Fat Stacks
You know that fat stack of paper you have somewhere in your house? It's probably on a desk, or in a corner, or a box shoved deep in a closet.…
A minute on Beg-endings
I heard the term beg-ending the other day and it tickled me deeply. It's almost the end of the month, year, and decade. While it is the last, big possibilities…
A minute on complex grief (Kobe Bryant)
The public grief over the death of Kobe Bryant is rich. And it is complicated—just like his human life was. Even as a death doula I tousled with my own…
Happy Death Day to You!
Do you ever think about the fact that every year, we unknowingly pass the date of our future death? We acknowledge the date of our birth every year whether we…
A minute on the Coronavirus
The #coronavirus has been causing a whole lot of anxiety and it sounds a whole lot to me like death anxiety at its root. I totally get it. There is…
Embracing the Unknown
Here’s a little good news in this somewhat confusing time!! So much of what’s causing anxiety right now it’s the fear is the fear of the unknown. We wake up…
Make it Better
About three years ago, I moved a lot of the Going With Grace operations online. I started traveling a lot for work and saw a need no matter where I…
How are you spending your time?
How are you spending your time during isolation? There seems to be a lot of pressure to PRODUCE something. So much of our worth as humans is wrapped up in…
One Minute on Stripping Down
Is anyone else stripping down during this period of self-isolation? And yes I’ll bet some of y’all are naked all the time. I’m also asking about the ways in which…
Supporting others through grief
There is a lot of grief in the world right now. Between the masses coming to grips with where they have been complicit in a racist society and COVID-19 resurgences,…
