Doula (/ˈduːlə/) means companion, supporter, advocate, assistant. A Death Doula is a companion, supporter, advocate, assistant to a dying person and her or his loved ones. Whether at a hospital or at home, why do people not consider a Death Doula's presence at the bedside of a dying person important [...]
Read More"Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life" -- Elisabeth Kübler-Ross I intend to live each day as if it is my first and my last. I do not always fully achieve it; I do not always remember to do it, [...]
Read MoreYou may have come across this very inspiring, very challenging invitation from 13th-century Sufi poet and mystic Rumi: "A thousand half-loves must be forsaken to take one whole heart home." In contemplating this quote for several years, and with the intention to forsake as many half-loves as one whole heart requires, I [...]
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