Lately Posts

In the Before Times, I identified generally as a pretty happy camper. Some would’ve called me relentlessly hopeful. But 2020 has done a number on all of us, and I’m no exception when it comes to being stressed, exhausted and anxious. Now we’re enteri...

A Long-time Advocate for Dying Beautifully, and a Powerful Voice for Dying Equally.Oceana Sawyer found her vocation through an incredibly personal experience around her own father’s death, and his wish to embrace celebration as a part of that journey...

A Pioneering Woman in the Funeral BusinessAmy Cunningham is a funeral director who came to her calling after a long career in magazine writing. Grief had been a topic she’d visited in academia and in her personal life. Nourished by a blended faith fa...

Loss of Pregnancy and Miscarriage: A Difficult Topic Just a heads up before reading this post: the subject matter and specific content we’re dealing with here are difficult,  and may be triggering. We’re providing answers and information in...

How to Pay Tribute to Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgWith the passing of one known simply as RBG, we’ve lost a giant of tiny proportions, a fierce and brilliant legal mind, and a woman who fought her whole life to make our country better and more equal.&...

At some point in each of our lives, we will experience grief. It’s one of our truly universal shared experiences as humans, yet the loss of a loved one is often incredibly isolating. Western cultures especially have constructed conflicting attitudes...