Archive - Hello, Mortal

The surprisingly powerful practice of noticing impermanence.

Jan 19 •

Maura McInerney-Rowley

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Join us for Death over Coffee ☕️⚰️

We hope you’ll make it to our first death salon of 2025!

Jan 16 •

Maura McInerney-Rowley

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Carolyn Gregoire

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Actually, there's more than enough time for everything that matters

How to rethink time in 2025, with a little help from the Roman philosopher Seneca.

Jan 12 •

Carolyn Gregoire

A death contemplation to guide your goals in 2025

How imagining the end can help us focus.

Jan 5 •

Maura McInerney-Rowley

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December 2024

Another year closer to the grave

A Winter Solstice contemplation on the year that's passed.

Dec 22, 2024 •

Carolyn Gregoire

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The Gift of Mortality

For December’s mortal musings, we’re unwrapping the unexpected gifts that mortality offers us—urgency, gratitude, and perspective.

Dec 15, 2024 •

Maura McInerney-Rowley

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It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to

How I stopped hating my birthday: A reflection on mortality.

Dec 8, 2024 •

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Maura McInerney-Rowley

What it means to have a "good death"

Even if you’re on your deathbed, it’s not too late to change and grow.

Dec 1, 2024 •

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Carolyn Gregoire

November 2024

Navigating change with the Tibetan Book of the Dead

For November’s mortal musings, we’re stepping into the bardo—a realm of transitions, where endings give rise to beginnings, and change invites us to…

Nov 24, 2024 •

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Maura McInerney-Rowley

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Carolyn Gregoire

12 lessons from a year working in hospice

What I learned about life, love, and meaning from a year with the dying at the Lily House on Cape Cod.

Nov 17, 2024 •

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Maura McInerney-Rowley

What happens when the person you're grieving is you

Almost every form of grief involves an element of self-grieving. Here’s what you need to know about mourning the person you used to be.

Nov 10, 2024 •

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Carolyn Gregoire

Join us next Sunday for Death over Coffee ☕️⚰️

We hope you’ll make it to our monthly Sunday morning death salon.

Nov 8, 2024 •

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Maura McInerney-Rowley

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Carolyn Gregoire

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