weaving loss into life
Our Team
Laura Green
Artistic Director
Co-Founder
I'm Laura. I'm a massage therapist, death doula, Grace Green's and Gerardo Belmonte's daughter, many other creatures' grateful loved-one. Since I was very tiny and for a long time I was in a fight with death. I hated how unknowable she was and how she planned to steal all the things I cherished. But she was unrelenting, or steadfast; she met me every time I shouted and stayed close every time I fled. Slowly, slowly, we've forged a kind of truce or maybe even partnership. It feels better. The Grief House feels like the kind of home I've always hoped to share with her and everyone.
Sascha Demerjian
Executive Director
Co-Founder
I'm Sascha. I grew up with chaos and messy love. I had to learn how to live with pain and grief rather than try to resolve them and move past. This led me to pursue an MSW and a PhD in sociology. I have spent many years engaged in research, community organizing, and teaching. I am now co-creating The Grief House to create spaces and opportunities to be with and acknowledge the grief we all carry. I do this while tending to the messy love in my own home with my spouse, two teens, three cats, and large drooly dog.