Our culture runs on a patriarchal hangover: gender rules, romance hierarchies, and conquest dressed as virtue. In Rosemary Raven Hearth rooms we unmake that script with consent, ritual, and practical care, both at the deathbed and in the bedroom. Low-pressure circles, chosen family honored, dignity first.
Grief after suicide is heavy and complicated. Tonight’s Death Circle with Pollinate Hive House is a low-pressure space: come to listen, sit quietly, or share if you wish. No requirements. Just a safe, loving room, steady facilitation, and community care. Details and RSVP inside.
I’m Erika Hall. I do my work where culture looks away. I am a Taboo Doula My passions live where culture looks away…death and sex. I created the Taboo Doula path to bring them back into honest light. End-of-life support and embodiment belong together here, alongside open and honest talk about consent, kink, aftercare, safety,…
I’m joining Pollinate Hive House, an inclusive neighborhood home for care. First up: a Death Circle with Charlotte’s Door for suicide-loss survivors on Nov 7 at 6 pm CT.
One of the hardest truths of end of life, illness, or psychological struggle is the circle of “burden.” A diagnosis, cancer, dementia, or something rare and hard to explain, often comes with a shadow that has nothing to do with the illness itself. That shadow whispers: I am a burden. Even without a dramatic diagnosis,…
I don’t know about you, but lately I feel like the whole world is vibrating—just beneath the surface. Buzzing with uncertainty, grief, outrage, and exhaustion. Everything feels too loud and too fragile. Too much, and not enough, all at once. There are days I wake up feeling like I’ve lost the thread. Like I’m carrying…
By Erika Hall, Death DoulaA reflection on acceptance, presence, and the freedom to feel 🌙 Introduction We talk a lot about grief and dying—but we don’t always talk about the rules we silently place on them. There are expectations. Unspoken checklists. Timelines and tones that we believe should be followed. We measure whether someone is…
🌟 What do you hope they say about you when you’re gone? Not the grand speeches or the list of accomplishments.The real stuff.The way you made them feel. The lessons you left behind. The love that lingers. Most of us think of legacy as something distant—what happens after. But the truth is, we’re shaping it…
When someone you love dies, the world doesn’t stop turning—but maybe it should, even just for a breath. Grief changes everything. It alters routines, reshapes identities, and pulls time into strange, slow ripples. Rituals give that grief form. Whether you’re mourning a parent, a partner, a friend, or a beloved pet, rituals offer a thread…
Death is one of the most universal human experiences, and yet, it’s the one we are often the least prepared to face—emotionally, spiritually, and sometimes even logistically. In a culture that prizes youth, productivity, and control, death can feel like the ultimate disruption: uncertain, uncontrollable, and final. But as a Death Doula, I’ve seen firsthand…