Rites of Passage, LLC
- Burlington, Vermont
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I am here to reimagine...
a day when death is, again, a regular part of life, life transitions are met with curiosity and awe, and spiritual and emotional responses to life and death are honored for the wisdom they impart.
My Story
I’m Kristabeth Atwood and I am a Pastor for People Who Don’t Do Church. I was a church pastor for 18 years and today I bring my pastor’s heart to my work with people of all identities and spiritual and secular perspectives.
For over 20 years, I’ve accompanied people through life's transitions and helped them explore life's big questions. My work includes one-on-one spiritual direction and grief c...
I’m Kristabeth Atwood and I am a Pastor for People Who Don’t Do Church. I was a church pastor for 18 years and today I bring my pastor’s heart to my work with people of all identities and spiritual and secular perspectives.
For over 20 years, I’ve accompanied people through life's transitions and helped them explore life's big questions. My work includes one-on-one spiritual direction and grief companionship, small groups on the transformative power of change, and designing and officiating personalized ceremonies to mark life’s transitions.
Personally, I've journeyed through the joys and challenges of marriage, divorce, re-marriage, becoming a stepparent, relocation, career changes, the trauma of violence, and the loss of loved ones - all of which inform my work. I hold space for people to connect with themselves, those around them, and with the sacred, whatever that means to them.
I’m Kristabeth Atwood and I am a Pastor for People Who Don’t Do Church. I was a church pastor for 18 years and today I bring my pastor’s heart to my work with people of all identities and spiritual and secular perspectives.
For over 20 years, I’ve accompanied people through life's transitions and helped them explore life's big questions. My work includes one-on-one spiritual direction and grief companionship, small groups on the transformative power of change, and designing and officiating personalized ceremonies to mark life’s transitions.
Personally, I've journeyed through the joys and challenges of marriage, divorce, re-marriage, becoming a stepparent, relocation, career changes, the trauma of violence, and the loss of loved ones - all of which inform my work. I hold space for people to connect with themselves, those around them, and with the sacred, whatever that means to them.
My Community Resources

Grief Companionship
Grief companionship is the practice of presence and compassion in the face of loss.

Spiritual Direction
Spiritual direction (also called spiritual companionship) is the practice of holding space for transformation in the presence of the sacred, whatever that means to you.

Life Transition Ceremonies
A unique, customized ceremony can help ease the stress of a life transition or acknowledge feelings of gratitude, accomplishment, and delight in a life celebration.
Upcoming Reimagine events
Reimagine Events

Living with Loss: A Gathering for the Grieving
Talking about grief is talking about love because without love, there would be no grief. Coming together in the face of loss to tell our stories can be a deep and healing experience.
Wed. April 02
Zoom
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
$0 - $25

Facing Change: Life's Transitions and Transformations
Losing a job. Moving. Ending a relationship. Having a baby. Getting married. Losing a loved one. Going back to school. Becoming ill... There are so many forms change can take.
Wed. April 16
Zoom
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
$0 - $25
Previous Reimagine events

Facing Change: Life's Transitions and Transformations
March 19, 2025

Facing Change: Life's Transitions and Transformations
February 19, 2025

Living with Loss: A Gathering for the Grieving
February 05, 2025

Facing Change: Life's Transitions and Transformations
January 22, 2025

Living with Loss: A Gathering for the Grieving
January 08, 2025

Living with Loss: A Gathering for the Grieving
December 11, 2024