Stone Path Press

12/22/2025

It has been a minute since I have written. My nervous system needed a break. The learning curve required to promote and launch a book has been like all of life - full of highs and full of lows and then all of the moments in between. I am ready for all of it - just pacing myself :-)

The audio book is almost complete! I will go into the studio one more time for some final edits. The ebook is now available for presale on amazon along with the hardcover and softcover.

Thank you everyone for your support for this project. I read something today that reminded me how important perspective and connection is…

“After spending 178 days aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Ron Garan returned to Earth …. with a transformed understanding of humanity itself.

From orbit, Earth doesn’t look like a collection of countries, borders, or competing interests. It appears as a single, radiant blue sphere suspended in darkness. No lines divide continents. No flags mark territory. From 250 miles above the surface, every human conflict suddenly looks small — and every human connection looks unavoidable.”

We are all connected. Carry this knowing with you. I believe when Mom flew out of her body she became this perspective.

My wish for all of us is that we remember our connections to ourselves and to all of humanity. That we show up and hold each other in the arms of loving-kindness. That we remember our birthright so when death comes we are ready.

Peace,
Theresa

12/06/2025

Preface - Part II. Preorders are available now at theresaeevans.com Please share and follow me. Let grow the possibility of choice and conversations around death. There is no right or wrong... curiosity and contemplation lead the way.

12/04/2025

I have been in the studio all week recording the audio book with Hans Christian at Studio 330. I love audio books and listen to them regularly. This has been a learning experience and I am grateful for Hans expertise and his high tech studio! I thought I would begin to share some of the book by reading for you. Here is the beginning of the preface. More to come…

11/28/2025

On this day of Thanksgiving I want to thank all of you who have followed me on this journey of writing Choosing to Die. I am grateful for all of your financial support, your words of encouragement, your pre orders, and your help in spreading the word. Twenty years ago I was told I would one day write a book. When the advance reader copies arrived in the mail last week water spilled from my eyes and my heart felt full.

Your contributions let me afford the very best publisher/producer with Bethany Kelly at Publishing Partner and her amazing team of editors and designers. Your contributions helped me pay for the beautiful botanical illustrations created by Steve and Debbie Frank that now grace each chapter. Your contributions helped with the cost of recording the audio book and they will help with publicity.

This week I am recording at Studio 330 with Hans Christian as the engineer and producer. A talented and gifted man with an ear for detail. I am sure the audio book will be wonderful.

So thank you, thank you, thank you… I am very blessed & my heart is full.

My warmest regards for all of you,Theresa

and more thanks

11/15/2025

Choosing to Die: A Daughter's Story of Supporting Her Mother's End of Life Through Assisted Death. AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER NOW!!

AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER ON AMAZON, TERTULIA, BARNES & NOBLE, BOOKSHOP.ORG

11/15/2025

Choosing to Die: A daughter's Story of Supporting Her Mother's End of Life Through Assisted Death.

11/06/2025

There is a lot going on “behind the scenes” with Choosing to Die almost ready for pre-order! Honestly, I am finding this entire part of the process a might bit tedious. I just want to write. I am blessed to have an amazing human being with years of publishing experience helping me with all of this and it still feels a bit overwhelming.

This week I have an ask for all of you who have been supporting me and cheering me on. Do you have any connections with any of the following individuals or organizations that you might connect me with? I am ready to send out advance reader only copies in search of endorsements to help with publicity. Cold calls have been, well cold… and I’m looking for some warmer ones !!

Organizations:

Compassion and Choices

Death with Dignity

Association for Death Education and Counseling

American Medical Student Association

American Medical Women’s Association

American Public Health Association

National Association of Social Workers

International End of Life Doula Association

Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association

American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Individuals:

Alua Arthur – Author of Briefly Perfectly Human

Sebastian Junger – Author of In My Time of Dying

Robin Wall Kimmerer - Author of Braiding Sweetgrass

Anita Hannig -– Author of The Day I Die

Or, you may have another credible contact that you feel might be interested in reading and endorsing Choosing to Die? Bloggers, Podcasters, Authors, Educators. I would so appreciate any connections you can think of.…

Thank you again for your support! Contributions are still welcome and will help with the audio book which I will record in December.

10/31/2025

Words Count!

Sorting through my desk this morning I found some notes I had written at least 10 years ago. At that time I was traveling domestically and internationally teaching a movement modality. I was mentoring and teaching students who had invested a good chunk of time and money for their learning. I was aware of the paradigm - there is that which we know and there is that which we don’t know. I used this in my teaching. These two concepts are pretty easy to comprehend.

Many of the students I taught came with already rich bodies of knowledge and experience in various methods of movement. The challenge for them was to show up with beginners mind for the new learning. This mindset required an understanding that there is also a vast space that is filled with that which we don’t know, we don’t know…. I think this space is where the mystery and the magic resides.

I wanted my words to count - to be worthy of the investment these students had made. I started working with a coach who skillfully guided me to explore that which I didn’t know I didn’t know. I had written on the inside cover of my notebook “Will the story I am sharing further the lesson I am teaching?” The difference between sharing what I wanted to say versus speaking what they needed to hear.

Now I have written a book! Talk about investing in words. I have put about 45,000 of them together to tell a story that I think could bring anyone who reads it into the realm of that which we don’t know, we don’t know. How do we show up for someone at the end of their life? Do we impose our wants and needs on them at this extremely emotional time or can we enter the space with beginners mind?

Assisted death is a pretty big ask for any of us to navigate. Filled with that which we don’t know we don’t know. I know it sure was for me. I hope the words in Choosing to Die cause you to wonder about the miracle of leaving your physical body or being present for someone who is leaving their physical body. I hope my words start conversations that explore stepping into the realm of magic and mystery.

Next week I will have lots of news to share about preordering and how you can help me with endorsements. I will be reaching out for people who know people… I will be looking for readers who are willing to read and then write reviews. I will be reaching out for help in stepping into the mystery.

Have a magical week,

Theresa

10/23/2025

Thank you all for taking a moment to send your love. We're quietly noticing the space Lucy occupied in our lives and letting our hearts find a permanent resting place for her memories.❤️

10/21/2025

Yesterday I took my sweet dog Lucy to our Vet. As we stared into each others big brown eyes, she quietly left her body. It was fast and it was peaceful. Her little paws were already cooling when we got there. Her heart no longer able to pump blood efficiently. She was 8 weeks when I brought her home and we had 12 precious, glorious, full years together.

She was my hiking companion. I called her my easy dog. She was always content and happy. She had deep brown soulful eyes and she would stare at me as if looking right into my soul. Her only demand was that she be in my presence whenever I was home. She wasn’t a barker. She didn’t even require a lot of attention. She just needed me to see her.

As I drove home from the Vets, I had that same feeling I remembered experiencing in the days after Mom left. Is it really possible to feel so much sensation at once? I decided to really sink into it. I tried to find words to describe it: hot, prickly, searing… Was my heart actually capable of carrying this much? It felt like it was going to crack open. I did a review. Had I done my best with Lucy? I was glad I had taken her to the beach last Sunday even though I was so tired from work. I decided she had lived a pretty good life. Full of love and walks and treats and running the beach.

I spent the afternoon beginning the process of putting my garden to rest for the season. I let my tears flow and let nature remind me of the cycles of birth and death. Pete and I picked out a spot where we will let Lucy’s ashes rest. Her headstone will be a blazing red maple tree.