The Stories Nobody Dares to Tell
Life, Death & The Space Between with Dr. Amy Robbins
Dr. Amy Robbins
4.8 • 582 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 39 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I sit down with Dina Gachman to explore her experience of profound loss after the deaths of her mother and sister. We discuss how grief reshaped her life and inspired her memoir, "So Sorry for Your Loss." Dina shares the realities of grieving two very different losses—one anticipated, one sudden—and how rituals, family connections, spirituality, and even food played a role in her healing journey. We also talk about cultural differences around death, the comfort of shared memories, and ways to support others through mourning. Join us as we navigate the challenges of grief, the questions it raises, and the importance of community and self-compassion. Visit our podcast page for resources, Dina’s work, and more on integrating loss into everyday life.
TIMESTAMPED OVERVIEW
0:00 – Welcoming Dina: Introducing Grief, Loss, and Intuition
1:45 – Dina’s Journey into Grief Writing
4:13 – Comparing Anticipated Versus Sudden Loss
8:02 – Navigating Returning Waves of Grief
10:28 – Managing Anniversaries and Grief Avalanches
13:53 – Finding Meaning in Rituals and Everyday Connections
17:10 – The Comfort and Connection of Food During Grief
23:23 – Collective Family Grief and Changing Relationships
25:06 – Spirituality, Synchronicity, and Signs from Loved Ones
33:26 – “So Sorry for Your Loss”
37:00 – Dina’s Continuing Work and Closing Reflections
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https://bsky.app/profile/dgachman.bsky.social
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| 0:00.0 | We need at our table of awareness, the logician, but equally we need the intuitive, we need the mystic. |
| 0:06.0 | I almost died. |
| 0:07.0 | I was allowed to go to the very precipice of death, of life and death, and look over the edge. |
| 0:13.0 | And I was allowed to behold what was there and allowed to come back. Most people aren't. |
| 0:18.0 | When we talk about being aligned with our self or being aligned with our soul or hearing our |
| 0:23.0 | higher self, that's really what we're talking about is being connected to that divine part of |
| 0:28.2 | ourself, that light-filled part of us, that is connected to God energy, that is connected |
| 0:32.5 | to everybody here and every experience we've ever had. |
| 0:36.4 | If more doctors, more professionals can open up to use intuitive gifts in their work, |
| 0:42.3 | that's really important. |
| 0:44.3 | Hi, I'm Dr. Amy Robbins and welcome to life, death, and the space between. |
| 0:50.3 | I'm a licensed clinical psychologist and medium. |
| 0:53.3 | And here we explore life, death, mediumship, near-death experiences, consciousness, and what it all means. |
| 1:09.2 | When Dina Gashman lost both her mother and her sister in a short period of time, it completely |
| 1:16.6 | turned her world upside down. So she did what she knows how to do best, which is to write. |
| 1:22.6 | And through her writing came this incredible book, this memoir, so sorry for your loss, where she talks |
| 1:30.7 | about all the things grief through her story and we'll learn about her grieving and using food |
| 1:38.8 | as a tool for grief, but also where spirituality fits in, always my favorite topic, in her grief process. |
| 1:46.0 | So with that, here's my interview with Dina Gashman. |
| 1:50.0 | Welcome, Dina, to life, death, and the space between. |
| 1:54.2 | Thank you for having me. |
| 1:55.9 | So take us a bit on your journey of grief and loss because this was not kind of the space |
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