Twilight Doula Group, An End of Life Doula Collective

05/01/2026

04/30/2026

We will walk beside you all of your sacred hours. We will advocate for your wishes. If family involvement and a gentle resting is a part of your wishes? We are here for it and will always support green and conservation funeral practices.

04/24/2026

Nikki Warner Davis, REALTOR® — Panelist

Nikki Warner Davis is a trusted real estate professional with F.C. Tucker Emge REALTORS®, serving Evansville, Newburgh, and the greater Southwest Indiana region since 2017. With over $55 million in residential sales and recognition as the 2024 Platinum Winner for Best Real Estate Agent by the Evansville Courier & Press, Nikki brings both expertise and heart to every client relationship. She is a Lifetime President’s Club member and holds a wide range of respected industry designations, including GRI, SRES®, MRP, RENE, and At Home With Diversity®.

But numbers and accolades only tell part of Nikki’s story.

Before real estate, Nikki spent nearly two decades in media, marketing, and small-business advocacy, helping shape the creative and entrepreneurial fabric of our community. She is a former co-editor of Engaged River Valley and HOME River Valley magazines, a recipient of the ATHENA Entrepreneur of the Year award, and a passionate mentor, educator, and connector.

Nikki specializes in guiding people through life transitions—downsizing, relocation, divorce, first-time homeownership, and the shifting landscapes of what “home” means over time. Her signature Psychology of Real Estate® approach recognizes that moving is never just a transaction—it is an emotional, relational, and deeply human process.

In our circle, Nikki brings a perspective rooted in place, memory, and meaning. She understands how homes hold stories, how spaces witness our lives, and how letting go—or moving forward—can be both tender and transformative. She is also someone who sees life through the lens of friendship, beauty, and visual storytelling, and believes deeply that art and expression should be accessible to everyone.

A true mover and connector in our community, Nikki helps others navigate change with clarity, compassion, and intention—making her an invaluable voice in conversations around legacy, transition, and what it means to carry our lives forward.

✨ If you feel called to explore your own relationship with home, legacy, and the stories we carry—and release—we encourage you to contact us about future workshops or follow our events on FB

04/12/2026

There is no use
in keeping a ledger
of all that has gone wrong.
The birds do not.
The river does not.
Morning arrives,
as it always does
unafraid of beginning.

You, too, may begin again.

Forget the failed attempts,
the words you should not have said,
the long ache of waiting
for something that never came.

There is no refund
for time spent in sorrow,
but there is a meadow ahead
and you may still walk through it.

You have breath.
You have bones that bend.
You have the old trees,
and they do not remember
your mistakes.

So what if you failed.
So what if fear still knocks.
Answer the door.
Let it come in and sit beside you
but do not hand it your days.

Instead, spend them
on the sweet blush
of an apple,
on the way the swan glides
overhead with wings
that make music
of the sky.
On the shape
your cat makes
as she sits in the sunlit window.
Spend them on kindness.
On praise.
On laughter you did not expect.

Let your life
be the poem
you did not plan to write,
but wrote anyway
in the soft ink of now.

And if you must,
fail with love.
Fall with grace.
Begin again
like the leaf
that doesn’t ask
whether it’s time

it simply lets go

and trusts the ground
to catch it.
*****************

poem "morning" by Angi Sullins --my book "The Fragile and the Fierce" AVAILABLE HERE: https://angisullins.com/shop-3-2/

Share my poetry any time by linking back to this page. This page is my tribe's Red Tent Blanket Fort, and I write to find all the misfits and weirdos who belong in here with me. We have snacks. Spread the word! More about the fort: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1393715445036560&set=pb.100031943546696.-2207520000&type=3

art by Valentina Pinell

There is no use
in keeping a ledger
of all that has gone wrong.
The birds do not.
The river does not.
Morning arrives,
as it always does
unafraid of beginning.

You, too, may begin again.

Forget the failed attempts,
the words you should not have said,
the long ache of waiting
for something that never came.

There is no refund
for time spent in sorrow,
but there is a meadow ahead
and you may still walk through it.

You have breath.
You have bones that bend.
You have the old trees,
and they do not remember
your mistakes.

So what if you failed.
So what if fear still knocks.
Answer the door.
Let it come in and sit beside you
but do not hand it your days.

Instead, spend them
on the sweet blush
of an apple,
on the way the swan glides
overhead with wings
that make music
of the sky.
On the shape
your cat makes
as she sits in the sunlit window.
Spend them on kindness.
On praise.
On laughter you did not expect.

Let your life
be the poem
you did not plan to write,
but wrote anyway
in the soft ink of now.

And if you must,
fail with love.
Fall with grace.
Begin again
like the leaf
that doesn’t ask
whether it’s time

it simply lets go

and trusts the ground
to catch it.
*****************

poem "morning" by Angi Sullins --my book "The Fragile and the Fierce" FREE SHIPPING AVAILABLE HERE: https://angisullins.com/shop-3-2/

Share my poetry any time by linking back to this page. This page is my tribe's Red Tent Blanket Fort, and I write to find all the misfits and weirdos who belong in here with me. We have snacks. Spread the word! More about the fort: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1393715445036560&set=pb.100031943546696.-2207520000&type=3

art by Valentina Pinell

04/06/2026

🌿✨ Jubilee Woolley-Fly — Panelist Spotlight

Jubilee Woolley-Fly is a heart-based farmer, forager, sound healer, and energy practitioner rooted in Northern Vanderburgh County. She is a co-founder of the Heartland Herbal Collective, an emerging herbal society centered on ethical practice, plant wisdom, and community education.

From her small farm, Jubilee hosts foraging walks, creative gatherings, and deeply restorative sound experiences that invite people into relationship—with the land, with each other, and with themselves. Her curiosity lies in human potential - heart/mind coherence, raising vibrations with laughter, music, sound and the power of the human voice.

She carries a spirit that is both grounded and expansive—equally at home in the soil, in sound, and in the unseen threads that connect us all.

Jubilee will be joining our Between The Roots and The Stars - An 8 Week Workshop on Living Fully and Dying Well Comfort Care & Community panel to share her perspective on sound therapy, energy work, and herbalism as gentle, meaningful companions in end-of-life care.

04/06/2026

Maria Morris brings a rare and beautiful blend of heart, voice, and vocation to her work in senior care and community advocacy.

With roots in music and storytelling, Maria first pursued studies in music and therapeutic exploration before completing her bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and Journalism. She later expanded her path into healthcare, earning an Associate’s Degree in Practical Nursing from Ivy Tech Community College—grounding her work in both communication and compassionate clinical understanding.

Today, Maria serves as the Business Development Manager for Home Instead in Evansville, Indiana, where she connects individuals and families with supportive, person-centered home care resources. Her career has also included impactful roles in community outreach and education through organizations such as Youth First, Inc. and WNIN Public Radio, reflecting her lifelong commitment to service and connection.

Maria’s approach is rooted in a powerful belief: that we can live fully and intentionally as we age—long before hospice or higher levels of care become necessary. She is especially passionate about helping people understand care circles, home care options, and how to build support systems that honor independence, dignity, and quality of life.

Beyond her professional work, Maria is a gifted singer with a contagious laugh and a presence that brings lightness and ease into every room. She carries a natural ability to make meaningful conversations feel approachable, empowering, and even joyful.

During Week 2 of Between The Roots and The Stars - An 8 Week Workshop on Living Fully and Dying Well, Maria will help guide participants through:
• Understanding home care as a proactive, empowering choice
• Building sustainable and supportive care circles
• Navigating changing health needs with clarity and confidence

✨ Her presence reminds us that planning for care is not about fear—it’s about living well, together.

11/17/2025

Before we had funeral homes… before caskets, embalming fluids, or any kind of “industry”… we had cloth.
And we had care.✨

Shrouding is one of the oldest, most universal human rituals. Every culture, every faith, every region of the world has wrapped their dead with intention and love.

In ancient Egypt, linen meant purity and rebirth. They wrapped their loved ones layer by layer, believing each fold carried them toward the next world.

In Jewish taharah, the body is washed and wrapped in plain white linen (tachrichim) as a reminder that we all leave this world exactly as we entered it: equal, humble, and pure.

In Islamic ghusl, after the ritual washing, men are wrapped in three sheets, women in five sheets- modest, simple layers that reflect unity before God, regardless of wealth or status.

In early Christian tradition, bodies were laid in winding sheets. Even Christ is described as being wrapped in linen and placed in the tomb.

In Hindu rituals, the body is bathed, dressed in fresh cloth, and wrapped in white cotton, feet facing south toward Yama, the god of death.

Across Africa, Indigenous communities, and ancient Europe, families used bark cloth, woven mats, hides or whatever the earth provided, to give their loved one back to the land that sustained them.

And in Tibetan Buddhism, even in sky burial, a body is first draped in cloth as a final act of tenderness.

No matter where you look in history, the gesture is the same:
hands wrapping fabric around a loved one, sealing care with simplicity.

It’s never been about hiding death.
It’s always been about holding it.

A shroud reminds us that the body is just a vessel, it is one that carried a soul, a laugh, a voice, a heartbeat.

In Western culture we drifted away from these practices, replacing them with chemicals and metal boxes. But with the growing green burial and home funeral movements, families are rediscovering something ancient:
the final tending is something we can do ourselves.

When you wrap someone you love in cloth, you’re participating in a ritual as old as humanity.
It’s a closing of the circle and a return to the earth that is simple, sacred, and profoundly human. 🌿✨