As autumn deepens and the earth turns toward decay, we are reminded that death is not the end, but an essential movement in the great cycle of life. In this episode, death worker Madeline McCauley joins Amber to explore death as a continuation of connection — a return, a transformation, a sacred act of belonging.
Together they speak to the beauty in degeneration, the paradox of wellness culture, and the necessity of grief as praise. Through reflections on miscarriage, ecological burial, fungi intelligence, and ancestral remembrance, Madeline invites us to move toward death with reverence rather than resistance.
A tender conversation on how embracing death restores our relationship to life, nature, and the unseen threads that bind us all.
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Resources:
Bailey-Boushay House | Seattle HIV/AIDS Care
Death Doula Education - A Sacred Passing
Sun Goddess Matcha Green Tea | Organic Ceremonial Grade Matcha | Pique
The Body Is a Doorway: A Memoir: A... book by Sophie Strand
The Smell of Rain on Dust: Grief and Praise by Martin Prechtel
Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul by Stephen Jenkinson | Goodreads
Take the Spirit Oceano Pledge | Sea Burials & Green Burials
Connect with us:
Amber’s IG:@Sacred.rite
Madeline’s IG: @nealbamj
Podcast Music & Art:
Satori Ki's IG: @satori_ki
Album: The Passage
Kate Graham's IG: @starkissedkate