Doing Death Differently
In mid-March I developed covid-19. For almost seven weeks I went through a roller coaster of ill health, extreme emotions and utter exhaustion. Although not hospitalised, it was a real struggle and long. The illness ebbed and flowed but didn’t seem to go away. People who have a more protracted illness need help to understand … Read more
I am blessed to find myself in New Zealand for the duration of the immediate global lockdown due to COVID 19. Despite having limited drawing materials to hand I want to make a daily response honouring the lives lost to this extraordinary disease. Each day I make time to mindfully complete one small drawing and … Read more
Here’s Lizzie Neville Chair of End of Life Doula UK talking about our Doula Response Service – please do share if you think someone may find this helpful
Having gone from great health to developing a chronic back problem in very short space of time, life pulled me up short and as a consequence I had to leave my lovely part time job in a small plant nursery where we grew lots og gorgeous colourful bedding plants and I spent my days … Read more
A year in the life of Emma Dixon: No fear but only love I’m on a big journey, and I’m still at the beginning. But I can tell you this… A year ago, I was the epitome of the perfectionist over-achiever. From toddlerhood, I had striven to learn, to be a clever girl, to be … Read more
Emma Clare talking-to the Huffington Post about what being an End of Life Doula is all about for her. We hope it will inspire others to join our movement. Emma Clare End of Life Doula talking to The Huffington Post
Beautiful ‘short’ of the work of End of Life Doulas from Mote of Dust Films. The Film Maker and Director is Rebecca Kenyon an End of Life Doula and the Producer is Phil Parker. Thank you to the wonderful, open hearted people who generously provided insights of their lives.
Li Mills has trained as an End of Life Doula with Living Well Dying Well. Here she talks about what a Doula is, what role Doulas do in the community and what led her to becoming one.
In the build up to Christmas my feisty, independent Grandmother who lived alone (her husband had died suddenly of a heart attack) used to say she didn’t want to go anywhere for Christmas and would like to stay at home by herself. Her Daughters would have none of it and she would eventually cave in … Read more
My First Meeting Ongoing involvement on Being a Doula I attended my first regional North West Doula meeting on October. Very often when a course is completed you find yourself in the wilderness wondering what’s next and where do I go from here. All too often there is no further support and all that enthusiasm … Read more