Mourning Space

05/13/2026

I miss my dog so maybe she can join us? How do we feel about some Sofie says??

Also this one is hella true and responsible for 95% of my grief education.

05/13/2026

As a new entrepreneur, being in community with others has been essential to my mental health! It’s scary and these folks help me feel like I’m not alone.

Here is just one of the members of Shasta Business Builders that inspire me to keep going!

Actually - two because Firefly Creative take such good care of us! 🧡🧡

Strive For Epic is an award-winning yoga and wellness business founded by Sarah Wallace in Redding, California. The business offers welcoming, accessible yoga classes, community events, online memberships, and wellness retreats worldwide — including a Costa Rica Couples Wellness & Adventure Retrea...

05/04/2026

Happy 4th to those who celebrate 🎉

With love from your death doula 🧡

04/27/2026

Last February, my dog died. I still went to work, fragile and sobbing.

Luckily, I was with people who understood and they treated me gently, but I know not everyone understands- or even tries.

I have some powerful stories about the animals I love, and taking care of them at the end of their lives transformed my beliefs around death and dying.

I want Mourning Space to be a place where you can bring your grief and feel seen. Not just by me, but others.

When we create communities to cultivate a language around grief, we make the world a better place.

There are many ways to go about this, and one is to intentionally create space for conversation, compassion and active listening - including spaces for people that better relate to their animals vs people.

With love from your death doula 🧡

04/22/2026

Ways to do this?

List 3 amazing qualities about yourself.

Remind yourself of the last time you felt really proud of something.

What was the last kind thing someone said about you?

Know you are doing your best.

Sometimes, all we can do is protect our own peace. It can be harder than it sounds, but this is your reminder to try 🧡

holding your hand while you do hard things,
Joko, the death doula

04/20/2026

Sometimes you just have to go outside before it rains and remind yourself how to balance.

Wishing you a week of balance. And maybe a little fun/bravery/outside the comfort zone time, too!

With love from your death doula 🧡

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Where was I five years ago you ask? Gathering the courage I needed to quit my job in funeral homes and become a death doula full time.

Now I hold your hand while you do hard things.

I sit in the mess with you, and not across a desk.

If you need help from someone who gets it, send me a DM and let’s get you some support 🧡

04/06/2026

Is this an affirmation? I dunno. But I know I need to say this to myself and maybe you needed to hear it, too. What are you going to tackle today?!

With love from your death doula 🧡

03/26/2026

I always buy a bottle when I see it because I miss my Gram 🧡