What Death Teaches Us About Living with Bronnie Ware

Welcome to another episode of Returning: A podcast to return to yourself and the wisdom within. Today I’m joined by the phenomenal, Bronnie Ware. Guided by the profound insights outlined in her book, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying, this conversation is deep, vast and loaded with truth. Best-selling author, global speaker, storyteller and teacher of courage, Bronnie Ware is someone who speaks effortlessly with compassion and profound wisdom. Her words sort of stop you in your tracks – there’s no escaping the truth in what she shares. After working at the bedside of the dying for many years, Bronnie alchemized her profound insights and experience into the prolific international bestselling memoir, The Top Five Regrets of the Dying. Our conversation travels in many directions and asks some enormous and important questions spanning creativity, purpose, motherhood, the importance of creating space, soul journeys, religion and the ultimate question: what does happen when we die? “The more you can face the fact that you're going to die and that your time is actually sacred, every minute, every day is sacred, you start to let go of other people's opinions.” - Bronnie Ware KEY TIMESTAMPS: 02:19 The importance of living slowly and simply. 06:29 Regret 5: “I wish I had let myself be happier.” 06:56 Why doesn’t society look at death? 12:51 Regret 2: “I wish I hadn’t worked so hard” 21:16 Do birth and death feel similar? 24:45 Our experiences of life leaving the body. 32:19 Regret 3: “I wish I'd had the courage to express my feelings.” 36:18 What happens to our soul when we die? 50:20 Defining 'the sacred' 51:49 Today's Soul Inquiry prompt. SOUL INQUIRYSoul Inquiry is a practice where we enter a direct dialogue with our inner self. Today’s Soul Inquiry prompt is:How are you being called to create more space in your life so you can truly live?Now it’s time to commit to a grounded action: What is one baby step you can take in that direction? MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Full Episode Transcript Book: The Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware Bronnie Ware’s Website Subscribe to Bronnie's Newsletter Book: The Future Ancestor by Annabelle Sharman The Inner Temple Mystery School   CONNECT WITH REBECCA: Website - https://rebeccacampbell.me/practice/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/rebeccacampbell_author/ Facebook - https://web.facebook.com/rebeccacampbellauthor YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/RebeccaCampbell