When talk turns to the concept of a doula, I find that many people are at least vaguely aware of birth doulas, but the concept of a death...

Death Cafes are scheduled, unstructured events that are open to the public, free to attend, and simply involve people sitting together...

Herein lies an account of various End Of Life experiences I have been a part of. All names and identifying commentary have been omitted. Person 1 - I began weekly visits with Person 1 (P1) in February, and they ultimately passed in April. P1's spouse had passed just 1 week prior to my first visit with them, and our visits were a combination of friendly companionship coupled with holding space while they grieved. P1 was in regular contact with their children via phone (FaceTim

Death, as a whole, in our society isn't talked about and definitely isn't celebrated as an exciting next step (outside of a few.) And...