Fertility of Grief
Description: Heartbreak, loss, grief, sorrow, despair...no one is untouched by these, but as Rumi wrote, "The wailing of broken hearts is the doorway to God." Who has taught you about the fertility of loss? The new forest growth that comes after the fire? From barrenness and emptiness, the worst feelings we can imagine, comes powerful fertility, potent creativity, and the birth of the new. To know about the fertility of grief, is to understand a fundamental truth of life itself. It's also part of our work in smashing the patriarchy/hierarchy dynamics of our infertile culture. Hope for the...