THEY’RE LIVE, BABY
(And on their way to you, if you pre-ordered!!)
we received all of our card decks, cuddled together in cardboard boxes that found their way to my front stoop.
The card deck designed to bring us back “to gather” with not just our lost loved ones but also each other—
It turns out creating it also did just that for us.
thank you, dad, for this gift. we created it together, which you would’ve loved, and in your name, which you also would’ve loved, but might’ve been a little embarrassed by too 😉
we envisioned these in therapist offices, your kitchen table during Thanksgiving or otherwise, funeral homes, and bookstores.
Got a connection? Send it along! We love word of mouth and sharing authentically as US, so you’ll see more of that here 🥰
#griefdeck #therapisttools #connectionmatters
Welcome to…. A Seat at the Table Connective Card Deck!
This connective and engaging 84-card deck is formulated to bring loved ones who are no longer with us back into the present with their people.
Through mindful focus and understanding of who they were, we can continue to relate to them, even in their absence.
It is built to be an ongoing conversation about someone who is not with you—a free flowing exercise in remembrance and honor; something to spark cherished memories, exploration, storytelling, and overall connection.
The prompts range from silly to serious, and move from memories to sharing your current life with them.
Truthfully, there’s no wrong way to engage with the deck.
Whether it’s Thanksgiving dinner with the family or journaling with yourself on a sleepy Saturday morning, we welcome to curiosity and willingness to connect with those we’ve lost.
May we all be brave enough to keep connecting, sharing, and loving 🩵✨
As of today, we are just 12 decks away from being able to complete our first ever round of orders and fill our existing pre orders!! If you’ve been hemming and hawing, this is your ✨sign✨ to get yourself a deck now and to support us on the ground level of this endeavor. Please share this post with your friends and family and help us get through this final push to get A Seat at the Table out there into the world and into the hands of grievers everywhere!
🚨 Connective Cards update!!
A few of our decks will be hanging out at @firestormcoop on Haywood starting… now!
They will also be listed on their website, patiently awaiting new homes to adorn all over. Go check them out and pick yourself up one. Because as we all know… grief season never ends. ✨
Yes, you can mourn a being you’ve never met.
This post goes out to our guy Sammy, who I’m so sad to never have been able to try to pet and try to convince I’m worth liking and get the side eye from.
He was (is, in new form) an anchor to a dear friend who has always been a partner to me in grief and joy, since the moment we met. So by the transitive property (or whatever), he and I were linked too. Through a most beautiful human for which we’re both lucky to know.
We take the small peace that comes with knowing he’s somewhere else now, with Grandma. And I know he’d invite the two of y’all to his dinner party. 😉🩵
Love you @lisabethporter
Thank you for being here for 25 days of choosing a card! We truly feel like the right people are here and we are so pleased 🥹 please enjoy this silly on the spot haiku, and I would LOVE to see what kinds of poems you can come up with about your people in the comments!! ✍️
I formulated this deck with my *sister* Eden, not card 🥲 the holiday fog has clearly not lifted yet. The more we answer these questions about our dad, the more I feel like I get to know him. Yes, obviously I knew him in this life, and I might inherently know the answers to these questions already, but putting energy and intention into thinking about and answering them makes me feel close to my dad in a brand new way, and one I know he appreciates, as he was never an attention seeking, ‘look at me’ kind of guy. 🤍
Day 23 of sharing a seat at the table card deck! What a gift to know this answer so quickly. Dad had many accomplishments and he would not even think of any of them except for creating our family. I miss that guy. #grief #carddeck #therapy 
Day 22 of sharing a seat at the table card deck, and this continues to crack me up and blow me away. There are I believe 83 cards in this deck and the fact that I keep pulling the same ones twice in a row is to me a wink from dad. #grief #deaddadclub #carddeck
Back from a few days away and hoping you all had a lovely holiday 🎄 perhaps you drew a card from your own deck by yourself or with family, or reflected quietly on how not having your person present this holiday season feels a little different. Whether it’s the first, fifth, or fiftieth holiday without them, we’re here for you in your grief, and so incredibly grateful you’re following along with us as well 🫂 Love, S & E ❤️
Day 20 of sharing a seat at the table card deck, until it finds its people!
I might be kind of biased, but I think this is basically the best stocking stuffer idea since the Ghirardelli squares.
Snag your deck and share it with the people that you love.
Xoxo
