BOI MEETS WELLNESS: Death, Dying, & The Medicine of Life featuring Shivani Narang

Death, Dying, & The Medicine of Life featuring Shivani Narang - Episode 63

Oct 7, 2022

Shivani Narang (she/they) is a death worker & energy worker, focusing on spiritual & emotional end-of-life support, life reviews, legacy work, death ritual & ceremony creation & facilitation, and meaning-making at the end of life.

In this episode, Shiv reflects on death and how it brings to light the sacredness and beauty of what it means to be alive. They talk about embracing the different sides of death and finding the medicine within us. They also share the work they do to help not just the dying but also those dealing with grief in whatever stage of life they’re in.

[00:01 – 00:45] Opening Segment

I introduce our guest, Shiv Narang

[00:46 – 03:17] Who is Shiv Narang?

Experiencing the rollercoaster of life

[03:18 – 10:29] Remembering the Sacredness of Life

What is death work?
We experience a lot of deaths in our lives

It’s essential to see what it can teach us about being humans

Death work is grief work and grief is love
People have experienced death and grief since ancient times
Understanding life’s duality: the ugly and beautiful

[10:30 – 14:29] The Darkness is Not for Nothing

At one point in our lives, we will all be death workers, whether for ourselves or for somebody else
Shiv opens up about dealing with darkness and getting into death work
The resistance to life is ancestral

[14:30 – 21:06] Pushing Back Against the Mainstream

Shiv discusses the people they enjoy serving and giving the support they need
How Shiv customizes the client experience
There is healing in silence

[21:07 – 22:03] The Guided Meditation for Wealth

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[21:04 – 25:03] Navigating Death and Grief for Entrepreneurs

Seek support and don’t go through it alone

[25:04 – 30:43] Closing Segment

Shiv answers the BOI Talk and Hop questions
Reach out to Shiv!

Tweetable Quotes:

“We lose a job or we get a new home, or we lose a pet, or we lose a part of ourselves, or we leave a relationship. All of those are versions of ourselves dying and being reborn.” - Shiv Narang

“We're moving through things and healing through things, not just for ourselves, but for the people who came before us and for the people who are yet to come.” - Shiv Narang

“There are people who've done this before, who found their way in this before. And yet there's only me. I'm the only me ever. I'm the only me with my kind of grief ever. And both are true” - Shiv Narang

“The blood is moving, and sometimes we just have to let the blood move, you know? I think a lot of people resist the quiet and the silent or things are trying to sort themselves out.” - Shiv Narang

Resource Mentioned:

The Forty Rules of Love by Elif Shafak

Connect with Shiv on Instagram: @deathworkwithshiv

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