Breathing Wind Podcast
Breathing Wind
25: Irrational Thoughts
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25: Irrational Thoughts

What role does wonder have in grief?

“Still I can’t see past the fact that here lies my dad – my sick dad I would bring meal trays to, my dad whose feet I meant to protect from harm.”


What role does wonder have in grief? How do we change when grief affects us so young?

This is the last episode of Season One and I’ve chosen Surya Ohara to represent the conclusion, as she also represents the beginning of this podcast. We met at The Everything Conference in 2019, at a time when I really needed to have a community of others pursuing nontraditional paths to inspire me to keep going. In this episode, we touch on her story. We talk about her memories of her father, her father’s funeral, and how grief and wonder didn’t come to her until later in life. She also shares an excerpt from her blog titled “The Role of Wonder in Surviving Grief.”


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In this episode, Surya talks about:

  • Her father and his funeral in Laos

  • Her role as peacemaker and how that manifested after losing her dad at a young age

  • Her pursuit of finding wonder in grief

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Breathing Wind Podcast
Breathing Wind
Breathing Wind is a podcast about grief and loss and how we journey with these lifelong companions.
Naila Francis, grief coach, writer and former journalist and Sarah Davis, podcast consultant, speaker and writer, are cohosts. We offer warm, honest and insightful conversations for the introspective at heart.
Launched in 2019 as a personal grief project, the podcast struck a chord with listeners looking for a space to feel less alone in their grief. Quickly, a dedicated community grew around the candid and compelling conversations with others who knew grief just as intimately and those who offered guidance for navigating this universal human experience.
In its three seasons of publishing monthly episodes, Breathing Wind has become a trusted space to explore who we become and how we make meaning in the midst of our post-loss lives. It's also the place where joy, laughter, wonder and possibility co-exist alongside deep heartbreak.
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