New on the blog. Thoughts on frailty and end of life care.
A personal reflection.
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Churchyard, St Marys Church, Shackleford
Peace and quiet here.
#mindfulness #endoflifedoula #deathliteracy
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Is January actually the cruelest month?
New on the blog today.
Living life and having the human experience.
#deathtalk #endoflifedoula
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Birdsong in the woods at civil twilight or daybreak, thirty minutes before sunrise. Grounding for a difficult day.
#endoflifedoula #soundon #soundbath
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Sunset, looking towards La Gomera, Canary Island.
" ... death is a process, always unknown." Hermione Elliott.
With thanks to my mentor, Bridgeen Boize, for the reminder.
#endoflifedoula #holdingspace #death
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🤍Some people don’t need advice.They just need a presence that feels safe. That’s the real work✨ #griefsupport
#griefjourney
#endoflifedoula
#traumainformedcare
#holdingspace
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Happy Halloween from your friendly neighborhood death doula 🎃👻
Here’s to the thin veil, good company, and grateful hearts.
#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #thinveil #deathpositive #deathisnotadirtyword
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I bring harp and voice to the dying.
This week, I talk with Catharine DeLong about music-thanatology: what it is, why it matters, and how sound can soothe the soul at the end of life.
Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
#DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #MusicThanatology
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Clinicians bring knowledge. But parents move mountains.
This week, Dr. Chrissy Salley shares why families are the most powerful voices in pediatric care.
Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
#EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #ParentAdvocacy
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Trust your gut... especially when the medical team doesn’t.
Blair Young shares what it took to be heard as a parent in pediatric palliative care.
Full episode Thursday at www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
#EndOfLifeDoula #PediatricCare #ParentAdvocate
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“Grief doesn’t go away. But purpose gives it somewhere to go.”
Blair Young lost her son. Now she supports other families through Courageous Parents Network.
Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
#DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #PediatricGrief
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Vince has been living with HIV for 40 years and now faces care systems that still haven’t caught up.
The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/aging-with-h... or on your favorite podcast platform.
#AgingWithHIV #LGBTQHealth #HealthcareEquity #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula
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#deathdoula #endoflifecare #endoflifedoula #endoflifeconversations #terminalillnesssupport #deathbyathousandcuts
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“40 years later, and the system still isn’t ready for us to die.”
Vince aged with HIV, but the support systems didn’t.
Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
#HIVAging #EndOfLifeDoula #HealthcareEquity #DeathDoula #LGBTQVoices
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“You can’t give them more time. Don’t waste the time they have.”
Vince reminds us that the most basic act of care – listening - matters most when time is short.
Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
#HIVCare #PalliativeSupport #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoul
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HIV didn’t just affect one group. This Thursday, we share the stories too often forgotten.
The episode is coming: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
#HIVAging #InclusiveCare #HealthEquity #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula
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“Why do we wait until the funeral to speak the truth?”
Vince’s work reminds us to celebrate people while they’re still here.
The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/aging-with-hiv
or on your favorite podcast platform.
#HIVAging #GriefSupport #EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula
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Starting new traditions #mikeythedeathdoula #endoflifedoula #endoflifecare #grateful #newtraditions
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“They said Asians couldn’t get HIV. I believed them.”
Vince was young and chasing his dreams. Then came the diagnosis.
Full episode Thursday at www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
#DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #HIVAIDS
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“How long do I have to live?”
Vince was 28. The doctor said he wouldn’t make it to 30.
He did. And now he’s telling the story.
Full episode Thursday at www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
#DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #HIVAIDS
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Some days the whiplash/ pivot in emotions required throughout the day is ROUGH #mikeythedeathdoula #endoflifedoula #endoflifecare #hospice #deathpositivity
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Time for the NHS to listen to the lived experience of end of life carers. What does death look like in the UK in 2025? #endoflifedoula
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“I never had the gift of death denial.”
Sarah Hill shares how loss shaped her calling and what it really means to be a death doula.
Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
#DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #GriefCare
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What does a death doula actually do?
Sarah Hill and I answer that in this week’s episode - with honesty, heart, and a little humor.
Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia
#DeathDoula #EndOfLifeDoula #GriefCare
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Photo of Robin Corak; Six days away! "End of Life Doula" will be presented by Robin Corak at @ninefoldfestival 2025: Becoming a Light in Shadow Times (online, Sept. 27-28, 2025) This workshop will include a compelling guided meditation, a template for a process that can be used over and over again when doing shadow work, and deeply introspective journal prompts to help guide one through this shadow work process. Tickets: * Sliding Scale ($30, $60, or $90) * All tickets include recordings of Ninefold Festival 2025 "Becoming a Light in Shadow Times" workshops and speeches. * Reserve your space now through https://NinefoldFestival.com Incorporating her training as an End of Life Doula, research on Celtic death and funeral practices, and principles of the Avalonian cycle and goddesses, Robin will lead participants on a workshop which offers a powerful method for understanding and grieving our shadows as well as envisioning a life without them. (Trigger warning for discussions of physical death and loss) About Ninefold Festival: * Theme: Becoming a Light in Shadow Times * September 27-28, 2025. * All women are welcome at Ninefold Festival. * You do not have to be an SOA member to participate. * All ticket-holders will be able to participate in our concurrent Avalonian Auction. * A fabulous, affordable festival! @RobinCorak is the author of “Dream Magick”, “Persephone”, and “Demeter”. Robin is a certified death doula and life coach and has presented locally and at national conferences including Paganicon, Sacred Space, Water Priestess Confluence, and Ninefold Festival. A long time member of the Sisterhood of Avalon, Robin currently writes a blog for Agora Patheos entitled “Phoenix Rising”. Robin is currently working on her forthcoming book about Medusa. Previously, she was a CEO of a large non-profit social services organization working with individuals experiencing challenges such as trauma, homelessness, and poverty. In addition to teaching workshops on a diverse…
Six days away! "End of Life Doula" will be presented by Robin Corak at Ninefold Festival 2025: Becoming a Light in Shadow Times (online, Sept. 27-28, 2025)
Tickets: ninefoldfestival.com
#pagansky #events #conference #endoflifedoula #doula #death #funeral #ritual #honor #meditation #online #women
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This episode explores how families hold the weight of anticipatory grief while moving through everyday routines.
The episode is out: watch.comfortingclosure.com/pediatric-ho... or on your favorite podcast platform.
#EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #AnticipatoryGrief
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Why do we treat death like failure, when it’s the one thing none of us will escape? #mikeythedeathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospice #endoflifecarespecialist
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“I’m grieving memories we haven’t even made yet.”
Tasha speaks about anticipatory grief, the milestones she may never get to see.
Full episode Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
#EndOfLifeDoula #DeathDoula #AnticipatoryGrief
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They got her on a surfboard. In a wheelchair. In Hawaii. For a moment, she wasn’t a patient, just a kid.
New episode this Thursday: www.comfortingclosure.com/multimedia or on your favorite podcast platform.
#EndOfLifeDoula #MakeAWish #PediatricHospice
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Be Gentle on yourself… grieving is hard work #mikeythedeathdoula #endoflifedoula #grief #griefjourney #heavyhearts
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