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Caleb and Riley are joined by Sue Phillips, Vice President of the End of Life Doula Association of Canada. Sue Phillips has been supporting people who are dealing with a critical illness or approaching death since 2019. Her primary supports include pre-planning, advocacy, legacy project facilitation, compassionate companioning, caregiver respite, post-death assistance and grief and bereavement peer support and resources. Sue's training includes the Douglas College End of Life Doula Training as well as the Visiting Volunteer Training at Dr. Bob Kemp Hospice in Hamilton. NOTE: Since the recording Sue has completed her term as the VP End of Life Doula Association of Canada. Learn more about: Discover the vital role of end-of-life doulas and how they provide compassionate support during critical illness and the dying process Gain insight into the services offered by end-of-life doulas and understand how they can enhance the quality of life for both individuals and families. Learn about Sue's career transition to an end-of-life doula, The End of Life Doula Association of Canada Resources: https://www.suephillips.ca/ https://endoflifedoulaassociation.org/ https://www.dyingwithdignity.ca/ https://www.virtualhospice.ca/ Hosted by Caleb Miller and Riley Anderson of InvestorDNA Meet Caleb and Riley Book a Call Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Google Podcasts
Lori La Bey talks with the Gentle Passage Doula Collective. Today, we hear from Bonnie Blachly, Kathy Bates, Kathleen Putnam, and Colleen Hewes. Each is an End-of-Life Doula providing exceptional service to families dealing with the loss of a loved one. Below is a bit about each of our guests. Bonnie Blachly is a Registered Nurse and End-of-Life Doula with 40+ years of experience in long-term care, home health, and nursing education. She developed a Partners-in-Care interdisciplinary team model to support residents with dementia and their families to navigate the healthcare and social systems as their disease progresses and their needs change. Kathy Bates is a Social Worker, Geriatric Mental Health Specialist, End-of-Life Doula, and Educator with more than 35 years of experience working with those with Dementia and their loved ones in a variety of settings. She guides and supports those facing life-threatening illnesses, and terminal diagnoses including Dementia emotionally, spiritually, and psychologically to help diminish fear and anxiety at the end of life. Kathleen Putnam is a Master of Nutrition with 30+ years of experience as a dietitian, End-of-Life Doula, educator, and coach. She helps families and individuals navigate through the grieving process as health, self-care, and situations change through end of life aiming to reduce suffering and prioritize what is most meaningful. Colleen Hewes is an RN and End-of-Life Doula with specialties in Geriatric and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing. She is an End of Life Doula and Conscious Dying Educator promoting a death-positive culture by encouraging people to embrace each and every precious moment of their lives. Maureen Kures is a Registered Nurse and End-of-Life Doula with over 35+ years of expertise in Oncology, Bone Marrow Transplant, ICU, and Hospice care. She is dedicated to helping people get their end-of-life wishes documented and discussed while they can still make the decisions that are important to them. Learn: Living well through the end Understanding the emotional effects of dealing with the end of life for yourself or another Family dynamics Allowing people to live authentically to the end The benefits of being curious vs. judgmental Supporting the range of emotions Life reviews Reminiscing Resolving unfinished business 10.VSED Watch the Video Interview Below https://youtu.be/HzO8sZxeo2U Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer's Speaks on Apple Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alzheimers-speaks/id986940432 Listen and Subscribe to Alzheimer's Speaks on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/255okRnEgfCUqXq1NWcrT3 Contact The Gentle Passage Doula Collective Website https://www.gentlepassagedoulacollective.com/ Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/in/gentle-passage-doula-collective-4373121b6/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077577150337 TV Show https://winwinwomen.tv/show/a-different-kind-of-doula Her Lori La Bey on the Different Kind of Doula Show https://winwinwomen.tv/show/a-different-kind-of-doula#7902-lori-la-bey-alzheimers-speaks Contact Lori La Bey with questions or branding needs at https://www.alzheimersspeaks.com/ Alzheimer's Speaks Radio - Shifting dementia care from crisis to comfort around the world one episode at a time by raising all voices and delivering sound news, not just sound bites since 2011. Alzheimer's Speaks is part of the Senior Resource Podcast NetworkSupport this Show: https://alzheimersspeaks.com/donate-now/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Truth About Becoming a Certified Death Doula There is a worldwide global movement going on and it is known as the Death Doula. Just like birthing doulas that care for and guide a baby into this world, there are now Death Doulas that are guiding people out of the world! In this episode of Ask a Death Doula, I will share with you the truth about becoming a Death Doula and what you need to know when deciding if this profession is the right path for you. Death is having a rebirth! We have been dying for thousands of years. However, it is only in the last century that we have completely removed the natural life experience of death from our awareness. Death is not a medical experience - it is a human one. Hospice is a beautiful model of care, but unfortunately the present model of hospice has many “gaps” and is not working well for most patients and families. There is a need for additional support from trained and knowledgeable professionals in this space of end of life care. In This Episode, You Will Learn: What is a Death Doula? The Death Doula Movement What do Death Doulas Do? Why Do We Need Death Doulas if We Have Hospice Care? Does Hospice Approve of Death Doulas? What Type of Holistic Support do Death Doulas Provide? How to Know if Being a Death Doula is Right for You? How to Pick The Best Training for You When Becoming a Death Doula Where Do Death Doulas Work? 10) How Much Do Death Doulas Get Paid? Click Here to Listen and Spread the Word! Links Mentioned in This Episode: FREE DEATH DOULA TRAINING JUlY 20th 7pm ET Click here Learn More About Hospice Care: Click here to get your copy of the The Doulagivers Hospice Handbook: https://training.doulagivers.com/offers/TELMrnSe/checkout NHPCO's End of Life Doula Council: Click here NEDA National End of Life Doula Alliance Click here Learn How to Care For Someone Who is Dying: Free 90 Minute Webinar Register here: Save Your seat here Learn More: Doulagivers Institute Click here: https://www.doulagivers.com P.S. I will be giving a FREE COPY of the Doulagivers Hospice Handbook to everyone that shows up LIVE to the FREE Doulagivers 90-Minute Level 1 End of Life Doula Live Webinar Training Thursday, July 20th at 7pm ET! Please make sure to share this podcast with at least three of your friends! P.P.S. This will be the last webinar that we will be offering the CEOLD Certified End of Life Doula Training as a stand alone program. Join here Please share this podcast with others and Spread the Word of this global community! This is how we change the end of life- together. xo Suzanne
What’s a Death Doula? Tracey Walker Tells All Tracey Walker, the founder of Let It Be End of Life Planning and the Program Director for End of Life Doula Training at Going with Grace, talks with me about what Death Doulas do, why they can be helpful in offering non-medical support to people facing death and their families in all kinds of ways, how to find a Death Doula if you or a loved needs support and how Death Doulas work with other care providers, like Hospice. You can also learn about queer end of life assistance, doula work for pet loss, and, if you listen very carefully, you can hear my dog, Tater, barking in the background. To find out more about Tracey’s Doula services, go to https://www.letitbedeathdoula.com. To find out more about finding a Death Doula near you, here are the resources that we discussed: Going with Grace Death Doula Directory: https://goingwithgrace.com/death-doula-directory/ National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) Doula Directory: https://goingwithgrace.com/death-doula-directory/ To ask a question for the show, email me at AskLiza@lifedeathlaw.com To subscribe to my weekly Substack Newsletter, Life/Death/Law, subscribe here: https://lifedeathlaw.substack.com/ To listen to more episodes of Life/Death/Law, go to www.lifedeathlaw.com AND THANKS TO OUR SPONSOR: https://www.redesigningtheend.com/ a professional education platform for the next generation of eldercare, senior housing, estate planning, and death care leaders. To follow me: twitter-twitter.com/lifedeathlaw instagram-Instagram.com/lifedeathlaw facebookcom/LifeDeathLaw Linkedin.com/in/lizahanks
In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Renee Adair about End of Life Doulas and how their services provide support, options, and education assisting the needs of those who are facing death. Renee Adair is the founder and director of the Australian Doula College, the Groundwork Program and the ADC's charity-arm Doula Heart Network. She first began working with women and babies in 1994 as a massage and Aromatherapist and Reiki Practitioner and in 1998 after the home births of her two biological children she began studying and working as a Doula and Childbirth and Early Parenting Educator. Renee then worked for the Australian Red Cross at a young women's health program/refuge in Sydney's East, setting up both the outreach and childbirth and early parenting education programs for that service. Working In collaboration, Renee helped produce the first research on Doulas in Australia which was published in the Journal of Perinatal Education in 2013. She has spoken on a variety of radio programmes, at conferences and seminars and is a regular contributor for a range of publications, websites and podcasts. Renee has worked to change the way we think about Doula support launching an End of Life Doula Training for the College in 2021 with a view for the wider community to see Doula support though a broader lens, supporting all major life transitions, not just in the birthing space. In 2019 Renee proudly partnered with Charles Darwin University to co facilitate Accredited Doula training for Indigenous women in the remote First Nations community of Galiwin'ku. She now sits on the official Galiwin'ku steering committee to restore Birthing on Country. Renee has sat on the Consumer Advisory Board of the Australian College of Midwives, trained thousands of Doulas and supported hundreds of women, their partners and families through pregnancy, birth, early parenting and end of life over the course of her career. A fierce advocate for human rights, the proud mother of three adult children and three grandkids, blends her life's work, spending downtime with her family, friends and fur babies. Episode link at https://neshnikolic.com/podcast/renee-adairSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to get a terminal diagnosis? What would you do? How would you cope? What would you say to people? What would your everyday life look like? If you answered “I don't know”, then read on, because I'm here to share with you an incredible woman that will change your mind– and here's why: Number one: Jody has been given a terminal stage 4 ovarian cancer diagnosis and may be doing more with her busy days than I am. Number two: Her sharing the power of presence and how every single day is a gift of gratitude and awareness that has brought new meaning to her life. Believe me, I know what it's like to feel scared and uncertain. Death is the number one fear in our world. That fear is paralyzing and is preventing us from accessing one of the greatest teachers about how to live. In this episode, you'll hear from Jody Stokhamer, an amazing woman who shares how she feels more healthy and alive today with a stage 4 hospice diagnosis than ever before in her life. And for those of you who are caught in the same place of fear of death — don't fret, because you'll take away strategies ( take the End of Life Doula Training ) and a new perspective on life to ensure that you work through your fear and feel empowered and inspired about life! So if you're ready to let go of your fear and be inspired, then pop in your earbuds and tune in! This is important because I think that as be and hospice, I love hospice. I love the people that work for hospice. It is such a beautiful model of care. And it's very misunderstood in the public is what, what I know. But they also, people don't fully understand the amount of time that everything comes to your house. But the nurse will come for a time period. The social worker. What about all of that other time that you're home? And I love that you just shared about understanding your husband's needs and what it would be like for him and having that other person that knows the end of life to be there to hold the space. And that really is, again, the definition of a Doulagiver. Now you have it with a home health aid. Beautiful. As long as we understand what's needed in that dynamic for everyone. * (18:58): Hospice and Doulagiver Support is not just for the dying person- It is for their loved ones as well.Not just for you, but for your husband as well. So I love that you did that. And I think it's so important for us to understand how difficult it is for caregivers. You know, for me as the hospice nurse, I would come in and assess the patient and the model is that I'm supposed to teach the loved ones how to do the care. Sometimes I was there for only an hour. Periodically the fear of death. We're asking people to take care of their loved ones that are dying without them really knowing the first thing on how to do that. That is almost cruel. That has to change. And that Jody is again, why the level one doula givers is out there being taught every month for free to teach families how to do this, to teach people about end of life. So they don't have to be fearful to give them inspiration about what that lens could look like if we look through it at life. * (21:43): Bringing Back the Awareness of Death: So let me ask you this, Jody. What, what do you think the world would be like if we could bring back that awareness early on in the journey? Talk to our children honestly and openly, age appropriately about the life cycle that we have with nature and with animals and, and everything that happens. And looking at life from the very early stages, not at the very end, with that kind of lens on what would our life be like? What would this world be like? * (24:02):That awareness of end of life death is our greatest teacher. About how we are similar and how time is our greatest commodity and how kindness is something and presence is what we can give to each other every single day. And that can change the world. *(25:07): A Fundraiser for Jody Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. I'm adding a bunch of bonus episodes to the feed and, if you're not following, there's a good chance you'll miss out. Follow now! Links mentioned in this episode: Ask a Death Doula Podcast- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Free End of Life Doula Training-https://www.doulagivers.com International Doulagivers Institute-https://www.doulagivers.com Jody's Go Fund Me Page-https://gofund.me/4569a4c9
Big Ideas: 1. What is a Pet Doula [0:30] – There are people in this holistic end of life care space who are being drawn to work specifically with animals. It is incredible and incredibly needed. We have known for a long time that we need to start offering more support to people at the end of life, but what about our pets? Death is a natural experience, and all living beings will experience it and the people who love them really need that help and guidance. Now those who are end of life care providers can choose to focus their services within this niche or include this as part of their other services. End of Life Pet Doulas are a new calling! How beautiful is that? 2. My Personal Story with My Dog's Death [1:58] – I used to have a Golden Retriever named Max. He was one of the greatest loves of my life. My heart bursts with love for him still when I think of him. He was 11 years old, and my son called me up while I was out of town one day and told me he wouldn't eat his food. I knew something was wrong right away because Max never (and I mean never) skipped a meal. When I got home, he wouldn't take treats and no matter what we tried to do or give him; he would reject all sources of food. As a hospice and oncology nurse who dealt with death daily as a professional, I still wasn't able to wrap my head around the news that he was nearing the end of life after taking him to the vet and they diagnosed him with a late stage and aggressive form of cancer. It was very sudden, and I just wasn't mentally prepared for it. The vets were quick to suggest putting him down and I was stunned and taken aback by it. I felt like I could take him home and manage his symptoms because of my background working with end-of-life patients and the fact that he still had quality of life. I discovered that it does not work quite the same way and I think that having a Pet Doula would have helped me so much throughout Max's end of life process. 3. How Pets Die Differently Than People [8:04] – Animals operate differently than people. One of the similarities when they are nearing end of life, is that they stop eating and drinking. The biggest difference, on the other hand, is that there is no verbal communication between the animal and the caregiver. This is huge. For someone to assist an animal well at end of life, they must be incredibly in tune with non-verbal communication and know what to look for so that they can identify signs of discomfort and know the best course of action to take in a given situation. Animals cannot tell you when they are in pain or suffering. Another difficult aspect of this is that you cannot explain to an animal what you are doing for them and why. With Max, we had medicine to help with his pain and relaxation, but he absolutely hated it. He would try to fight taking it and it added so much stress to an already stressful situation. In hindsight, I would not have assumed that I could take care of him at home comfortably without additional support or more knowledge specific to animals and pets. There is definitely a great need for Pet Doula services that can assist people through this devastating experience. The grief and loss of losing a pet is a little different than what we go through with people, and the care that they need during their end-of-life process is also a little different. Resources: FREE Level 1 End of Life Doula Training: https://www.doulagivers.com PLEASE Rate Review the Podcast. We love to hear from you! xoxoxo Suzanne
Big Ideas: 1.Bringing Back the Awareness of Death Being a Natural Part of Life. [2:55] – l – there were two things I've learned over the course of my career as a Hospice and Oncology nurse that made it go 80 to 90% better for people: The first thing is planning ahead with Advanced Directives and thinking about what you do or don't want at the end of life. The second thing is knowing the basic skills for how to care for somebody at the end of life in order to facilitate a good death. 2. The Five P's [5:00] – Darren is a veteran and there is an acronym they used in the armed forces that is referred to as “The Five P's”. It stands for Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance. This can equally be applied to the end of life and death care. If you don't plan for it, nine out of ten times the end of life will not go well. If you do plan for it, people know where they stand, and the end of life can be a pleasant and enlightening experience. If we don't plan, everything falls on our family to make decisions and very rarely do families agree on big decisions about medical care at this stressful time. When we empower people to choose their wishes before the end of life, it makes us subconsciously want to live our lives each day the way we really want to. To live with as much joy each day as we possibly can. 3.The Inspiration Behind Darren's Work [10:30] – Darren has worked in Health and Social care providing technology services for over 25 years. He had no work-relation to end of life at the time or with end-user applications like the ones he develops now. Two and a half years ago, Darren's wife and sister-in-law became the primary caregivers for his mother-in-law who was suffering from aggressive Lewy body dementia. After his mother-in-law's funeral, he and his family were going through photo albums and discovered that they did not know many of the people in the photos and now that his mother-in-law had passed, that part of their family history was effectively lost. This led to Darren thinking of a way to incorporate technology to help individuals keep track of their family legacy. He created a “memory box” to use in hospice and palliative care for this purpose. Doulagivers are also trained in conducting life reviews with their patients for the purpose of legacy creation and retention as the end of life nears. It is an incredibly important, powerful, and healing exercise for them. 4.How the After Cloud App Works [16:05] – Darren's After Cloud app has been utilized in real world environments such as hospice to enable patients to create content based on four main focal points: Letters, Images, Videos, and Audio. Patients can use these all at once to create really valuable and meaningful moments and record things they want to share and celebrate into the future. A lot of people within Hospice wanted to see a chronological account of their life stories in addition to the content they had created. Darren got to work on making a timeline feature that anyone can use to create a legacy and have a highlight reel of their life to look back on forever. At Doulagivers, we talk about the importance of using techniques that allow the end-of-life patient to take control. This app is a beautiful example of this because it lets these patients choose the highlights of their life they want to leave behind for others to see. You also don't have to be at the end of life to use this app! 5.Memorials [21:11] – When end of life shows up in people's lives, it is often a crisis. This extends to when we hold remembrances for people – there tends to be a scrambling to put together a service and memorial and the rush of it all leads to things not going well in this regard either. When things are moving very quickly, and everyone is experiencing the trauma of loss, it becomes a difficult and unfortunate situation for the loved ones to navigate. There is usually a lot of complicated grief and bereavement being felt after a person dies and then you are tasking the grieving individuals to plan a memorial they weren't prepared for. Not allowing ourselves to stop and be present and process our loss so that we can begin to heal from it leads to a prolonged state of grief as well. Having a memorial plan in place before the time comes can make a huge difference to all of this. Personally, I would like to have a say in my own memorial, and I believe most other people would also. Utilizing technology, such as Darren's After Cloud app, can assist people with planning their own memorial and make that plan accessible to their loved ones after they're gone. Resources: FREE Level 1 End of Life Doula Training. REGISTER HERE: https://www.doulagivers.com Visit https://myaftercloud.com Please Rate & Review the Podcast: Help us to spread the word to help people all over the world.
Big Ideas: 1.We Have to Start Being Guided by Our Hearts [6:32] – We have to break the cycle of living from a place that is guided by our ego. A place that leads to pointing fingers and creates hate and division and that comes from a place of fear, shame, and guilt. We must instead allow our heart guidance system to show us the way forward so that we can change our world for the better. We have really lost our way in nearly every category imaginable – the way we treat each other, the way we treat our planet, the way we treat animals. If we live only through our egos, we will continue down a path of destruction. So, remember that we all have a choice to allow our heart guidance to show us the way and we should allow it to do just that. 2.Sobering Veteran Statistics [10:56] – Our veterans have always been an area of so much pain and suffering. They are asked to stand up for their country – to fight for and protect the freedoms that the rest of us enjoy. We applaud them and celebrate them for their heroism during their active duty – but what happens on the other side of their service? They usually fall through the cracks after they have experienced life-changing trauma from combat situations. In my experience, veterans have been some of the most challenging end of life patients to work with because they have such complicated grief and past experiences that heavily burden them. The depths of trauma they go through are almost impossible to reach. Only another veteran knows what that feels like, so Doulagivers is excited to announce that we have partnered with a veteran expert to create a Veteran's Edition of our world-renowned Doulagivers 90-Minute Level 1 End of Life Doula Live Webinar Training. This is so important and needed when we look at veteran statistics – I want to share some eye-opening facts with you. There are more than 19 million veterans currently living in the United States – approximately 1,800 veterans die each day. There are over 9 million veterans over the age of 65 in the United States. The more specific eldercare and end of life care services we can put in place for this population, the better. Vietnam veterans make up the largest share of elder veterans. An average of 20 veterans die by suicide each and every day. What can we do right now to show up for an expand support for our veterans? 3.Bringing in a Veteran Expert [21:05] – Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar is a U.S. Army veteran and the spouse of a combat veteran. She is the founder of In Their Honor LLC and her life's work is dedicating her end-of-life education to veterans their families. She is an end-of-life doula and educator. She has collaborated with us at Doulagivers to bring in veteran-specific knowledge to our Level 1 End of Life Doula Training to properly support these veterans in one of their greatest times of need. We met each other through a mutual colleague, Dr. Karen Wyatt, and her End-of-Life University Podcast. I saw her interview on the podcast and I fell in love with her passion for caring for veterans at end of life. I reached out to her shortly after and it led us to working together to create the Doulagivers Level 1 End of Life Doula Training Veteran's Edition. 4.Dedication to Clinton Wyatt [24:20] – Dr. Karen Wyatt is a dear friend of mine and her End-of-Life University Podcast is a beautiful platform where she shares so much great information. Because of that podcast, I was able to connect with Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar and we were able to create this wonderful offering to veterans that I believe is going to have a big impact on their lives. I am eternally grateful to Dr. Wyatt for making this connection possible and all the work she does - particularly with helping to educate people on how to deal with death by suicide. She shares the beautiful story of her father, Clinton Wyatt, who was a WWII veteran. He was a wonderful soul, and he had a miraculous journey and faced many struggles as a veteran. Dr. Qwynn Galloway-Salazar and I would like to dedicate the Doulagivers Level 1 End of Life Doula Training Veteran's Edition in his memory and honor. 5. FREE Doulagivers Level 1 End of Life Doula Training Veteran's Edition [26:37] – This training is always free, so please share it with anybody you'd like that you think can benefit from it! It will be a 90-Minute live virtual workshop on Zoom held Wednesday, July 27th at 7pm ET. REGISTER HERE: https://doulagivers.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqcOivrjssGdfsUMnlsGuUsjQa3Umbzx_F PLEASE Rate & Review this Podcast: This will help us reach more people and share the free trainings! xo Suzanne
We are delighted to share our first anthology of guests revealing their own near or shared death experiences. In this episode we feature: Suzanne B. O'Brien, RN, is the founder and creator of one of the preeminent Doula training programs in the world: Doulagivers: End of Life Doula Training. Suzanne was awarded a "Worldwide Leader in Heathcare" by the International Nurses Association. She is also a bestselling author and podcaster and has facilitated, experienced, and witnessed thousands of end of life experiences in her career. This is just the tip of the iceberg, please connect with Suzanne at: https://www.doulagivers.com/meet-suzanne/ to discover the wealth of information and programs she offers. (0:37) Tom Lawless is an author (Cymatic Press), healer, master guide to consciousness, and teacher of universal vibration and energy. He recounts how his NDE at age 21 forever changed his life and allowed him to see energy and human auras. Please connect with Tom at: http://theastroflower.com/ (1:00)Emily Turnbull established "The Death Myth" after her own non-religious NDE in 2016. The Death Myth investigates the most recent NDE research experienced by scientists. Her 6 hour course debunking common death misconceptions will be offered in July 2022. Please connect with Emily @thedeathmyth (1:24)Tracy Power became a channel to this planet bringing humanity messages of advancement and love after her NDE. She delivers these messages through her galactic counterpart, Anya an Anshar of Inner Earth, and other galactic being that are here to assist with elevating human kind and planet Earth. Please connect with Tracey @totallycosmic_tracy and Youtube: Channeling with Anya. (1:42)Stephen McCormick. Recounts his 1990 motorcycle accident which left him in a coma for a month and his profound NDE involving his Celtic ancestors. To connect with Stephen, and/or to his receive his graduate thesis please contact this podcast directly. This podcast is available on your favorite podcast platform, or here: https://endoftheroad.libsyn.com/episode-227-nearshared-death-anthology-vol-1-suzanne-b-obrienemily-turnbulltom-lawlesstracy-powerstephen-mccormick Have a blessed week!
This week on Yes But Why, I had the pleasure of chatting with UK-based improviser/director/teacher, Rhiannon Jenkins. Rhiannon Jenkins is an actor, an improviser, a singer, a facilitator, a teacher, and a director. During lockdown, Rhiannon directed The Love Circle, Loose Seuss, and Between the Lines at the Hideout Theatre, and continues to teach online. She performed in Scene and Unseen by Across the Pond as part of The World of Improv, with Eggplant Improv at District Queer Comedy Festival, in A Culinary Journey at The Nursery Theatre, and in A Holly Jolly Journey for The Hideout Theatre. Rhiannon recently performed and taught several workshops at the Boom Chicago comedy festival. She has also recently performed at Vancouver Improv Festival and at ImprovFest Ireland. She hosts a virtual Death Cafe for Performers, and recently completed Level One End of Life Doula Training with Doulagivers. She will be attending SWIMP and Improfest Sweden as a teacher and performer, with Living. Dying. Dead. In our conversation, Rhiannon and I talked for a long time about all the things she thought she should do before finally realizing that she wanted to be part of the theatrical world. She shares quite a few wild adventure stories along this journey. She tells me the wonderful tale of how she stumbled into musical theater by accident. Kismet. We talk about how Rhiannon is working toward a move to the US. She spoke to me from San Francisco where she had recently been roped into giving a speech at a women's rights protest. Her improv skills came in handy at that moment for sure. We talk about building community and doing improv as outreach. Rhiannon is a caring and empathetic person and the improv world is lucky to have her wherever she lives. We had a great time talking and I definitely could have talked to her for many more hours! Support Rhiannon Jenkins by taking one of her upcoming workshops – online or in person! Check out her website for more details: https://www.rhiannonjenkins.net/teaching Rhiannon is also booked to teach at SWIMP festival in Upsalla in May, and at Improfest Sweden in Gothenburg in July so if you are attending these festivals, sign up now to join Rhiannon's workshops! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. Treat Yourself. Get Audible. This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by PodcastCadet.com. Go to PodcastCadet.com to connect with us so we can help you with your podcast! Save money by putting in offer code YBY20 to get 20% off the first service or workshop you buy! (production notes: recorded zoom meeting via Rodecaster on 2/24/2022; posted on 4/4/2022)
This week on Yes But Why, I had the pleasure of chatting with UK-based improviser/director/teacher, Rhiannon Jenkins. Rhiannon Jenkins is an actor, an improviser, a singer, a facilitator, a teacher, and a director. During lockdown, Rhiannon directed The Love Circle, Loose Seuss, and Between the Lines at the Hideout Theatre, and continues to teach online. She performed in Scene and Unseen by Across the Pond as part of The World of Improv, with Eggplant Improv at District Queer Comedy Festival, in A Culinary Journey at The Nursery Theatre, and in A Holly Jolly Journey for The Hideout Theatre. Rhiannon recently performed and taught several workshops at the Boom Chicago comedy festival. She has also recently performed at Vancouver Improv Festival and at ImprovFest Ireland. She hosts a virtual Death Cafe for Performers, and recently completed Level One End of Life Doula Training with Doulagivers. She will be attending SWIMP and Improfest Sweden as a teacher and performer, with Living. Dying. Dead.In our conversation, Rhiannon and I talked for a long time about all the things she thought she should do before finally realizing that she wanted to be part of the theatrical world. She shares quite a few wild adventure stories along this journey. She tells me the wonderful tale of how she stumbled into musical theater by accident. Kismet. We talk about how Rhiannon is working toward a move to the US. She spoke to me from San Francisco where she had recently been roped into giving a speech at a women's rights protest. Her improv skills came in handy at that moment for sure. We talk about building community and doing improv as outreach. Rhiannon is a caring and empathetic person and the improv world is lucky to have her wherever she lives. We had a great time talking and I definitely could have talked to her for many more hours!Support Rhiannon Jenkins by taking one of her upcoming workshops – online or in person! Check out her website for more details: https://www.rhiannonjenkins.net/teachingRhiannon is also booked to teach at SWIMP festival in Upsalla in May, and at Improfest Sweden in Gothenburg in July so if you are attending these festivals, sign up now to join Rhiannon's workshops!Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetworkThis episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. Treat Yourself. Get Audible. This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by PodcastCadet.com. Go to PodcastCadet.com to connect with us so we can help you with your podcast! Save money by putting in offer code YBY20 to get 20% off the first service or workshop you buy!(production notes: recorded zoom meeting via Rodecaster on 2/24/2022; posted on 4/4/2022)
This week on Yes But Why, I had the pleasure of chatting with UK-based improviser/director/teacher, Rhiannon Jenkins. Rhiannon Jenkins is an actor, an improviser, a singer, a facilitator, a teacher, and a director. During lockdown, Rhiannon directed The Love Circle, Loose Seuss, and Between the Lines at the Hideout Theatre, and continues to teach online. She performed in Scene and Unseen by Across the Pond as part of The World of Improv, with Eggplant Improv at District Queer Comedy Festival, in A Culinary Journey at The Nursery Theatre, and in A Holly Jolly Journey for The Hideout Theatre. Rhiannon recently performed and taught several workshops at the Boom Chicago comedy festival. She has also recently performed at Vancouver Improv Festival and at ImprovFest Ireland. She hosts a virtual Death Cafe for Performers, and recently completed Level One End of Life Doula Training with Doulagivers. She will be attending SWIMP and Improfest Sweden as a teacher and performer, with Living. Dying. Dead. In our conversation, Rhiannon and I talked for a long time about all the things she thought she should do before finally realizing that she wanted to be part of the theatrical world. She shares quite a few wild adventure stories along this journey. She tells me the wonderful tale of how she stumbled into musical theater by accident. Kismet. We talk about how Rhiannon is working toward a move to the US. She spoke to me from San Francisco where she had recently been roped into giving a speech at a women's rights protest. Her improv skills came in handy at that moment for sure. We talk about building community and doing improv as outreach. Rhiannon is a caring and empathetic person and the improv world is lucky to have her wherever she lives. We had a great time talking and I definitely could have talked to her for many more hours! Support Rhiannon Jenkins by taking one of her upcoming workshops – online or in person! Check out her website for more details: https://www.rhiannonjenkins.net/teaching Rhiannon is also booked to teach at SWIMP festival in Upsalla in May, and at Improfest Sweden in Gothenburg in July so if you are attending these festivals, sign up now to join Rhiannon's workshops! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. Treat Yourself. Get Audible. This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by PodcastCadet.com. Go to PodcastCadet.com to connect with us so we can help you with your podcast! Save money by putting in offer code YBY20 to get 20% off the first service or workshop you buy! (production notes: recorded zoom meeting via Rodecaster on 2/24/2022; posted on 4/4/2022)
This week on Yes But Why, I had the pleasure of chatting with UK-based improviser/director/teacher, Rhiannon Jenkins. Rhiannon Jenkins is an actor, an improviser, a singer, a facilitator, a teacher, and a director. During lockdown, Rhiannon directed The Love Circle, Loose Seuss, and Between the Lines at the Hideout Theatre, and continues to teach online. She performed in Scene and Unseen by Across the Pond as part of The World of Improv, with Eggplant Improv at District Queer Comedy Festival, in A Culinary Journey at The Nursery Theatre, and in A Holly Jolly Journey for The Hideout Theatre. Rhiannon recently performed and taught several workshops at the Boom Chicago comedy festival. She has also recently performed at Vancouver Improv Festival and at ImprovFest Ireland. She hosts a virtual Death Cafe for Performers, and recently completed Level One End of Life Doula Training with Doulagivers. She will be attending SWIMP and Improfest Sweden as a teacher and performer, with Living. Dying. Dead. In our conversation, Rhiannon and I talked for a long time about all the things she thought she should do before finally realizing that she wanted to be part of the theatrical world. She shares quite a few wild adventure stories along this journey. She tells me the wonderful tale of how she stumbled into musical theater by accident. Kismet. We talk about how Rhiannon is working toward a move to the US. She spoke to me from San Francisco where she had recently been roped into giving a speech at a women's rights protest. Her improv skills came in handy at that moment for sure. We talk about building community and doing improv as outreach. Rhiannon is a caring and empathetic person and the improv world is lucky to have her wherever she lives. We had a great time talking and I definitely could have talked to her for many more hours! Support Rhiannon Jenkins by taking one of her upcoming workshops – online or in person! Check out her website for more details: https://www.rhiannonjenkins.net/teaching Rhiannon is also booked to teach at SWIMP festival in Upsalla in May, and at Improfest Sweden in Gothenburg in July so if you are attending these festivals, sign up now to join Rhiannon's workshops! Yes But Why Podcast is a proud member of the HC Universal Network family of podcasts. Visit us at HCUniversalNetwork.com to join in on the fun. #YesButWhy #Podcast #HCUniversalNetwork This episode of Yes But Why podcast is sponsored by audible - get your FREE audiobook download and your 30 day free trial at http://www.audibletrial.com/YESBUTWHY. Treat Yourself. Get Audible. This episode of Yes But Why is also sponsored by PodcastCadet.com. Go to PodcastCadet.com to connect with us so we can help you with your podcast! Save money by putting in offer code YBY20 to get 20% off the first service or workshop you buy! (production notes: recorded zoom meeting via Rodecaster on 2/24/2022; posted on 4/4/2022)
The pandemic may be causing many Americans to have second thoughts about nursing homes, with occupancy rates falling to a record low level in February 2021. If this trend continues, more people will likely be able to die at home, something that 80 percent of Americans say they would prefer.The pandemic may be causing many Americans to have second thoughts about nursing homes, with occupancy rates falling to a record low level in February 2021. If this trend continues, more people will likely be able to die at home, something that 80 percent of Americans say they would prefer. In addition to professional caregivers, hospice care, and death doulas, one organization is training people in skills that were once handed down from grandparents just a century ago: how to care for a loved one at end-of-life.Suzanne O'Brien, a hospice nurse, saw firsthand how family members were often paralyzed with fear that they would do something to harm their loved ones as they were caring for them at end-of-life. O'Brien has made it her life mission to change that. Since 2010, she has trained more than 100,000 people in basic end-of-life caregiving skills, including an average of 3,000 people who attend her free monthly training on Zoom, and is also proud Founder and Creator of the award-winning program Doulagivers: End of Life Doula Training, Eldercare Doula Training, and Doulagiver Care Consultant Training.She tells us all about how she got into this work, what the system looks like now, the ability to die at home, and why these are important skills to have. Want better health and nutrition? Now you can get personalized supplement recommendations and custom vitamin packs delivered to your door! Go to PersonaNutrition.com/Roizen and take your free assessment and get 50% off your order today. - sponsor BonusHow Your Diet Affects Your Risk for Cancer
The pandemic may be causing many Americans to have second thoughts about nursing homes, with occupancy rates falling to a record low level in February 2021. If this trend continues, more people will likely be able to die at home, something that 80 percent of Americans say they would prefer.The pandemic may be causing many Americans to have second thoughts about nursing homes, with occupancy rates falling to a record low level in February 2021. If this trend continues, more people will likely be able to die at home, something that 80 percent of Americans say they would prefer. In addition to professional caregivers, hospice care, and death doulas, one organization is training people in skills that were once handed down from grandparents just a century ago: how to care for a loved one at end-of-life.Suzanne O'Brien, a hospice nurse, saw firsthand how family members were often paralyzed with fear that they would do something to harm their loved ones as they were caring for them at end-of-life. O'Brien has made it her life mission to change that. Since 2010, she has trained more than 100,000 people in basic end-of-life caregiving skills, including an average of 3,000 people who attend her free monthly training on Zoom, and is also proud Founder and Creator of the award-winning program Doulagivers: End of Life Doula Training, Eldercare Doula Training, and Doulagiver Care Consultant Training.She tells us all about how she got into this work, what the system looks like now, the ability to die at home, and why these are important skills to have. Want better health and nutrition? Now you can get personalized supplement recommendations and custom vitamin packs delivered to your door! Go to PersonaNutrition.com/Roizen and take your free assessment and get 50% off your order today. - sponsor BonusHow Your Diet Affects Your Risk for Cancer
The pandemic may be causing many Americans to have second thoughts about nursing homes, with occupancy rates falling to a record low level in February 2021. If this trend continues, more people will likely be able to die at home, something that 80 percent of Americans say they would prefer. In addition to professional caregivers, hospice care, and death doulas, one organization is training people in skills that were once handed down from grandparents just a century ago: how to care for a loved one at end-of-life.Suzanne O'Brien, a hospice nurse, saw firsthand how family members were often paralyzed with fear that they would do something to harm their loved ones as they were caring for them at end-of-life. O'Brien has made it her life mission to change that. Since 2010, she has trained more than 100,000 people in basic end-of-life caregiving skills, including an average of 3,000 people who attend her free monthly training on Zoom, and is also proud Founder and Creator of the award-winning program Doulagivers: End of Life Doula Training, Eldercare Doula Training, and Doulagiver Care Consultant Training.She tells us all about how she got into this work, what the system looks like now, the ability to die at home, and why these are important skills to have. Want better health and nutrition? Now you can get personalized supplement recommendations and custom vitamin packs delivered to your door! Go to PersonaNutrition.com/Roizen and take your free assessment and get 50% off your order today. - sponsor BonusHow Your Diet Affects Your Risk for Cancer
In this episode of "Ask a Death Doula" I will be covering What is a Death Doula and the Top 7 Questions Answered. You Will Learn: 1) What is a Death Doula? 2) What do Death Doulas do? 3) What Holistic support do Death Doulas provide? 4) Are there National Initiatives in place for the Death Doula Practice? 5) If I have a Death Doula, do I still need Hospice? 6) What is the projection for the Death Doula Profession in the future? 7) How do I become a Death Doula? Links Mentioned in This Episode: 1) International Doulagivers Institute 2) NHPCO End of Life Doula Council 3) NEDA 4) Free Level 1 End of Life Doula Training
My guest today is Rodrigo Luz! Rodrigo is very inspiring! Rodrigo Luz is the president of the Elisabeth Kübler-Ross Foundation Brazil, an official chapter of the EKR Foundation USA. The mission of the EKR Foundation is to spread Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's legacy worldwide. Rodrigo is an existential therapist working with palliative care and grief therapy in Brazil. He is a visiting professor of palliative care of several states of Brazil, such as the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Rio de Janeiro and the University of Pernambuco in northeastern of Brazil. He is also a professor at Casa do Cuidar, an organization that trains professionals in the philosophy and practice of Palliative Care in the city of São Paulo. He currently lives in Rio de Janeiro, where is the EKR Foundation in Brazil, near Copacabana beach. Currently, the EKR Foundation in Brazil operates on the following fronts: - The creation of a compassionate community for palliative care assistance to the most vulnerable population - Training volunteers to care for patients in need of hospice or bereavement care - Partnership with national and local organizations to change death and dying culture - Interdisciplinary seminars on death and dying, in which we interviewed critically ill patients, following the same method that Elisabeth Kübler-Ross created in the 1960s at the University of Chicago - more than 150 patients have been interviewed weekly in our Brazilian Death and Dying Seminars - Workshops in all areas of Brazil with hundreds of students interviewing dying patients and asking them to be our teachers (these workshops are conducted by Rodrigo Luz and Daniela Freitas Bastos, president and vice president of EKR Foundation Brazil) - Workshops on Interpretation of Drawings of the Dying, as well as other methods used by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - A 360-hour Advanced Palliative Care and Thanatology Trainning in Rio de Janeiro with students from all over Brazil - Creating hospices based on the philosophy of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross - Workshops to help healthcare professionals, patients, and family members confront their unfinished business and understand the importance of unconditional love. You can learn more about The Elisabeth Kubler Ross Foundation Brazil and US with the links below: EKR Foundation Brazil Website: https://ekrbrasil.com EKR Foundation USA website: https://www.ekrfoundation.org FREE DOULA TRAINING- Learn the Skill, Change the World xo Suzanne If you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a Certified End of Life Doula Practitioner, follow the link below to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! For More Information on taking the free LIVE Doula Training Click Here: International Doulagivers Institute or visit doulagivers.com
In this episode of Ask a Death Doula, We begin a series titled "Good Grief". Today we are interviewing Michelle Hoffman Michelle. Hoffmann is the founder of TheWidowGuide.com. She is an international bestselling author, speaker and coach through grief, bringing light to widowhood. She empowers parents who have lost a spouse figure out how to parent alone, and have dreams of their own. Join me discussing with Michelle how to take a step by step approach to reclaiming your life after a spouse has died. Grief is something that touches us all. There are tools and support that can help. xo Suzanne For more on Michelle Hoffman, Please visit www.thewidowguide.com FREE END OF LIFE DOULA TRAINING! If you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a Certified End of Life Doula Practitioner, follow the link below to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! For More Information on taking The Doulagivers Free End of Life Doula Training. Please visit www.doulagivers.com
Based on the principles of The Doulagivers Life Class, In this podcast I share what it takes to truly live a happy and fulfilled life .I will share the incredible wisdom of those I have worked with at the end of life. I will share how all of what is being taught in this class is rooted and backed by Science. Combining my personal studies in Nursing, Nutrition and Transpersonal Psychology, In this webinar, Suzanne will give you great insight into what life’s journey is all about and how you can use a few simple techniques to live your happiest life today! In This Life Class Podcast, I will cover "The Seven Steps to Happiness" Learning how everything is connected to your energy and what that means for us as people The keys to understanding the four bodies of energy and how they make up the human body How each of the separate body systems effect your overall wellbeing How to support and nourish each body of energy Why optimal healing, health and happiness depends on the balancing of each one of these bodies of energy How learning to own your personal power and live as your authentic self is the secret to true peace and happiness How forgiveness is the key to transformation How to tap into your alignment with your highest energy and find your purpose and passion in life How acts of kindness, compassion and service will connect you to our one great consciousness Links mentioned in this Podcast: www.doulagivers.com FB Life Class Page:https://www.facebook.com/DoulagiversLifeClass/?modal=admin_todo_tour FB PAGE @DoulagiversLifeClass FREE LIFE CLASS WEBINAR Join us for our FREE webinar "Doulagivers Life Class" a webinar of hope, healing, and inspiration. Based on the principles of The Doulagivers Life Class, Suzanne B. O’Brien RN will share what it takes to truly live a happy and fulfilled life. Suzanne will share the incredible wisdom of those she has worked with at the end of life. Suzanne will share how all of what is being taught in this class is rooted and backed by science. Combining her personal studies in Nursing, Nutrition and Transpersonal Psychology, in this webinar, Suzanne will give you great insight into what life’s journey is all about and how you can use a few simple techniques to live your happiest life today! REGISTER HERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/708055102472596236 FREE DOULA TRAINING If you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified End of Life Doula Practitioner, join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! CLICK HERE: http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/
In this episode of "Ask a Death Doula," my guest, Kerrie Lee Brown and I talk about health, healing and the power of the word "No". We also announce the launch of RedLily August 2019! RedLily™ is a cool, new digital platform that celebrates real women, real-life experiences, and more. A place where women can turn their "mess" into an important message. Unlike other outlets that focus on celebrities simply because they sell... We believe well-being should be a given; not a goal. RedLily™ is for ALL women. We want to provide a platform for you to inspire and be inspired. It's YOUR positivity portal. All heartfelt content. Your place to learn, share and grow. RedLily™ is for women who crave more from their heart's core.™ Visit RedLilyLife.com. About Kerrie Lee Brown: Kerrie Lee Brown Founder of RedLily™ / Publisher of RedLilyLife.com Originally from Toronto, Canada, Kerrie Lee Brown is a sought-after corporate storyteller, magazine editor, and serial entrepreneur. Now based in Denver, Colorado, Kerrie-Lee works with a variety of global clients in the areas of health and fitness, real estate, personal development, publishing, and education. After advancing through a number of media positions (most notably as editor-in-chief of Oxygen Women's Fitness and founding editor of American Health & Fitness magazines), Kerrie-Lee moved to the role of vice president, communications for an international mind/body organization to build their marketing and creative divisions. Throughout her career, Kerrie-Lee has written for more than 100 magazines worldwide and has appeared on numerous television shows as a women's health expert. She is also the author of "My Heart, My Self" a memoir about her heart-health scare at the age of 39; available on Amazon. Today, she has made it her mission to inspire women with her new lifestyle brand RedLily™ launching this Summer. For official launch details, visit RedLilyLife.com or to contact Kerrie-Lee, check out KerrieLeeBrown.com. This interview includes: How stress is the secret killer affecting us all How most women put themselves last in life How self care is not optional The power of "No" How gratitude can be your access point to reducing stress day to day The transforming and healing benefits of women supporting one another How you can "Take Charge of Your Health Links mentioned in this episode: You can purchase the book by clicking the link below! My Heart, My Self: A Heartfelt Guide For Women Who Do Too Much Kerrie Lee Brown social media links are: Facebook @kerrieleebrown and @redlilylife (your heartfelt lifestyle brand) Instagram @redlilylife Twitter @redlily_life Email for people to send their story ideas or article pitches: editors@redlilylife.com New URL: redlilylife.com (sign up to learn more about official launch details) My site: kerrieleebrown.com FREE LIFE CLASS WEBINAR Join us for our FREE webinar "Doulagivers Life Class" a webinar of hope, healing, and inspiration. Based on the principles of The Doulagivers Life Class, Suzanne B. O’Brien RN will share what it takes to truly live a happy and fulfilled life. Suzanne will share the incredible wisdom of those she has worked with at the end of life. Suzanne will share how all of what is being taught in this class is rooted and backed by science. Combining her personal studies in Nursing, Nutrition and Transpersonal Psychology, in this webinar, Suzanne will give you great insight into what life’s journey is all about and how you can use a few simple techniques to live your happiest life today! REGISTER HERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/821208042495375115 FREE DOULA TRAINING If you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified End of Life Doula Practitioner, join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! CLICK HERE: http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/
In this episode of "Ask a Death Doula," my guest, award winning New York Times journalist John Leland will talk about his latest book and what it truly means to be happy. This book is an extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and is a heartening guide to well-being. Happiness is a Choice You Make, weaves together the stories and wisdom of six New Yorkers who number among the “oldest old” ― those eighty-five and older. My guest, John Leland, in his 30-plus years of professional journalism has gone from chronicling youth culture to writing about the “oldest old.” A graduate of Columbia College, he has worked as a senior editor at Newsweek and Editor-in-Chief of Details Magazine before joining The New York Times in 2000. In 2015, he wrote a year-long series following six people age 85 and up, which became the basis for his book “Happiness is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a year among the Oldest Old,” a New York Times bestseller. As he wrote in the Times, “No work I have ever done has brought me as much joy and hope or changed my outlook on life as profoundly.” He is the author of two previous books: “Hip: The History” and “Why Kerouac Matters.” This interview includes: What is happiness? How gratitude can be your access point to a happy life The transforming benefits of forgiveness What is perception and the profound impact is has on your life How you do not need to let past experiences define you How you can choose to be happy Links mentioned in this episode: You can purchase the book by clicking the link below! Happiness is a Choice You Make- amazon.com FREE LIFE CLASS WEBINAR Join us for our FREE webinar "Doulagivers Life Class" a webinar of hope, healing, and inspiration. Based on the principles of The Doulagivers Life Class, Suzanne B. O’Brien RN will share what it takes to truly live a happy and fulfilled life. Suzanne will share the incredible wisdom of those she has worked with at the end of life. Suzanne will share how all of what is being taught in this class is rooted and backed by science. Combining her personal studies in Nursing, Nutrition and Transpersonal Psychology, in this webinar, Suzanne will give you great insight into what life’s journey is all about and how you can use a few simple techniques to live your happiest life today! REGISTER HERE: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/821208042495375115 FREE DOULA TRAINING If you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified End of Life Doula Practitioner, join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! CLICK HERE: http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/
In this episode of Ask a Death Doula, I am interviewing Glenn Klausner. Glenn Klausner is a nationally and internationally renowned Psychic Medium residing in New York City, who for over 20 years has been reuniting thousands of people from all over the world with their loved ones who have transitioned. He exhibited intuitive abilities with communicating to Non-Physical Spirits at the age of four by making predictions and relaying messages for family, and friends. As a teenager, he further explored these abilities through his communications with The Spirit World, and by the early 1990’s he began conducting readings for a growing and steady clientele worldwide. Glenn has been featured since 2002 as a Tested Legitimate Medium on Bob Olson’s website, www.bestpsychicmediums.com. In addition to communicating with departed loved ones (humans & pets), he also gives psychic readings and intuitive coaching for every day life guidance. He is available for seminars, teaching classes, media appearances and consultations to assist families with intuitive children. Since 1999, Glenn has been a featured guest on over 1,000 top radio programs heard worldwide including: Hay House Radio, XM Sirius Radio, CBS Sky Radio.com, Contact Talk Radio, Blog Talk Radio, Achieve Radio, Berkshire Community Radio, Centanni Broadcasting.com, Hey Z Radio, Lady Bug Live, Now Live.com, 12 Radio.com, IPR365.com, WCKT, WOLZ and K-Rock (Ft. Myers, Florida), 1660 AM (Naples, Florida), KRQ (Tucson, Arizona), KLLY (Bakersfield, California), End Online (Sacramento, California), WARL (Providence, Rhode Island), Horne Radio Network (Knoxville, Tennessee). Tickets for our Live NYC Event Click Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-day-workshop-heaven-on-earth-a-day-of-hope-healing-and-inspiration-august-24th-tickets-63542594611 For More Information on Glen Klausner Click Here: https://www.glennklausner.com FREE DOULA TRAINING If you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a Certified End of Life Doula Practitioner, follow the link below to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! For More Information on this free LIVE Doula Training Click Here: http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ Don't want to wait for the LIVE Doula Training Click Here: https://www.doulagivers.com/eoldtraining OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! Follow the link below to learn about the five keys to achieving Peace of Mind at the End of Life. For More Information on The Peace of Mind Planner Click Here: https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
In this episode of "Ask a Death Doula", my guest, Alua Arthur and I discuss the new End of Life Doula Profession, the need for End of Life Doulas now more than ever, and how they are filling the huge gaps in mainstream healthcare. Alua Arthur is a death doula, attorney, and the founder of Going with Grace, an end of life planning organization that exists to support people as they answer the question 'What must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may live presently and die peacefully?' From private end of life consultations and public education about death to online coursework to train death doulas, she is tirelessly committed to bringing awareness to death and dying. She passionately believes considering death can inspire the way people live. A jewelry addict, Alua is also a life lover, donut fanatic, and developing nation enthusiast. She is inspired by LIFE, the little joys we can find even in dark times, the freedom of authenticity, and the power in the word YES. Links mentioned in this episode: Going With Grace Website National End of Life Doula Alliance FREE DOULA TRAINING If you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a Certified End of Life Doula Practitioner, follow the link below to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! For More Information on this free LIVE Doula Training Click Here: http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ Don't want to wait for the LIVE Doula Training Click Here: https://www.doulagivers.com/eoldtraining OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! Follow the link below to learn about the five keys to achieving Peace of Mind at the End of Life. For More Information on The Peace of Mind Planner Click Here: https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
In this episode of "Ask a Death Doula," we talk all about the spiritual component of life, death, and yes-afterlife. My guest Rev. Terri Daniel, MA, CT is a clinical chaplain, end-of-life educator and trauma specialist certified in death, dying and bereavement by the Association of Death Education and Counseling. The focus of her work is to assist dying and grieving individuals to discover a more spiritually-spacious understanding of death and beyond. Terri conducts workshops throughout the U.S. to help the dying and the bereaved find healing through meditative, ceremonial and therapeutic processes that focus on inner transformation rather than external events. Her work is acclaimed by physicians, hospice workers, grief counselors and clergy for its pinpoint clarity on the process of dying and grieving, and its heartfelt depiction of consciousness beyond the physical body. Her unique form of "radical mysticism" incorporates elements of Buddhism, Shamanism, ancient pagan practices, Gnosticism and other spiritual traditions to break down limiting beliefs about forgiveness, divine judgment, and negative experience. Terri has a BA in Religious Studies from Marylhurst University, an MA in Pastoral Care & Counseling from Fordham University, and is currently doing doctoral research on spirituality and grief at the San Francisco Theological Seminary. She is the author of three books on death and the afterlife and is also the founder of the annual Afterlife Awareness Conference. About The Afterlife Conference The Afterlife Education Foundation was launched by Terri Daniel in 2010 because, at the time, the survival of consciousness beyond physical death wasn't adequately represented in traditional forums such as scientific or bereavement conferences. Motivated by a desire to share that knowledge, the first conference was produced in 2011. The conference is now in its 9th year and draws attendees from all over the world. It is held in a different U.S. city each year, and in June 2019 it will be held in Salt Lake City, UT. For details, please visit www.AfterlifeConference.com FREE DOULA TRAINING If you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a Certified End of Life Doula Practitioner, follow the link below to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! For More Information on this free Doula Training Click Here: http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! Follow the link below to learn about the five keys to achieving Peace of Mind at the End of Life. For More Information on The Peace of Mind Planner Click Here: https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
Alyssa talks about the death of her beloved dog, Toby. In loving memory: "Bone Daddy Bod" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y99w5EFczVc End of Life Doula Training info: https://www.inelda.org/
This week on "Ask a Death Doula" my guest is Deanna Cochran RN. Deanna Cochran, is a hospice RN since 2000. She is Founder and CEO of Quality of Life Care since 2005 and has been a palliative care educator, end of life doula in private practice, and creator and trainer of her signature program: Accompanying the Dying: A Practical Guide and Awareness Training, the first Certificate program of its kind in 2010. She is one of the earliest voices in the end of life doula movement and is presently honored to serve as Chair of the newly formed End of Life Doula Advisory Council within the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and is a founding member and was 1st Vice President of the National End of Life Doula Alliance. She believes in unity in this grassroots death positive movement and contributes all she can to special projects with others. Her latest is The National Certificate for End-of-Life Doula Hospice Programs (NCEHP) where she is a partner with Suzanne O’Brien, RN. Together they are presenting hospice organizations with an end-of-life doula program development template complete with all full training to create their own unique hospice doula program. She is the author of the book: Accompanying the Dying: Practical, Heart-Centered Wisdom for End-of-Life Doulas and Healthcare Advocates. Her new book “Accompanying the Dying: Practical, Heart-Centered Wisdom for End-of-Life Doulas and Healthcare Advocates” is out TODAY. You can download it for free today, February 19th until 6pm ET. To Download the FREE book HERE: http://amzn.com/0989659356 “The book is ideal for the go-to person who is always the one helping everyone in illness, through dying, through crises of life. These people are the salt of the earth, they are the ones who are coming forward as the newly emerging role of the end-of-life doula, wanting to empower others through a serious illness. The book is meant to educate and inspire us to accompany each other through dying well in this modern age. It will save you countless hours of research and enhance your confidence and guide you through every stage of empowering your friends, family, and community.” FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a Certified End of Life Doula Practitioner, follow the link below to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! For More Information on this free Doula Training Click Here: http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! Follow the link below to learn about the five keys to achieving Peace of Mind at the End of Life. For More Information on The Peace of Mind Planner Click Here: https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
On this episode of Ask a Death Doula, I will share with you the 5 keys to achieving peace of mind at the end of life. Hear first- hand stories from patients themselves. Find out what people are most worried about regarding the end of life and how to relieve these concerns. The Peace of Mind Planner course is a complete A-Z planning guide that includes everything from pre-planning your end of life wishes in all 5 categories, (Physical, Mental, Emotional, Spiritual and Financial) including the necessary paperwork to insure your wishes are upheld all the way through the end of life process up until celebrating your loved one after death. The Peace of Mind Planner course is a holistic approach to covering all 5 of these categories to ensure that you have complete peace of mind with how you want to be remembered, celebrated and honored at the end of your life. This course encompasses all the necessary components of what is needed for an end of life experience that is financially the best, emotionally the best and environmentally the best. These are concerns that people have been expressing to me for the last 10+ years and are still looking for the answers to. FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family membersby signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
In this episode of "Ask a Death Doula", my guest, the former president of The National Home Funeral Alliance Lee Webster, breaks down Home Wakes/Home Funerals in a way that every individual and End of Life Practitioner can understand! My guest Lee Webster is a career writer, editor and researcher, and frequent speaker and published author on funeral reform, including end-of-life support, home funerals, and natural burials. She is the Director of New Hampshire Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy, former President of the National Home Funeral Alliance, and has served on the NHPCO End-of-Life Doula Council. She currently serves as a founding member on the Board of the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance and with the Conservation Burial Alliance and the Green Burial Council. Along with consulting for end of life, home funeral and green burial causes, her writing has appeared in various mainstream magazines, newspapers, and in funeral trade outlets. She is also a frequent speaker to local and national academic, health, and conservation organizations throughout the country. This interview includes: What is a home wake? What is a home funeral? The benefits of the green burial movement. Is embalming required by law? How education is the key to positive change. The importance of empowering families and communities with holistic, sustainable and family-based tools, skills and information in the care of the dying and the dead. How home wakes have proven to help families to have a much better bereavement process after the death of their loved one. The secret to transforming our culture is by educating and once again bring back relationships with aging, dying and death. What an individual needs to know to have a home wake? What is the role of the End of Life Doula/Death Doula in assisting a family to have a home wake? What are the laws both state and federal regarding homes wakes? Links mentioned in this episode: NH Funeral Resources, Education & Advocacy National Home Funeral Alliance Funeral Consumers Alliance National End-of-Life Doula Alliance FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
In this episode of "Ask Death Doula" I will be interviewing Dawn Whelan of The International Doulagivers Foundation. We will be discussing the birth of "World Training Day" and how people can participate in hosting an event or just share the outreach attend one. This interview includes: 1) "World Training Day" Overview and Vision and Mission 2) Welcome - Introduction of Key Members To The World Training Day Team 3) What it means to be a collaborator and How to Sign Up 4) How to plan a successful training event- Important next steps for participation 5) How working together on a global level with education, kindness and compassion can change the world! Links mentioned in this episode: World Training Day Website World Training Day FaceBook Page INDGF International Doulagivers Foundation Website On April 20th, 2019 the International Doulagivers Foundation will be presenting the Doulagivers Free Level 1 End of Life DoulaTraining in locations all around the world. "It is a great reminder that no matter where you live in the world, what culture, religion or socioeconomic status, we all are connected in this thing called end of life. We should and can be there for one another, sharing education and resources, and making the inevitable death experience as positive as possible," said O'Brien. Anyone who is interested in the Death Positive Movement and helping to support and educate their community with this education is invited to host the Level 1 Training. The International Doulagivers Foundation in coordination with Doulagivers, will be supplying all educational materials and providing people with the entire Level 1 End of Life Doula Training presentation. Complete event training, setup and registration will be taken care of through the main website. Interested partners simply need to find a location and be passionate about making a positive change in end of life care for others 9/10 people say they want to be cared for at home if terminally ill, yet half die in the hospital or some other institution.” -NHPCO Gallup Poll 1996 “Death is the 2nd leading fear in the U.S., but it is an inevitable part of the life journey. With the right kindness, education and support, death can be the natural sacred experience it was meant to be." -Suzanne B. O'Brien RN The Doulagivers Level 1 End of Life Doula Training was created by experienced Hospice and Oncology nurse, Suzanne B. O'Brien RN and has been used by thousands of family caregivers and community volunteers around the world with wonderful success. The training teaches people the 3 Phases of End of Life, what they can expect and what they can do to support someone who is in each phase ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL DOULAGIVERS FOUNDATION The goal of the International Doulagivers Foundation is to support communities worldwide with Free Level 1 End of Life Doula Community Caregiving Training. The training has been used by people in over eight countries. This is why INDGF has a global outreach program to share this training worldwide with anyone who would like to take it. INDGF knows that education and engagement are the keys to peaceful passing. World Training Day is a community-driven initiative sparked by the International Doulagivers Foundation, a new nonprofit organization whose purpose is to host a public education program that takes the fear out of end of life. ABOUT SUZANNE B. O'BRIEN RN Suzanne B. O’Brien RN is the proud Founder and Creator of the award-winning program Doulagivers: End of Life Doula Training, Eldercare Doula Training, and Doulagiver Care Consultant Training. “Awarded Worldwide Leader In Healthcare” by the International Nurses Association for creating Doulagivers, she is also an end of life educator, consultant and author of the #1 International Bestselling book Creating Positive Passings & End of Life Doula Level 1 Caregiver Training (2015) — a guide to learning the invaluable skills of how to care for someone at the end of life. Suzanne is a founding member of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) End of Life Doula Council. NHPCO is the leading hospice and palliative care membership organization in the U.S. has formed this Council to provide information and resources to its members, affiliated organizations, and the public regarding the role of end-of-life doulas. Suzanne is also the Vice President and founding member of the NEDA National End of Life Doula Alliance which is a 501c6 Nonprofit Business League for EOLDs. What People Have Said About The Doulagivers Level 1 End of Life Doula Training: " Doulagivers Level 1 training was a Godsend for me and my friends. I found Suzanne’s class while researching how to support a friend who was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive, terminal brain cancer. The class provides all the helpful information we needed to support our friend during his end of life experience. I gained so much through this course, that I ended up going back and donating money for the class! Do yourself a favor and take this course, and if you can, donate! It’s more than worth it! Thank you Doulagivers and Suzanne for making a terrible loss a little less scary and much more profound." -Jana H. U.S. “The FREE End of Life Doula Training Level 1 webinar was absolutely amazing. I love online studies and opportunities for personal growth and this course definitely has to be one of the very best I’ve had the chance to partake of to date. It is such important knowledge that I believe it should be included in every high school /university curriculum. Suzanne engages learners in a personable, compassionate and practical manner. She takes serious subjects and makes them empowering through providing knowledge and a skillset that anyone can employ for a more positive end of life experience either for themself or when caring for those they love. I am forever grateful for this course and cannot recommend it highly enough."- Susan D. Thailand "In Suzanne O'Brien's End of Life Doula Training Class, you will learn interventions to manage a continued state of comfort and peace for patients and loved ones. I was honored to take her class and am looking forward to utilizing the skills I learned for the benefit of this precious population."- Jill B. U.S. FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
My guest Reverend Bodhi Be has been caring for the dying and teaching others how to provide conscious and compassionate care for those at the end of life through his non-profit organization Doorway Into Light since 2006. Reverend Bodhi Be is an ordained interfaith minister and is the Executive Director of Doorway Into Light. He operates Hawaii’s only nonprofit funeral home, as well as The Death Store, an educational resource center and store on Maui. Bodhi is a funeral director, death doula, end-of-life and bereavement counselor, hospice volunteer, a teacher and trainer of death doulas, a speaker and workshop leader in the fields of wholehearted and sacred living and dying, and a ceremonial guide. Bodhi hosts a weekly radio show, ‘Death Tracks’ which streams online. He is a Notary Public, Coffin Maker, Reiki Practitioner and, together with his wife, children, and grandchildren, are off-the-grid organic homesteaders on Maui. www.doorwayintolight.org This interview includes: How Reverend Bohdi Be first became interested in working with dying patients A look back at death and dying 100 years ago and the changes that have taken place over time The greatest challenges we face today in offering quality care to the dying The current Healthcare system and the answer to the aging and end of life crisis. The importance of empowering families and communities with holistic, sustainable and family-based tools, skills and information in the care of the dying and the dead. The secret to transforming our culture is by transforming attitudes and relationships with aging, dying and death How to reclaim the care of the dying and the dead as ‘village building’ work and sacred service. How to Protect and preserve land by utilizing a green burial ground as an economic engine to maintain the land as public commons. How to be part of the 2019 International Death Doula Training April 25th-29th Maui, HI “To change our culture, to change our lives, requires the transformation of consciousness, and few things shift consciousness as quickly as an awareness of death.” -Reverend Bodhi Be Links mentioned in this episode: Doorway Into Light Website 2019 International Death Doula Training Maui, HI FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
I'm Interviewing Dr Karen Wyatt - Speaker, author and founder of End of Life University In this compelling interview on Ask a Death Doula, I will discuss with Dr Wyatt the state of the present healthcare system and the gaps that we are facing. We will also discuss the answer of how End of Life Doulas can fill that gap and be a much needed support to any healthcare program. The future is bright! Suzanne B. O'Brien RN. Dr. Karen Wyatt is a family physician who has spent her 25 year medical career working with patients in challenging settings, such as hospices, nursing homes and indigent clinics. She has founded a free medical clinic in a homeless shelter, accompanied three medical mission teams to Honduras, and led a non-profit clinic for the uninsured in its growth from a 4-hour per week all-volunteer operation to a full-time, full-service medical center. Motivated by her compassionate heart she has put her spiritual beliefs into action by being of service to others in need and by developing Creative Healing LLC an initiative to integrate spirituality into traditional medical practice. She has twice testified at Senate briefings on the cutting edge model of integrated medical care, combining physical and behavioral health, which she helped create and implement in her clinic for the uninsured. FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
In the second installment of Ask a Death Doula, we will be discussing the topic of forgiveness and how Death Doulas can help patients and families give and receive it. Forgiveness is the path to unconditional love. It is a vital component to both patients and families to have a positive end of life experience. We focus on forgiveness during the Stabilization Phase of the patient’s journey. The Stabilization Phase, also referred to as the “Work Phase,” is a time when pain is being managed and all acute issues have been identified and addressed in the Shock Phase, leading to the highest quality of daily life for both the patient and families. It is a time when the patient can interact with those around them and hopefully have lucid conversations. This will allow wonderful work to be done in terms of facilitating conversations and addressing unresolved issues, which will lead to the possibility of forgiveness. As a Death Doula, we want to help patients and families capitalize on this window of opportunity so that they can accomplish finding forgiveness and bring resolution and closure to any lingering issues. By now we have established trust with our patient and created a bond with them, allowing us to conduct a life review and have personal conversations with them. A lot of this work can be done simply by discussing emotions and issues that have been buried within them for many years and patients can do much of this work themselves just by opening-up about their past regrets. We never push, only guide and encourage them to speak about their life during this time. A Life Review is an evaluation of one’s life at the end stage of life where depression, unresolved issues and guilt may be alleviated. It is a tool that Doulas may use to help the patient remember positive memories, find acceptance within themselves, address current negative thoughts so that they may be dispersed, as well as appreciate the worth of their lifetime achievements. While conducting a life review, always ask open-ended questions to your patient. Examples of some open-ended questions we will utilize include: 1) “What kind of work did you do for a living?” 2) “Where did you grow up?” 3) “How did your parents meet?” It is also important to remember to ask yourself “How can I help this person find closure and forgiveness?” Patients will confide in you and express guilt for things they have held onto from their past. We want to address issues such as disconnection to certain family members that they have not spoken to in a long time. Our patient is dying and if they wish to reach out to someone they have not seen or heard from in many years, it is important for us to attempt to make that possible for them. Bridging relationships and giving them time to speak and resolve issues can make a much more positive end of life experience. We encourage giving private time to the patient and those they wish to mend relations with so that they may feel free to share apologies, as well as give and accept forgiveness from one another. There are Two Types of Forgiveness: 1) Forgiveness of Self 2) Forgiveness of Others Forgiveness of others is generally much easier to achieve. People tend to hold themselves much more accountable for their own actions when they regret something they have done when they are at end of life, as opposed to others who have caused them pain. Sometimes, however, a patient will not want to offer their forgiveness to someone else. It is important to remind them that forgiveness is for them and not the other person. They are offering it to let go of their resentment so that they can bring peace and tranquility into their life in their final days. One technique we can use to help a patient find forgiveness for someone else is to look at the person who has hurt them as a child themselves. Ask questions such as, “Do you know what their life was like?” This can help turn feelings of anger into feelings of empathy and help us resolve these internal issues. Forgiveness of self is generally more difficult to accomplish, but you must remind the patient that they deserve forgiveness just like everyone else. This is not a time to punish themselves for the past. Forgiveness can change everything and create a positive passing for our patient and their loved ones. FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
In this first part of the Ask a Death Doula series, we will be discussing what to say to someone who has just received a terminal diagnosis. As you can imagine, this can be an extremely emotional and tense period for the patient, as well as their immediate family and friends. When citing the Doulagivers Level 1 End of Life Doula and Family Caregiver Training, this time in a patient’s end of life journey is referred to as the Shock Phase. It is called the Shock Phase because there is often an overwhelming feeling of shock for both the patient and their loved ones. This “shock” can present itself in many ways such as depression, denial, anger and withdrawal. It is very helpful to remember that this person and family have just lost all “control” over their life. Telling someone that they are terminally ill and that there is no reversing the process requires those around the family to have a strong and supportive presence. There are so many difficult emotions we may want to express but finding the adequate words can be a challenge. We may fear saying the wrong things and the last thing we want to do is make this situation harder for all involved. Sometimes it may take awhile to be able to say anything at all, and that’s okay. Just know that being a kind and supportive presence during this time can make all the difference to a patient and their family and it isn’t necessary to say much, but here are tips to help you navigate this part of the process. What to do: – Be an incredibly good listener. – Ask the family “What can I do for you?” (Little things such as cooking food, cleaning, caring for a pet, sending cards or making tea when others are around can be very helpful). – Ask the patient “How are you feeling today?” (Starting by asking this question may give you an idea of what they want to talk about and how open they want to be with you). – Allow them to give direction. (This gives them back some sense of control in a time when they need it most). – Look for any immediate issues that need to be addressed. E.g. safety, pain, exhaustion of patients and caregivers. (Although your attention will mostly be on the patient, it is important to never forget about the caregivers. Sometimes the best thing you can do is offer support to the caregivers so that they have the strength and energy to care for the patient). What not to do: – Say “I’m sorry” or be overly sympathetic to their situation. (Understand that not everyone will respond well to feeling as though others pity them. It is okay to express sorrow for their circumstances but avoid “feeling sorry for them”). – Give direction or opinionated advice on things that aren’t direct issues to patient or caregiver safety. (Never, ever offer suggestions or ideas for treatment or cures. Do not try to “fix” the situation. They will ask you for your advice if they would like it). – Take over. (This is about what they want, not what you want. Respect their wishes always). Why is this important? It is vital to establish trust and security with a patient and their family at this time when their world has been turned upside-down. The best way to achieve this is through being a strong, solid support. Meet the patient and family “Where they are” in their process and work from there. Building trust sets the tone for your entire journey with them. xoxoxo Suzanne FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
In this episode, I will share my lifechanging experience doing volunteer hospice work in Zimbabwe, Africa in 2012. Coming from the United States where we are very priveledged to have plenty of medical supplies and lots of medicine to help with the suferring that can accompany the end of life process- it was heartbreaking to see those affected by such high level of end of life processes with little to no of the medical support that we have in the US. What they did have was one another and the power of presence. The incredible hospice there would take a neighbor and train them to sit with the neighbor who was dying and teach them how to guide both the patient and the family through the end of life process. A concept that was so beautiful and effective. One that reminded me of how "Doulas" are used for assisting woman during pregnancy. This was the beginning of the birth of my End of Life Doula Training now known as Doulagivers. Doulagivers is a holistic training that teaches the doula how to care for the elderly and end of life patient through all three phases of end of life- physically, emotionally and spiritually. We are truly a global community and need to support one another in every way we can. xo Suzanne I am so gratful to Island Hospice for all they taught me and for the warm welcome and support from all the people of Zimbabwe. http://www.islandhospice.care Please visit their website and see the wonderful work they do. New Dawn of Hope- Care for Children and Adolescents in Zimbabwe, Africa https://reliefweb.int/report/zimbabwe/new-dawn-hope-hiv-help-zimbabwe FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
In this episode of "Ask a Death Doula" We will be talking about how to care for the Elderly. With a holistic model of caring, Doulagivers has developed an Elder Care Doula Training with a heavy emphasis on the importance of bringing back the awreness and importance of caring for this vulnerable population. Through education, kindness and compassion, we can help to support our elderly and the families that care for them. In this podcast, you will learn the alarming statistics of our elder population and what we need to do in order to support this increasing aging population. FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
Our award winning Family Caregiver Training is a global outreach. Learn the Skill, Change the World In this episode, I will share the first class of the End of Life Doula family caregiver training. This podcast will go over The Shock Phase - The moment someone gets a terminal diagnosis. You will learn how to be a support to both the patient and their loved ones at this very critical time.The Doulagivers ® Family Caregiver Training allows families to regain and learn the skills of how to care for a dying loved one. This was something that was handed down generation-to-generation 100 years ago. We are bringing this skill back and it is changing the world. Learn how to care for someone who is dying through all three phases of end-of-life. We are pleased to offer Doulagivers Family Caregiver Training. The information presented in this training is appropriate for everyone: family, caregivers, volunteers, and community members. Participants will learn about the three phases of end-of-life and the interventions they can use to provide comfort and support to both the patient and their loved ones. This workshop empowers individuals to embrace the concept of community; caring for each other at the end of life. Testimonials Doulagivers Level 1 training was a Godsend for me and my friends. I found Suzanne’s class while researching how to support a friend who was diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive, terminal brain cancer. The class is offered for free and provides all the helpful information we needed to support our friend during his end of life experience. I gained so much through this course, that I ended up going back and donating money for the class! Do yourself a favor and take this course, and if you can, donate! It’s more than worth it! Thank you Doulagivers and Suzanne for making a terrible loss a little less scary and much more profound. ~ Eternally Grateful Jana H. United States “The four week FREE End of Life Doula Training Level 1 webinar was absolutely amazing. I love online studies and opportunities for personal growth and this course definitely has to be one of the very best I’ve had the chance to partake of to date. It is such important knowledge that I believe it should be included in every high school /university curriculum. Suzanne engages learners in a personable, compassionate and practical manner. She takes serious subjects and makes them empowering through providing knowledge and a skillset that anyone can employ for a more positive end of life experience either for themself or when caring for those they love. I am forever grateful for this course and cannot recommend it highly enough. Susan D. Thailand “I had no idea how useful our little training last month would become. I was able to , myself, be at peace, say goodbye, and have no regrets. The gift you have given me is absolutely priceless. I couldn’t have done all that a month ago. I am very tired, but will sleep well tonight knowing that I am honoring my grandmother in her very important process to the end of her life here on earth. Thank you so very much.” Nancy W. United States FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
Reverend Bodhi Be discusses with me about living as a student of suffering, dying and grieving. "We don't value suffering in this culture, that is why we are always pushing it away." Join us in this heartfelt discussion on suffering, soul and spiritual life ... What if we got grounded in the world right here right now as a way of widening and deepening our spiritual life? Join Us In Maui: 2nd Annual Death Doula Conference Show Sponsor: Quality of Life Care, LLC. since 2005, supporting those who accompany the dying. End of Life Doula Training and Certificate Program
Welcome to Ask a Death Doula. This podcast is a free educational forum. Suzanne B.O'Brien RN is a former hospice and oncology nurse. Suzanne will use her years of bedside experience to answer questions from family caregivers and community memnbers in order to help them care for their own loved ones at the end of life. Suzanne is the founder and creator of The Doulagivers End of Life Doula Training. She trains Doulagivers all over the world- as all of us deserve the same education, kindness and support when we reach this fragile and often stressful phase of life. In this episode, Suzanne will explain what is a Death Doula and how Death Doulas are the new non-medical profession that is creating the foundation for better end of life experiences for everyone. This progressive movement is being embraced all over and is being recognized and supported by leading organizations in the US and abroad. FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
This is our very first segment of " I Love Being a Death Doula". In this episode we talk with Doulagiver Specialist Nathalie Bonafe of New Haven Connecticut. Nathalie has trained in all 3 Doulagiver trainings and has a full service consultanting business called A Gentler Parting. In this episode, Nathalie shares her journey from Yale New Haven researcher to End of Life specialist. Reflectiong on her passion and experiences from 2017, Nathalie inspires listeners with sharing her rewards of the Doulagiver journey and her plans for 2018. Nathalie offers free consultations in person and via phone/Zoom. Please see her contact and website information below. Enjoy the show and please leave a comment and review so we can continue to improve and grow our global community. - Suzanne B. O'Brien RN Nathalie Bonafe PHD 203-815-5743 Website: www.agentlerparting.com Email: agentlerparting@gmail.com FREE DOULA TRAININGIf you're a family caregiver, community volunteer, or are interested in becoming a certified end of Life Doula Practitioner, CLICK HERE to join Suzanne for her FREE Introductory End-of-Life Doula Training! http://freetraining.doulagivers.com/ OR Learn how to give the gift of Peace of Mind at the End of Life to yourself and your family members by signing up for Suzanne's Peace of Mind Planner course! CLICK HERE to learn about the five keys to achievingPeace of Mind at the End of Life.https://planner.doulagivers.com/about
We had a fantastic time in this interview! But of course, I'm not talking with just anyone who is carefully living in between the lines--I'm speaking with Elena Lipson, Divine Self Care Mentor. Self care is more than a bubble bath, it is deep. We are used to quick fixes and band aids and measuring our results often by grand moments of success or failure. But sometimes (and this is one of those times) 'success' as far as our care for our selves goes, should be measured over time. The proof is in our sense of well being, day after day. We know when we are off track. My hope is that listening to this podcast with Elena, who devotes her life to this topic, will motivate you to take even better care of yourself than you already are, perhaps help you 'get back on the wagon' if you've fallen off. Learn more about Elena here: www.elenalipson.com End of Life Doula Training and Certificate Program. More HERE. Quality of Life Care sponsors "Journey with Deanna" podcast. For more information how YOU may sponsor our mission of empowering others at the end of life, email Deanna, deanna(at)qualityoflifecare(dot)com
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