The Art of Dying and Living Fully: A Conversation with Severn Eaton

In this inspiring episode, Adina chats with Severn Eaton about his journey from a career in the arts to end-of-life care. Severn opens up about sobriety, spiritual awakening, and creative transformation, offering wisdom on how healing, art, and service intertwine. Severn reflects on how psychedelic and meditative practices helped him shed self-limiting beliefs and embrace a new way of living and creating. Key TopicsFrom Art to End-of-Life Care: How Severn’s creative background informed his calling as a death doulaThe Sacredness of Death: Lessons learned from being present with his mother during her final daysPsychedelics, Sobriety, and Spiritual Growth: How healing practices led to clarity and compassionCeremony and Presence: The role of music, silence, and beauty in end-of-life careEmbracing Creativity and Impermanence: How art and death both invite surrender and transformationUnity in Diversity: Honoring all spiritual and secular perspectives at the end of life.Balancing the Material and the Spiritual: Finding wholeness in a world that often prioritizes achievement over beingSevern’s story is a powerful reminder that creativity, compassion, and consciousness are inseparable threads in the tapestry of life and death. His journey invites us all to live more fully, love more deeply, and meet death—our own and others’—as a sacred, natural transition.Severn Eaton is a death doula, artist, teacher, father, and friend, raised in North Carolina, recently returned to Asheville from New York City. His background is primarily in visual arts, with a BFA from ASU and MFA from UNC-CH. His professional work has varied from studio practice, galleries and museums to building and academic positions. Recent turns have led him to in-depth studies in psychedelic therapies, dream studies and end of life care. He completed the Death Doula Program at the Center for Conscious Living and Dying in Swannanoa, NC. All of these practices are culminating in a unique way of serving a higher purpose in finding peace through working in healing arts and creative communities. Severn's Instagram: @severnsommervilleeatonSupport the showIf you enjoyed this episode, please share it. If you enjoy the podcast, please rate and subscribe. Want to join us as a guest? Complete this form and we'll get back to you!Adina Arden Cooper is a Shadow Guide and Holistic Therapist. She helps highly sensitive creative visionaries heal trauma so they can not only survive this human experience but thrive in the expression of their greatest gifts. Adina has over 20 years of experience in education and mental health. She's also an artist, a seeker, a mother, and very curious person. Firebirdcreative.meFire Bird Creative Roberta Anderson is a Professional Home Organizer, Feng Shui Consultant, Home Witch, and Astrologer. With a deep understanding of both practical organization and intuitive energy work, Roberta helps clients create spaces that nourish the mind, body, and spirit. By combining the art of home design with the wisdom of astrology, she guides individuals in aligning their environments with their personal goals and energetic needs. Her holistic approach helps clients clear clutter, improve energy flow, and cultivate a more peaceful and balanced environment.The Home Witch Organize & Feng Shui