Tag: death and dying

• Best Death Possible – Part One -A Mother’s Death

  

  Today, December 13, 2020 is the fifteenth anniversary of my mother’s transition. Until this time I haven’t shared the details of my experience of her death. There are so many things I would do differently, most are details that would matter only to me, however one thing I believe could’ve changed the outcome. I want…

  Jade

  December 13, 2020

  death and dying, emotional estate planning, end of life doula, end of life doula, grief, trauma

  death and dying, dying, emotional support for dying, illness, trauma

• Ask The Death Witch – Seeing Dead People

  

  A worried daughter asks, “What do we do when my mom hallucinates? She keeps seeing her dead father.” These are not hallucinations. There is a reason it is called ‘crossing over’ when people die. In every way it is a crossing over to ‘the other side’. In the process of crossing over they have one…

  Jade

  October 8, 2020

  death and dying, end of life doula, end of life doula, faith, grief

  death and dying, last days, seeing dead parents, seeing dead people

• What The Lack Of End Of Life Planning Really Costs

  

  I want to share a deeply personal story. At the time of his death my daughter’s father and I had been divorced for four years. During our 23 year marriage, because of my career, we always had open discussions about dying and death. We were open with our daughter about death, never shielding or protecting…

  Jade

  May 18, 2020

  death and dying, emotional estate planning, end of life doula, end of life doula, grief

  a good death, autonomy in death, death, death and dying, death conversations, death doula, end of life planning, positive death movement

• To Tell, Or Not To Tell The Children, There’s No Question

  

  It is our job as parents to protect, nurture, and guide our children into whole human beings. It is our responsibility to do this to the best of our ability. If we do it right, the parenting role will take us outside our comfort zone more often than it doesn’t. Sometimes stretching us into improved…

  Jade

  May 5, 2020

  death and dying, emotional estate planning, end of life doula, end of life doula, fear, grief, parenting, personal development

  a good death, autonomy in death, children, death, death and dying, death conversations, death doula, do death better, positive death movement

• The ACTS Of Empowerment

  

  ACTS of Empowerment One of the scariest situations we can be in, is the one where we are not in control. This time in our country’s timeline will go down as one of the scariest of all; A time when we had to physically separate from loved ones for fear of a life threatening invader.…

  Jade

  April 25, 2020

  Abraham Hicks, death and dying, fear, grief, personal development

  control, death and dying, empower, empowerment, fear, loss, women’s empowerment

• A Dialogue About Death

  

  Every story ever written has a beginning, middle and an end. Every author considers the end when first sitting down to write a storyline; However in the greatest story an individual will ever author, the end is often left unscripted. We can’t write death in on our calendars and begin to plan when it seems…

  Jade

  April 21, 2020

  death and dying, emotional estate planning, end of life doula, end of life doula, fear, grief, life, personal development

  a good death, autonomy in death, COVID-19, death, death and dying, death conversations, death doula, do death better, end of life planning, mortality, pandemic, positive death movement

• The Importance of Emotional Estate Planning

  True or False? “I’m not sick. I have plenty of time to do my emotional estate planning.” False. While it is never too late to start emotional estate planning, it is also never too early. Emotional estate planning should not be reserved for those suffering a terminal or chronic illness who are nearing death. Just…

  Jade

  December 28, 2019

  death and dying, end of life doula, end of life doula, life, Life coaching, personal development

  a good death, aging, autonomy in death, death, death and dying, death doula, emotional estate planning, planning, positive death movement

• We Aren't Immortal

  “So I find myself speechless, an animal unheard of…my father is now on comfort care, unexpected to live past the weekend. Who prepares you for such a calamity of events? Who prepares you for a hostile mother, wickedness and comfortable in her environment. I’m not prepared, is anyone?” This is an actual facebook post of…

  Jade

  December 21, 2019

  death and dying, emotional estate planning, end of life doula, end of life doula, fear, grief, life, Life coaching

  death, death and dying, death conversations, emotional estate planning, positive death movement

• The Power of Presence

  It was a Monday, like any other Monday and I had a new patient to assess. Talking to the hospice nurse before I made my visit I learned that Violet had been admitted on Friday in stable condition was expected to be with us a few weeks. The nurse thought I would find her delightful.…

  Jade

  November 29, 2019

  death and dying, end of life doula, end of life doula, fear, grief, life, personal development

  a good death, autonomy in death, death, death and dying, death doula, positive death movement

• When Death Comes – An End of Life Doula Perspective

  Early on Life taught me that it had a set of bookends named Birth and Death. I was not afforded the luxury of death denial. I understood clearly that death was always part of the deal. This perspective impacted my life in a deep soulful way. A way that made me seem odd in the…

  Jade

  November 18, 2019

  death and dying, end of life doula, end of life doula, grief, life, Life coaching, personal development, relationships

  a good death, autonomy in death, death, death and dying, death doula, emotional estate planning, end of life, end of life doula, end of life planning, how can an end of life doula help, positive death movement