Inner Monologue Ep. 21 - Alexus Choppi - Overcoming Grief Through Service of Others

Our guest for this week's episode on Inner Monologue is friend, survivor, and support group facilitator, Alexis Choppi. Alexis shares the story of her brother, Mike's suicide.  We also discuss getting stuck in the "What if?" mental loop, the evolution of her healing process and becoming a facilitator for a support group.

Illustration by Sharon Stelluto.  

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Inner Monologue Podcast Ep. 3 - Sharon Stelluto - Artist / Holistic Practitioner

MONOMYTH by Sharon Stelluto

I sit down and chat with the amazing artist and Inner Monologue partner, Sharon Stelluto. We talk about our first phone conversation and how I was mesmerized by her voice. Sharon also explains the power and inspiration that comes with being sensitive of the world around you and most of all her passion for art and her own creative process.

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The Dream

Painting by Raela Marie Villanueva

This poem, "The Dream" was inspired by a dream Raela had one week after her brother died.  In the dream, her brother came to Raela one last time to say goodbye.

The Dream

I had a dream of you the other night,

And in that dream everything was alright;

I dreamt that you were alive and well,

Was this dream real? I just can’t tell.

We hugged and laughed and talked for awhile,

I saw your face and your beautiful smile;

We were together just like before,

If it’s a dream and it’s real I want to dream more.

Please don’t go yet I have so much to say,

I want you to know before you go on your way;

Even though it’s a dream it’s so real to me,

Your beauty is all that I can see.

Your energy feels so pure and strong,

I feel as if I just don’t belong;

You radiate your light so true,

As the dream ends I grab onto you.

I don’t want to wake for the end is near,

Your voice is all that I can hear;

I wake from my slumber the dream is gone,

I rise to meet the early dawn.

Written by Raela Marie Villanueva

For Jr. 8/7/74 – 3/30/97

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