how death doulas support during covid

5/19/2020

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How death doulas support during Covid

is the same deep listening, the same witnessing and the same
intentional companioning; what is

New Death Doulas, you can help now during the pandemic

4/19/2020

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Covid has turned us all upside down. And there is something new doulas can do right now.

Death Doulas Use Same Skills for COVID-19

4/3/2020

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What you have learned as a death doula is the same set of skills and awarenesses that you need now, during COVID-19.

Late Hospice Entry

9/8/2018

There is a very familiar complaint so many of us have in hospice circles, and that is of late entry into hospice service. It is not an easy fix for sure. I rarely here this reason (that is shared in the video). Both my parents had it.

Read this excellent opinion article from the San Diego Tribune about what is going on in medical circles that contributes to the issue:"Why Hospice Care Should Start Sooner Rather Than Later."

And then there is the issue of the family resisting, of medical staff not understanding and following

No mystery in showing up

9/25/2017

I appreciate what this particular death doula is saying regarding visiting someone at the end of life: "It is not mysterious or grandiose - bottom line, you're just visiting someone...at a very scary time in life."

We just do it. We visit. We attend to needs. We show up. That is basically it.

Doulas for the Dying.

8/29/2017

We are like a birth doula, but not really; we are doulas for the dying. We accompany others at the end of life, not the beginning.

Let us begin with a little comparison and understanding of the role in relation to birthing. In 2017, in the US, birth doulas have created a special niche for themselves as providers of practical and emotional care for a woman and her family.

Death Doula Awareness Excercises

6/13/2017

As an end-of-life doula, we expect a lot of ourselves sometimes. How often do you get to ‘practice’ the art of being with others as they are dying? How often do you get to ‘practice’ the skills that will make you good at this? Do you expect yourself to just be great at going between the two states of 'being' without practice? That is a lot to ask of anyone.

Death Doula Conference

5/3/2017

Coming home from Maui after teaching at the International Death Doula Conference this week has been a shattering experience. And I mean that in a good way.

The conference was attended by people

Doulas, Really Listen to the dying

4/19/2017

A recent article by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, "Transforming End of Life Care through Communication," states something vitally important:

We, end-of-life doulas, have a 'job' to do which is to listen and hear what a person's goals are for themselves now that they are seriously ill.

3 Lessons for End-of-Life Doulas

3/24/2017

WOW...wow...wow!! At this year's retreat, there are 3 lessons that were gold for me that I want to share with other end-of-life doulas on this amazing journey. I'm trying to grab my joy and awe on all levels about how this year’s retreat continued to expand my consciousness in serving others at the end of life.

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