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Deathwives Founders: Death Doulas Fill End-of-Life Care Gaps, Ease Strain on Hospice Staff

Hospice News

Many come striving for change after witnessing loved ones receive poor end-of-life care or enduring bereavement without support. In time, the organization expanded to include the virtual Deathfolx platform, its Deathschool program, and an online grief community. Merelli: I got into doulaship as a birth doula in 2009.

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Love and Loss with A Soul Animal

Elaine Mansfield

Willow came to live with me in 2009 when she was eight weeks old. Gentle Willow, my healing companion through times of deepest grief, was a comfort and a soul friend. She struggled to her feet, stepped forward, and stretched her painful back legs. Her hind knees had ACL surgery when she was young and they stiffened as she aged.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

That’s getting a little off-topic because that’s after death, but I think with what doulas do is reprocessing and helping with some grief we can. With Goodwin Hospice patients, not as much because they have that support from the bereavement group at Goodwin Hospice.