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
Follow along on Instagram
After my grandmother’s death last year, I found myself thinking of her daily. Every song on the radio about heartbreak suddenly put my grief into words. I found myself crying in the car on the way to and from work, when I had moments of solitude and wouldn’t have to explain my emotions to anyone….
It was common knowledge, as a kid in the 80’s and 90’s, that the stay-at-home moms were the ones who looked the frumpiest. It was as if they spent all of their money and energy on their kids. They wore ill-fitting workout clothes to drop off and pick up their children, though they showed no…
In rifling through my mother’s files of important paperwork after her death, it became clear which details of her life really mattered to her. A true nomad, she relocated countless times, getting rid of more and more of the unessential as the years went on. After her terminal diagnosis, her few belongings were pared down…
When people hear that my husband works in TV, they immediately wonder if he’s on-air talent. The reality of broadcast television is a lot different than the assumptions about “the media” from the general public. It’s a lot less glamorous and magical, though there definitely are perks to the job. In truth, a career in…
There’s nothing like fall in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I’ve been many times and even lived there briefly. During this trip in 2012, I went to visit friends and family and to scope out New Mexico University. Most of the perspective and suggestions I offer here remain the same, many years later. Day 1: I…
This is a departure from my usual content, but it needs to be written. As a death doula, I can tell you that a copy of your advance directive is one of the only things you actually do need to bring with you to the hospital. When you become pregnant, you don’t just get advice…