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Salt & Loom exists to provide compassionate care for individuals and families facing end-of-life challenges, emphasizing a supportive approach without rushing, fixing, or imposing.

There’s a particular ache in an empty chair — a reminder of absence, of silence, of someone who once filled that space w...
08/24/2026

There’s a particular ache in an empty chair — a reminder of absence, of silence, of someone who once filled that space with warmth. But love has its own way of staying. It lingers in the air, in the memories held between two seats, in the quiet companionship that remains even when a physical body no longer does.

Some families keep an empty chair at holidays, dinners, or special gatherings — a quiet ritual of remembrance, a way of honoring the person who once filled that space with laughter, stories, and love. It’s a gesture that says: you are still part of us; your presence is still felt.

The chair may be empty, but the love never leaves. 🤍

08/20/2026

No matter how far you go, my love remains waiting for you. 🤍🐇🌳🤍

Where do you notice control masquerading as love in your own life or caregiving? 🤍
08/18/2026

Where do you notice control masquerading as love in your own life or caregiving? 🤍

Dr. Christopher Kerr’s Death Is But a Dream is a gentle, deeply humane exploration of what unfolds in the inner world of...
08/17/2026

Dr. Christopher Kerr’s Death Is But a Dream is a gentle, deeply humane exploration of what unfolds in the inner world of the dying. Drawing from interviews with more than 1,400 patients and over a decade of carefully gathered, quantified data, Kerr—an experienced hospice physician—reveals a striking truth: nearly 80% of people nearing death experience vivid, meaningful dreams or visions that help them navigate their final days.

Kerr’s work reminds us that while we often focus on the physical realities of dying, there is a profound emotional and spiritual dimension unfolding at the same time. Patients frequently describe encounters with loved ones who have already died—family members, close friends, and even beloved pets—appearing to reassure them that they will be safe, that they will not be alone as they approach death. These experiences feel “more real than real,” filled with love, forgiveness, reconciliation, and the healing of old wounds or relationships. They are not random or delusional; they are purposeful, often guiding the dying from distress toward comfort, acceptance, and peace.

What makes Kerr’s contribution so important is the validation he offers. By listening without judgment and documenting these experiences with scientific rigor, he gives caregivers, families, and clinicians permission to honor what the dying are seeing and feeling—even when we cannot fully understand it ourselves. His research shows that these visions often ease the transition for the dying and bring solace to the bereaved, who witness their loved ones leaving the world with a sense of calm and closure.

Ultimately, Kerr presents death in a way that is tender rather than frightening. His work expands our understanding of life’s greatest mystery and offers a compassionate lens through which to accompany those at the end of life. 🤍✨

08/12/2026

A gentle reminder from Thich Nhat Hanh — the Vietnamese Zen master, poet, and peace activist who spent his life teaching that we belong to one another. His words feel especially true in end‑of‑life work, where the boundaries between “you” and “me,” caregiver and patient, living and dying, begin to soften.

“We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness.”

A beautiful truth: at the end, what matters most is the connection we share.

If we truly understood ourselves as interconnected, how might that change the way we show up for someone who is dying — or for their loved ones? 🤍

08/10/2026

May we all find moments of stillness in the unknown, and let love be the place we return to. 🤍✨

“When someone dies, people tell each other: ‘there are no words.’ Many of us are on a life‑long quest to find them — to ...
08/05/2026

“When someone dies, people tell each other: ‘there are no words.’ Many of us are on a life‑long quest to find them — to grapple with understanding the finality of death and how it impacts how we live.”

The Lonely Planet’s Guide to Death, Grief and Rebirth: How Global Grieving Customs Can Help Us Live (and Die) Well by Anita Isalska is a beautiful companion on that quest.

This book is visually stunning — filled with vibrant, colorful photography — and thoughtfully organized into four sections that explore how cultures around the world honor death, grief, memory, and the cycles of life.

1. Celebrating
A look at the joyful, communal ways people celebrate the dead: Irish wakes, New Orleans jazz funerals, Nepal’s G*i Jatra festival, Mexico’s Día de Mu***os, and more. These traditions remind us that remembrance can be loud, loving, and full of life.

2. Commemorating
A gentler exploration of how we preserve memory: memento mori photography, catacombs, South Korean burial beads, fantasy coffins of Ghana, and other practices that help us hold onto what matters. Isalska shows how commemoration can be tender, creative, and deeply personal.

3. Mourning
Here, the book turns toward the more intimate expressions of grief. From death wailing to Islamic funeral customs, Lakota soul keepers, Māori mourning ceremonies, and Jewish mourning rituals around the world, this section reveals how powerful grief can be when stripped down to its essence.

4. Offering
A humbling reflection on our place in the universe. This section includes Tibetan sky burials, Swedish death cleaning, Balinese cremation ceremonies, green burials, and even talks about end‑of‑life doulas — all practices or paths to help us consider how we live, how we die, and what we leave behind.

Across more than 35 life‑affirming traditions, Isalska offers a fascinating, compassionate look at how humans everywhere navigate life’s one certainty: death.

This book is a gift for anyone interested in grief literacy, cultural rituals, or the ways we can live more intentionally by understanding how we die.

Highly recommend. 🤍

There are moments when the collective heart feels heavy, and the Lindsay Clancy case is one of them. Multiple truths can...
08/01/2026

There are moments when the collective heart feels heavy, and the Lindsay Clancy case is one of them. Multiple truths can exist at the same time. We can mourn the unimaginable loss of her beautiful children, hold compassion for a mother suffering from severe postpartum illness, and acknowledge the deep pain carried by the children’s family and community.

Cases like this can stir profound grief in many directions — grief for the children, grief for a mother lost in illness, grief for a devastated father and family, grief for our own past wounds, and grief for a society that still struggles to fully support women, families, and the realities of postpartum mental health.

To the birth doulas who walk beside women through postpartum complexities, who advocate for better research, better understanding, and better care: thank you. Your work matters deeply.

As end‑of‑life doulas, we stand with our birth doula sisters and brothers — united in compassion, united in advocacy, united in the belief that women and families deserve systems designed to support them through mental health challenges, death, loss, and grief.

Holding love and light for everyone impacted by this case, and for all who are navigating the tender terrain of postpartum depression, psychosis, and the grief that follows in their wake. May we continue to create space for honest conversation, collective healing, and the acknowledgment of all the truths that coexist in moments like this. 🤍

07/30/2026

While Maya Angelou’s powerful poem “Our Grandmothers” was written about the historical trauma and resilience of Black women, its core themes offer profound comfort and framing for those facing the end of life or navigating intense grief.

The realization that “I go forth along, and stand as ten thousand” transforms the final journey. It reminds us that we are not stepping into the unknown entirely isolated. We are the culmination of thousands of generations who came before us, carrying that collective history and strength to the very end.

You are never truly alone. You carry the strength, history, and dreams of all your ancestors who came before you. 🤍

07/28/2026

Intense, messy, and seemingly “crazy” ways we react to losing someone are completely natural responses to a devastating event. Be gentle with yourself. 🤍🌋🤍

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