I'm Still My Father's Daughter
Today's the eight anniversary of my father's death. He died in hospice after dealing with cancer for two years. He was treated at the...
Memory Bears
My dad died in hospice eight years ago. Amidst the rest of the formalities, paperwork, and brusque condolences from RN was the...
Recommended Reading
Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death by Henry Fersko-Weiss Caring for the Dying describes a whole new way to...
What is a "child of Persephone?"
A child of Persephone, as my aunt described, is someone with one foot in this world and one in the other. A child -- or priestess -- of...
Grieving and Ritual with Herbs, Teas, and Essential Oils
Grief is something I’m all too familiar with, and something I’m passionate about protecting. One of my greatest frustrations is people...
Valentine's Day: Be Still my Heart
I'm one of those people that really doesn't like Valentine's Day. I have a number of reasons, but the best one is I believe in showing...