Death Ed with Erin

02/20/2026

02/20/2026

Off the shore of Panama there is an archipelago of 365 islands, inhabited by the indigenous Kuna Yala (aka Gunayala) people. These people are true Americans. They never migrated here. They always were. Originally from the Darien gap (look it up), they are a protected people. Only those born into the tribe can buy land or live on these lands. They are off grid - no electricity save for solar and a few generators. They speak their tribal language. They birth their babies, educate their children, and bury their dead outside of our modern institutions. They don’t know or care who Donald Trump is, or what car you drive or your designed handbag. They spend thier days fishing, dancing, and yes, welcoming tourism for income. I was so inspired by this experience. To see a land untouched by corporate interests - water as blue as I’ve ever seen. It made me think about who and what I’d be - what we would all be - if our lives were left to humanity and nature instead of programming and “progress”. I love that the government protects these people and this land instead of letting billionaires take it like they take everything else. San Blas Islands, they are called. The richest lands I’ve ever seen. The most in tact culture I’ve ever witnessed.

02/19/2026

Death is not the opposite of life.
It’s the keeper of its meaning. The threshold through which all love, all beauty, all grief becomes real.

02/18/2026

The more you allow yourself to feel the pain - the more you will also be able to feel joy. I am a proof of this too. As above, so below.

02/17/2026

“Erin has created a program unlike anything else.
You can study a book until you know the material backwards and forwards, but Erin has added her practical experience as a doula, as an educator, as a public speaker, to make the curriculum *human*. And there is nothing that compares to the humanity, the community, the acceptance, and the love that you'll find in Deathschool Evolved, and from Erin Merelli."

02/14/2026

Happy Valentines day ❤️ I truly love this community.

My valentines gift to you is a free introductory course to death doulaship:
Walking Each Other Home
March 18th on Zoom.
Link in bio to learn more and sign up

02/13/2026

I'm DYING to be your Valentine 💀❤️

And to gift you a free introductory course to death doulaship: Walking Each Other Home
March 18th on Zoom.
Link in bio to learn more and sign up

02/12/2026

Love is not bound by location or time, or even the carbon composition of our being. Love cannot be contained by death, and so we don’t have to think of our relationships with our loved ones as past tense. The love is still happening now. We are still with them.

02/11/2026

Burial is a lot deeper than 6 feet.

02/09/2026

Walking Each Other Home
First Steps to Death Doulaship

A FREE, LIVE INTRO CLASS on March 18 at 12pm MST.

If you’re curious about death doulas, start here. If you've seen too much death lately and you want to arm yourself with education, sign up already. This introduction is for anyone drawn to mortality work.

No matter what brings you here - personal loss, spiritual curiosity, or a sense that this path may be calling you professionally, welcome to the conversation. We’ll explore what death doulas actually do, why this role exists, and how tending the edge of life can bring more meaning to life.

We’ll explore:

• What a death doula is (and isn’t)
• How doulas support before, during, and after death
• The philosophies that guide this work
• How facing mortality can soften fear and deepen meaning

No experience required. Offered freely as an act of accessibility and invitation. This education is for everyone.

This class is offered live just once, on March 18th. Join us then to be a part of the q&a and conversation. Afterwards, the recording from that day will be made available.

🖤 Link in bio to join.

02/09/2026

I fell in love with Puerto Rico in 2017, and have been many many times now. I’ve brought my kids and my mom too, convincing them for years that we should move there (still the long term goal).

I love America. I do. But our culture is… corporate.
It’s dead.

Weve been fooled for so long. If only we could just work our corporate jobs, drink our Starbucks, and pay our taxes so that the elite can keep colonizing and controlling us.

Puerto Rico is vibrant and gorgeous, rich and historic, spicy and sweet. Isla de encanta, Puerto Rico is a healing place.

We should treat it like an American gem. 💎

Not like some lesser thing we are scared of because they are bilingual and shake thier hips better.

As someone who travels, I promise you, there is no better way to learn - and there is no better way to love - than from those who are different than you.

I would not be where I am or who I am without what Puerto Rico has given me. I love you PR 🇵🇷!!

We NEED to celebrate our diversity in the face of hate. The only thing stronger than hate is love.