End-of-Life University Ep. 458 The Phone of the Wind: Connecting with Those We Grieve with Dina Stander
Jun 10, 2024
59:38
Learn how the “phone of the wind” can help us establish continuing bonds with our loved ones who have died.
My guest Dina Stander is an end-of-life navigator, funeral celebrant and burial shroud maker. She is also the founder of the Northeast Death Care Collaborative, an author and a propagator of phones of the wind, which she discusses today. Learn more at her website:
This episode includes:
- How Dina’s life experiences led her to the varied work she is doing now
- The need for specialized death resources for disabled people
- Why Dina’s shroud-making services use “up-cycled” fabrics for shrouds
- The history behind the Phone of the Wind
- How Dina shares the Phone of the Wind with others
- How to locate a Phone of the Wind near you
- What type of phone is best to use
- How the phone of the wind allows for expression of all emotions, including anger
- Why a wind phone could be part of a compassionate community
- The many settings that could benefit from the presence of a wind phone
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- Last Dance Shrouds
- Find a wind phone near you: Mywindphone.com
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