MortaliTea

Lauren Grace

Your life will shape your death. So, how do you want to live? Conversations and reflections hosted by artist and death doula, Lauren Grace Williamson. mortaliteatime.substack.com

  1. Mar 23

    Ep. 13 - Dear Grandma

    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 23 And 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

  2. Mar 17

    Ep. 12 - Choose the Dream - with Andrea Martin

    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 & Gather Email - hello@giveandgather.org Instagram - @giveand_gather Newsletter - 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 Apparel Other Notes: SeaChange Conference - Green Acre Bahai School, Eliot, ME The Grief Deck - Princeton Architectural Press Substack 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, ME Beth Tener - Kinship, Portsmouth, NH Jessica Gaines - Sacred Sound Circle Akilah Campbell - Zuri Wingi, Lee, NH Sarah Dorn - Tuckaway Farm and Tuckaway Food Commons, Lee, NH Cultivate NH Girls on the Run New Hampshire Black 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

    Ep. 12 - Choose the Dream - with Andrea Martin

  3. Mar 10

    Ep. 11 - Calling All Sovereign Authors

    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.pdf Crackskulls Coffee and Books - Newmarket, NH 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

    Ep. 11 - Calling All Sovereign Authors

  4. Jan 21

    Ep. 10 - I Was Here - with Cecilia Ulibarri

    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 info@positivestreetart.org -Sign up for the Positive Street Art newsletter through the website Notes: -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

    Ep. 10 - I Was Here - with Cecilia Ulibarri

  5. 12/23/2025

    Ep. 9 - Be Brave and Listen

    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

    Ep. 9 - Be Brave and Listen

  6. 12/10/2025

    Ep. 8 - A Legacy of Love - with Beth Tener

    Welcome back to MortaliTea, this is episode 8: "A Legacy of Love" Guest: Beth Tener Kinship Living Love Podcast Relational Intelligence (Formerly "Warmth and Fire") SeaChange Conference Links and Resources: Green Acre Bahai School One Shared Earth Exhibition Give 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

    Ep. 8 - A Legacy of Love - with Beth Tener

  7. 12/03/2025

    Ep. 7 - Stitch by Stitch

    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

    Ep. 7 - Stitch by Stitch

  8. 11/03/2025

    Ep. 6 - Sticks and Stones - with Najee Brown

    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 - Instagram Multicultural Arts Center - Website & Facebook Theatre for the People - Website & Facebook References and Links: **Consider buy books through your local indie bookstore or find a copy at your local library!** D’Angelo Obituary - Rolling Stone Because of Winn-Dixie Book by Kate DiCamillo Film adaptation SeaChange Conference “Jesus at the Gay Bar” by Jay Hulme, from his collection The Backwater Sermons Howl’s Moving Castle Book by Diana Wynn Jones Film adaptation by Studio Ghibli 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

    Ep. 6 - Sticks and Stones - with Najee Brown
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Your life will shape your death. So, how do you want to live? Conversations and reflections hosted by artist and death doula, Lauren Grace Williamson. mortaliteatime.substack.com

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  • Creator
    Lauren Grace
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    13
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    © Lauren Grace Williamson
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