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Remona Aly on breaking an engagement, and the transformative force of grief

How We Live Now with Katherine May

The Importance of Being Dignified

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"I'll never stop being grateful for being able to put that most painful material out there and always have that find a mirror that reflects me back at myself," she says. "There is something deep within us that we need to convey to the world... There is a beautiful universality of spirit and love and compassion and understanding."

Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.

While we take a rest over the summer, we’re sharing some remastered episodes from Season One, chosen by listeners.

In this episode, I speak to journalist and broadcaster Remona Aly about her life-changing decision to call off an engagement, and how it echoed through the years to teach her about forgiveness, faith and empathy.

This is such a special one for me - I went to school with Remona, and I think you can hear our joy at reconnecting after a couple of decades, and feeling so at home in the process. We cover all of human life here: buckle in.

We talked about:

Finding the sacred in everyday life
How grief changes you
The need for community
Breaking off an engagement and family shame

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