Christy reflects on nighttime watch at sea and how six years living aboard a sailboat taught her lessons that later shaped her work as a Death Doula sitting with dying people.

She contrasts the romantic image of boat life with its realities—constant maintenance, tight quarters, and the ever-present weather concerns and draws bedside wisdom from those memories. Noting that the only true choice is one’s response: keeping watch, staying present, and being a steady presence without trying to change the weather.

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00:00 Alone On Night Watch

00:49 Boat Life Reality Check

01:56 Maintenance Over Magic

02:44 Weather Rules Everything

04:22 Dying And Weather Windows

05:20 Heaving To In Storms

06:43 Letting Go Is Skill

08:56 Control Stories And Grief

11:11 Keeping Watch At Bedside1

12:35 Closing And Where To Find Me