Demetra Gray is a writer and creator, among many other things. She is the author of two books of poetry: "how to live when the world is dying" & "i never wanted to write a breakup poem." She lives on a little island off the West coast of Canada with her husband, Jordan. You can find her on Instagram @demetragray__ where she shares about her gardening and healing adventures, or at demetragray.com.
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A quick update to tell you I'm taking a little break from episodes! I will likely be back in some amount of weeks :) xo ** this break has gone on much longer than intended & isn't ending anytime soon!!Par Demetra Gray
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#94: Jordan & Demetra talk about all the things we are doing during spring, Jordan’s dreams, less travel, our cute island, marriage, learning to be handy, & more
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Jordan and I talk about many things under the sun, such as going to bed and waking up with the sun, the comment our appliance installer made about our handiness and what we are doing now, Jordan chopping wood and Demetra planting the garden, Jordan’s new program, Jordan’s dreams, the cute things about our island, what we had to let go of in getting…
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#92: Setting boundaries with men, protecting yourself, & learning self-defense as women with Jess Mather
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In this episode Jess and I talk about our past experiences with men following us home, cat-calling, and being predatory, and what to do in these situations. We discuss verbal boundary setting, how to tell someone you’re not interested in communicating with them, what signs to look for when someone might be dangerous, and the various ways a situatio…
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#90: Engagement anxiety, emotions that come up when getting engaged, married, or having children; re-evaluating your partner, & Jordan and my personal experience with this
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In this episode (and about 2 years into our marriage), Jordan and I discuss what it was like for us to get engaged. Jordan talks about having anxiety and questioning everything, I talk about how I handled him feeling that way, and we both talk about the many different things our minds did to try to protect us. We especially focus on the societal na…
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#88: Demetra asks Jordan 6 intimate questions about life
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In this episode it's my turn to ask Jordan questions that he wasn't told ahead of time! Topics range from what made him want to marry me, to his suicide attempt at 15 and becoming a father in the future, & more. This is a companion episode to the previous one, where Jordan asks me questions.Par Demetra Gray
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#87: Jordan asks Demetra 5 intimate questions about life
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In this episode Jordan interviews me, asking me 5 deep questions about life that he did not tell me ahead of time. This is a very intimate episode full of tears & laughter :) topics include what I miss about the beginning of us dating, the biggest thing I've learned about sexual energy, what I want our future children to know, & more. Stay tuned fo…
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#84: Choosing where to live, fantasy vs reality (in all aspects of life), & the pros & cons of living more rural & in an old home: did we make a good choice?
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Jordan & I talk about our choice to live on a little island in a 120-year-old house, what we love about it and what we dislike, the many factors that go into choosing where to live, the underbelly of fantasies of ways of living, & how there are always going to be parts you don’t like of things you want in life.…
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#78: Beauty culture, Jordan’s favorite Demetra quotes, the fragile polarity world, growing & changing with your partner, how we feel about coffee
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Jordan & Demetra hang out and talk about many different things including: Jordan’s list of his favorite funny things Demetra has ever said, how we’re sick of the polarity world and how fragile people’s polarity seems to be, changing with your partner, beauty culture and hair, botox, nails, & makeup, and our journeys with coffee.…
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