Category Archives: End of Life Care

What if We Treated Death Like Birth?

Posted on June 11, 2023 by webmaven

This eye opening article (and TED Talk) by Jane Whitlock, a Doula, is thought provoking and may help us to realize that there are many more similaritites between death and birth than we could ever imagine.

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Death: The Greatest Teacher

Posted on January 23, 2018 by webmaven

A very good article from Lions Roar Press, by Judy Lief…and love the illustrations. Painting by Tashi Mannox from the series “Laughing in the Face of Death: To live and die without regrets.” From the article: “We can begin our … Continue reading →

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Simple Instructions for Setting up a Reading Space and for Doing a Reading

Posted on May 22, 2017 by webmaven

At the ABD facebook page you can access plenty of information about how to do a spiritual reading for the benefit of another, including someone who is sick, is passing or has died.

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3 End of Life Planning Resources

Posted on March 3, 2016 by webmaven

How to Plan a Funeral is a pretty darn good guide to the process of planning a funeral with concise information presented in an organized accessible way. Natural End furnishes information about planning a simpler, more natural burial and a map of … Continue reading →

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Readings from the American Book of the Dead

Posted on February 2, 2016 by webmaven

readings of various chambers of the American Book of the Dead with powerful illustrations Continue reading →

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Stages – Good Grief

Posted on September 9, 2015 by webmaven

Before we talk about the stages of physical death we will have a short discussion about what are commonly thought of as the stages of dying followed by a must read article by Meghan O’Rourke published in the New Yorker … Continue reading →

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