Category: End-of-life
Caring for the Departed
I will always work to honor the wishes of the dying and their caregivers. But there are possibilities that many may not be aware of. The services funeral homes offer can be valuable but they have become so ubiquitous that many may choose cremation as a simpler and less expensive alternative. I hope at a…
Never Alone
I have to recognize an enormous concern among our very advanced society. According to a recent poll, one in three adults age 50–80 (34%) reported feeling isolated from others (29% some of the time, 5% often) in the past year. This is a decline from 2020 during the pandemic but higher than pre-Covid levels. More…
Eleison Doulas: Embracing Birth AND Death Support
I am really excited to announce something new at Eleison Doula Services. We are now providing doula support at the beginning AND end of life. My husband Nicholas has joined me as a certified End-of-Life Doula, adding to the birth and postpartum services that I offer. Please check out our new website and let us…
Journeying Together
Our society is evolving. So many personal choices and conditions are now not only in the public eye but down front. Unfortunately one universal part of life is set apart and hidden as our sharing culture is uncomfortable with death and the person who approaches its finality. In the face of a diagnosis that limits…
Why am I an end-of-life doula?
Death is the most certain thing in our entire life. Possessions, health, relationships, jobs, all are fleeting. But from birth we are guaranteed our moment with death. When my mother died in 2017 I felt it was too soon. After some reflection, however, I acknowledged any age would have been too soon. In all honesty,…
