MortaliTea

Welcome my dear beautiful listener. This is Episode 13 “Dear Grandma” and I am both immensely joyful and sad to say: this is the final episode of the first season of MortaliTea. Thank you with my whole heart for joining me. Recording for Season 2 is already in progress. Subscribe to the podcast on Substack or where ever you are listening for updates. You can also follow me on Instagram at @eatsleegrowplants for updates and to see what else I am up to in the mean time. Until next time…Show Notes:Letters From Kitchen Island - Not only is it a journal, it is the title of my blog here on Substack! Check it out and consider subscribing for more of my writing and future narrated blog posts.Poetry After Hours is a bi-monthly event hosted by Jezmina Von Thiele and held at the New Hampshire Art Association (NHAA) in Portsmouth, NH. * Click here for details about the next event on Thursday, April 23And if you would like to read the poem “Hospice” for yourself:From the collection “Upon Their Quiet Altars” by Bob Jacob, Poetry from The Connecticut Hospice. Courtesy of Beth Tener.And a special thank you and shoutout to my podcasting professor at UNH: Thomas Jackson. Thank you for your sincere encouragement and wise words. I wouldn’t have made it this far without them.Music:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome back dear beautiful listeners to MortaliTea. This is episode 12, “Choose the Dream” with guest and friend, Andrea Martin. This is the next to last episode and the final interview for this season. Notes about this episode:This episode was recorded in December of 2025 and was delayed in publishing. The Give & Gather event held on MLK Day has since happened at the time of publishing. As of March 17th, 2026 there are more potluck events happening and being added to the schedule in the Seacoast area as well as other regularly scheduled Give & Gather affiliated events. See the show notes below and check out this link for more details.Show Notes:Give & GatherEmail - [email protected] - @giveand_gatherNewsletter - Sign up here!Upcoming events * Give & Gather and Granite Goodness collaboration - March 17th (today!)* Peer Power Hour* Register for the next one on March 25th* Learn more with this brief podcast!* Bi-weekly Co-working Space at Breakaway Cafe* From 12:00 - 3:00 every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month come join us at Breakaway Cafe for an enjoyable and supportive coworking session! No RSVP required and open house style! Come when you can and stay as long as you'd like!Love, Joy & Justice ApparelOther Notes:SeaChange Conference - Green Acre Bahai School, Eliot, METhe Grief Deck - Princeton Architectural PressSubstack Article - “Why Modern Life Feels Meaningless” by Omar F. Najjarine (The Autodidact)Sarah Arslanian - Lotus and Lavender Natural Burial, cemetery-specific nonprofit in NH (forthcoming episode in Season 2)Shilo Farm - Eliot, MEBeth Tener - Kinship, Portsmouth, NHJessica Gaines - Sacred Sound CircleAkilah Campbell - Zuri Wingi, Lee, NHSarah Dorn - Tuckaway Farm and Tuckaway Food Commons, Lee, NHCultivate NH Girls on the Run New HampshireBlack Lives Matter New Hampshire (BLMNH) Music:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome back dear beautiful listeners! And thank you for your patience while I have been working to get the rest of the season finished. Make sure to subscribe for updates about future episodes and Season 2.This episode is a solo one. A reflection and call back to my conversation with Cecelia Ulibarri in Ep. 10 “I Was Here”. Make sure you give it a listen if you haven’t already.The final interview for this season will be with Andrea Martin. Another wonderful friend of mine and one whose name you might remember from my conversation with Beth Tener in Ep. 8 “A Legacy of Love” or my story about Soul Speaks in Ep. 9 “Be Brave and Listen”.Thank you so much for your time dear listener. Stay tuned for the last two episodes of this first season of MortlaiTea. Show notes:Word Web Resources - While these templates are geared towards literacy and helping kids learn vocabulary, they give a foundational understanding of how word webs function. Feel free to riff of the templates, make your own, or completely disregard the directions. It’s your exercise, so use your free will and have fun with it!* Online Writing Lab* https://southwestyorkshire.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/word-webs-1.pdfCrackskulls Coffee and Books - Newmarket, NHMusic:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome back to MortaliTea. This is Episode 10 with Cecilia Ulibarri - "I Was Here"Season 1 is wrapping up soon, but we still have a few more episodes to go before we take a break. Thank you for your time dear listener.Cecelia Ulibarri:-Check out Cecilia's work through her non-profit Positive Street Art -Reach out to Positive Street Art through [email protected] up for the Positive Street Art newsletter through the websiteNotes:-Check out Arts in Reach-Harweda, by Lauren Grace Williamson, on display in Created Noble at Green Acre Bahai Center of Learning-I Was Here by Beyonce This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome back to MortaliTea. This is episode 9, "Be Brave and Listen" This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome back to MortaliTea, this is episode 8: "A Legacy of Love"Guest: Beth TenerKinshipLiving Love PodcastRelational Intelligence (Formerly "Warmth and Fire")SeaChange ConferenceLinks and Resources:Green Acre Bahai SchoolOne Shared Earth ExhibitionGive and Gather with Andrea Martin - @giveand_gather (Instagram) Sacred Sound Circle with Jessica Gaines NHAA Poetry After Hours (12/11/25 event) Soul Speaks Community Supper Club (my project!) - @soul_speaks_supper (Instagram)Kenneth J. Gergen, book - “Relational Being: Beyond Self and Community”Music:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome back to MortaliTea for episode 7.Join me next time for a conversation with guest, Beth Tener.Music:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome to to episode 6 of MoratliTea, “Sticks and Stones - with Najee Brown.Najee is a photographer, playwright, and the artistic director of the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Guest:Najee Brown@najeevisuals - InstagramMulticultural Arts Center - Website & FacebookTheatre for the People - Website & FacebookReferences and Links:**Consider buy books through your local indie bookstore or find a copy at your local library!**D’Angelo Obituary - Rolling StoneBecause of Winn-Dixie Book by Kate DiCamilloFilm adaptationSeaChange Conference “Jesus at the Gay Bar” by Jay Hulme, from his collection The Backwater SermonsHowl’s Moving CastleBook by Diana Wynn JonesFilm adaptation by Studio GhibliMusic:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome to episode 5 of MortaliTea. Responding to some thoughts on Joy from my last conversation with guest and poet, Diannely Antigua.Join me in the next episode for my conversation with artist, Najee Brown.Find me on Instagram @eatsleepgrowplantsSend me an email: [email protected]––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome back to MortaliTea.This episode, Diannely Antigua is with me as we discuss living with (uncomplicated) joy.CW: suicide, religious trauma, mental healthGuest:Diannely Antigua - @nellfell13 (Instagram)Diannely’s Website and BooksLinks:Cleo Soul “Things Will Get Better” - YouTube & SpotifyWater Street Bookstore - Webpage & InstagramMental health resources - 988 Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, Veteran Crisis Line, The Trevor Project, Trans Lifeline, LGBT National Help Center, National Maternal Mental Health Hotline, Disaster Distress HelplinePlease also check for resources local to your state and county. And please reach out to your counselor if you have one.Music:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome back to MortaliTea.A call and response episode to my conversation with Lauren WB Vermette in episode 2.What does authenticity mean for me? Join me next time for Episode 4 with Diannelly Antigua.Show notes:Sonja Renee TaylorThe Body is Not an Apology (Poem): Video and AudioChimamanda Ngozi Adichie (On Instagram)“The Danger of a Single Story” | TED TalkMusic:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome back to MortaliTea.Joining me this episode is poet and friend, Lauren WB Vermette.Guest:Lauren WB Vermette - @wbvermetteLinks:Portsmouth Poet Laureate ProjectThe Good Listening ProjectSong - “Dylan Thomas (1996-1998)” by Antje DuvekotSong - “You Let Me Be” by Melissa FerrickSong - “Anthem” by Leonard CohenBook - “Listening Well” by Heather MorrisAndrea Gibson, former Poet Laureate of Colorado; the line referenced in the show is from their poem “Good Grief” shared in the anthology You Better Be LightningMusic:––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com

Welcome to the first episode of MortaliTea. Hosted by artist, death doula and facilitator, Lauren Grace Williamson. ___Show notes:Documentary - "Dark Tourist" Ep "1. Latin America" Mental health resources - 988 Lifeline, Crisis Text Line, Veteran Crisis Line, The Trevor Project, Trans Lifeline, LGBT National Help Center, National Maternal Mental Health Hotline, Disaster Distress HelplineDomestic Violence resources - National Domestic Violence HotlinePlease also check for resources local to your state and county.___––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––Back Home by Ghostrifter bit.ly/ghostrifter-scCreative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported — CC BY-ND 3.0Free Download: hypeddit.com/track/3pg8vf––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––___ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mortaliteatime.substack.com