{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Spirit Vessels with Jessica Wertz","description":"Spirit Vessels with Jessica Wertz    \u201cDeath is not easy to talk about. Grief is not comfortable to feel.\u201d   \u201cWe believe in the courage of the human spirit and the depth that love can weave together in times of grief.\u201d   \u201cWe recognize the power of ceremony for both its ability to create and hold a safe space for your emotions and assist in the process of self-healing.\u201d    -- Jessica Wertz     Episode Summary:   Have you ever wondered why it is so hard to talk about, much less deal with, death in our society? Have you struggled with your emotions around the death of a loved one? Have you scrambled to find ceremony and meaning when facing death?   In this episode, we talk with Jessica Wertz, a ceramics artist and founder of \u201cSpirit Vessel\u201d where she creates personalized ceremonies to honor the lives of loved ones, with meaningful ritual and handcrafted, uniquely designed urns.   Listen in to hear Jessica Wertz invite you to redefine your relationship with loss through guided, personalized ceremony.     Topics We Discuss: How Jessica Wertz\u2019 journey from artistry and creativity, through the forests of Oregon, lead her to Spirit Vessels so early in her life. Using an intentional, uniquely created Spirit Vessel urn to beautify and signify a loved one\u2019s life. How to bypass the tabu and stigma around death in our culture, and rise above the difficulty of talking about death.  How to approach a better way of living through the lens of death; growing through the wisdom of death. Jessica\u2019s passion for reintroducing the long lost art of ceremony into the common experience of losing a loved one. Rekindling the lost ancient technology of ceremony, helping to create a sacred time to give reverence, honor and celebrate; to center the community around the spirit of a loved one. Spirit Vessel will help continue the markers of life: birth, baptism\/bris, graduation, marriage, anniversaries \u2013 with emotional and spiritual living memorials or after death memorial services. How you can honor your loved ones in this world and into the next.  How we are socially wired to connect in community!   Learn More about Spirit Vessels   You can learn more about Jessica Wertz, and find out more about Spirit Vessels at their website.   Follow Jessica Wertz on: Facebook Instagram LinkedIn     Support Life, Death and the Space Between:   If you\u2019re enjoying the podcast and finding value in guest interviews, ghost stories, and the content I share, please consider supporting the show by becoming a Patreon member for as little as $5 a month at Patreon.com\/DrAmyRobbins   As a member you\u2019ll get more say in the content we cover and exclusive access to behind-the-scenes goodness!     Stay Connected: Facebook Instagram YouTube Fireside ","author_name":"Life, Death & The Space Between","author_url":"http:\/\/www.dramyrobbins.com","html":"