May 31, 2017
Yes! Refer to hospice as a death doula. You may be serving people who are not on hospice yet and who may not realize all they are missing by NOT getting the great care they are entitled to. You may be instrumental in relieving their suffering by getting them into palliative care (whether or not they are dying). Listen...
May 23, 2017
This interview with Sean Cunningham is so wonderful as you can
hear the awe in his voice for the work of hospice. He shares how he
came across the 'nurse with the purple hair,' and how he came to
create the film.
World-renowned filmmaker of the Friday the 13th series, he takes us
on quite a different journey this time....
May 19, 2017
Amy Wright Glenn earned her MA in Religion and Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. Amy is a Kripalu Yoga teacher, Birthing Mama® Prenatal Yoga and Wellness Teacher Trainer, (CD)DONA birth doula, hospital chaplain, and founder of the Institute for the Study of Birth, Breath, and Death. Amy is a regular...
May 11, 2017
As an end of life practitioner, having experience underneath you
really does matter. We all must start somewhere yes. Get a group of
hospice professionals together as we share stories of our beginning
days and you will hear the funniest and sweetest stories.
That's my point: we don't know until we have been...
May 4, 2017
Listen in as I discuss why it is so important to understand palliative care when you are an end of life doula. You will understand so much more about present services, especially if the person you are accompanying is not on hospice services when you begin working with them. This is paramount to your work.