Gathering Sparks with Valerie Dolgin

Jan 04 2022 7 ep. 32 mins

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Gathering Sparks is aimed at illuminating the human experience. Bringing to light the wisdom and authenticity of regular people in our community who have stories to share. We're not doctors, researchers, celebrities, paid lecturers or authors. We're not influencers or CEO's, we're just people stepping through life. We have a lot to offer and we hope thatGathering Sparks will help you realize that your life is a spark too.

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How to: Befriend Death. With Glen Burkholder and Tracey Robertson.

Jan 04 2022 52 mins

Join me for this intimate and enlightening conversation about the one part of our lives that is just not optional. It's inevitable - all of us will die. Most of us will die in old age. Some of us will die earlier in our lives by disease, some by accident and others, tragically, by our own hands. Glen Burkholder and Tracey Robertson have spent a lifetime considering death and what i

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Introducing the Gathering Sparks Podcast

Jan 30 2021 4 mins

A short explanation of who your host is and about the origins of Gathering Sparks. The indulgent origin story of this podcast before the first episode drops.

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Gathering Sparks is coming soon! Prepare to be wowed by the amazingness that is people like you and me.