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When life changes, the temptation is to rush toward the other side — to find answers, regain control, and get back to normal. Artist and ritualist Day Schildkret offers another way: slow down, make meaning, and let beauty help you meet what cannot be fixed.

In this conversation, Day shares how Morning Altars began after his father's death. What started as a simple nature-based ritual — arranging mushrooms, bark, and found materials under a eucalyptus tree each morning for 30 days — became a way to process grief, honor life's thresholds, and reconnect with the living world.

We talk about why grief doesn't always respond to explanation, how ritual creates a container for what feels too large for words, and why letting go is central to the practice: every altar is temporary, changed or carried away by wind, water, and time. Day also speaks candidly about "destination addiction" — our impulse to focus only on where we're headed — and invites us instead to wander, pay attention, and create without needing to know where the process leads.

Whether you're grieving a loss, moving through a life transition, or simply learning to live with impermanence, this episode offers a grounded, practical ritual for meeting change with presence and care.

Guest: Day Schildkret
- Morning Altars media kit: https://www.morningaltars.com/media-kit
- Morning Altars teacher training: https://www.morningaltars.com/teachertraining

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