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Halva for the Heart: Dying and Grieving in Diaspora

Halva for the Heart: Dying and Grieving in Diaspora

De: Misha | Hafez Death Care
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Halva for the Heart is for both the collective in general, and for those of us living in diaspora specifically. Here we will explore topics of grief tending and death care as a way to build the liberated future we envision for our world, as well as what is means to be dying and grieving while living in diaspora, especially for those of us who have roots in the SWANA region. All are welcome here - befarmāid.Copyright Misha Ciencias Sociales Espiritualidad
Episodios
  • Knitting as Ancestral Memory: Grief, Yarn, and Hands That Remember

    Knitting as Ancestral Memory: Grief, Yarn, and Hands That Remember
    Jan 2 2026
    In this intimate episode of Halva for the Heart, I share a raw voice memo I recorded two years ago, just moments after I had the experience of my hands had been taken over by my ancestors ✨

    It happened when I had sat down to start a knitting project, but I couldn't remember how to cast on. After struggling for awhile and almost getting frustrated, something unexpected happened: my hands just knew what to do. It felt like my grandmother was moving through me, guiding me through a cast-on method I didn't remember learning. It got me thinking about yarn as memory, knitting as something our ancestors pass down, and how grief can actually live in your hands.

    This episode is about communing with your ancestors through fiber work, how your body remembers things your mind doesn't, and why knitting and stitching got written off as "just hobbies" when they're actually powerful spiritual practices.

    This episode is an invitation tp grieve through fiber, to let your ancestors teach you through your hands, and to trust that the wisdom is already there.

    In this episode, I explore:
    • Knitting as ancestral memory and embodied wisdom
    • Fiber, yarn, and cloth as grief companions
    • Why slow crafts are sites of resistance and care
    • Handwork as a way to grieve what was never taught
    • Passing down love through making, not perfection
    Invitation
    If this episode speaks to you, you’re invited to join our Fibers of Grief circle, a monthly online gathering exploring grief through slow stitching, yarn work, and visible mending as care practices.

    🧶 January’s circle focuses on working with yarn
    🪡 February’s circle will explore visible mending

    Sign up ➡️ here

    If you'd like to share what this episode brought up for you...
    • Leave me a 90 second voice note
    • Message me on Instagram
    • Send me an email
    Learn more about my work at my website www.hafezdeathcare.com
    Subscribe to my weekly newsletter

    🎵 Theme song: 'Lullaby' by Iranian oud player Negâr Boubân
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    32 m
  • Celebrating Yalda with Shahmaran: Winter Solstice, Grief, and Liberation in the Iranian Diaspora

    Celebrating Yalda with Shahmaran: Winter Solstice, Grief, and Liberation in the Iranian Diaspora
    Dec 18 2025
    In this episode of Halva for the Heart, I turn toward Shab-e Yalda, the ancient Iranian winter solstice holiday, and reflect on what it offers us as people living, grieving, and resisting in diaspora. I explore Yalda as a collective vigil through the longest night of the year, and how it initiates Chelleh-ye Bozorg: the 40 coldest, darkest days that mirror grief cycles, mourning traditions, and the necessity of communal care. Through the mythology of Shahmaran, the Kurdish queen of serpents, I reflect on winter as a sacred time for collapse, inner death work, and transformation personally, collectively, and politically.

    In this episode, you’ll hear:
    • what Shab-e Yalda and Chelleh-ye Bozorg teach us about grief and survival
    • how Yalda functions as a vigil and a form of ancestral death work
    • why Shahmaran’s underground cavern mirrors the womb/tomb space of grief
    • how Iranian mourning traditions align with seasonal cycles
    • why rest, collapse, and community care are essential for sustainable liberation
    • how Yalda invites solidarity, hope, and resistance in dark times


    🌑 This episode is an invitation to soften into the darkness, gather in community, and trust that the sun—and liberation—will return.

    Links:
    📘 Shab-e Yalda Guidebook
    🐍 The Omi Collective’s Shahmaran Azadi Zine & Talisman
    ❤️‍🩹 Join us in Dard-e Del
    🗝️ Narinder Bazen's concept of Inner-Facing Death Work

    If you'd like to share what this episode brought up for you...
    • Leave me a 90 second voice note
    • Message me on Instagram
    • Send me an email
    Learn more about my work at my website www.hafezdeathcare.com
    Subscribe to my weekly newsletter

    🎵 Theme song: 'Lullaby' by Iranian oud player Negâr Boubân
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    35 m
  • What is a Death Doula & Why might you work with one?

    What is a Death Doula & Why might you work with one?
    Dec 3 2025
    In this episode of Halva for the Heart, I talk through a question I’m asked all the time: What exactly does a death doula do?

    I share how death work isn’t only for people at the very end of life, it’s for anyone navigating mortality, grief, fear, or the desire to meet death with more intention and clarity. I walk through the many roles a death doula can hold: educator, advocate, companion, household support, vigil-sitter, home funeral guide, advance directive facilitator, and someone who brings ancestral, community-rooted care back to the bedside. I also speak about the long history of this work, how it existed for millennia before the medical system claimed the dying process, and why reclaiming these roles matters.

    Throughout the conversation, I keep returning to one truth: death doulas are an ancient role with a modern title.

    In this episode, I cover:
    • What a death doula is and the many roles we hold
    • Why death care is for everyone, not just the actively dying
    • The ancient history of community death care
    • How death doulas can advocate for your wishes at the end of life
    • Options like home funerals, body care, and spending time with loved ones after death


    If you'd like to share what this episode brought up for you...
    • Leave me a 90 second voice note
    • Message me on Instagram
    • Send me an email
    Learn more about my work at my website www.hafezdeathcare.com
    Subscribe to my weekly newsletter

    🎵 Theme song: 'Lullaby' by Iranian oud player Negâr Boubân
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    34 m
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