Grief Scholar · Theologian · Author
Dr. Jamie Eaddy
The Womanist Theo-thanatologist
I work at the intersection of grief, theology, and liberation — naming and disrupting the systems that deal death, and building spaces for collective healing.
"Joy and grief are not opposites. Learning to hold them both is a gift."
About
About Dr. Jamie
Dr. Jamie Eaddy is a grief scholar, womanist pastoral theologian, and theo-thanatologist whose work lives at the crossroads of liberation, death and grief studies, reimagination, and communal care. Trained in the traditions of womanist thought and pastoral theology, she brings rigorous academic formation to the deeply human work of accompanying people through loss, change, re-membering and reimagining.
Her scholarship centers the naming and disruption of death-dealing systems — the structures, theologies, and cultural silences that compound grief and deny communities the fullness of their mourning. She is committed to liberatory care: grief work that does not merely help people cope, but helps them reclaim their agency, their voice, and their belonging.
Alberta's granddaughter, Pauline's cousin, and Salam's niece, she believes that "If your fight for liberation stops once you get free, it wasn't liberation you were after; it was privilege ."
Work
Her Work
Consulting & Training Practice
Thoughtful Transitions
A consulting and training practice offering support in organizational change and reimagination, organizational grief support, death literacy education, and professional development.
Grief Education & Retreats Nonprofit
The Ratchet Grief Project®
A nonprofit organization creating culturally grounded grief education, retreats, and community spaces — centering Black and marginalized communities in their grief.
Book · Wipf & Stock, 2026
Re-Membering Ourselves
A womanist pastoral theology of grief that invites us to befriend the process of grief as a spiritual practice. Forthcoming from Wipf & Stock.
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Tools for the Journey
Physical companions for grieving, remembering, and reconnecting — created through the Ratchet Grief Project.
Card Deck
The Re-Membering Process® Deck
A 78-card deck guiding individuals, groups, and practitioners through the nine movements of the Re-Membering Process® — from Recognition to Ritual. Use it in personal reflection, in circle, or in clinical and pastoral practice.
Grief Box
Breathe Sis!
A grief accompaniment box created specifically for Black women carrying loss — identity, safety, desire, vocation, relationship, unrealized futures. Tangible tools for rest, ritual, and remembering, delivered directly to you.
Speaking & Media
Speaking & Media
Dr. Jamie brings theological depth, cultural honesty, and embodied presence to every room she enters — from academic conferences to congregations to corporate stages.
She speaks on
- Grief & Death Literacy
- Womanist Theology & Liberation
- Collective Healing & Community Care
- Organizational Grief & Change
- Loss, Reimagination & Resilience
- Poetry as Pastoral Practice
Poetry & Spoken Word
Dr. Jamie is also a poet. Her spoken word weaves theology, grief, and liberation into language that moves — available for worship services, retreats, and commemorative events.
Recent Appearances
Progressive National Baptist Convention
Speaker · July 19–23, 2026
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Conferences, congregations, universities, organizations, and communities — she meets every room where it is.
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Let's Find Time
Whether you're exploring collaboration, media, or simply want to connect — I'd love to talk.