Episode 12 Postmortem (WILD Podcast)

EP 12: How to Start a Grief Circle

This episode is a love letter to the everyday grief-tenders.
The ones who light a candle, send the text, clear the space, and say:
"You can bring that here."

What Episode 12 wanted:
To make the idea of hosting a grief circle feel accessible, not intimidating.
To remind you that grief needs presence, not perfection.
To say plainly: You don’t have to be a therapist to make space for what hurts.

We walked through a clear, step-by-step guide to setting up your own grief circle.
We also offered ritual-based prompts—like emotional autopsies, composting, and eulogies—as flexible tools, not prescriptions.

Core themes:

• Grief Literacy is Collective Work – We’re not meant to do this alone
• Silence is Valid – Holding space doesn’t mean filling space
• Myth-Busting – You don’t need credentials to host a circle, just care
• Body-Memory of Death – Wisdom from ILID on the grief we carry in our bodies
• Undoing Isolation – Side-eyeing the myth that grief should be hidden

Core questions we asked:

What were you taught about how grief should look?
What grief rituals already live in your body or your culture?
What are you willing to try—even awkwardly—in service of togetherness?

This isn’t just an episode. It’s a toolkit. A seed. A permission slip.
Let this one linger. Let it turn into action. Let it be shared.

And let it guide you toward more community, not just more content.

Closing season reflections:

If What I Let Die helped you this season—
if it met you in your messy middle,
if it helped you name a non-body death,
if it helped you feel seen—
then let this be your invitation to deepen the work:

Join the ILID course waitlist: rfpunschool.com/p/grief
Read more reflections at radicalselfie.org