<![CDATA[To Keep Silent Podcast]]>
tokeepsilent.substack.com]]>https://tokeepsilent.substack.com/podcastSubstackThu, 09 Jul 2026 06:31:58 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3283532.rssSilentQuiet, grounded guidance at the crossroads of spiritual direction, grief and end-of-life care, and psychedelic integration—offering contemplative practices and practical tools for living (and dying) with meaning.episodicSilenttokeepsilent@substack.comNo<![CDATA[Fear Disguised as Caution]]>We don’t talk about death until something forces us to. And by then we’re usually too frightened, or too busy, to talk about it well.

Once a month, after dark, I hold a Death Salon — a small group, a safe room, an honest conversation about death, grief, and what waits at the end of a life. For the living, and for the circle of care around them.

Message from my website at tokeepsilent.me.



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Once a month, after dark, I hold a Death Salon — a small group, a safe room, an honest conversation about death, grief, and what waits at the end of a life. For the living, and for the circle of care around them.

Message from my website at tokeepsilent.me.



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Once a month, after dark, I hold a Death Salon — a small group, a safe room, an honest conversation about death, grief, and what waits at the end of a life. For the living, and for the circle of care around them.

Message from my website at tokeepsilent.me.



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Once a month, after dark, I hold a Death Salon — a small group, a safe room, an honest conversation about death, grief, and what waits at the end of a life. For the living, and for the circle of care around them.

Message from my website at tokeepsilent.me.



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Once a month, after dark, I hold a Death Salon — a small group, a safe room, an honest conversation about death, grief, and what waits at the end of a life. For the living, and for the circle of care around them.

Message from my website at tokeepsilent.me.

 



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Once a month, after dark, I hold a Death Salon — a small group, a safe room, an honest conversation about death, grief, and what waits at the end of a life. For the living, and for the circle of care around them.

Message from my website at tokeepsilent.me.

 



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Once a month, after dark, I hold a Death Salon — a small group, a safe room, an honest conversation about death, grief, and what waits at the end of a life. For the living, and for the circle of care around them.

Message from my website at tokeepsilent.me.



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Once a month, after dark, I hold a Death Salon — a small group, a safe room, an honest conversation about death, grief, and what waits at the end of a life. For the living, and for the circle of care around them.

Message from my website at tokeepsilent.me.



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