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Nine Keys: Death Midwifery Conversations and Meditations with Narinder Bazen

Riffing on Life, Death, Grief, and Everything-in-Between with Melissa Word

In this episode, Narinder and Melissa Word riff on:

  • Death Work as an art medium 
  • Grief as the diva she is 
  • Patriarchal learning systems vs matriarchal learning systems in regard to 'death schools"


If you are an artist, if you are a death worker, if you are a new world builder, or if you're curious about how those three things blend, this episode is for you! 


Melissa Word is a powerhouse of articulation. She can quilt phrasing around abstract concepts so seamlessly. It is an honor to get to have her wisdom on Nine Keys.  She is an artist, dancer, somatic grief coach, and death doula in Atlanta. Her podcast is called Witch Sweat. (It's Narinder's favorite podcast to visit in listening land. Check it out! ) Or you can find her at www.melissaword.com or on Instagram at @melissawordstudio.

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