Journey With Deanna

People ask all the time, "so, what really is an end-of-life doula?" This answer still applies today. The professional definitions may continue to change but the spirit of the practice does not. This session describes some of the issues we face along with what we do and why our service is not so easy to pin down. Do you want to dive deeply and explore your desire to accompany the dying? If you are interested, take a look at our EOL Doula Program here:  https://school.accompanyingthedying.com     

Liliana De Lima, Executive Director of The International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care, talks with me about trends in supportive care for the dying around the world, what is still needed for people to access medications at the end of life and about the way various countries view palliative care. Please visit IAHPC website to find out how you may be helpful in your part of the world: IAHPC Website  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Michael Fratkin, MD is showing America a new way to bring palliative care to people who would not otherwise receive it. At a time of great demographic and cultural change in our society, Dr. Fratkin has created ResolutionCare to insure capable and soulful care of everyone, everywhere as they approach the completion of life. ResolutionCare leverages partnerships with existing healthcare providers and payers to provide telehealth applications that bring greater quality of living and greater quality of dying. website: http://resolutioncare.com/  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Elaine is a Life Coach in private practice, specializing in career coaching, in Carmel, Indiana and the author of four inspirational books.  She is also a Certified Life Cycle Celebrant and provides individuals and families in the greater Indianapolis area with personalized and unique ceremonies that mark life’s important transitions. When not facilitating programs, coaching, or writing books, she blogs at http://blog.elainevoci.com/ Visit her website: www.elainevoci.com Twitter: @elainevoci  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Bodhi Be, the Executive Director of 'Doorway Into Light', is a teacher, guide and ordained minister in the universal Sufi lineage of Hazrat Inayat Khan and Samuel Lewis.  He is an independent funeral director, hospice volunteer, notary, and the founder and president of Doorway Into Light’s The Death Store, Hawaii’s first certified green funeral home.  He is happily married for 29 years, parent and step-parent to 5 grown children. A grandparent, coffin maker, crematory apprentice, artist, entrepreneur and organic homesteader on Maui, where he has resided for 37 years. website: www.doorwayintolight.org  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

This one woman show is written and performed by Giselle Suarez. Giselle graduated from the Royal Theatre Arts Academy in Utrecht in the Netherlands. She went on to perform in classic and original works, throughout the European professional theatre circuit. Together with her husband, she founded MOMENTA, a non-profit organization based in the Netherlands, which completed several theatre projects in Central America working with the young Mayan population. In 2009, her mother was diagnosed with a brain tumor and she spent nine months assisting her on her death journey. This experience changed her life drastically and inspired the creation of The Death Monologues, which in many ways, feels like her life's work. Flagstaff News      Video One       Video Two  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Sara Farmer lives in Texas with her husband, son, daughter, and two cats. She is a former teacher turned stay-at-home mom. When she's not tending to her kids, she spends time with her husband, reads, writes, and sings. Following the death of her daughter Lucy at 15 months, she began writing in earnest, sharing her journey through grief and child loss. She is a passionate advocate for several causes, including pediatric cardiomyopathy, vaccines, feminism, and animal rights. Please visit, share and support the links below: Team Lucy,  Memorial Video Sara's blog  Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation    End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

In hospice, we expect people are going to be dealing with their mortality and that there will be suffering in this. Many people find meaning in this struggle. Some simply suffer. We offer anti-psychotic medications, benzodiazapines and anti-depressants and we try all kinds of non-medicinal ways to address this. And, we have a drug, still out of reach, that with just one dose, has been shown to alleviate this suffering. Psilocybin, a hallucinagen (still a Class 1 drug) is out of a person's system quickly and the effect can be permanent and long lasting because the healing happens within the experience from using the drug, not from the drug itself. With a medication like valium for instance, it is because the drug is in your system that you feel relief. Psilocybin as a therapeutic treatment is different in this regard. This and many other fascinating points are discussed in this podcast. Join us!  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and mid

The Art of Dying V Conference. NYC. April 24 - 26, 2015. This conference is a thinking person's delight in exploring our dying. Today's podcast focuses on the man behind this and other powerful gatherings around the world such as the Esoteric Quests. A prolific writer and thought leader, Ralph is a guiding force in the worldwide consciousness movement. Read more about him and his work: Ralph's website  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

A doula is a beautiful word and concept. It reminds me so much of palliative care, a premier type of holistic service and support. Not just physical, not just emotional, not just the person who is ill but the whole family...these are so many of the qualities of the doula. This episode is all about doulas at the end of life and how we may use them in the time period prior to hospice. Pre-hospice palliative care and doulas would be a beautiful connection, a very powerful team.  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Brandie Bradley is the second person I have interviewed in my series of talking to Americans (who are not working in healthcare) about their experiences with illness through bereavement. A Native of Louisiana, Brandie presently lives in Austin Texas and is a mother of 2 boys, 5 and 2. Just 22, her journey handling the suicide of her mother is amazing. She has insights far beyond her years. When she's not working or at the park with her kids, she's enjoying Austin's live music scene.  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Penny Davis, author of the book "PJ's, Pearls and Fishing Poles"will talk about hospice, her journey serving at literally every level and share some insights of her career. Her book is all about hospice and how hospice is all about living.  You can find Penny HERE.      End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

"Robert J. Barnhart has a BA in comparative religion from Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He has been a strong advocate for the study of psychoactive materials in spiritual and nontraditional healing practices for many years. He sits on the board of both The Heffter Research Institute and The Multi-disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. He has now completed producing this documentary film about the use of psilocybin medicine in modern healing practices. He currently lives in Austin, Texas where he enjoys being a father to his ten year old daughter."  Executive Producer of A New Understanding, The Science of Psilocybin. Click HERE for trailor.  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Are you a person who avoids topics about death or dying? Why are you uncomfortable with it do you think? Or are you a healthcare professional that may want some insight into why some of the people you serve may avoid it? READ MORE The Journey Radio podcast sponsors are: http://www.Hospicetimes.com and http://www.Wellbeyondcare.com   Listen in as Kiersten, a 46 year old woman from Austin, Texas, describes her feelings about this. It is a very tender topic for her and she is not alone. People will have visceral reactions when the subject is brought up. If you feel the same way, listen as she describes some of her thoughts about it all. Her insights are very profound regarding the changes in her life since she has begun to face these issues. Depending on the response we receive from this program, I may make it a series. The reasons are different for each person why they may not want to talk about it, and I’m wondering though if there are some common threads. The Journey Radio podcast sponsors are: http://www.Ho

Nancy Gershman is “the Memory Artist” – a personal historian and digital artist who playfully drills down with irony and humor to discover what has always made the patient feel most alive. Read More About this Picture. Show Sponsors: HospiceTimes.com and WellBeyondCare.com  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Lauren Tarrant and Jeffrey Fry of Well Beyond Care are addressing the issues of high costs of caregiving and the low wages of caregivers in a unique way with their new company, Well Beyond Care. Don’t miss this episode as it is packed with information that will validate why it’s so hard and how they can help.   End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Welcome to our Special Christmas show! Get your favorite beverage and relax with us as Linda shares her very powerful message. With humor and grace, she speaks as only a person who "has been there" can. READ MORE.    End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Sarah Kerr is a Death Midwife and Ceremonialist in Calgary, Alberta. Her focus is on the spiritual and relational support of people who are at the end of life and guides them through this spiritual landscape. READ MORE.  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

Dr. Robert Friedman is Chief Medical Officer at Hospice Austin in Austin, Texas. Join us as we Kickoff THE JOURNEY radio podcast! We will be discussing what palliative care is, about palliative care community clinics and about access to services. READ MORE  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005  

If the idea of the One Mind is both ancient and current, why do we need another book about it? Up to now, the concept of the One Mind has rested mainly on philosophy, spiritual insights, and reports of people’s personal experiences. Not anymore! We have an abundance of empirical evidence pointing to the One Mind.  READ MORE  End of Life Care Certificate Program Learn.Create.Serve. Training and mentoring doulas, companions, guides and midwives since 2005