Editorial & Opinion, Education, End of Life Care, Inspirational
I sat across from my 10-year-old niece at dinner last night. It was New Year’s Day, a fresh year lays full of promise, a blank slate before us, and her tired face was a blessing to see. She was exhausted from a cheerleading practice; she throws herself with such...
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...
Editorial & Opinion, End of Life Care, Musings, Personal Experiences and Reflections, Uncategorized
We befriend endings when we realize we sit at a place where we cannot go on. It is our reality; not a single cell within us feels the ability to move ahead. But, without permission or even willing participation, we do. We find ourselves in an impossible duality of...
Editorial & Opinion, End of Life Care, Personal Experiences and Reflections
In the UK, there is a 10-month-old baby with a terminal disease – his life and his immanent death are sending ripples across the world. Charlie knows the inside of an ICU, the artificial lungs to breathe for him, artificial people to speak for him, and everyone has...
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...
