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They Don't Have to Be Gone
They Don't Have to Be Gone
"The ancestors called it reverence. Modern psychology calls it continuing bonds. I just call it love that doesn't know how to stop."  -Elayne Read more...
The One Who Knows Things
The One Who Knows Things
The One Who Knows Things   You've always been the one people call. The friend who shows up when someone is dying. The one who knows what to say when... Read more...
They Were Never Just a Dog
They Were Never Just a Dog
Someone I love lost their girl this weekend. She was old. She had lived a long, good life, the kind of life a dog builds slowly, city block by city... Read more...
The Solstice Is Not a Celebration. It's a Crossing.
The longest day of the year feels like an arrival. And then, on the solstice itself, the turning happens. What old traditions understood, and what the science confirms: the peak is the threshold. Read more...
What Insects Teach Us About Grief: A Death Doula's Perspective
The metamorphosis metaphor goes deeper than most people realize. As both an entomologist and a death doula, I've spent years sitting with the dying and sitting with insects, and I've come to believe those two practices are not as different as they sound. Read more...
You Don't Have to Say the Right Thing (But Here's What Actually Helps)
You Don't Have to Say the Right Thing (But Here's What Actually Helps)
Nobody prepares you for this part. You love someone who is grieving, and you want to help; deeply, genuinely, but every time you reach out, you freeze. What do I... Read more...
Grief Has No Expiration Date
Grief Has No Expiration Date
Grief doesn't get better with time. Not exactly. The grief itself doesn't shrink; the love doesn't shrink. What changes, slowly and not always in a straight line, is your ability... Read more...
Welcome to Empoorium
Welcome to Empoorium
Everything in the Empoorium tells a story about the cycle of life. Read more...