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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
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  • The Loneliness of Diaspora Grief: Remembering Bloody Aban

    The Loneliness of Diaspora Grief: Remembering Bloody Aban
    Nov 20 2025
    In this episode of Halva for the Heart, I reflect on Bloody Aban - the brutal massacre that killed over 1500 Iranian protestors in November of 2019 - and what it means to grieve this atrocity from diaspora six years later. I revisit the fear and confusion of those five days in 2019 when Iran’s internet was shut down, hundreds were killed, and many of us outside the country were feeling utterly alone in our grief. I also share the stories of five martyrs in particular, honoring their lives and the unbearable cost of state violence.

    In this episode, you’ll hear:
    • what made Bloody Aban feel so isolating for Iranians in diaspora
    • how Western media silence and orientalism shaped whose suffering was acknowledged and whose wasn’t
    • why the grief of Bloody Aban hardened in our bodies differently than other collective traumas
    • the privilege (and responsibility) of diaspora safety, and what it makes possible in our healing
    • why some grief (like that of Bloody Aban) may take years before we feel ready to face it
    🌹 This episode is an invitation to turn toward this grief gently with spaciousness, honesty, and compassion for where we each are in our process.

    Links:
    📘 Abangan Guidebook for Ancestral Reclamation
    🗺️ Abdorrahman Boroumand Center for Human Rights in Iran’s Map of Protestor Suppression
    ❤️‍🩹 Join us in Dard-e Del

    The five martyrs honored in this episode:
    🥀 Mohammad Dastankhah: Born in 2004, in Shiraz
    🥀 Mina Sheikhi: Born in Kurdistan, lived in Tehran
    🥀 Mohsen Mohammadpur: Born in 2002, in Khuzestan
    🥀 Puya Bakhtiari: Born in 1992, in Karaj
    🥀 Farzad Ansarifar: Born in 1992, in Khuzestan

    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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    45 m
  • Fibers of Grief: Knitting & Sewing as Grief Care

    Fibers of Grief: Knitting & Sewing as Grief Care
    Nov 4 2025
    In this solo episode of Halva for the Heart, I reflect on the ancient connection between fiber arts and grief care. From slow stitching and mending to knitting and quilting, I explore how our hands hold ancestral wisdom, how the rhythmic, tactile act of making with thread can help us process what our minds cannot.

    This episode weaves together:
    • reflections on fiber arts as embodied grief care, from quilting to visible mending
    • the story of Elizabeth Roseberry Mitchell’s Graveyard Quilt and other memorial textiles
    • how knitting, crochet, and yarn wrapping can become rituals of remembrance and release
    • my personal story about returning to knitting in grief, and the healing power of communal making
    ✨ Join the next Fibers of Grief gathering or download the free Slow Stitching with Grief guidebook


    Links:

    🧶 Fibers of Grief: online gathering every first Thursday of the month
    📘 Free Guidebook: Slow Stitching with Grief
    🧵 Melissa Word's Grief Threads
    🪦 Elizabeth Roseberry Mitchell’s Graveyard Quilt
    🏳️‍🌈 AIDS Memorial Quilt
    🕊️ Stitch Their Names Together: honoring Palestinians killed in Gaza
    🪡 Craftivist Collective

    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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    29 m
  • Creative Grief and Ritual Care with Yarrow Magdalena

    Creative Grief and Ritual Care with Yarrow Magdalena
    Oct 23 2025
    In this heartfelt conversation, I sit down with Yarrow Magdalena, a maker, writer, and grief companion living on the east coast of Scotland. Yarrow shares their journey into death work, from training as a death doula in 2019 to navigating profound personal loss after the unexpected passing of their mother in July 2024.

    Together, we share what it means to tend to grief through handmade practices using thread, cloth, and ritual, and how creativity can become a sacred space for healing.

    In this episode, we explore:
    • How Yarrow came to death work before experiencing major personal loss, and how their practice has deepened since their mother’s passing
    • The similarities and differences between various types of shock and grief — from a life-changing accident to sudden loss
    • The powerful practice of creating memorial quilts using loved ones’ textiles and clothing
    • Why hand-stitching and textile work can be such healing practices during grief
    • The importance of naming our identities, and how different aspects of who we are carry their own grief
    • Practical ways to be an activist for folks who are disabled, living remotely, or have limited capacity
    • Simple rituals that help, like creating a physical grief space in your home or working with tarot
    Yarrow also shares touching memories of their mother Marina, the gift of their last goodbye, and how they balance running two podcasts (Grief Glimmers and The Kind Business Podcast) while honoring their own grief journey.

    Be sure to head over to Grief Glimmers to listen to my episode on Yarrow's podcast.

    Find Yarrow’s work at glimmerportal.com and pinkwellstudio.com.

    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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    53 m
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