DEATHCRAFT
JOURNAL
International Self-Care Day: Tending the Temple in a Dying World
Self-care isn’t a luxury—it’s a sacred responsibility. On International Self-Care Day, we’re reminded that tending to ourselves is not separate from deathcare, grief work, or spiritual practice. It’s all connected. Whether you’re holding space for others or quietly unraveling in your own shadows, you deserve rest, ritual, and reverence. This is your invitation to come back to your body, your breath, your beating heart—and remember that you are worthy of care, too.
MEET THE AUTHOR
Kat Rist (she/they) is the founder of Deathcraft.
Kat is a death doula, educator, and hair stylist based just south of Louisville, Kentucky. With one foot in the sacred and the other in the everyday, Kat helps others navigate the mysteries of death and dying through a lens of nature-based spirituality, compassion, and curiosity. She’s also a licensed cosmetologist working magic with color and texture at Maeda in Louisville.
Kat is a cat mom to a sassy orange tabby named Tilly, partner to a total car guy, and proud aunt to four wild and wonderful kids. She’s deeply into spiritualism, Tarot, folklore, and the quiet wisdom of the natural world. Whether she’s holding space at the end of life or capturing a breathtaking sunset, Kat believes in honoring the cycles of life—and finding magic in every part of the journey.