Akilah 'River Safiah' Richards

This channel is home to I Let It Die, my grief literacy framework for tending the endings we don’t always know how to name. Around here, we talk about body grief, identity deaths, expired roles, changed relationships, old dreams, new versions of ourselves, and all the ways life be like: girl if you don't release what can no longer come with us in the same way...!!

The first season of my podcast, What I Let Die, helped seed this work. Now this channel is where I’m letting the work take on more shapes through visual essays, grief resources, conversations, and the ongoing practice of learning how to let something die without abandoning ourselves or love in the process.

I’m Akilah S. Richards, a writer, speaker, savorist, and grief literacy educator. My work lives where endings, memory, liberation, and everyday life keep meeting each other. Welcome to the graveyard and the garden.

For workshops, collaborations, speaking, or invitations:
https://radicalselfie.org/