Join me for A Date with a Death Doula

- People who will die
- People who will care for a dying person
- People navigating grief and death in a death-phobic culture
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Have you ever browsed pictures of homes on Zillow, Realtor, or even MLS and thought, “Whoa, this place is mess!” or “What am I even looking at?” When a seller posts bad photos in their listing, often buyers will click away and move onto the next house. Bad pictures hurt the chances of selling those…
David Kessler recently added a sixth stage to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross’ Five Stages of Grief, and that is Finding Meaning. The original stages left something important off the table: what happens after acceptance? How do we go forward? Remember, the Five Stages weren’t originally meant for the grieving at all, rather they were created to help…
Dear Janet, To say I was blindsided the day you died last year would be an understatement, and fittingly would be exactly how you died. (Somehow the impact it had on me was more important than the one that took you out? This is what grief does to us.) It was first thing in the…
Yesterday was my last day at work before maternity leave, officially starting the first lengthy period I have had “off” in three years. This led me to reflect on what has really happened in this relatively short period of time. Since June of 2011, I graduated from college and began working for WINK News. I…
Angelo and me, on a daily basis My son is almost one, regardless of my denial. He is walking and chattering away in his own language, usually in loud, angry-sounding tones that turn into maniacal laughing. Getting dressed these days means navigating my closet by way of toys scattered on my closet floor. I…
If I’ve learned one thing, it’s to be here now. If I took my cue about turning 30 from TV, I’d be having a crisis about what the hell I’m doing with my life. I’d find myself to be officially “old” and wonder what happened to all of those dreams I had as a kid….