Archive - Hello, Mortal

Reading books is an act of resistance

In the age of the attention economy, we’re not just losing time—we’re losing ourselves. Reclaiming reading is one way to fight back.

Aug 3 •

Carolyn Gregoire

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July 2025

How to f*cking love your life

Befriending our mortality could save us: what poet Andrea Gibson knew about living and dying

Jul 27 •

Maura McInerney-Rowley

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You don’t have to die to have a funeral

A brief guide to living funerals, and celebrating life while you still can.

Jul 20 •

Maura McInerney-Rowley

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The vibe shift is nihilism

The existential question of our times: What's the point?

Jul 13 •

Carolyn Gregoire

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Before you think about death, think about this

A foundational Tibetan practice asks us to contemplate this “precious human birth.”

Jul 6 •

Carolyn Gregoire

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June 2025

You can’t fix someone else’s grief. But you can help.

What to say (and not say) when someone is grieving or dying

Jun 29 •

Maura McInerney-Rowley

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Remembering how to be human

Midsummer and mortality in Freedom, Maine.

Jun 22 •

Carolyn Gregoire

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What it means to choose your own death

My thoughts as a death doula and former hospice director on one of the most ethically loaded, emotionally charged topics within the deathcare space…

Jun 15 •

Maura McInerney-Rowley

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What it means to contemplate—and why you should

An everyday path to reconnecting with our inner and outer worlds.

Jun 8 •

Carolyn Gregoire

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Eat, Pray, Contemplate Death

How travel can teach us how to live and die a little better.

Jun 1 •

Maura McInerney-Rowley

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May 2025

Relax, you’re gonna die

Remembering death to awaken to life.

May 25 •

Carolyn Gregoire

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A magical place for living and dying

At the Lily House on Cape Cod, residents say the hospice experience is like "staying at a five-star hotel."

May 18 •

Maura McInerney-Rowley

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