Death Chats with a Death Advocate

My Very Personal and Public Funeral

You are invited to this 'very personal and public' living funeral for myself.   DISCLAIMER: This episode contains sensitive content. Listener discretion is advised. Alcoholism, suicide, abuse and other difficult topics are discussed. This episode was prerecorded on August 23rd of 2025 which marked the fifth year without my dad, the fourth year for my small business, and three years for having this podcast. I am Cera, the founder, owner, and creator of CC Oddities by Cera [https://shopccodditiesbycera.com/] and your host of 'Death Chats with Cera', the podcast normalizing grief and openly discussing death related topics.  Join me for a very unique season finale where I let it all out for the whole world to hear as I lay multiple past versions of myself to rest once and for all to help create the space to open up to what is next... This episode contains a lot of deep and vulnerable insights to what has led me to becoming the person I am today and what has empowered me to become so passionate for creating space for others to connect, grieve, and heal. Here are some links to people that I mentioned in the show that have helped me along the way to get to this point- Sanctuary for Spirit: Folk Temple | folk medicine [https://www.sanctuaryforspirit.com/] Podzilla Productions - Audio Engineer [https://www.podzillaproductions.com/#/] Witchcraft Mentor | That Witch Next Door [https://www.thatwitchnextdoor.com/] I also have multiple events that I am hosting if you local to the Denver area that are linked if you are interested and would like to see what is next on the calendar!  CC Oddities by Cera Events - 3 Upcoming Activities and Tickets | Eventbrite [https://www.eventbrite.com/o/cc-oddities-by-cera-84018913083] Check out my website [https://shopccodditiesbycera.com/] to shop my art, ritual tools, oddities, and curiosities created with a gentle reminder of our universal experience with grief, loss, and death. Follow me on Instagram @ccodditiesbycera [https://www.instagram.com/ccodditiesbycera/] and subscribe to my email newsletter [https://linktr.ee/ccodditiesbycera]. Turn on notifications for the show on the home page to never miss a new episode! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2038422/support]

Death Chats with a Death Advocate

Join me as I sit down with Eric Rooney, an urban farmer, storyteller, visionary, founder of Regeneration Earth and Half Moon Farm, death doula, and speaker. Eric took the time to share with us more about his journey with death intertwined with nature, personal encounters of death and dying, being curious about the paranormal, the death space he has created to provide information to help people reach a peaceful place when planning for the end of life, organizing and empowering people to understand green burial options and how to access them,  helping others understand how they can honor their physical bodies through death, what Eric has planned for his body when he dies, and MORE! Listed below are some of the links mentioned in today's show and how you can stay connected with our guest and reach out if you have any questions for Eric Rooney! Website: Home - Regeneration Earth [https://regenerationearth.org/] Half Moon Farm [https://www.halfmoonfarm.co/] Instagram: Eric Rooney (@_ericrooney_) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/_ericrooney_/] Re-Generation Earth (@re_generation_earth) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/re_generation_earth/] Half Moon Farm and Cremation Gardens (@halfmoon.farm) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/halfmoon.farm/] I am Cera, the founder, owner, and creator of CC Oddities by Cera [https://shopccodditiesbycera.com/] and your host of 'Death Chats with Cera', the podcast normalizing grief and openly discussing death related topics. Thank you so much for joining us today! Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter [https://linktr.ee/ccodditiesbycera] to keep up with all things brand related! Check out my website [https://shopccodditiesbycera.com/] to shop my art, ritual tools, oddities, and curiosities created with a gentle reminder of our universal experience with grief, loss, and death. You can also follow me on Instagram @ccodditiesbycera [https://www.instagram.com/ccodditiesbycera/] which is a great way to always stay in the know of whatever the heck it is that I am doing! If you or anyone you know that might want to be on the show, please send them my way or reach out through my email ccodditiesbycera@gmail.com [https://ccodditiesbycera@gmail.com/]! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2038422/support]  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2038422/support]

Death Chats with a Funeral Director

Join me as I sit down with Christie Mahon; a licensed funeral director, embalmer, and tattoo enthusiast based out of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Christie took the time to share with us more about her personal deathcare journey, the trials and tribulations she faced along the way, the loss of her mom, her struggle with substances and personal road to sobriety, answering the call to help others, bringing light to death, humanizing the dead, healing through tattoos, her thoughts on afterlife, and what she wants to happen to her body when she dies, and so much MORE! Listed below are some of the links mentioned in today's show and how you can stay connected with our guest and reach out if you have any questions for Christie Mahon! Instagram: Christie Lynn (@christierules555) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/christierules555] Amazon.com : i am dead now what [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=i+am+dead+now+what&adgrpid=1344703298374573&hvadid=84044278050655&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=93723&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-84044326175134%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=22537_13531151&tag=mh0b-20&ref=pd_sl_16l0j4jqgq_e] THE DASH POEM (lindaellis.life) [https://lindaellis.life/the-dash-poem] I am Cera, the founder, owner, and creator of CC Oddities by Cera [https://shopccodditiesbycera.com/] and your host of 'Death Chats with Cera', the podcast normalizing grief and openly discussing death related topics. Thank you so much for joining us today! Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter [https://linktr.ee/ccodditiesbycera] to keep up with all things brand related! Check out my website [https://shopccodditiesbycera.com/] to shop my art, ritual tools, oddities, and curiosities created with a gentle reminder of our universal experience with grief, loss, and death. You can also follow me on Instagram @ccodditiesbycera [https://www.instagram.com/ccodditiesbycera/] which is a great way to always stay in the know of whatever the heck it is that I am doing! If you or anyone you know that might want to be on the show, please send them my way or reach out through my email ccodditiesbycera@gmail.com [https://ccodditiesbycera@gmail.com/]! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2038422/support]

Death Chats with a Death Doula

Join me as I sit down with Hannah Moon; a deathcare provider, death doula, and founder of Liminal Deathcare based in Kansas City, Missouri. Hannah Moon took the time to share with us more about her personal deathcare journey, finding comfort in the death community, defining the term "Jesus Witch",  what it means to be a death doula, their business Liminal Deathcare, suicide ideation, her thoughts on dying and what they think happens after death along with what they want to happen to their body when they die and so much MORE! Listed below are some of the links on how you can stay connected with our guest today, Hannah Moon and reach out for more information about them and what they do! Website: Liminal Deathcare | End of Life | Kansas City, MO, USA [https://www.liminaldeathcare.com/] Instagram: Death, Dying + Witchcraft (@jesuswitch) • Instagram photos and videos [https://www.instagram.com/jesuswitch/] Email:  deathdoulakc@proton.me [deathdoulakc@proton.me] https://www.narinderbazen.com/death-midwifery-training [https://linktr.ee/narinderbazen] goingwithgrace | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree [https://linktr.ee/goingwithgrace] Let There Be Light: The Seven Keys - Kindle edition by Errico, Rocco. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com [https://www.amazon.com/Let-There-Be-Light-Seven-ebook/dp/B01HIXN2UG] I am Cera, the founder, owner, and creator of CC Oddities by Cera [https://shopccodditiesbycera.com/] and your host of 'Death Chats with Cera', the podcast normalizing grief and openly discussing death related topics. Thank you so much for joining us today! Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter [https://linktr.ee/ccodditiesbycera] to keep up with all things brand related! Check out my website [https://shopccodditiesbycera.com/] to shop my art, ritual tools, oddities, and curiosities created with a gentle reminder of our universal experience with grief. You can also follow me on Instagram @ccodditiesbycera [https://www.instagram.com/ccodditiesbycera/] which is a great way to always stay in the know of whatever the heck it is that I am doing! If you or anyone you know that might want to be on the show, please send them my way or reach out through my email ccodditiesbycera@gmail.com [https://ccodditiesbycera@gmail.com/]! I hope that you enjoy the show! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2038422/support]

Death Chats with Paranormal Investigators

Join me as I sit down with not one but two individuals (missing their third team member Julia Allie in today's episode) who collectively form an all-female investigation team, XX Paranormal Communications based out of Colorado! MacKenzie Koncher and Christine Hendrickson took the time to share with us some of their personal stories about how they became investigators of the paranormal, a little bit about their individual relationships with death, what they think happens after we die, some of the hot spots they have investigated, the dangers of communicating with ghosts, debunking what is otherworldly and what is not, and other real ghost stories! Listed below are some of the links on how you can stay connected with the team and reach out for more information about them and what they do! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XXparacomm?mibextid=ZbWKwL [https://www.facebook.com/XXparacomm?mibextid=ZbWKwL] Instagram: https://instagram.com/xxparacomm?igshid=ZDc4ODBmNjlmNQ== [https://instagram.com/xxparacomm?igshid=ZDc4ODBmNjlmNQ==] TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@xxparacomm?_t=8e8ceXBsTJy&_r=1 [https://www.tiktok.com/@xxparacomm?_t=8e8ceXBsTJy&_r=1] I am Cera, the founder, owner, and creator of CC Oddities by Cera [https://shopccodditiesbycera.com/] and your host of 'Death Chats with Cera', the podcast normalizing grief and openly discussing death related topics. Thank you so much for joining us today! Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter [https://linktr.ee/ccodditiesbycera] to keep up with all things brand related! Check out my website [https://shopccodditiesbycera.com/] to shop my art, ritual tools, oddities, and curiosities created with a gentle reminder of our universal experience with grief. You can also follow me on Instagram @ccodditiesbycera [https://www.instagram.com/ccodditiesbycera/] which is a great way to always stay in the know of whatever the heck it is that I am doing! If you or anyone you know that might want to be on the show, please send them my way or reach out through my email ccodditiesbycera@gmail.com [https://ccodditiesbycera@gmail.com/]! I hope that you enjoy the show! Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2038422/support]