Ask A Death Doula (March 2024)

Описание: Originally presented Wednesday, March 27, 2024.

In the 19th century, the dying were cared for at home by family, friends, and servants. As we move into the 21st century, we are seeing a desire to return to these practices of compassionate care in the rise of the End of Life Doula profession. What is an End of Life Doula? Should you use one? Join Matilda as she interviews End of Life Doulas Diane Button, Angela Shook, and Gabby Jimenez, authors of "The Doula Toolkit."

Diane Button, MA, has a passion for having deep and meaningful conversations about life and death. She is an author, educator, and has been working with the dying for over 18 years. She is a former National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) board member and has written several books on death, dying, and doula work. In addition to her work with the dying, Diane is the Director of Dream of a Better World, a 501(c)3 non-profit. https://www.dianebutton.com/

Angela Shook is an end-of-life doula, a hospice volunteer, and a pet loss doula. She is the owner of Dragonfly End-of-Life Services and served on the board of directors of the National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) from 2018-2022. She is also an instructor for the University of Vermont’s End-of-Life Doula and Companion Animal Doula professional certificate programs. https://angelashook.com/

Gabby Jimenez is a hospice nurse, end-of-life doula, conscious dying educator, blogger, and author. She is dedicated to helping educate others on the kindest and most compassionate ways to help support someone who is dying, as well as those who are preparing to say goodbye, and are grieving. She has created a beautiful community on Facebook, which has over 142,000 followers who have found comfort and relief from what she shares about death, dying, and grief. https://www.thehospiceheart.net/blog

Purchase "The Doula Toolkit": https://www.amazon.com/Doula-Tool-Kit...

National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA): https://www.nedalliance.org/

UVM end of life doula program: https://learn.uvm.edu/program/end-of-...

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