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Halva for the Heart: Dying and Grieving in Diaspora

Halva for the Heart: Dying and Grieving in Diaspora

著者： Misha | Hafez Death Care
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概要

 Halva for the Heart is for both the collective in general, and for those of us living in diaspora specifically. Here we will explore topics of grief tending and death care as a way to build the liberated future we envision for our world, as well as what is means to be dying and grieving while living in diaspora, especially for those of us who have roots in the SWANA region. All are welcome here - befarmāid.Copyright Misha スピリチュアリティ 社会科学
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    Returning to Iran: Mixed Identity, Belonging, and Diaspora Experience with artist Roxanne Cassehgari
    2026/04/27
    In this episode, I sit down with Roxanne Cassehgari, a writer, photographer, and artist documenting the Iranian diaspora.We talk about growing up Iranian outside of Iran, navigating mixed identity, and the complicated relationship to a homeland you may not fully know but deeply long for. Roxanne shares about returning to Iran and how it reshaped her understanding of belonging, language, and self.We explore language loss, cultural disconnection, and the feeling of not being “enough,” alongside her work documenting diaspora stories through interviews and photography. From everyday objects to food and ritual, we reflect on how Iran continues to live within people across distance and generations.We also touch on the tensions between diaspora and homeland perspectives, and how migration, assimilation, and politics shape these experiences.This is a conversation about exile, memory, and the many ways people try to return.About RoxanneRoxane Cassehgari is an artist and photographer born in France to an Iranian father and Colombian mother. Alongside her artistic practice, she is a human rights lawyer and researcher. While law and research allow her to articulate questions about our world, photography is a space of freedom, a more intuitive terrain where she can explore what words cannot capture. Her work explores diasporic memory, emotions linked to exile, and the transmission—or loss—of culture. Through a sensitive and personal approach, she also seeks to reflect on our relationship with the land: as our origin, our heritage, but also as a place where we root ourselves within the living world.In this episode, we explore...Growing up Iranian in the diasporaReturning to Iran after living abroadMixed identity and cultural belongingLanguage loss and reclaiming FarsiThe emotional impact of exile and disconnectionIranian diaspora identity across different countriesThe tension between diaspora and homeland perspectivesHow art and storytelling preserve cultural memoryEveryday ways people stay connected to Iran (food, objects, ritual)Mentioned in this episode:📕 Roxanne's project Le Retour (The Return)🏝️ Roxanne's project Exile is an Island🎧 Halva for the Heart episode with Afghan author and activist Mina Sharif📚 Your War Our Lives by Mina Sharif📚 The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan KamaliConnect with Roxanne📸 Follow Roxanne on Instagram📥 Submit your story to Roxanne’s project Exile is an IslandIf you'd like to share what this episode brought up for you...Leave me a 90 second voice noteMessage me on InstagramSend me an emailLearn more about my work at my website www.hafezdeathcare.comSubscribe to my weekly newsletter🎵 Theme song: 'Lullaby' by Iranian oud player Negâr Boubân
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  • Farvardingan: The Iranian Holiday of Honoring the Dead and Connecting with Ancestors

    Farvardingan: The Iranian Holiday of Honoring the Dead and Connecting with Ancestors
    2026/04/07
    In this episode of Halva for the Heart, I explore Farvardingan, the ancient Iranian holiday when the fravashis (spirits of the departed) return to visit the living. This year, Farvardingan takes on profound significance as we grapple with unprecedented levels of loss: from war on Iran and regime violence to the ongoing genocide in Palestine and personal grief. I discuss how Farvardingan becomes an act of resistance in a world that gives us almost no space to grieve, and expand our understanding of ancestry beyond blood to include the many lineages that shape and sustain us.

    In this episode, I reflect on:
    - Memory as active care, not something to "move on" from
    - Continuity between the living and the dead
    - Farvardingan as a support for us during this time of war
    - Ways to stay connected ancestors
    - Different types of ancestry beyond blood lineage (as taught to me by my teacher Holly Truhlar)

    Resources Mentioned
    🔗 Holly Truhlar's Idea of Soul Lineage - Explore ancestral connections and soul lineage work
    🎵 Dard-e Del Playlist - Curated music for grief and ancestral connection
    📖 Farvardingan Guidebook - Deep dive into practices, rituals, and reflections for honoring the dead


    If you'd like to share what this episode brought up for you...
    • Leave me a 90 second voice note
    • Message me on Instagram
    • Send me an email
    Learn more about my work at my website www.hafezdeathcare.com
    Subscribe to my weekly newsletter

    🎵 Theme song: 'Lullaby' by Iranian oud player Negâr Boubân
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    33 分
  • A Meditation for Nowruz in Times of War: For Iranians in Diaspora Whose Hearts Ache for Iran

    A Meditation for Nowruz in Times of War: For Iranians in Diaspora Whose Hearts Ache for Iran
    2026/03/16
    In this special episode of Halva for the Heart, I share a recorded Nowruz meditation for those of us in the Iranian diaspora who are holding the question so many of us are sitting with this year as we watch our homeland be harmed by bombs: Do we celebrate Nowruz?

    This meditation doesn't offer an easy answer. Instead, it invites us into the deeper purpose of our ancestral rituals, not as performances of joy, but as living technologies of transformation, continuity, and survival.

    This meditation moves through two ancient practices: Chaharshanbe Soori, the pre-New Year fire ritual, where we offer our exhaustion (zardi) to the flame and receive its red aliveness (sorkhi) in return, not just for ourselves, but on behalf of all those inside Iran carrying fear and uncertainty.

    And the haftseen sofreh, reimagined as a place to both ask for what we need, and a place to send love, strength, protection, and hope toward Iran.

    This meditation was created for Iranians in diaspora who are grieving, exhausted, and unsure how to mark a new year that arrives whether we are ready or not. If you are not Iranian, you are welcome to sit with us in solidarity.

    There is no single right way to do Nowruz this year. Maybe this meditation is all that you do to honor the holiday. And that's okay. That is enough.


    *This meditation was first offered during a live Dard-e Del session. If you're a fellow Iranian in diaspora and are looking for community spaces to hold your grief with others like you, please join us in Dard-e Del. We meet on zoom 3 times a month to support one another.

    If you'd like to share what this episode brought up for you...
    • Leave me a 90 second voice note
    • Message me on Instagram
    • Send me an email
    Learn more about my work at my website www.hafezdeathcare.com
    Subscribe to my weekly newsletter

    🎵 Theme song: 'Lullaby' by Iranian oud player Negâr Boubân
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    34 分
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