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My Writing
Here are my blogposts. My most current writings can be found here on LinkedIn.
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Human Burial Rites Span 100,000 years
Does it matter that the first evidence of a human burial rite is 100,000 years old? By way of comparison, the wheel is only a 5,500 year...
Rhyena Halpern
Mar 191 min read


Reasons People Want to be a Doula
Why does it seem like everyone wants to be a death doula? It is no coincidence that most of us come to the work after experiencing caring...
Rhyena Halpern
Mar 171 min read

Showing Up in the World
My hero, Parker Palmer, in a recent interview with the Greater Good Science Center said something I love. He said, "I can't think of a...
Rhyena Halpern
Mar 171 min read

Nike Was Wrong
Nike was wrong. Feel the fear and do nothing. I am feeling the fear. And noticing what it feels like. Every day since Jan 20th, I...
Rhyena Halpern
Mar 132 min read


When Someone Really Listens
When you talk with someone, do you care if they listen to you? I love to have conversations where we each really hear what each other is...
Rhyena Halpern
Feb 242 min read
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