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About Us
"Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones. A legacy is etched into the minds of others and the stories they share about you." -- Shannon L. Alder
We live in a time of overlapping losses—of people, stability, and certainty. When systems feel strained, grief is often rushed, privatized, or shouldered alone. MavenHaven is a small, intentional response. This is a space to slow down, be genuinely witnessed, and make meaning in the midst of change. The care here is relational, consent-based, and flexible enough to hold chosen family, cultural difference, and grief that doesn't follow a script. You won't find fixes or timelines here. Instead, you'll find companionship—through end-of-life support, grief work, and creative legacy projects. It’s about marking life with honesty and care, even as the ground continues to shift.
The Why Behind the Work:
MavenHaven offers queer-affirming, anti-racist, and trauma-aware death and grief care rooted in dignity, creativity, and community.
The work centers Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color—especially those whose grief, identities, and end-of-life experiences are too often marginalized, medicalized, or ignored. Through death doula support, grief companionship, and creative legacy work, MavenHaven supports people in navigating loss, dying, and remembrance in ways that honor autonomy, culture, and chosen family.
While QTBIPOC communities are the first priority, MavenHaven holds care for all people and their grief. This work is grounded in the belief that grief is not something to be fixed, rushed, or privatized—it is something to be witnessed, held, and shared. Care here is consent-based, justice-oriented, and committed to honoring who people are, how they love, and how they live and die.
The work centers Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color—especially those whose grief, identities, and end-of-life experiences are too often marginalized, medicalized, or ignored. Through death doula support, grief companionship, and creative legacy work, MavenHaven supports people in navigating loss, dying, and remembrance in ways that honor autonomy, culture, and chosen family.
While QTBIPOC communities are the first priority, MavenHaven holds care for all people and their grief. This work is grounded in the belief that grief is not something to be fixed, rushed, or privatized—it is something to be witnessed, held, and shared. Care here is consent-based, justice-oriented, and committed to honoring who people are, how they love, and how they live and die.
MavenHaven's Mission
Offered Services
Creative Legacy & Memorial Art
Art can hold what words cannot, especially in grief.
This includes the creation of custom memorial pieces, legacy projects, and collaborative art to honor a life, a relationship, or a transition. Work can be for the living or in preparation for death, with individuals, families, or chosen family.
The focus is meaning—not perfection. This is about making space for emotion through creative practice.
Good for: Honoring a loved one, marking an anniversary, preparing a legacy gift, creating personal ritual.
Grief Companionship & Support
Grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and it doesn’t need to be fixed.
This work provides non-clinical, non-pathologizing support for navigating loss, anticipatory grief, or major life transitions. It centers listening, reflection, and gentle guidance—free from expectations of “progress.” Sessions may include conversation, grounding practices, creative reflection, or simple shared presence.
Good for: Recent or long-held grief, disenfranchised grief, or when therapy feels like too much—or not quite the right fit.
Death Doula & End-of-Life Care
Support for living fully, right to the end.
This work offers practical, emotional, and spiritual support before, during, and after death. It can include end-of-life planning, advocacy, vigil presence, ritual creation, and chosen family care—all tailored to personal values and identity. The goal is not control, but compassionate presence: helping individuals and their communities feel supported, informed, and less alone.
Good for: Serious illness, aging, advance planning, vigil support, and family accompaniment.
For Organizations & Communities
Bringing a grounded, grief-informed approach to your space.
MavenHaven partners with organizations, collectives, and community groups to facilitate:
Each collaboration is tailored to the community’s needs and values, whether it’s a single session or an ongoing program.
Art can hold what words cannot, especially in grief.
This includes the creation of custom memorial pieces, legacy projects, and collaborative art to honor a life, a relationship, or a transition. Work can be for the living or in preparation for death, with individuals, families, or chosen family.
The focus is meaning—not perfection. This is about making space for emotion through creative practice.
Good for: Honoring a loved one, marking an anniversary, preparing a legacy gift, creating personal ritual.
Grief Companionship & Support
Grief doesn’t follow a timeline, and it doesn’t need to be fixed.
This work provides non-clinical, non-pathologizing support for navigating loss, anticipatory grief, or major life transitions. It centers listening, reflection, and gentle guidance—free from expectations of “progress.” Sessions may include conversation, grounding practices, creative reflection, or simple shared presence.
Good for: Recent or long-held grief, disenfranchised grief, or when therapy feels like too much—or not quite the right fit.
Death Doula & End-of-Life Care
Support for living fully, right to the end.
This work offers practical, emotional, and spiritual support before, during, and after death. It can include end-of-life planning, advocacy, vigil presence, ritual creation, and chosen family care—all tailored to personal values and identity. The goal is not control, but compassionate presence: helping individuals and their communities feel supported, informed, and less alone.
Good for: Serious illness, aging, advance planning, vigil support, and family accompaniment.
For Organizations & Communities
Bringing a grounded, grief-informed approach to your space.
MavenHaven partners with organizations, collectives, and community groups to facilitate:
- Grief support groups & workshops
- Legacy or memorial art circles
- End-of-life education and discussion spaces
- Custom, single-session or ongoing programming
Each collaboration is tailored to the community’s needs and values, whether it’s a single session or an ongoing program.
Founder, Artist, & Death Doula
Pronouns: they/she
Pronouns: they/she
Christina R. Lett
Hey, y'all! I am an artist, a death doula, and just another human trying to figure out this mystery of life. I enjoy reading, watching movies, and nature walks with my dog, Henry.
Art came naturally to me, partly through genetics and partly through my preference for visual learning. It has been a lifelong skill that I enjoy broadening and exploring every day.
Death work, however, was a field that has gradually called to me throughout my career and personal experiences. I always knew that whatever I did in life would involve helping others in some way. I began with getting my undergraduate degree in psychology, fascinated by how people think, feel, and communicate. Then I received my masters degree in couples and family counseling with a desire to learn to help others create meaningful, healthy connections. During this time, I also worked as an aide for the elderly for nearly a decade. All of my training has inherently progressed to the understanding that pain, loss, and death are natural experiences we must all face at some point, and that facing them in community lends to greater outcomes and potential to be catalysts for amazing transformation. I have been called to death work by numerous personal losses and a desire to help others weather the emotional storms of life.
Through my art and compassionate giving, I practice death work.
As a queer, nonbinary, neurodivergent, Black individual, my lived experiences have ignited within me a profound passion for advocating and uplifting marginalized groups. Through the lens of my intersecting identities, I intimately understand the systemic barriers, discrimination, and injustices faced by individuals who exist on the margins of society. This awareness fuels my commitment to creating inclusive spaces, amplifying marginalized voices, and advocating for equity and justice in all facets of life. My journey has instilled in me a deep sense of empathy, resilience, and determination to foster meaningful change, dismantle oppressive structures, and cultivate environments where every person can thrive authentically and unapologetically. Through education, advocacy, and allyship, I strive to be a catalyst for positive social transformation and a beacon of empowerment for marginalized communities everywhere.
Whomever you are, whatever you are going through, I would love to be your witness and conduit so that you may depart this life knowing that you were here and you were seen.
Art came naturally to me, partly through genetics and partly through my preference for visual learning. It has been a lifelong skill that I enjoy broadening and exploring every day.
Death work, however, was a field that has gradually called to me throughout my career and personal experiences. I always knew that whatever I did in life would involve helping others in some way. I began with getting my undergraduate degree in psychology, fascinated by how people think, feel, and communicate. Then I received my masters degree in couples and family counseling with a desire to learn to help others create meaningful, healthy connections. During this time, I also worked as an aide for the elderly for nearly a decade. All of my training has inherently progressed to the understanding that pain, loss, and death are natural experiences we must all face at some point, and that facing them in community lends to greater outcomes and potential to be catalysts for amazing transformation. I have been called to death work by numerous personal losses and a desire to help others weather the emotional storms of life.
Through my art and compassionate giving, I practice death work.
As a queer, nonbinary, neurodivergent, Black individual, my lived experiences have ignited within me a profound passion for advocating and uplifting marginalized groups. Through the lens of my intersecting identities, I intimately understand the systemic barriers, discrimination, and injustices faced by individuals who exist on the margins of society. This awareness fuels my commitment to creating inclusive spaces, amplifying marginalized voices, and advocating for equity and justice in all facets of life. My journey has instilled in me a deep sense of empathy, resilience, and determination to foster meaningful change, dismantle oppressive structures, and cultivate environments where every person can thrive authentically and unapologetically. Through education, advocacy, and allyship, I strive to be a catalyst for positive social transformation and a beacon of empowerment for marginalized communities everywhere.
Whomever you are, whatever you are going through, I would love to be your witness and conduit so that you may depart this life knowing that you were here and you were seen.
