Editorial & Opinion, Education, End of Life Care, Musings, Personal Experiences and Reflections, Uncategorized
My name is Amanda Carr and I am a death doula. Even my closest friends and colleagues don’t necessarily understand what that means though – so let me try to explain a bit better from *my* perspective. A longtime ER nurse, I’ve transitioned into doing...
Education, Nurse's Corner, Uncategorized
Imagine you’re laying in bed feeling rotten, you’re half asleep and you open your eyes to someone advancing at you from above with an over-sized Q-tip which tastes of synthetic mint or sweet fake lemon. Mmmmm you’d open right up huh? For many, those...
About The Business, Education, End of Life Care, Inspirational, Personal Experiences and Reflections, Uncategorized
As I headed to Australia and New Zealand to study to be a death doula, I had no idea what was to come just a short time after my return. I knew I was studying something that I was passionate about, I knew a dream was taking hold and I knew I was beyond excited to go...
Alternative Burial, Education, End of Life Care, Legacy Work, Nurse's Corner, Planning, Resources
Well, that’s a loaded question coming from me isn’t it? It’s that time of year again – National Healthcare Decisions Day is upon us – the time of year where death and taxes are unavoidable realities – okay well, the taxes part is...
Education, Musings, Personal Experiences and Reflections, Planning
Several years ago when I lived in Tampa, I often received calls from local financial planners offering to take me out to lunch. Now I was well aware, this was a tactic, wine and dine me, and then like most men, wildly disappoint me with an underwhelming pitch for...
Alternative Burial, Education, End of Life Care, Inspirational, Musings, Personal Experiences and Reflections, Uncategorized
“The world has changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost. For none now live who remember it.” ~J.R.R. Tolkein Lord of the Rings I’ve found myself several times in recent months among other...
