Immaterial World
Immaterial World
Jessica Richards and Jezmina Von Thiele
GRIEF WORK with Laura Sullivan Cassidy
1 hour 5 minutes Posted Dec 17, 2025 at 5:00 am.
Welcome And Guest Introduction
Laura’s Early Journalism And Seattle Style Scene
Nordstrom, Fashion Week, And Burnout
Celebrity App Era And Hitting A Personal Reset
Coaching Roots, Grief Mapping, And Funeral Home Work
Enter Recompose And End‑Of‑Life Doula Training
Legacy Work And Creative End‑Of‑Life Rituals
Human Composting Explained And Its Impact
Pandemic, Culture Shift, And Grief Literacy
Practices For Living With Grief
Culture, Ritual, And Starting From A Void
Addressing Stigma And Family Tensions Around Eco Burial
The Eminent Pathway And Family Education
Personal Care: Therapy, Tarot, And Making Music
Oracle Decks, Art, And Spiritual Perspectives
How To Support Laura And Recompose
Closing Gratitude And Where To Find Us
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Laura Sullivan Cassidy is a Gen X, Enneagram #2, Pisces Sun/Virgo Moon. She is a writer, editor, artist, and interviewer who has previously worked as a music critic, fashion and style journalist, content director, and multimedia ghostwriter. Having used the early pandemic era to train in positive psychology, grief coaching, and end of life doulaship, she now works in outreach and client care at Recompose, the Seattle-based leader in an environmental form of death care known as human composting. 

Outside of that work, Laura leads workshops on death awareness and creative expression, edits a Substack called Griever’s Ball, curates experiences and zines, and makes industrial/noise/post-punk music with her partner—most recently in a project called Less Tower. She's currently working on Altered Anatomy, a collection of interviews about living in a medically amended body for an occasionally recurring event/happening called Tearjerker.

In this episode, Laura talks about her rich career in storytelling, creating meaningful spaces to celebrate life as well as grief, and so much more. 

For more about Laura visit:

https://laurasullivancassidy.com/

https://softdata.life/

https://www.instagram.com/laurasullivancassidy/

https://www.instagram.com/recomposelife/

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Hosted by Jessica Richards and Jezmina Von Thiele

For bookings and for more about Jessica visit: www.the12th.house and Instagram: @jessicaxrich 

For bookings and for more about Jezmina visit: www.jezminavonthiele.com and Instagram: @jezmina.vonthiele

Music and editing by DIA LUNA

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Artwork by Lane Friend 

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