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When words don’t feel right, we are left to action. Trudy shares what she learned from those who supported her through the loss of her husband in the best ways they knew how — comforting efforts, clumsy advice and all.

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--Chapters-- 

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:21) - Words
• (08:08) - Funerals
• (12:38) - Hospital Staff
• (17:08) - Acts of Kindness
• (23:37) - Carrying Forward
• (27:38) - Get Over It
• (31:14) - Kinds of Grief
• (35:21) - Close

Hosted by Lisa Austin and Trudy Callaghan

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

A beautiful and deeply moving conversation, this episode is Trudy’s story of losing her husband. For those who are acquainted with grief and for those who’ve yet to face the death of someone they love, this is one crone’s vulnerable recounting of the days leading up to a life changing loss.

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Quote from Anne Lamott:

“If you haven’t already, you will lose someone you can’t live without, and your heart will be badly broken, and you never get over the loss of a deeply beloved person. But this is the good news. The person lives forever, in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through, and you learn to dance with the banged-up heart. You dance to the absurdities of life; you dance to the minuet of old friendships.”

In the episode, Trudy mentions that this is the quote they read at a monument near  Christchurch in New Zealand. The quote was printed on a temporary sign, which her husband took a picture of.

We found that this quote appears differently across various online posts. We were unable to determine the original text for the quote, and so have shared the one Trudy has come to know from her husband’s photograph.

--Chapters--

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:03) - An Invisible Shawl
• (05:52) - Bearing Witness
• (19:32) - Record of Days
• (29:48) - Gathering
• (37:57) - Close

1. Hall, Emory. (2023). Metabolism. made of rivers. Three Rivers Publishing. Boulder, CO. USA. 

Emory Hall and Trevor Hall created an audio version of select poems from the made of rivers anthology, and you can find that on YouTube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QcZuTpv42I

--Credit--
Hosted by Lisa Austin and Trudy Callaghan

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

Crones. Crones everywhere. We talk about how to recognize the crones in our world, whether passing by in good, technical footwear or being a caring constant in our lives. Let's discover the crones around us and seek their wisdom.

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--Chapters-- 

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:28) - Fully Formed
• (07:43) - Archetypes
• (10:22) - Victoria
• (13:34) - Are You a Crone?
• (23:39) - Close

--References--    

1. Bolen, Jean Shinoda. (2003) Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women. Conari Press. Massachusetts, US.

--Credits—

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and  Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media.

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.

Original music by Darrin Hagen. 

Relationships change over time, and so do personal values and needs. At a certain stage in life, there’s no time for passivity. Special guest, Sandra Carl, joins us in embracing “cronage”, finding new friendships and staying in the fray.

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--Chapters-- 

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:04) - Friendship
• (06:08) - Winnowing
• (09:09) - Love is Expandable
• (12:07) - Stay in the Fray
• (15:40) - Correcting the Record
• (16:39) - Be Curious
• (21:38) - We’re Listening
• (23:19) - Close

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and  Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media.

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.

Original music by Darrin Hagen. 

Honing Crone Intuition

Take a deep dive with us into honing crone intuition. Jump in as we face the world as it is, good stuff and bad, all while avoiding the cynicism-trap. 

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--Chapters-- 

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:46) - Time
• (04:25) - Repetition
• (09:00) - Trauma
• (15:46) - Practice
• (22:32) - Discernment vs. Cynicism
• (25:32) - Close

--Credits—

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and  Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media.

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.

Original music by Darrin Hagen. 

Do you trust your intuition? We revisit some hard moments where our bodies may have been trying to tell us something, and discuss how getting it wrong taught us how to get it right Later on. 

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Read this show's blog at CroneCast.ca for in-depth thoughts on topics covered in this episode.

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--Chapters-- 

• (00:00) - Intro
• (00:45) - “Juicy”
• (05:13) - Becoming You
• (09:41) - Intuition
• (11:18) - A Ride Home
• (16:30) - Feel it
• (19:19) - Trust It
• (22:04) - Use It
• (27:35) - A Lower Grade
• (32:05) - Listen
• (32:57) - Close

--References--    

1. Bolen, Jean Shinoda. (2003) Crones Don't Whine: Concentrated Wisdom for Juicy Women. Conari Press. Massachusetts, US.

--Credits—

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and  Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

Come with us as we discuss our relationship to the words that describe older women and delve into the nuance of defining oneself in a world that tries to judge us as all good or all bad: The wise woman vs. the terrible mother. We embrace our complexity and lived experience. We decide that we can be who we are. Unabashedly and amazingly.

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Read this show's blog at CroneCast.ca for in-depth thoughts on topics covered in this episode.

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--Chapters--

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:06) - Maiden, Mother, Crone
• (07:48) - The Passing of Knowledge
• (11:17) - The Terrible Mother
• (14:50) - Be Amazingly Who You Are
• (20:40) - Generosity
• (23:13) - Close

--References--    

1. Conway, D. J., (1994) Maiden, Mother, Crone: The Myth & Reality of the Triple Goddess. Llewellyn Publications. Minnesota, US.
2. Glennon, Doyle. (2020) Untamed. The Dial Press. New York, US.

--Credits—

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

Eavesdrop on our conversation as we (Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin) embark on an adventure to identify and appreciate the many riches that come with being a woman of a certain age. You’ll learn more about how our use of ‘crone’ represents a reclaiming of a word that has been used negatively throughout the past to describe women with deep wisdom, knowledge and experience. Join the Cronedom and be part of the CroneCast community.

Trudy and Lisa's Bio: CroneCast.ca

Read this show's blog at CroneCast.ca for in-depth thoughts on topics covered in this episode.

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• (00:00) - Welcome to CroneCast
• (01:23) - Meet Trudy and Lisa
• (06:45) - Cronedom
• (14:19) - Hagitude
• (20:50) - That word: “crone”
• (30:05) - Wouldn’t you want to be that woman?

--References--    

1. Blackie, Sharon. (2023) Hagitude: Reimagining the Second Half of Life. September Publishing. England, UK.

--Credits—

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen

“Purpose” is an audacious idea that purports to shape our lives. We’re not so sure about that. We put our thinking faces on and take a look at the purpose we decide for ourselves, the purpose others discover in us, and whether this whole “purpose” thing is as singular as we’ve been told.

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Share your questions and comments at https://cronecast.ca/contact.  We want to hear from you about all things crone.

--Chapters-- 

• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:53) - Flummoxed by Purpose
• (06:20) - One or Many
• (13:54) - Unique Contributions
• (20:22) - Stay Present
• (25:08) - Close

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen

Original music by Darrin Hagen 

Robin Pacific is a Canadian writer and visual artist. She is a highly credentialed, single malt drinking Anglican socialist. And she is a crone. Embodying all that and more, Robin joins us in a thought-provoking discussion about identity, grief and creativity.

See Robin Pacific’s work: https://www.robinpacific.ca/ 

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--Chapters–

• (00:00) - Intro
• (04:04) - Collage
• (09:35) - Words + Images
• (15:30) - Grief Speak
• (18:36) - Dayne
• (24:14) - Naked
• (28:48) - Seasons
• (31:23) - Ephemeral
• (34:59) - Transformative
• (40:16) - Close

--References--    

Pacific, Robin. (2024) Skater Girl, An Archeology of the Self. Guernica Editions. Gananoque, ON, CAN.

--Credits—

Hosted by Trudy Callaghan and Lisa Austin

Produced by Odvod Media.

Audio Engineering by Steve Glen.

Original music by Darrin Hagen.