Sacred Grief Tending
Working with death and decay of all kinds to find our way to fruitful nourishment together.
Kingfisher
Journeys
Remembering and Enlivening our Innate Wisdom through Connection with our Vast Web of Kin
A place to remember
Welcome beautiful soul. What a blessing that our paths have crossed.
I’m Mel (Melissa): Mother, Grief Tender, Animate Ritualist, Song-Weaver, Elder-in-Training
I am here to create sanctuary for weary travelers who find themselves wandering the lonely path of grief and disconnection. Together, let us remember our human capacity for alchemizing grief, connecting with our ancestors, and living soulfully in rhythm with the land.
Learn more about my own personal journey with grief, that lead me to find solace in the natural world, connect to ancestral ways of knowing, and understand grief as a necessary portal to growth and the path to elder hood.
Three invitations into the work
Ancestral Connection
A gentle practice of listening toward those who came before, tending inherited stories, and remembering the support held within our lineages.
Land-Based Rituals
Seasonal gatherings rooted in place, reciprocity, and the old understanding that we belong to the more-than-human world.
Notes from the path
Join my Substack
Occasional reflections, practices, and field notes on grief, ritual, ancestry, and our connection with the living world.
Join the SubstackLink forthcoming