The Village Healer

personal development

  • To Those Who Would Shame Me

    When I first posted in a local facebook group the announcement of the Clarkston Death Café, the very first comment was “Making money off people’s grief and suffering. You should be ashamed of yourself.” My first reaction was one of… Continue reading

  • Isn’t That What Hospice Is For?

    I spoke to a hospital chaplain the other day to speak to her about my end of life doula services. Her initial response to me was, “that’s what we have hospice for.” If you haven’t already, pause here to read… Continue reading

  • Why I Am Not Called A Death Doula

    ‘Death Doula’, while I love alliteration, has the feel of ‘Angel of Death’…and that couldn’t be further from the truth. While the end of life doula profession is being modeled after birth doulas, that is where the similarity ends. A… Continue reading

  • The Elephant In The Room Is Dying

    Talking about death and dying is considered taboo. It is as if we have this belief that we will manifest it just by speaking of it. This is no more true than speaking of the sunset causes the sun to… Continue reading

  • It’s Not My Death

    1990 was the year of magical changes in my life. As is usually the case though, I couldn’t know it at the time. I had been married a little over one year and my beloved grandmother had just died. I… Continue reading

  • Why ‘Sacred Healing Facilitator’?

    For those who have been following me for awhile, you might have noticed I have changed ‘titles’ several times. It has never been easy ascribing myself a label. I’ve always lived with the idea that I don’t have a box,… Continue reading

  • Soul To Sole Sacred Space July 14, 2010

    If you weren’t able to join the live broadcast, I hope you make some time to watch it in replay. Today’s message was about bravery, courage, and vulnerability as they relate to authenticity. Our healing circle involved QiGong energy healing… Continue reading

  • Soul To Sole Sacred Space

    Being raised strict Catholic and then a young adulthood of exploring many religions I find comfort in rituals and know the importance of taking time to connect with Spirit. I no longer resonate with organized religion, but I do resonate… Continue reading

  • The Most Important Question

    Yesterday I had the immense privilege to co-facilitate a memorial service at a retirement village. Three beloved residents died within the past few months. Two, very unexpectedly and there was no time for good-byes. My co-worker and I designed a… Continue reading

  • Acceptance

    I recently published a piece called ‘Acceptance or Judgement’ and then I realized that it was all about judgement and not so much about acceptance. An imbalance I am compelled to remedy. I find many people have issue understanding the… Continue reading