Immortal Jellyfish
I need your help. I'm trying to figure out what on this spinning blue ball in space is permanent, if anything at all. I'm not talking about theoretical things like…
Expand Your Toolbox
As Death Doulas it's our job to support people in having the best possible death for themselves under the circumstances. Societally we tend to think very grandiose about this like…
Forgiving Death
What if we forgave death? We talk a lot about forgiveness in end of life, but often it is forgiveness of the other or forgiveness of self. But what if…
The Mundane
Yesterday, I was running all of my errands - grocery shopping, bills, laundry, dishes (BLEHH!) And while I was doing the dishes I was daydreaming about a very recent time…
Ageism
I have a request to make of you and I'm going to ask nicely even though I don't feel nicely about it. Please stop minimizing the deaths of our elders.…
It’s not personal
My little sister @abathegoddess plant died and that's an occasion we take seriously in my family - I mean look at this jungle behind me. 🌿🍃🌱So I offered to sit…
Honoring Endings
I'm in a beautiful tropical location honoring the ending of this past year. I love an ending! I'm a Death Doula and honoring endings is a pretty big part of…
Grinchin’ It Up
It's almost the holidays and without sounding like a complete Grinch, I really struggle with this idea of forced merriment around this time of year. I am aware that there…
Trying to be the “perfect” death doula
The first time I did something "wrong" at the bedside of a client who was dying, I beat myself up about it for days! I'd burst into tears while talking…
A Minute on the Senses
What's your favorite smell? What sound totally moves you? Is there a touch you love the feeling of? What's your favorite taste? And aside for my spectacular visage, what site…
