IN MEMORY OF ARTEMIS VANDIVIER, LOST 7/11/21Like a night sky of stars, the memories of babies who lost their lives as they began shine in the hearts of countless mothers and fathers. Yet it’s not talked about much, and for so many parents, grief walks with them wherever they go.This is a particularly personal episode as Kristen and Isabel discuss the very recent stillbirth of Kristen’s baby Artemis. They explore all the facets of grief in general and then describe the unique experience of living through miscarriage and infant loss. If you have ever experienced grief over the death of someone very close to you, and especially for those who've lost a baby to miscarriage or infant loss, we hope this episode brings comfort and healing.HIGHLIGHTS3:41 VEDIC VIEWPOINT ON GRIEF8:14 GRIEF AS INTENSE LOVE 10:00 THE EXPERIENCE OF GRIEF AS A MEDITATOR 10:30 MASSIVE CHANGE OF EXPECTATION 11:08 ATTACHMENT TO GRIEF 12:14 UNIQUE SITUATION OF MISCARRIAGE AND STILLBIRTH, NOTHING TANGIBLE 14:27 THE PERSON YOU ARE BEFORE AND AFTER LOSS, SPLITTING LIFE INTO BC AND AD  17:00 LOSS PUTS YOU ON A NEW PATH  21:00 GRIEF AS CATHARSIS 25:00 CONNECTION TO ALL MOTHERS AND FATHERS WHO HAVE LOST A BABY 28:38 NOBODY TALKS ABOUT MISCARRIAGE32:22 WITH LOSING A PREBORN BABY, THERE IS NO RITUAL 35:32 THE ARTEMIS GARDEN INFO36:10 LOSS OF YOUR VISION OF THE FUTURE37:38 EVERY TRAGEDY IS WRAPPED IN BLESSINGS AND LOVE38:52 THE LOSS WAS ALWAYS WHAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN40:58 OUR ONLY JOB AS PARENTS IS TO LOVE THEM, THEY COME HOWEVER THEY NEED TO COME42:00 STORY OF KRISHNA AND HIS MOTHER YASHODA43:29 MOTHERHOOD, A POWER SO STRONG IT MADE THE UNIVERSE45:00 AT BIRTH AND DEATH YOU LOOK INTO THE FACE OF GODJAI GURU DEVA