From Our Journal
After a profound loss, the world can feel irrevocably changed. This collection of writings is intended to be a quiet space for reflection, offering gentle wisdom and compassionate support for the long journey of grief and remembrance. You are not alone on this path.
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The House at Night Tells a Death Doula Its Story
Where a family sleeps during a dying shows who carries the weight, and a death doula helps share…
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A Death Doula Reads the Unsigned Form on the Counter
An unsigned directive left beside the coffee maker is a message, and a death doula knows how to…
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Who Stopped Coming and What a Death Doula Notices
When the visitors thin out before a death, the family loses more than company, and a death doula…
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The Family Stopped Making Plans Without Saying So
When a household stops saying we will do that next summer, it is wisdom arriving before words, and…
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The Quiet Handing Over That Death Doulas Recognize
A dying person who hands over a watch or a recipe box is not giving up, and a…
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A Death Doula Names What Time Does at the Bedside
When someone is dying, the hours stretch and collapse at once, and a death doula can name what…
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A Death Doula Hears What the House Has Known
A daughter lets herself into her mother’s house on a Sunday in March and stops in the kitchen.…
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A Death Doula Protects the Hours After Death
No law requires the body to leave quickly, and a death doula holds that window open long enough…
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The Sudden Clarity That Comes Before the End
Terminal lucidity, a sudden return of clarity before death, is real and documented, and a death doula helps…
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When a Moan and a Grimace Do Not Mean the Same Thing
A moan and a grimace can look identical at the bedside, and a death doula helps a family…