Jun 13, 2017
Anyone can receive end of life training to know more about the
time period, what to do, how to be helpful and to feel more
comfortable assisting others. But not everyone who seeks this out
has the 'calling.' The calling is that powerful desire deep in your
bones that you knoow you are meant to offer yourself in this way in
service to others as they die.
When people reach out to me, they talk about this and it is
interesting that so many feel strange for having the calling to
serve others at the end of life. They are told that by family and
friends who don't understand them. For the first time, often people
tell me they finally feel understood and don't feel like a weird
person.
Hospice professionals and end of life doulas alike talk often about
how people look at them when they say what they do and how they
feel about thier work. It is profound to carry this calling. Most
people respect it.
In this week's podcast I discuss the calling.