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‘We very much say death, dying, died, we don’t say passed or lost’ – bereavement support volunteer Linda Coventry on helping people navigate grief

This week is National Volunteering Week (May 18-24) and Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services is now accepting applications for ...

What Is a Death Doula? Alua Arthur on End-of-Life Planning, Mortality, and What Dying Teaches Us About Living

The idea of a death doula as a profession is newer. According to the International End-of-Life Doula Association, end-of-life ...
Phys.org

New book on the sociology of death, dying and bereavement

While death, dying and bereavement are universal life events, the social conditions under which death takes place are fundamental in shaping how it is experienced by the individual. A new book "Death, ...
Psychology Today

Grief Is Complex After Medical Assistance in Dying

This article was co-authored by Lauren Rudolph and Robert Muller, Ph.D. “It was one of the most complex experiences I’ve ever gone through. It came with a horrific sense of impending doom, while ...
WUWM

Grief, death and the doulas who help you through it

Natalie Krawczyk describes herself as an optimistic person, someone who looks for the best in everyone and everything. She loves spending time with her kids and grandkids. Some of her favorite moments ...
Romford Recorder

Saint Francis Hospice calls for death and dying discussions

Saint Francis Hospice that cares for people at the end of their lives, is encouraging open discussions about death, during ...

I Refused To Visit My Dying Sister. People Were Shocked, But Here's What They Didn't Know.

"You do not owe the dying — or the dead — a better story than the one they lived." ...
Channel 3000

Making space for death and grief in Madison

Meghan Johnson lost both of her parents to terminal illnesses within 18 months of each other. Her experience as a caregiver to her parents and eventually the grief of processing their deaths led ...

The dying dream of the dead to be at peace with life

Many people have vivid dreams shortly before death. Research suggests the dreams are not a sign of confusion — but may help ...
NPR

A death educator and a knitter walk into a cemetery — it's "Grieving & Weaving"

Late last year my dad was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis — or ALS — an objectively terrifying neurodegenerative disease. It’s progressive and fatal. It’s already taken my dad’s ability ...