The Pebble in Your Shoe
Ilona Goanos, Mary McGreevy, Christopher Landriau, Savira V Gupta, Keith Bumgarner, Death Doula Kacie, JennyExamining the stories we tell ourselves, not to remove the pebbles from our shoes, but to understand what they have to teach us
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She Poured and Poured Until Only a Drop Was Left
Filling the vessel. My garden, this morning.
My ability to comprehend the invisible is expanding. I think I have reached a new level of awareness of what that means.
As a person of a certain age, whenever I visit my doctor, he’s far more...
Where Good Girls Go to Die
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You may have noticed we’ve been spending some time with death lately.
My father’s passing. Mary McGreevy’s obituary obsession. Kacie the Death Doula on last week’s Substack Live, where the comments...
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He Left Before I Was Ready
Cowboy, husband, dad, and Opa.
My dad was the fastest gun in the West.
This is the photo of him somewhere in the New Mexico, wearing a cowboy hat, holding the reins of a horse, looking like a man who would never wait around for anything....
What I Took for the Pain
This is the story about how I gave up my autonomy, sense of self, my freedom and instead became enmeshed with the dogma of the Catholic Church for 16 years.
No one forced me to do this. I did this to myself. I’m telling you this not becau...
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Mid-life thriver, pebble-finder, bon vivant. I write The Pebble in Your Shoe—turning irritations into insight (with humor). Retreat first dibs: https://forms.gle/FwMVip18MkS4vn6i8
Hi, I'm Mary! (creator of @tipsfromdeadpeople) If an old soul is someone who reads hundreds of obituaries each week while housing salty snacks, then I'm your oldest, soul-iest gal. Subscribe for stories, lifehacks, and all things obituaries.
I explore yoga beyond trends—its philosophy, its contradictions, its quieter truths. Through reflection and unlearning, I sit with its blind spots and biases, seeking clarity, courage, and a deeper understanding beyond the mat, beyond comfort.
Power is a trust—and I write about what happens when it’s betrayed, whether by a parent, a teacher, a system, or a president.
Kacie Gikonyo, RN | Death Doula | Writer | Disruptor of Death Denial I’m a former nurse turned full-time death doula, educator, and founder of Death Doula School. Come for the real talk. Stay for the education, humor, stories, and truth bombs.
Teaching Artist and Art Coach, based in the Garden State, USA
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