Blog
This is where we share resources, rituals, education and stories from our community to showcase how ritual and ceremony can be woven into moments and milestones across the life cycle.
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Photography and Stillbirth
Birth photographer Felicia Chang on documenting stillbirth and infant loss, and why grieving families need memory keeping, ceremony and ritual.
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Coming of Age in Community
Madeleine Shaw on the longing that led her to create G Day, a community rite of passage welcoming girls into adolescence, and the ceremony at its heart.
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Why Men Need Ceremony
Tenneson Woolf on losing his father at 14, marking the day he outlived him, and why men need ceremony to make space for the emotions they hide.
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Saying Goodbye to a Relationship
Why do we celebrate marriage in community but go through divorce alone? Megan Sheldon on convening a divorce ceremony for a dear friend.
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Making Time for Release Ceremonies
Marina Billinghurst on how release ceremonies helped her move through PTSD, miscarriage and grief, and the simple ritual she returns to.
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Kids Are Naturally Ceremonial
Kids thrive on both wonder and routine. Kate Love shares the family rituals that make ordinary days in her home a little more extraordinary.
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The Most Important Person I Ever Lost
Kate Love shares the rituals that keep her mother Mimi close, from Mimi Wednesdays to a bowl of written thoughts, and how they reshaped her grief.
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Walking the Hill in Marriage
An Irish myth about walking the hill gave Megan Sheldon a way to say yes to marriage, and an anniversary ritual she and her husband return to every year.