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...
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...
