Podcasts about Death midwife

Cheserae Scala is a certified Death Midwife, bringing families together around a dying loved one, facilitating the transition and providing ceremonies and sacred rites, grief counseling, death-care directives, after-death care and funeral planning. She talked about growing up in northern Michigan to an entrepreneurial family, and how her mother's terminal cancer diagnose awoke in her the desire to serve people as they deal with inevitable. She speaks about the taboos about talking frankly about death, as well as the laws which govern in-home dying and how they discourage healing and humane practices. We talked about own experiences with death, as she shared anecdotes about some of her experiences, cultural practices around the world, and much more. We did not discuss Shinto animism, NFL referees or Space X launches. Scale co-owns Alquimia Wellness on El Roblar in Meiners Oaks with her husband, Dr. Eric Baumgartner. Check out their website at www.alquimia.life ...

In this episode of Depths of Motherhood, we are joined by ⁠Rev. Olivia Bareham, ⁠a death midwife, interfaith minister, and the founder of Sacred Crossings, an organization dedicated to transforming our approach to death and dying. Through her work, Olivia seeks to restore the sacredness of the death journey, offering education, support, and after-death care to families during life's most profound transition. In this powerful conversation, she reflects on her personal experiences and deep insights into death, grief, and healing. Key points from this episode: What is a Death Midwife? The Loss of Ceremony in the Modern World. Cross-Cultural Reverence of Death. Physiological and Spiritual Transitions at the Time of Death. Cultural Shift in How We Hold Death and Grief. End-of-Life Care. Unexpected Death. Grief Journey. Supporting Yourself and Loved Ones Through Grief. *If today's topic feels intense, please honor that feeling and come back when you're ready. For those listening today, prepare for a deep exploration of birth, death, and the sacred space where they meet.* FREE GIFT: ⁠Guided Grief Practice and Meditation⁠ Connect with Olivia⁠: Sacred Crossings | The Institute for Conscious Dying and Alternative Funeral Home⁠ Olivia Bareham (@sacred_crossings) *Join the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nourished Mother' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠package* Connect with Danielle (Host): Book:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming Circle - A guide to hosting women's circles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Online Women's Circle:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RSVP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@depthsofmotherhood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Danielle-Catherine.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Depthsofmotherhood@protonmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sponsor:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Evolving Humans⁠⁠

For our Samhain episode for this year, we interviewed Angela, Death Midwife and founder of Journey Home Death Care about perceptions of death and how to be advocates for our own death. We want to make a heavy content warning for discussions of death, suicide, and suicide ideation, but despite these heavy topics, Angela brings a gracious compassion to all these discussions and our conversation was very affirming. We have also included resources for suicide prevention in the show notes. Show notes and transcripts are available here. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/science-witch-podcast/support

Welcome to today's episode, where I'm joined by Victoria Wilbraham—mentor, guide, and host of *Normal Boring Freebirth* Victoria's approach to birth is beautifully simple and grounded, helping families strip back unnecessary interventions and complicated language to experience birth in its most raw, embodied form.  She supports families in trusting their own "yes" and "no," finding their voice and asking questions that nourish their journey.  Today, we dive into the common fears Victoria sees arise in the women she works with and how she guides them to examine these fears, often tracing them to their roots in the ultimate fear—death. As our conversation unfolds, we explore: - How to bring death into conversation with reverence, just as we do with life. - How the fear of death can drive unnecessary interventions in birth. - Reclaiming death as a rite of passage, deserving of connection and presence. - How grief and death have been medicalized and silenced, and what it might mean to reclaim their sacredness. This episode also sets the stage for next week's conversation with Death Midwife, Rev. Olivia Bareham, founder of *Sacred Crossings*. Rev. Bareham guides individuals and families through end-of-life care, bringing reverence and support to the journey of dying. *If today's topic feels intense, please honor that feeling and come back when you're ready. For those listening today, prepare for a deep exploration of birth, death, and the sacred space where they meet.* Connect with Victoria Free to birth - Birth educator and homebirth support Instagram @freetobirth Normal Boring Freebirth for Normal Boring People *Join the⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠'⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nourished Mother' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠package* Connect with Danielle (Host): Book:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Reclaiming Circle - A guide to hosting women's circles⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Online Women's Circle:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠RSVP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@depthsofmotherhood⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Danielle-Catherine.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Depthsofmotherhood@protonmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sponsor:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Evolving Humans

Stephanie Rodriguez is a certified Grief Counselor with specializations in Child and Adolescent Grief and Animal Companion Loss Support. She has been a practicing Grief Counselor, Support Group Facilitator, Death Midwife, and End-of-Life Speaker and Educator since 2004. We chat about pet hospice, decision making process for euthanizing your pet, disenfranchised grief, rituals for honoring your pet, adapting to a new loss, and  navigating your grief.Hope this episode helps you or a loved one! Enjoy!__________________________Connect with Stephanie!WebsiteTiktokYouTubeFacebookInstagramCheck out Fiama Lore, my brand & web design studio for disruptors in sex-positive and death-positive spaces

In this MUM episode, Death Midwife and Artist Rebecca Mullins shares about death work being collective liberation work,and how her experience of her mother's sudden passing led to the creation of a ritual offering that supports the dead in crossing over.About Rebecca Mullins:Rebecca Mullins is a Death Midwife, Multidimensional Artist, Animist, Grief Guide, Parent, Ancestral Liberator, Energy Practitioner, Conscious Culture/Paradigm Disrupter.She serves her community from a decolonial, liberatory & Soul centered place. She works with the seen and unseen realms and energies to create art and ritual tools, plus guides people in traversing life and meeting death in a sacred, conscious, compassionate, honest & heart-led way.Her body of work and service is guided and informed by the elemental, ancestral (human + non-human) and cosmical planes - for this she's deeply grateful.From Rebecca, “The prayer I hold for us all is fullness & liberation of the Soul. May the work I create and offer the world empower folks to walk the braiding path alongside one another.”Link with Rebecca:* Rebecca's Website* InstagramMUM is produced by ⁠Ellen Wong⁠ and edited by ⁠Stepfanie Aguilar.⁠ Your support allows us to continue creating this podcast. If you enjoy this episode, please take a moment to rate and review. Keep this conversation alive by bringing it to your communities.Follow Mum on Instagram ⁠⁠@mumthepod⁠⁠.If you are interested in working privately with Ellen, visit ⁠tripwithellen.com⁠ to learn more about her Death/Birth Program and her spirit medicine private retreats.Water + Fire Free Community Grief Circle is every 4th Tuesday of the month at 6p pst / 9p est. Register here.MUM Links* Private Mentorship* Membership Get full access to Trip with Ellen at tripwithellen.substack.com/subscribe

What's up ghouls, gals, and all of our spiritual tribe out there! In today's episode we'll be discussing history's impact on spirituality, soul retrieval,  and ancestral healing with special guest and fellow podcaster Ashley Oppon of Sankofa Healing Sanctuary. Ashley is Shamanic practitioner and owner of Sankofa Healing Sanctuary, as well as owner and host of podcast Dine with the Divine. Ashley is also a death doula and intuitive healer. Her motto is, "Healing today for a better tomorrow. Her spiritual practice is one that based on truth, clarity and healing to get you back to a place of spiritual wellness.Follow us on all of our social media platforms:InstagramFacebookTikTok

THIS IS PART TWO - Listen to part one hereCONTENT HEADS UP:  This episode contains discussions of death, dying, end-of-life care, and sensitive topics related to mortality, including chosen suicide and medicalization of death and illness. Listener discretion is advised, especially for individuals who may find these topics distressing or triggering. Please prioritize your emotional well-being while engaging with this content.Also, Ali wants to note that when she asks Karen about her thoughts on suicide, she meant to make a disctinction between “chosen” suicide (when someone wants to live but they are in too much physical pain/their body is too deteriorated without hope of recovery) and “suicide under duress” (meaning due to emotional/psychological/spiritual pain, that may or may not be accompanied by an unavoidably dying body, the person does not want to live). Of course facing a death someone does not want can also be considered duress!  SYNOPSIS:What does good acting and dying have in common? In this episode, Ali discusses all things death, dying, and living as bodies with Karen Bellone, Certified End-of-Life Doula and Death Educator. They focus on the interconnectedness of life and death, the significance of conscious living, and the complexities of end-of-life care. Karen shares her experiences working with dying individuals, highlighting the challenges of the dying process, including issues related to dementia and Alzheimer's. They discuss the importance of compassionate and holistic approaches to end-of-life care, emphasizing the need for conscious decision-making aligned with personal values to achieve a good death without regrets. Throughout the conversation, they reflect on the essence of embodiment and the importance of being present in the moment, trusting the intelligence of the body to embrace a richer life and ultimately a better death.  ALI & KAREN EXPLORATION POINTS:-  The concept of a 'good death,' this discussion emphasizes the significance of conscious decision-making and holistic approaches to end-of-life care, challenging societal norms and perceptions surrounding death.  -  The complexities, ethical considerations and medicalization surrounding end-of-life decisions, highlighting the need for open dialogue and support for individuals facing such choices.-  The role of a Death Doula, illuminating the profound support and guidance provided by these compassionate professionals in assisting individuals and families through the dying process, fostering a sense of empowerment and comfort.-  How our physical and emotional bodies communicate and play integral roles in the dying process, highlighting the importance of listening to and honoring the body's wisdom. -  Insights into embracing conscious living, pursuing meaningful experiences, and aligning actions with personal values to cultivate a sense of fulfillment and purpose.-  Sensory experiences shape our perception of life and death, emphasizing the significance of sensory elements in the dying process and fostering connections with loved ones.To be an angel to the podcast, click here: To read more about the podcast, click here: MORE ALI MEZEY:Website:  Personal Geometry® and the Magic of Mat Work Course information:Transgenerational Healing Films: MORE KAREN BELLONE:Film Website: Website: The Seventh Sense BIO:Founder, Doula, Educator: Karen Bellone, MFA, is a Certified End-of-Life Doula and Death Educator. She is the founder of The Seventh Sense in NY's Hudson Valley, where she is an integral part of a worldwide community that is reigniting the wisdom of death within our modern lives. She is also founder of Exit Strategy for Dying, a monthly Death, Arts and Culture Readers supporting a resource hub to educate and refocus the narrative around death and grief through the lens of arts, culture, storytelling and innovation. Prior to embracing her passion for end-of-life work, Karen has had a long career as an award-winning filmmaker and internationally collected photographer. She received a BFA in Film Production from New York University, and did graduate work with the world-renowned Actors Studio, through their inaugural program at the New School for Social Research.After training and becoming certified with INELDA (International End of Life Doula Association), Karenworked with an innovative hospice in Los Angeles where her skills as a death doula were developed and broadened. In addition to working with patients in various stages of their life journeys, she was responsible for training the volunteer staff, nurses and other hospice and medical professionals to bring more understanding, humanity and compassion into their work with the dying. She spoke regularly with groups, such as the Alzheimer's Project, about the role of the doula at end-of-life, and the space that can be held to bring about ‘a good death'. She believes strongly in the ability to demystify and assuage the fear that surrounds death in our culture and to foster safe passage for the dying, as well as to aid the families and loved ones through grief and bereavement.As a visual artist and storyteller, Karen acquired a multitude of skills throughout her career that unlocked a deep passion for the healing power of visual and auditory perception on human consciousness. She integrated these strengths and resources into tools to bring aid and comfort for those imminently facing their mortality. Working with somatic and sensory awareness, Karen utilizes visual, sound and meditation therapy, personalized guided imagery, and commemoration of the sacred in the form of ritual, legacy and memory work, in order to bring comfort - physically, emotionally, spiritually to celebrate and commemorate the life of the individual. In addition to her ongoing private practice, Karen is currently directing a feature film about living American artist Michelle Stuart, whose work also engages with the elemental and ineffable nature of existence.RESOURCES:Edgar Allan PoeErik Erikson

CONTENT HEADS UP:  This episode contains discussions of death, dying, end-of-life care, and sensitive topics related to mortality, including chosen suicide and medicalization of death and illness. Listener discretion is advised, especially for individuals who may find these topics distressing or triggering. Please prioritize your emotional well-being while engaging with this content. SYNOPSIS:What does good acting and dying have in common? In this episode, Ali discusses all things death, dying, and living as bodies with Karen Bellone, Certified End-of-Life Doula and Death Educator. They focus on the interconnectedness of life and death, the significance of conscious living, and the complexities of end-of-life care. Karen shares her experiences working with dying individuals, highlighting the challenges of the dying process, including issues related to dementia and Alzheimer's. They discuss the importance of compassionate and holistic approaches to end-of-life care, emphasizing the need for conscious decision-making aligned with personal values to achieve a good death without regrets. Throughout the conversation, they reflect on the essence of embodiment and the importance of being present in the moment, trusting the intelligence of the body to embrace a richer life and ultimately a better death.  ALI & KAREN EXPLORATION POINTS:-  The concept of a 'good death,' this discussion emphasizes the significance of conscious decision-making and holistic approaches to end-of-life care, challenging societal norms and perceptions surrounding death.  -  The complexities, ethical considerations and medicalization surrounding end-of-life decisions, highlighting the need for open dialogue and support for individuals facing such choices.-  The role of a Death Doula, illuminating the profound support and guidance provided by these compassionate professionals in assisting individuals and families through the dying process, fostering a sense of empowerment and comfort.-  How our physical and emotional bodies communicate and play integral roles in the dying process, highlighting the importance of listening to and honoring the body's wisdom. -  Insights into embracing conscious living, pursuing meaningful experiences, and aligning actions with personal values to cultivate a sense of fulfillment and purpose.-  Sensory experiences shape our perception of life and death, emphasizing the significance of sensory elements in the dying process and fostering connections with loved ones.To be an angel to the podcast, click here: To read more about the podcast, click here: MORE ALI MEZEY:Website:  Personal Geometry® and the Magic of Mat Work Course information:Transgenerational Healing Films: MORE KAREN BELLONE:Film Website: Website: The Seventh Sense BIO:Founder, Doula, Educator: Karen Bellone, MFA, is a Certified End-of-Life Doula and Death Educator. She is the founder of The Seventh Sense in NY's Hudson Valley, where she is an integral part of a worldwide community that is reigniting the wisdom of death within our modern lives. She is also founder of Exit Strategy for Dying, a monthly Death, Arts and Culture Readers supporting a resource hub to educate and refocus the narrative around death and grief through the lens of arts, culture, storytelling and innovation. Prior to embracing her passion for end-of-life work, Karen has had a long career as an award-winning filmmaker and internationally collected photographer. She received a BFA in Film Production from New York University, and did graduate work with the world-renowned Actors Studio, through their inaugural program at the New School for Social Research.After training and becoming certified with INELDA (International End of Life Doula Association), Karenworked with an innovative hospice in Los Angeles where her skills as a death doula were developed and broadened. In addition to working with patients in various stages of their life journeys, she was responsible for training the volunteer staff, nurses and other hospice and medical professionals to bring more understanding, humanity and compassion into their work with the dying. She spoke regularly with groups, such as the Alzheimer's Project, about the role of the doula at end-of-life, and the space that can be held to bring about ‘a good death'. She believes strongly in the ability to demystify and assuage the fear that surrounds death in our culture and to foster safe passage for the dying, as well as to aid the families and loved ones through grief and bereavement.As a visual artist and storyteller, Karen acquired a multitude of skills throughout her career that unlocked a deep passion for the healing power of visual and auditory perception on human consciousness. She integrated these strengths and resources into tools to bring aid and comfort for those imminently facing their mortality. Working with somatic and sensory awareness, Karen utilizes visual, sound and meditation therapy, personalized guided imagery, and commemoration of the sacred in the form of ritual, legacy and memory work, in order to bring comfort - physically, emotionally, spiritually to celebrate and commemorate the life of the individual. In addition to her ongoing private practice, Karen is currently directing a feature film about living American artist Michelle Stuart, whose work also engages with the elemental and ineffable nature of existence.RESOURCES:Edgar Allan PoeErik EriksonExit strategy for dying (Karen's monthly newsletter)Omega Home NetworkAll the Little DeathsRabbi Leder's book, The Beauty of What RemainsAllen GinsbergHenry Firsco WeissThe Rites of the Dying

How can one better prepare themselves for the death of a loved one?What is the role of a death doula, and how do they provide support during the end-of-life journey?In this episode of Sofia Unfiltered, hosts Riley and Dr. Michelle engage in a profound conversation with Dr. Martha Jo Atkins, an experienced end-of-life licensed professional counselor, coach, speaker, and author. With over three decades of expertise in end-of-life and grief counseling, Dr. Atkins is a notable figure who has significantly contributed to the field.Listeners gain insights into the diverse responsibilities of death doulas, including emotional support, facilitating end-of-life discussions, legacy and meaning-making, family support, and practical assistance. The episode highlights the transformative and beautiful moments in the dying process, sharing touching stories that underscore the uniqueness of each individual's journey.In this episode we chat about:Dr. Martha Jo Atkins' Approach to Grief and End-of-Life (00:40)What is and What Does a Death Doula Do? (05:37)Creating Spaces for Open Conversations on Loss (10:54)Stories of Profound Beauty in Dying (17:24)The Changing Landscape of End-of-Life Support (26:23)A Guide to Starting Death Discussions (31:21)Episode Resources:Find Grief Support at Sofia Health | websiteBook an End-of-Life Doula at Sofia Health | book sessionDr. Martha Jo on Instagram | InstagramRegister to the Dying (D) School | websiteThank you so much for tuning in! If you enjoyed the content, we would love it if you took 2 minutes to leave a 5-star review!The Sofia Unfiltered Podcast by Sofia Health is for general informational and entertainment purposes only and does not constitute the practice of medicine, nursing or other professional health care services, including the giving of medical advice. No doctor/patient relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should not disregard or delay in obtaining medical advice for any medical condition they may have. For any health concerns, users should seek the assistance of their health care professionals.

Recorded at the end of Summer, Narinder and I discuss our shared experiences growing up in religious fundamentalist communities and how it shaped our perspectives on life. We explore the beauty and romance in everyday living and the importance of calling forth the beauty in this world. Narinder also shares her journey as a death midwife and the role of death midwifery in society. We discuss the concept of forgiving this realm, embracing death as home, and the importance of wonder and unconditional love. Key Takeaways: Embrace the beauty and romance in everyday living and call forth the beauty in this world. Death midwifery is about midwifing society as we transition to the world we want to see. Death is home and understanding its temporary nature can lead to a sense of peace. Shift our perspective on systemic problems and focus on connecting with and loving the individuals in front of us. Find wonder and enchantment in life and honor the beauty that wants to be revealed. About Narinder Bazen Narinder Bazen serves in these curious times as an artist, Death Midwife, Death Midwifery trainer, and Enchanted Life Guide. Her work centers around midwifing society, as we let go of the world we knew to take hold of the world we want to see for ourselves. Find Narinder on the Internet: Instagram Website

The subject of death is seen by many as morbid or taboo, but what if this dark topic could be life-giving, affirming, and empowering? Join me as I talk with Angela Franklin about the possibilities of end of life and death care, how communities and individuals can reimagine how they view their final days, how to plan for the end, and the importance of creating containers for grief. Angela is a practicing Death Midwife and Home Funeral Guide. She currently provides workforce and community trainings on a variety of topics surrounding end of life support, grief literacy, advanced care planning, and suicide prevention/postvention. She is a founder of Journey Home, a community-driven organization based on practical death care, education, outreach, and community grieving support. Angela has lived in a variety of collective spaces and intentional communities. She is working toward death literacy and sovereignty to be brought back into our lives.  Journey Home journeyhome.care FB: @journeyhomesupport IG:  @journeyhome.care Journey Home  journeyhome.careSOLADA Southern Oregon Living and Dying Alliance  solada.org LINKS Angela mentioned: The Death Deck use code INSIDE20 for 20% off Death Decks National Home Funeral Alliance The Wild Edge of Sorrow - Book by Francis Weller Birth Breath and Death Institute- work of Amy Wright Glenn If you want to learn more about death and dying in community or any aspect of community, check out the Inside Community Podcast sponsor, ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Foundation for Intentional Community⁠⁠⁠⁠. FIC is an incredible resource center with weekly events, online courses, classified advertisements, and lots of free educational materials. Podcast listeners get 20% off in ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FIC Bookstore ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠with code INSIDE20 and 30% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FIC courses⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ with code INSIDE30. You can learn more about FIC and access transcripts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ic.org/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Your financial support of Inside Community helps us to continue to create meaningful and exciting content and I hope you'll consider ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠donating!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the show and see inspiring images and videos of community life on Facebook and Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@InsideCommunityPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - I'd love to hear from you there!  If this content has been meaningful or useful to you, please subscribe, rate and review on Apple Podcasts, and share with your friends and folks you know who are curious about living Inside Community. Super Awesome Inside Community Jingle by FIC board member Dave Booda ⁠⁠⁠⁠davebooda.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ ICP theme by Rebecca Mesritz We are so grateful to for our show's sponsors: Caddis Collaborative - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠caddispc.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ CohoUS - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.cohousing.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Communities Magazine - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠gen-us.net/subscribe⁠

In this episode our guest is Morgan Fava, the Inner Child Guide, Death Midwife and Feminine Wayshower. Morgan talks about mother wound healing and the banefits of cord cutting practice! Morgan's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morganfava_/ ***Find us on Instagram to stay updated: https://www.instagram.com/wearesoulfam/

Ep. 64: Redefining Grief and Embracing End-of-Life with Ashley Oppon The way we perceive and approach death and grief has transformed. Traditionally considered taboo, these subjects are now being addressed with increased openness and empathy. Hospice care, for instance, focuses on providing comfort, dignity, and support to individuals during their end-of-life journey, highlighting the importance of a more holistic approach to this stage of life. This evolving perspective acknowledges death as a natural part of the human experience and grief as a multi-faceted emotion. By reshaping our perceptions, we not only embrace the inevitability of mortality but also create an environment that promotes compassionate conversations and offers solace to grieving, ultimately enhancing the quality of life for everyone involved.   Join the conversation with Ashley Oppon as we explore how African and Western cultures deal with death and mourning. We'll also discuss what these cultures can learn from each other. Ashley Oppon is a Registered Nurse, Shamanic Practitioner, and a Death Midwife. She is also a Home Funeral Guide and an advocate for Medical Aid in Dying and Green and Natural Burials. Seeing death in many different ways throughout her nursing career, she wanted to do more work to make death culture more of a place for reflection and healthy grieving. She has done extensive death training and can support individuals from advanced planning to funerals and vigils. She is a part of Sisters of the Sacred, a spiritual collective that creates sacred space for all of life's major moments. With her death work, she hopes to make the dying process a space for peace at the end.   Tune in!   Key Highlights from the Episode; [00:30] Episode intro and a quick bio of the guest; Ashley Oppon [01:49] Ashley's backstory and her unique contributions to the end of life [02:52] Her love for nursing and oncology [04:32] Ashley's specialty with cancer patients [07:37] Her journey in hospice as a caregiver [08:10] How Ashley became a death doula [14:09] How Western culture can let out grief and loss in a comfortable manner [16:42] West Africa's culture of grieving that Westerners can borrow [22:17] How Ashley balances her main job with offering death doula services [24:19] What everyone should know about hospice [26:33] Ashley's memorable stories as a hospice caregiver [30:47] Golden takeaway nuggets from Ashley [31:26] Wrap-up and end of the show  Notable Quotes  As a death doula or midwife, your work is to help people have everything they need, medically or emotionally. [12:03]  Hospice is an excellent resource. The sooner you get there, the better. [24:19]  Putting people in hospice does not mean leaving them to die. Somebody in hospice will live their last days as comfortably as possible. [24:55] Let's Connect Ashley Oppon Website: https://www.sistersofthesacred.com/ Email: sistersofthesacredhealing@gmail.com Phone Number: 973-370-4743 Ashely's podcast: https://www.dinewiththedivine.com/   Marie's Contact: feedback@hospiceexplained.com www.hospiceexplained.com http://buymeacoffee.com/hospice Marie@hospiceencounters.com Leave a Voicemail: 206-705-3080    

Pleasure, Fear, Pain, Grief, Joy and Bliss. All these experiences are part of our somatic, living experience. To be able to feel, explore, own and move with these intense and beautiful moments is what Anastasia Barrata's work is all about. She is a 8th House Witch and a former dominatrix who brings surrender, strength and compassion into her work as a Pilates Instructor and as a Death Midwife. In this episode we discuss: -her highly sexual nature that found a calling in sacred sex work -learning to listen to her body after experiencing injury, pain and struggle -the work she does as a death midwife and the death education she provides her community -somatics as a common thread between sexuality, death, movement and rebirth and SO MUCH MORE Anastasia Baratta has dedicated their life's work to empowering others through dynamic wellness approaches. As posture and mobility coach, they/she specialize in alignment, core development, and promoting efficient, pain-free movement through the use of holistic and somatic modalities and techniques.   With over 25 years of practice within the areas of the occult, sexuality and kink,  Anastasia explores and guides individuals on transformative journeys facilitating personal growth and liberation for those seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and their desires. In 2020, Anastasia expanded their work by completing training as a Death Midwife. In this capacity, they/she empowers individuals to reimagine the possibilities surrounding death, helping them navigate and plan their end-of-life experiences. Currently residing in Joshua Tree, CA, Anastasia also facilitates a monthly Death Cafe, providing a safe space for open and compassionate conversations about mortality and its profound impact on life. Anastasia Baratta's multifaceted expertise and compassionate approach make them/her a valuable guide for those seeking transformation, wellness, and a profound connection with their own bodies, desires, and mortality. Connect with her/them anastasiabaratta.com Or on instagram @Anastasia Baratta  @sacred_undertaking  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aimee322/support

On today's episode Charlie from Charisma on Command interviews Mary Telliano.Mary is a Death Doula or Death Midwife and has a fascinating perspective on life and death.We talk about what people really care about at the end of their lives, how our culture denies death and the use of psychedelics to both live and die gracefully.Thank you for listening!If You'd Like To Help Support The Podcast:http://www.patreon.com/charismaoncommandIf you enjoy the podcast please SUBSCRIBE and Click the Notification bell

Today in the ArtZany Radio studio Paula Granquist welcomes author and certified death midwife Barbara Krause. Her new book series Sacred Bonds® explores loss, death, and dying. She will give a Booktalk at the Northfield Public Library on June 3, 2023. Northfield Public Library In-Person Event: Saturday, June 3, 2023 10am – 11:30am, Northfield Public Library, Bunday Room […]

Grief is both emotional and felt experience. If we have the courage to really feel grief, feel our humanness, then we can process it more fully - even though we don't really know when it will end. Rev Olivia was trained in the 80's as a Death Midwife during the AIDS crisis and has been supporting people at the end of life ever since. She is founder of the Sacred Crossings Institute, which offers classes and workshops in End-of-Life preparedness, as well as a Death Doula certificate training program. Rev Olivia is also one of the stars of our documentary Saying Goodbye: Preparing for Death.

It's been a little while but I'm back. Here is 10 lbs of fun in a 5 lb bag. What don't we cover - Lyme disease, sweet and heartfelt music, death, the crumbling of old paradigms,  and deer hunting tips. 

Death doesn't have to be dark, scary, or a failure. In this special episode, we've gathered three incredible death doulas to talk about what conscious dying means to them, their experiences with Medical Aid in Dying, and how they help people go on a spiritual journey to release regrets and feel freedom before death. Listen for a wealth of wisdom, their mission to bring empowerment and autonomy to dying, and invitations to help you on your own conscious dying journey.   Meet the Doulas: Jerrigrace Lyons is a Death Midwife and Educator, MAID Doula, Minister, and a pioneer in the Home Funeral Movement. She founded Final Passages to help prepare people for EOL and teach EOL Doula practice and HF Guidance. Learn more about Jerrigrace's work and her courses at https://finalpassages.org and listen to her one-on-one interview in Episode 17. Gabby Jimenez is a hospice nurse, end of life doula, conscious dying educator, author, and blogger. She is also the creator of the Hospice Heart Facebook group. Learn more about Gabby and her work at www.thehospiceheart.net and listen to her one-on-one interview in Episode 45. Constance Miles is a death midwife and end of life doula who was formerly a nurse and homebirth midwife for 46+ years. Having been the midwife for two of her daughters at home six times, she midwifed her stepson when he died and removed her mom from life support. Learn more about Constance and her work at https://www.socoelda.com/   Have you joined the Grief and Grace Facebook group yet? If not, click here to join for connection, peace, and free workshops. Looking for more support? Join our monthly free virtual trainings on every third Thursday at 10 am and 6 pm PST. Click here to register for our next training.   Enjoying the podcast? Support our production costs by donating here Receive your Free Grief Guidebook and find Jenn's work here Music by Daniel Plane: www.reelcello.com Podcast production by Caitlin Epstein

In New York City, Black women are nine times more likely than their white counterparts to die during childbirth. This is why maternal health advocates are pushing the city to connect Black mothers-to-be with Black midwives and doulas for better pregnancy outcomes. In this episode, we hear from birth-givers, advocates, and lawmakers about how to give Black New Yorkers better birthing experiences. Host/Producer: Jill Webb Audio Engineer: Anddy Egan-Thorpe Additional Production Assistance: Dempsey Pillot Managing Producer of Podcasts: Femi Redwood

In New York City, Black women are nine times more likely than their white counterparts to die during childbirth. This is why maternal health advocates are pushing the city to connect Black mothers-to-be with Black midwives and doulas for better pregnancy outcomes. In this episode, we hear from birth-givers, advocates, and lawmakers about how to give Black New Yorkers better birthing experiences. Host/Producer: Jill Webb Audio Engineer: Anddy Egan-Thorpe Additional Production Assistance: Dempsey Pillot Managing Producer of Podcasts: Femi Redwood

Composer, Musician, Darren Campbell Jenkins on the Show – Ep709 Featuring Performance Guest, Composer and Musician, Darren Campbell Jenkins; and Interview Guest, “The Death Midwife,” and Inter-Faith Minister, Olivia Bareham, on The LIFE CHANGES Show Ep709, Titled, “How to Die Consciously – Changing the Culture of Dying” Interview Guest: OLIVIA BAREHAM; and Performance Guest: DARREN CAMPBELL JENKINS

Today I post an interview I did last year with Death Midwife, Rev. Olivia Bareham who is the founder of Sacred Crossings. She has been supporting, educating and guiding individuals and their families through the death journey for over 15 years.She has been a friend for over 20 years and her wisdom around the death process is profound.You can find Livvy athttps://sacredcrossings.com/Our Black Friday Sale is NOW ON!Get 50% of all Magical Egypt Filmshttp://www.magicalegypt.com

*"You can find the English version of the text below." Olivia Bareham ist eine „Death Midwife“. Warum sie ein Unternehmen rund um das Thema Tod gegründet hat, wie sie die Würde des Menschen bis in den Tod und darüber hinaus schützt, wie sie Menschen rund um das Thema Tod durch Seminare und Fortbildungen aufklärt und was sie selbst über den Tod denkt, das erzählt sie uns im heutigen Podcast. Olivia teilt mit Dir viele wertvolle Insights und beantwortet aus ihrer jahrelangen Erfahrung einige brisante Fragen, die viele von uns Menschen da draußen beschäftigen: Wissen wir es vorher, wann wir sterben werden? Was konkret können wir tun, um Ängste vor dem Sterben zu verlieren? Warum sollten wir uns schon als Kinder in der Schule mit diesen Themen beschäftigen? Fun facts in diesem Podcast: Wusstest Du schon, welche alternativen Methoden es zu einer „klassischen“ Beerdigung gibt? Was hat es zum Beispiel mit einem „Biokrematorium“ auf sich, bei dem die Leiche in einen Laugenbottich gelegt wird, der komplette Körper sich dann verflüssigt und die braune Flüssigkeit dann als Düngemittel verwendet wird?

A conversation with Chris LaFond about bees, beekeeping, honey and the magic in between. At the break, a recording of the poetry jam at Rites of Spring 44 featuring Raven and his poems “Memory of a Raven” and “Irons”. Chris's astrology: lafond.us; music: celticharper.net; Death Midwife: wmdm.org Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram: @lafondastrology Music by Sam Arthen-Long Recorded and Produced at Singing Land Studio singinglandstudio.com Learn more about the EarthSpirit Community  earthspirit.com Earthspiritvoices.com

On this episode of The Power of Love Show with TJ and Taj Jackson we welcome special guest, Naila Francis. Naila Francis is a writer, grief coach, death midwife and ordained interfaith minister. She holds space and offers ritual for people at many of life's sacred thresholds, including birth, marriage, death and other transitional passages. Her work is often informed by her love of poetry, the gifts of healing rooted in nature and community and her commitment to expanding our grief literacy and death awareness. She is a founding member of Salt Trails, a Philadelphia collective making grief public and visible through community rituals. For many years, Naila worked as a journalist, interviewing prominent artists from all backgrounds. She found her way to the vocations of companioning others through grief and dying after suffering several personal losses in her own life, including the consecutive deaths of a beloved father figure and her father. She considers herself an ardent joy enthusiast and brings a compassionate presence and open heart to all she does. Resource mentioned: The Conversation Project Learn More: Website: www.thishallowedwilderness.com Email: Naila@ThisHallowedWildnerness.com Instagram: 1. @thishallowedwilderness - https://instagram.com/thishallowedwilderness?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 2. @salttrailsphilly - https://instagram.com/salttrailsphilly?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Facebook: 1. ‘This Hallowed Wilderness' - https://m.facebook.com/ThisHallowedWilderness/ 2. ‘Salt Trails Philly' - https://m.facebook.com/SaltTrailsPhilly/ Can't make the live-stream? You can always watch the syndicated interviews later! Prefer to listen as a podcast? Click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-Nd1HTnbaI Like Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/884355188308946/ Have you subscribed to our Podcast? Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/the-power-of-love-show/id1282931846 Spotify Podcasts : https://open.spotify.com/show/6X6zGAPmdReRrlLO0NW4n6?si=bhNl9GjJRxKXUvTdwZme6Q Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9wb3dlcm9mbG92ZS5saWJzeW4uY29tL3Jzcw Other podcasts: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow Did you know you can support DDJF through any of your Amazon purchases? Simply click link below and select Dee Dee Jackson Foundation as your charity of choice: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/chpf/dashboard/ref=smi_nav_surl_mi_x_mkt Once done… bookmark and use your smile link to support DDJF! The Power of Love Show is a weekly show sponsored by The Dee Dee Jackson Foundation where we shine a light on loss and grief and how it impacts our lives. Our aim is to build a community where we share inspiring stories, interview experts, learn, grow and empower one another to find proper and healthy healing. Visit the DDJF official website: http://www.ddjf.org/ Donate to DDJF (501c3): https://app.mobilecause.com/form/xDJ0Cg?vid=74qmm Check Out DDJF Merch: https://teespring.com/.../collection/All%20Products... Join the Dee Dee Jackson Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500933326745571 Follow us on Instagram: @DeeDeeJacksonFoundation • https://instagram.com/deedeejacksonfoundation?utm_medium=copy_link --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thepowerofloveshow/support

Learn about the beauty of full-body burial at sea and why it is becoming a more popular alternative. My guest Olivia Bareham is a certified Death Midwife, Home Funeral Guide, Interfaith Minister and Funeral Celebrant. She is the founder of the Sacred Crossings Institute, which provides education for death midwifery and home funeral support and… Continue reading Ep. 341 Burial at Sea and Other Sacred End-of-Life Rituals with Olivia Bareham

Are you curious about alternative funeral options? Are you interested in home funerals or eco-friendly burials, or simply looking to avoid the exorbitant costs of modern-day funerals? In this episode with Death Midwife and educator Jerrigrace Lyons, she answers your questions and shares how reclaiming end of life care can be a transformative practice that alters our relationship with death and grieving. Watch the trailer for the PBS documentary “A Family Undertaking:P.O.V.” about Jerrigrace's work. Find Jerrigrace's trainings and programs here.  Receive your Free Grief Guidebook here. Do you have limited listening time? We've identified some especially moving parts of this episode with Jerrigrace:   3:20 - Jeri's touching, personal journey to becoming a death midwife through caring for a friend after their death 10:10 - Caring for and washing a body as a transformative practice to help you move from fear and uncertainty to relief and peace 15:04 - Diminishing our fears around dying through caring for someone after death and embracing and restoring old traditions 19:04 - Jenn's personal journey to after-death care, learning our legal rights when a loved one dies, and taking all the time we need to be with a loved one after death 22:20 - Home funerals and their ability to slow down the process of saying goodbye 32:29 - Inviting children into home funerals and dispelling the mystery and fear around death 35:10 - The revolving door of birth and death - the thinning of the veil 44:27 - Learn more about alternative funeral options and end of life doula trainings Music by Daniel Plane: www.reelcello.com Podcast production by Caitlin Epstein

The Wyrd Mountain Gal Show with Byron and Alicia Death, Disgust, & Blu Emu Episode Airs Sunday 1-30-22 7pm EST When asked how she's doing, Byron replied "I'm just about getting by with prayer & wine'.  Did you know she will eat Velveeta before paying $500 lb for fine Stilton....although she does like a good Stilton...  They start out reminiscing about old Asheville, the black business district, the restaurants, & the music & meander through a few more topics before demonstrating the fabled  Appalachian Goodbye".   ***Trigger Warning-many gross subjects here, also, lots of death, adult subjects, porno, etc.  The usual madness for some, but if you're squeamish or catch the vapors easily you should not listen to any of it!  Seriously, you'd be much better off somewhere else.*** The Death Midwife - https://deathmidwife.org/classes-1-1 Free Planet Radio:  Chris Rosser, Eliot Wadopian (deceased) and River Guerguerian.. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdvR1-_hS0IdsWWlK6iYeuPRLAU3MpVze The Who - My Generation https://youtu.be/qN5zw04WxCc Beatles - When I'm 64   https://youtu.be/OTgbWmaxu5s If I Only Had a Brain - Video and Lyrics - https://youtu.be/wg66kwRnOpw Chicago - Dialogue (Pt. I & Pt. II)   https://youtu.be/aJWXkdRO2Sc "Do not tempt the Lord thy God"  https://biblehub.com/deuteronomy/6-16.htm Swollen testicles reference - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Minaj#COVID-19_vaccine_tweets 2 Girls 1 cup - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_Girls_1_Cup #WyrdMountainGals #LeaveWhileYouCan #ByronBallard #BlueEmu #DigitalWitchery      

While I was on my self-care break I begin to notice the word grief swirling around a lot.   I guess I had gotten so used to hearing it that it became part of my everyday language.  On my self-care break all of the random chatter got a lot quieter in my head and the important things became louder. Everyone one is grieving something or someone.  This meditation is dedicated to those who are grieving lost loved ones.  I hope this helps someone. Support the show

Carl Magruder, born in 1969, multiracial, & growing up around Berkeley, is a real child of the 60's, complete with his TheEarthQuaker email identity. Along the way he got schooled by Spirit, led to seminary, & into his current work as a palliative care chaplain. Carl Magruder sees wide and deep, & brings forth the words to excite healing energy for the Earth & humans, around race, and between peoples.

The Human Journey offers death doula training for those who want to serve as emotional and physical support for the dying. Graduates of the program become end-of-life midwives who bridge the fear of the unknown with eternal rest. Learn more at https://the-human-journey.com/2021/11/23/are-you-a-death-doula (https://the-human-journey.com/2021/11/23/are-you-a-death-doula)

One of the phrases I hear very often in the military is "Words Matter".   I think we can all agree that they definitely do matter and they also have the power to change the perspective of a situation....and sometimes the outcome too.  In this podcast we explore a few words or phrases used when talking about people who are dying from illnesses or dying in general.  I also talk about how we can turn those phrases or word around and put a more positive spin on death and dying.  Support the show

WhiteFeather Hunter is a multiple award-winning Canadian artist and scholar. Hunter's practice intersects technofeminist witchcraft and biotechnologies with performance, new media, and textiles.Carol Padberg is an interdisciplinary artist, herbalist, writer, and the founding director of the Nomad MFA (nomadmfa.org). She is part of an interspecies studio which includes fungi, sheep, bees, dye plants, herbs, and bees. Angela Alberto is The Heart Wise Woman and Death Midwife. Her Death midwifery provides detailed ancient knowledge, a remembrance of what we once knew. Becky Lyon is an English x Jamaican researcher from and living in London. Her practice explores how art research can help illuminate the animacy of the more-than-human world.

I am honored to share my conversation with my friend and colleague Sharon today! We discuss loss and reiki and energy healing!! Sharon Ehlers is the founder of Grief Reiki - a multidimensional approach to grief and loss using emotional recovery, Reiki, and other spirituality-based tools. She is also an award-winning Author, Grief Educator, Death Midwife, and Reiki Master Teacher.   Would you please let us know if you have questions by emailing us at podcast@afterchloe.com Join our Facebook group for group support https://www.facebook.com/groups/1604294739807881/   Follow After Chloe on: Instagram:  https://www.intsagram.com/AfterChloe   FaceBook:  https://www.facebook.com/AfterChloe Connect with Sharon: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/griefreiki   Instagram: https://instagram.com/griefreiki?utm_medium=copy_link   Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/griefreiki/   Website: www.grief-reiki.com

Today I share my conversation with Sharon Ehlers. She lost her best friend Joy and ex-fiancé John within a few years of each other, both to suicide. Sharon is the founder of Grief Reiki® - a multidimensional approach to grief and loss using emotional recovery, Reiki and other spirituality-based tools. She is also an award-winning Author, Grief Educator, Death Midwife and Reiki Master Teacher. She has three beautiful children and lives in Los Angeles, CA. She talks about the isolation she felt after her losses as well as the immense affect on her outlook on life and ultimately she took a completely new path.  She discusses how she started down this path by allowing herself to be led from spirit. She discusses how reiki was a stronger tool for her - as she was using before her loss - but she also discusses how her spiritual connection became more dialed in and developed as well.  She de-mystifies Reiki for us - us as basic laymen, AND we also dive a (little) deeper into energy healing and the whys and how's of it working.  Energy is everywhere and it's everything. Once we accept it - harnessing energy is easy and it IS SO HEALING!!! This is a fun and enlightening conversation and Sharon has wisdom worth listening to! Sharon's website is  Greif -Reiki  where you can find a great bog and SO MUCH MORE!Here's her blog post "How Grief Walking Saved Me"  Sharon's Books are: Grief Reiki  and Grief Diaries, Surviving Loss by SuicideHer Oracle Cards are available per the App Store or here on Amazon ________________________________________________  My brand NEW website "The Leftover Pieces; Rebuilding You" is LIVE and that means my 2 x/mo FREE SUPPORT GROUP is available AND my first coaching options are available. The first (3 month) group is planned to begin  NOVEMBER 3  and there  will be a new group begin every 10 weeks after.  There will be limited spots in each group so let me know if you want on the notify list! These groups will be one part community, one part discovery/growth. I believe these two things are intertwined for us in the earlier stages of grief especially.Interested? Please DM me on Instagram or email me at anytime melissa@theleftoverpieces.comThe website will be at www.theleftoverpieces.com  (naturally, right?)Please reach out to me if you know of someone that I should talk to or if you yourself would like to have a conversation around the suicide loss and grief space. Instagram is probably still the best way to contact me or directly through email. I am already scheduling people into this  FALL so it's not too soon to reach out!If you, or someone you know, is struggling  with suicidal thoughts PLEASE reach out:The National Suicide Lifeline is there for youIN a crisis you can also TEXT--->TEXT the word "HOME" to 741741 in the USAin Canada TEXT 686868in the UK TEXT 85258And Grievers, I am always here. You can find me on  at The Leftover Pieces

Olivia Bareham is a Death Midwife, Energy Healer, Interfaith Minister, Master Teacher and Founder of Sacred Crossings, The Institute for Conscious Dying and Alternative Funeral Home in Los Angeles. She was born and raised in England and received her BA in Education from the University of London and a bachelors in Natural Theology and Sacred Healing from the Healing Light Seminary in California. Olivia guides individuals toward a conscious dying experience and supports families to reclaim what she terms as - ‘The lost art and healing ritual of a home funeral'. Her training program, ‘The Art of Death Midwifery' is an intensive 3-level course that encompasses the roles of death doula, spiritual end-of-life counselor, home funeral guide and celebrant. It is unique, rich, deep and profoundly relevant today, more than ever. For more information visit: Sacredcrossings.com Sacred Crossings publishes The Death Care Directive - a planning booklet for your funeral and final disposition. To purchase, visit deathcaredirective.com Please follow The Death Dialogues Project and learn more about this project at www.deathdialogues.net where you will find links to podcast platforms and our social media. Instagram is our fave social media home @deathdialoguesproject --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deathdialogues/message

Jessi shares her experience and the impact of her Grandmother's death, and how that fear of death has led her to study Death Mid-Wifery.  She is a mystical healer who channels in the Liminal Space and does Reiki and Energy work.Her Natural Gifts include:- Trust- Sensitivity- Imagination - Fire- Channelinghttps://www.intothemysticarts.com/ ,https://www.instagram.com/intothemystic.arts/ ,https://www.instagram.com/thebeautyhaus/ ,http://www.thebeautyhaus.comhttps://www.sweetmedicinenation.com/readings/

A Death Midwife. A Wedding Officiant. A writer and she will even bless the babies for you! Oh what Joy she embodies! Please listen with an open heart. Enjoy!

Olivia Bareham, is a Death Midwife, Energy Healer, Ordained Interfaith Minister, Master Teacher and Founder of Sacred Crossings -The Institute for Conscious Dying and Alternative Funeral Home in Los Angeles. She holds a BA in Education from the University of London and a Bachelors in Natural Theology and Sacred Healing from the Healing Light Seminary in California. We talked about her long career as a death midwife, the history and implementation of current day home funerals, living funerals, and her lengthy offerings to help you prepare for death. _________________________Connect with Olivia!Website: http://www.sacredcrossings.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sacred-Crossings-214677251959029Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/sacred_crossings/Death Care Directive: http://deathcaredirective.com/__________________________Get in touch!Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/conversationsondeathpodcast/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/conversationsondeath/Email: conversationsondeathpodcast@gmail.com

Angela Alberto is a Death Midwife, a Witch and a Medium. In this 2nd part of my Death & Dying Series, Angela explains how she is able to use witchcraft and her energy to calm death anxiety, how she is visited by spirits (she needs a "Call Again Tomorrow" sign in her bedroom, and more information about Pagans, witches and dying. Find Angela at Heartwise Woman and on Instagram Find me on Facebook, Instagram & Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/molly-dyer/message

Some midwives guide us into the world. Lizzie Neville guides us out. She’s part of a growing band of Death Doulas supporting us as we die. Lizzie Neville shares her upbeat observations of the many deaths she has attended revealing common regrets and offering sage advice on how to die well.For more information about Lizzie Neville visit End of Life Doula UKFor support, information, and end of life doula training in the UK visit Living Well Dying Well 

Struggling with grief? Join Dr. Gloria and Dr. Heidi Horsley in an interview with Sharon Ehlers founder of Grief Reiki® – award-winning Author, Grief Educator, Death Midwife and Reiki Master […] The post Sharon S. Ehlers Dealing With Grief On A Daily Basis appeared first on Open to Hope.

Lucinda Bakken White, author and soul guide, began her professional career with a MBA and a coveted position at IBM only to realize that material success did not make her happy, as her family and the over culture had promised it would.  After moving through a suicidal depression at age 27, Lucinda boldly pushed against cultural norms to know and express authenticity.  Remarkably, her biggest shift happened when she touched an ancient buffalo bone, and it ignited her passion for working with dead animals.  For over two decades, Lucinda has immersed herself into the sacred realms of death and dying, where she experiences beauty in the seemingly ugly, witnesses the laws of transformation, and recognizes herself in the reflection of nature.  Now, as an elder and expert in the process of self-discovery and personal transformation, Lucinda inspires and guides others to connect with their authentic nature and move through large and small journeys of change that are triggered by fear, depression, anxiety, exhaustion, heartbreak, identity crisis, life stage transitions, illness or the desire to live a more meaningful life.   She is also the author of her memoir, Confessions of a Bone Woman:  Realizing Authentic Wildness in a Civilized World--and currently studying to become a Death Midwife.  For information about Lucinda, visit her instagram page @authenticwildness or her website at: https://authenticwildness.com/ This podcast is available on all podcast platforms, or here: https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-164-lucinda-bakken-white-transformational-portals-between-life-and-deathconfessions-of-a-bone-collectorrealizing-authentic-wildness-in-a-civilized-world Have great weekend!

Lauren Morse grew up in the Appalachia hills. A place of poverty and sustainability. Funerals and the all burials were done at home by the family of the deceased. Just like the business of being born, the business of dying has become cold and detached. There are so many options for families that grieve and lose a loved one. Obtaining knowledge, finding support, and doing intake early can help. Death is a natural process of life. Overcoming the fear of death can lead to an enriched life and connections. Connect with Lauren on Instagram at www.instagram.com/exhale.midwife --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In this episode, pagan priestess and Death Midwife, Angie Buchanan joins us to discuss the sacred work of helping someone prepare and transition to the afterlife. She speaks to us about death vigils, funerals, and death rights.

November 13- 15, 2020Everyone has a calling. Michele Little’s happened to come her late 50's. Michele’s experiences in life, both personally and professionally, have given her the tools and skills to be of service to those facing end of life. As a Death Midwife, event planner and end of life leader, she believes the time is now to celebrate our lives combining our dying and death as a continuum of life. Michele created the Beautiful Dying Expo which launched in San Deigo in 2019. Now in the most challenging times we’ve seen, the 2020 Beautiful Dying Expo goes virtual. Give yourself permission to take this dying and death conversation to the next level; that of having a plan of action with the assistance from experts and professionals in the field of Palliative Care, Hospice, Family-Assisted Memorials, Funerals, Vigils, Rites of Passage and more. www.beautifuldyingexpo.comSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/death-by-design. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Join Eric for another virtual episode of Politics & Pints as he sits down with Michele Little! Michele Little is a Death Midwife  and Founder and Producer of Beautiful Dying. Check out her services at: www.beautifuldyingexpo.com

In this weeks episode I talk with fellow witch Sydney Bridges. We talk astrology, pandemic, future and why Lilith is a powerful goddess to connect with through these times. She shares her practice as a witch, and how she celebrates the rites of passage into cronehood as well. Such a powerful conversation! To learn more about Sydney and her work, go to: https://www.asenseofpeaceinc.com/ https://www.instagram.com/asenseofpeace/?hl=en --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/paintedgoddesspod/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/paintedgoddesspod/support

Luana Morales is a Birth and Bereavement Doula, Death Midwife, Circle Keeper, Spiritual Coach, Officiant, Reiki Master Teacher, and Herbal Apprentice devoted to reclaiming our birth, death, and Afro-Indigenous healing practices. She creates containers that support reflection, experimentation, healing, learning, collaboration and joy for our individual and collective liberation be it through individual sessions, group facilitation, workshops, or retreats. Here is Luana's Spirit of the Earth Carry Me Home project: https://www.handsofgaiareiki.com/spir... If you are struggling with how to honor someone you love death during this time, please reach out and request help. If you are a person in a position of privilege and our power to help fund these ask please connect with Luana on her “Spirit of the Earth Carry Me Home” project: https://www.handsofgaiareiki.com/spir... Venmo: Luana_Morales CashApp: $LuanaM | IG @handsofgaiareiki Fayboo: Luana Morales ----- DiDi Delgado is creating change (unapologetically). http://linktr.ee/thedididelgado https://thedididelgado.com/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-full-set-podcast/support

Luana Morales shares a grounding mediation and reflection practice with us this week! Luana is a Birth and Bereavement Doula, Death Midwife, Circle keeper, Officiant, Reiki Master Teacher, and Herbal Apprentice devoted to reclaiming our birth, death, and Afro-Indigenous healing practices.  She is one of the founders of Seeds of Our Ancestors, a mobile interdisciplinary, intergenerational, and multi lineage healing squad. Please share this practice with others!  This offering is part of La Cura's Community Care Series which will include community organizers, artists, healers and leaders sharing their grounding practices and rituals with us as a way of building resilience together in this challenging moment globally.   Learn more about Luana at https://www.handsofgaiareiki.com/

In which Brodie-Ann and Fio get to chat with Petrucia Finkler, a Brazilian-American Witch, Death Midwife, Author, and Astrologer.

"Do our ancestors speak to us in our dreams? Do they visit us from their home in Spirit? How do we connect with our ancestors to explore our ancestral stories, history, songs and mythology more deeply?Please dress comfortably, create a sacred space for yourself and join Nicole Fix LMSW, David Sterken PNP, Death Midwife and author Denise King Francisco for, "Exploring Ancestral Wisdom and Healing."

An introduction from our guest Lauren Morse: I’m located in Yellow Springs, Ohio and offer intersectional end of life support, death positive educational workshops, and death/grief as sacred activism through ritual and circle crafting. Although rooted in traditional Appalachian folk practices I’ve integrated trauma informed yoga therapy, counseling, and other professional and personal experiences to return advocacy and community deathcare to my neck of the woods. Find Lauren on Instagram at @exhale.midwife --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/deathdialogues/message

In conversation with Boston based Boricua and Death Midwife, Luana Morales we explore our relationship to death spiritually and emotionally, the influence of the medical industrial complex on our self-determination after death, and that of our beloveds, and the funeral industry's elitist history. Luana will tell us what her powerful work of death midwifery entails and how to make the best choices around our transition and that of our loved ones. 

Narinder Bazen is a Death Midwife, Home Funeral Educator and Holistic Death Care Activist. In this episode we talk Kundalini yoga, the gaps in hospice care and how death midwifery helps create more intentionality + care during the final season of life. We discussHow putting yourself under pressure can open up unlimited potentialWhat is death midwifery?Gaps in hospice careThe questions people are afraid to ask around deathWhat she's learned from tending to the dyingReceiving support to do our best workRe-orienting her relationship to money as a spiritual person doing spiritual workEnergetically reading homes + land for healingNarinder Bazen serves in these curious times as a Death Midwife, Home Funeral Educator and Holistic Death Care Activist. She has worked with over a hundred individuals and/or families as a death midwife and home funeral educator. She is NEDA proficient and National Home Funeral Alliance proficient.Through her Death Education classes in Atlanta and via virtual classrooms she's taught hundreds of individuals everything they need to know about Dying in America.  I am passionate about Death Education.In 2018, she created the Nine Keys Death Midwifery Apprenticeship where she trains others who are called to holistic death work and would like to walk with her for a little while to get there. Narinder is also an artist and a dog mom to little Oak. We live in Atlanta and enjoy it so.LINKSIf you enjoyed the episode, check out —Episode w— Lauren Haynes of Wooden Spoon HerbsEpisode w— Felicia RuizMore about our guest —Narinder's websiteNarinder's IG Stay Connected —Subscribe to the home—body podcast wherever you get your listens.join our free home—body PortalMary Grace's websiteLearn more about 1:1 sessionsJoin us for a free class on Taking Care : Pillars for Creation, Circularity + Support — tools to help you design your life with more support and care built in, especially during difficult times. This free class is Friday, March 18 at Noon ET/ 9:00a PT. Sign up here to attend and/or get the replay. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/mgallerdice)

Legally Speaking with Victoria Lawyer Michael Mulligan on CFAX 1070Issues discussed include overrides of federal prisoner security classifications which result in inmates classified as medium security, being transferred to minimum security institutions. This was an issue recently as a result of two inmates escaping from the William Head Institution, which is a minimum-security facility, despite having been classified as medium security risks. One of the inmates had been convicted of escaping jail on five previous occasions. A 2001 report from Correctional Service Canada, that examined the reasons given for overriding inmate risk classifications is discussed. The report found that that was a 13.6% increase in escape rate when risk classifications were overridden and that in 30% of cases the reasons given for an override were inappropriate. Also discussed was a British Columbia Supreme Court decision involving the College of Midwives of British Columbia, and a woman who described herself as a Death Midwife. The woman’s website described death midwifery as a form of pastoral care. The College argued that the Health Professions Act prohibited the woman from using the term “midwife”. The judge in the case found that the act did prohibit the use of the term, however, it unconstitutionally interfered with the woman’s freedom of expression because it was overly broad and did not minimally impair the woman’s freedom of expression. Finally, the requirements for someone to be found not criminally responsible, as a result of a mental disorder, are discussed, along with the consequences of such a finding. In order to be not criminally responsible a judge would need to be persuaded that someone committed an act or omission while suffering from a mental disorder that rendered the person incapable of appreciating the nature and quality of the act of omission or of knowing it was wrong.Where someone is found to be not criminally responsible, they would be subject to detention, in a medical facility, until a review board concluded they did not pose a significant risk to public safety. In some cases, this could be for a much longer period of time then they would have served in jail.

Some midwives guide us into the world. Lizzie Neville guides us out. She’s part of a growing band of Death Doulas supporting us as we die. Lizzie Neville shares her upbeat observations of the many deaths she has attended revealing common regrets and offering sage advice on how to die well.For more information about Lizzie Neville visit End of Life Doula UKFor support, information and end of life doula training in the UK visit Living Well Dying Well

Meet my friend & Death Midwife, Tray Spencer. Learn about alternative support tools when preparing for the inevitable.

Recently, I went through a death midwife training, and it's something that I've been getting so many questions about ever since, so today on the Belonging Podcast, I've invited Death Midwife, Death Educator, and Founder and Director of Final Passages, Jerrigrace Lyons, to join me in talking about our simultaneous aversion and fascination with death. We're talking about conscious dying and how to consider our options to make choices around our own deaths and the deaths of our loved ones to truly connect with them and aid in our grieving process. And how this embracing and connection with death can bring a depth of awareness and celebration into what it means to be alive. Find show notes for this episode here: https://beccapiastrelli.com/conscious-dying-death-midwifery-jerrigrace-lyons Find out more about Jerrigrace's death midwife trainings: https://finalpassages.org/ Follow Becca on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beccapiastrelli/ Credit for the phrase "be a good ancestor" goes to Arianna of https://www.quwutsunmade.com/

“Plan for Death, Live Your Life” is the motto of Kathy Miller, Certified Death Midwife and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, and her business http://www.beforeim6feetunder.com. You may think that planning for end of life & death is completely morbid and maybe even a negative topic. I definitely had some doubts, but then I spoke with Kathy and all that changed. She is such a comforting, positive and knowledgeable soul. Knowledge is power after all and future planning helps alleviate so much fear and stress when dealing with saying goodbye to a loved one. Kathy acts as a guide to manage all of your planning based on what your loved ones wishes may be and allows you to spend the quality time you need with them. Future planning can put your mind at ease so you can live your life to the fullest! Contact Kathy at the website above and check out her educational conversations at http://www.deathcafe.com. She hosts the “Windy City” cafe options.

Today on #itsthemiamiknightshow we’re discussing “It’s All Connected” Left behind to Grieve Suicide, Synchronicity and Reiki please welcome @griefreiki Sharon Ehlers. ___________________________________ After the suicides of a close friend and a former fiancé within a two-year period, she was confused about how many people either avoided her or didn’t want to talk about these events. In her grief, she tried to make sense of it all but it seemed like it was “never the right time” to bring it up with people. So she took a deep breath and tried to work through the grief on her own. She dragged herself into work and somehow made it through the days and weeks that followed. Her thought was there had to be a better way. ___________________________________ She is the founder of Grief Reiki®️ a multidimensional approach to grief and loss using emotional recovery, Reiki and other spiritual base tools. She’s also an Advance Recovery Specialist, Master Grief Coach, Death Midwife and Reiki Master Teacher. She’s the author of Grief Reiki®️-An integrates approach to the Emotional, Physical and Spiritual Components of Grief and Loss and is co-author of Grief Diaries: Surviving Loss by Suicide. Sharon is one of the many speakers on the annual Journeys of Hope Healing and Health- Bereavement Cruise 2019 sailing this March. ___________________________________ Take a listen “Grief Nation Listeners” as she passionately discuss her loss & grief journey and her resilient success story that followed.

8:00pm PTRN - Lunatic Mondays Why should Fridays have all the fun? Go crazy on Mondays with Laura Gonzalez on 'Lunatic Mondays'..... Anything can happen!!! Tonight our guest is: Circle Sanctuary Minister Sharon Stewart. She is a Certified Death Midwife, a long-time Hospice volunteer, a trainer and certified volunteer for the NODA (No One Dies Alone) program, a Bereavement Volunteer, an End-of Life Educator, and a Green Burial educator. *Remember to stay tuned after the interview to listen to the Tarot/Runes/Oracle reading for the week * *This is a pre recorded show, Lunatic Mondays will come back live on October 22nd with Lunes Lunáticos~Noche de Tarot, Adivinación y Oráculos (Octubre)

What can a Death Midwife and a ghost hunter tell us about crossing over? Why is modern society more disconnected from death than we used to be? Why are some people so afraid to die – and is fearing death natural or cultural? Can death be exquisite and orgasmic?! Also: NDEs, walk-ins, suicide, miscarriage, DMT, […] The post 08 DEATH & THE AFTERLIFE appeared first on Soul Doctor.

In this wonderfully grim exploration, Amanda, Jacob, and (returning friend) Dani go beyond the pale... for a hallowing chat with a most morbid special guest, Angie! Trained as a Death Midwife and Certified in 2011 by Nora Cedarwind Young, Angie is one of the founders of the Death Midwife movement. She is also a Rite of Passage Officiant, Senior Minister at Earth Traditions Church, Emeritus Board Member of the Council for a Parliament of the World's Religions, and Pagan Student Advisor at the University of Chicago. She is a member of the National Home Funeral Alliance and the National Chaplains Association. Angie is committed to educating individuals, small groups, families, and entire communities or church groups to proudly reclaim family directed choice at end of life. With many thanks to both her and our dear friend Wee Bee, it's with ghastly delight we present this edifying dance with the dead.   Treading along this mortal coil, there's talk about: End-of-life care and planning, funerary practices, body disposition, transitions, cultural views on death and dying, elder care, grief and mourning, rites of passage, ancestor work, prolonging life and death, closure, what Death Midwives do, comfort and intimacy, decomposition, and oodles more.   Sharing Space: - Mushroom Death Suit (TED Talk): https://www.ted.com/talks/jae_rhim_lee - Final Rights: Reclaiming the American Way of Death, by Lisa Carlson and Joshua Slocum: https://www.amazon.com/Final-Rights-Reclaiming-American-Death/dp/0942679342 - The Death Midwife: https://deathmidwife.org/ - Earth Traditions: http://www.earthtraditions.org/ - Threshold Singers of the Chippewa Valley: https://thresholdchoir.org/chippewa-valley - Haides (Neokoroi): http://www.neokoroi.org/religion/gods/haides/   Links: Website: http://www.thepriestesses.com Email: thepriestesses@gmail.com Twitter: @ThePriestesses Facebook: The Priestesses Music: Rebecca E. Tripp (www.crystalechosound.com)

8:00pm PTRN - Lunatic Mondays Why should Fridays have all the fun? Go crazy on Mondays with Laura Gonzalez on 'Lunatic Mondays'..... Anything can happen!!! Tonight our guest is: Circle Sanctuary Minister Sharon Stewart. She is a Certified Death Midwife, a long-time Hospice volunteer, a trainer and certified volunteer for the NODA (No One Dies Alone) program, a Bereavement Volunteer, an End-of Life Educator, and a Green Burial educator. Join us on the chat room or by phone to ask your questions!! (347) 308-8222 *Remember to stay tuned after the interview to listen to the Tarot/Runes/Oracle reading for the week *

It was the late psychiatrist Dr Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's book On Death and Dying that changed our attitudes to death and grief. Kubler-Ross was passionate about palliative care and what she saw as the disrespect of the dying in hospitals around the world.

TODAY'S GUEST: Rev. Olivia Bareham, founder of Sacred Crossings is a certified Death Midwife, Home Funeral Guide and Celebrant. She holds bachelor's degrees in Education and Natural Theology and Sacred Healing and is an ordained Inter-faith Minister. Olivia's experience as an auxiliary nurse, hospice volunteer and her mother's end-of-life caregiver, inspired her to investigate more meaningful and personal alternatives to traditional funeral practices. “At the event of death and for a few days following, there is a window of opportunity for great healing to occur. When the funeral home took my mother's body away just hours after her death, I felt this window close. We were left feeling helpless, unsure and wishing that we had had a little more time.” In an effort to provide a way to keep this window open and facilitate the healing process, Olivia immersed herself in the study of death and dying culminating in certification as a Death Midwife and Home Funeral Guide. She subsequently created Sacred Crossings with the mission of empowering and guiding families to reclaim the ‘Lost art and healing ritual of a Home Funeral'. Over the next ten years the demand for information about conscious dying, after-death care and home funerals increased: “When I was called bedside to help an individual make their transition, they were often remorseful about unresolved relationships, or fearful of what was going to happen, or stressed about their suffering. It seemed that transitioning would be a gentler, less stressful process if people learned how to prepare ahead of time. Also, when a loved-one died, families were often completely unprepared. They were unaware of their options for after-death care and the complex funeral industry made them feel helpless, vulnerable and afraid. It became clear there was a huge need for death education so I began teaching classes and workshops on The Art of Dying, After-death Care and Home Funerals.” Olivia is a writer, producer and public speaker. She is an active member of the National Home Funeral Alliance,and past President of the board for The Los Angeles Hospice at Anam Cara in Topanga Canyon. Sacred Crossings is a Los Angeles-based company offering education, support and guidance for conscious dying and home funerals. Sacred Crossing Guides assist families with end-of-life planning; death midwifery; creating a vigil and funeral at home and cremation or burial arrangements. Their education institute offers workshops and classes and a certificate program in The Art of Death Midwifery. Students are both professional and non-professional end-of-life caregivers and those wishing to delve deeper into the dying process to further their spiritual growth. Graduates of the death midwifery program are eligible to serve as Sacred Crossing Guides. The Sacred Crossings Funeral Home is coming soon & will offer a full range of services including cremation, burial, funerals and memorials. Sacred Crossings is a non-denominational service without cultural or religious discrimination. While it is best to begin funeral planning in advance, we can help a family at any time. Connect With Today's guest: Rev. Olivia Bareham Website: www.SacredCrossings.com Olivia(at)sacredcrossings.com On Facebook IN THIS EPISODE: It may sound strange to you to think about having a death midwife, but it really makes sense when you think about it. We hire a midwife to come in at the birth of a child - the entrance into this life. Why wouldn't it be appropriate to hire a midwife for death, the departure from this life? My guest today IS a death midwife and is training others with the skills to fill this important role in helping those who are dying and their families deal with the fact of death in a more healthy and positive way. Death is one of those transitions in life that is so strange and uncomfortable that people don't like to talk about it. But that's only because we've been taught to be uncomfortable about it. In many cultures, there are family rituals centered around the death of a loved one that actually help with closure and healing over the 3 days following the death. A death midwife's role is to come into a family situation and help those struggling with the death process to learn, grow, and come to accept the inevitable fact of death for all of us. It's a healthy process of listening, asking questions, and learning as everyone learns how to say goodbye in a healthy way that benefits the one dying as well as those who survive them. What is YOUR biggest fear about dying? Is it the pain? In this conversation Olivia and I chat about how the pain is not such a fearful thing and why it's not the best thing for people to be over medicated to the point that they can't interact with their family or friends during the last days of their lives. It robs everyone of a very important part of the death transition that could make the experience more positive for everyone. If you are curious about end of life issues and the role that a death midwife might be able to play in your family or future, I encourage you to listen to this conversation. I learned a lot myself about the positive role a death midwife can play in an otherwise uncomfortable and difficult situation. I hope you find something in Olivia's stories and experiences that will bring you hope and help as you deal with death in your own life.   Outline Of This Great Episode [1:59] My welcome and introduction to this episode. [8:28] Who is Rev. Olivia Bareham? [12:00] What IS a death midwife and why did Olivia get into this kind of work? [15:00] Things that should take place over the 3 days following a death. [17:55] Why a slower transition with a death midwife is better for the family. [19:22] Why does American culture deny the dying process. [21:51] What happens after the 3 day period. [25:27] The importance of telling loved ones what you want done at your death. [27:20] The vital nature of establishing your own health care directive. [30:42] The benefits and good work of hospice care. [33:50] The importance of having conversations about death and dying. [36:50] My call to action and thanks to you - the listeners! [38:05] How should a person reach out to the death midwife if they wind up in a hospital? [41:35] Do religious people have an easier transition? [46:12] The training program for death midwifery that Olivia has created. [43:38] Questions and thoughts about drugs at the time near death. [53:00] How self administered lethal dose laws impact this process. [57:04] The 3 best things you can do to prepare for your death. Resources Mentioned On This Episode www.MyDirectives.com BOOK: The Art of Living and Dying (affiliate link) BOOK: Die Wise (affiliate link)   Check List of Documents to Include in your DEATH FILE Advanced Health Care Directive - signed & notarized. (See caringinfo.org to download directive for your state) Will Trust & Certificate of Trust Durable Power of Attorney for Finances Life Insurance Policy Bank Account Information Real Estate Documents & Deeds Funeral Pre-need docs & Funeral Insurance if any Debtor Information Copy of Drivers License / Social Security Card / Marriage & Divorce Certificate Passwords for phone, computer, email, Facebook & other social media sites Advanced Death Care Directive - Your plan for funeral & final disposition - (see deathcaredirective.com) Letters to loved ones - (These can be distributed to your loved ones upon death)

This episode was recorded at the 6th Annual Afterlife and Awareness Conference in St. Louis, MO, where I had the pleasure of meeting Rev. Olivia Bareham of Sacred Crossings. You can hear the birds and breezes in the background as we sat under the sun in the hotel courtyard on a beautiful Missouri day. Olivia is a certified Death Midwife, Home Funeral Guide and Celebrant. She holds bachelors degrees in Education and Natural Theology and Sacred Healing and is an ordained Inter-faith Minister. Olivia’s experience as an auxiliary nurse, hospice volunteer and her mother’s end-of-life caregiver, inspired her to investigate more meaningful and personal alternatives to traditional funeral practices. Plus, she is a closet rock-star. We cover a gamut of topics related to home funeral care, including: If and where it's legal (Spoiler: Yes, and everywhere) A cheap but beautiful and deeply personal alternative to an expensive casket How our deaths are affecting the environment What she learned about death from giving birth  

Happy Valentine's Day. Put down the box of Russell Stover candies and listen up. It's time to talk about death. There's no better way to celebrate love than to honor the fact that we eventually lose the ones we love. Or do we? On the Block Radio is a show about transformation. More specifically, we are a show about how people face intense experiences in their lives and transform them into meaning, beauty and purpose. There is no bigger transformation than that of death. To confront our own deaths, the sages of every religion teach, is the key to unlocking the eternal aspects within our consciousness and our bodies. There are few more basic human issues than the ever-ticking clock of our own mortality. It is what makes life tragic and glorious at the same time. And to help someone prepare for a beautiful death is to help a person fulfill their deepest potential as a human being. There is literally no higher calling. This is the calling Mellisa Dodson heard, and answered, on March 25, 2014. Melissa Dodson is a California girl who found her home in the trees of Portland, OR. She's a wife and mom, a writer and a Death Midwife. She writes about being a motherless daughter, grief, depression, vulnerability and the beauty of a messy life. She is a dream catcher, a grief warrior, a survivor, a book whore. Studying writing with Lidia Yuknavitch woke up all the broken pieces of her heart, and reminded her that words save. She now studies Dangerous Writing under the tutelage of Tom Spanbauer and the magic makers in the basement. Her work has been featured on The Manifest-Station, Rebelle Society, The Tattooed Buddha, behind-the-ink, Some Talk of You & Me, Breathe In. Breathe Out. Live, among other online publications. Since the March 25, 2014 death of her mother, her passions lie with grief, compassionate end-of-life planning, conscious death and dying, home death/home vigil/home funeral and natural/green burial. In 2015, she founded Grief Rites, a Facebook community to safely and openly talk about death and grief (website coming soon). She also curates the Grief Rites Readers Series, a literary event in NE Portland, to bring people together to hold sacred space for each other in their grief. The Readers Series meets the first Monday of each month at American Legion Post 134, and is free to all. Her next chapter includes turning Grief Rites into a 501c(3) non-profit organization. Funds raised through the Grief Rites Foundation will take the Readers Series on the road to broaden the reach of the grief safety net that she's created, and bring in renowned speakers and authors in the realm of death and grief. Additionally, there will be a fund to assist people with covering funeral and burial costs for green/natural burials. She is also continually studying, and offering her services though her Portland based business, Into the Light, LLC. Her offerings include compassionate end-of-life planning and education, death midwifery services, home funeral guidance, caregiver support and grief support.

7 PM CST - Nature Folk with Selena Fox: Candle Meditations:  Join Selena Fox as she celebrates Imbolc and Candlemas by guiding Candle meditations and talking about ways of working with candles and candlelight to enhance spiritual practice. 8 PM CST - Circle Talk:  Circle Ministers - Nora Cedarwind Young:  Continuing our series as we learn more about the Ministers of Circle Sanctuary.  Tonight, Circle Minister Debra Rose is joined by Circle Minister Nora Cedarwind Youg as we learn about Nora's path, her background, her history with Circle Sanctuary and her work as a Death Midwife. ------------------------------ Music for PTRN open and close provided by SJ Tucker, For more music and information, please visit http://sjtucker.com/

Kiley Krekorian Hanish and Ivy Margulies dreamed of supporting women who have lost babies, to grieve the loss and share the experience with other women. Kiley and her husband were the subject of the film Return to Zero with Minnie Driver. Ivy was (and is) a therapist and Death Midwife working with women who had lost babies. Their dream bloomed as the Return to Zero workshops, the most recent one held in Australia. They are returning to Good Grief to share the experience with our listeners and let us know what they plan next! Members of this new Good Grief community, we welcome their stories and their thoughts about this important work!

Kiley Krekorian Hanish and Ivy Margulies dreamed of supporting women who have lost babies, to grieve the loss and share the experience with other women. Kiley and her husband were the subject of the film Return to Zero with Minnie Driver. Ivy was (and is) a therapist and Death Midwife working with women who had lost babies. Their dream bloomed as the Return to Zero workshops, the most recent one held in Australia. They are returning to Good Grief to share the experience with our listeners and let us know what they plan next! Members of this new Good Grief community, we welcome their stories and their thoughts about this important work!

Sarah Kerr is a Death Midwife and Ceremonialist in Calgary, Alberta. Her focus is on the spiritual and relational support of people who are at the end of life and guides them through this spiritual landscape. READ MORE.  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

When a couple gets pregnant or a baby is born, family and friends gather around the them, joyfully supporting the news. But what happens when something goes wrong, when they experience miscarriage or stillbirth? The surrounding community often ignores the loss, or minimizes it. So healing professionals like Dr. Ivy Margulies make a critical difference, supporting grieving parents through the experience and helping them to honor their children and their grief. Find out what a death midwife does and how Dr. Margulies chose this work. Hear what she has to say about how we as a culture deal with perinatal loss and grief. Unresolved grief can carry into relationships with spouses and with other children in the family. Hear how critical services delivered at the opportune moment can ease the burden of loss and support a healthy grieving.

When a couple gets pregnant or a baby is born, family and friends gather around the them, joyfully supporting the news. But what happens when something goes wrong, when they experience miscarriage or stillbirth? The surrounding community often ignores the loss, or minimizes it. So healing professionals like Dr. Ivy Margulies make a critical difference, supporting grieving parents through the experience and helping them to honor their children and their grief. Find out what a death midwife does and how Dr. Margulies chose this work. Hear what she has to say about how we as a culture deal with perinatal loss and grief. Unresolved grief can carry into relationships with spouses and with other children in the family. Hear how critical services delivered at the opportune moment can ease the burden of loss and support a healthy grieving.

Olivia Bareham is a certified Death Midwife, Home Funeral Guide and Celebrant and is the founder of 'Sacred Crossings - The Institute for Conscious Dying’ and the ‘Sacred Crossings Funeral Home.’ Olivia currently guides individuals toward a conscious dying experience and empowers families to reclaim the healing ritual of a home funeral. She facilitates workshops in Conscious Dying and After Death Care and a certificate training program in The Art of Death Midwifery ( https://sacredcrossings.com/artofdeathmidwifery/ ). Her next training “Enter The Grave” will start this weekend September 4, 5, 6th and is for anyone wanting to delve deeper into their relationship with mortality, space is limited so please visit sacredcrossings.com/enterthegrave ( https://sacredcrossings.com/enterthegrave/ ). When you become at peace with death, then you can really live. In this episode of Mother The Mother: * How to reframe your mindset for peace vs. turmoil * Building trust in yourself as a mother * What death midwifery looks like during COVID * Why dying alone isn’t always tragic * Enhancing your life by connecting with your own mortality * How funerals & cremations have shifted during COVID Connect with Olivia: * IG: @sacred_crossings ( https://www.instagram.com/sacred_crossings/?hl=en ) * Website: sacredcrossings.com ( https://sacredcrossings.com/education/ ) * Listen: 018 Death Becomes Her: Conscious Dying + The Art of Death Midwifery with Olivia Bareham ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mother-the-mother/id1455408650?i=1000444673084 ) This show is produced by Soulfire Productions ( http://soulfireproductionsco.com/ )

Rev. Olivia Bareham has been a powerful inspiration and guiding force in my life and in my relationship with death – something that is often difficult for us to talk about or even think about, but something that is also necessary to talk about when you’re discussing life. That is why Olivia – who is a certified Death Midwife, Home Funeral Guide, and Celebrant – founded Sacred Crossings with the vision of changing the culture of death and dying through education, death midwifery, and home funerals. Olivia not only counsels bedside with the dying but facilitates classes and workshops in conscious dying and a certificate program in  The Art of Death Midwifery. To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: http://motherthemother.com Resources: Learn more at (http://sacredcrossings.com/) Facebook: facebook.com/Sacred-Crossings-214677251959029/ Twitter: twitter.com/sacredcrossings Die Wise: A Manifesto for Sanity and Soul by Stephen Jenkinson Mother the Mother is a production of Crate Media