The First Christmas
This post has been republished with permission from https://compassionate-care.ca/2023/12/25/the-first-christmas/ I will start this post...
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Sara Rodenhizer
Nov 202 min read
Celebrating 10-Years of The Bello Project: A Decade of Honouring the Bond Between Pets & Their People
The Bello Project offers a unique and essential service: ensuring that pets can stay with their dying owners to the end, providing...
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Jen Thompson
Nov 122 min read
CHECK OUT: When Children Grieve
Dear Friends, At a local death cafe, one of the humans in attendance shared with me a book that I wanted to recommend to you. It’s called...
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Carol Richardson
Nov 33 min read
The Person Behind the Suit
People often look at a funeral director and wonder what in the world would possess someone to want to be surrounded by death every day....
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Darcelle Obodiak
Oct 212 min read
Benefits of Relaxation in Palliative Care
There are many different types of massage in the health care industry. This blog will specifically speak on relaxation massage, also...
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Carmen Grover
Oct 154 min read
CHECK OUT: A Diary to My Babies
Dear Friends, I would like to suggest my book A Diary to My Babies as a companion to you as you navigate your own baby loss. Pregnancy...
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Charlyn Wee
Oct 13 min read
Thoughts from a Death Doula Candidate on The Role of a Death Doula
As I work towards completing my death doula certificate at HHA, I often reflect on the kind of death doula I aspire to be. I am drawn to...
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Devon Eisentrager-Read
Sep 252 min read
CHECK OUT: At the Bedside
Dear Friends, In the book At the Bedside by Gabrielle Elise Jimenez the author explores the role of death doulas and the importance of...
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Jessica Richardson
Sep 186 min read
Be Fearless in the Pursuit of What Sets Your Soul on Fire
Where it All Began From an early age, I was captivated by the medical field. I spent countless hours Googling images of internal organs,...
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Charlyn Wee
Sep 87 min read
Navigating Pet Loss and the Need for Pet Death Doulas – A Personal Journey
When I was first asked to contribute to the HHA blog for National Pet Memorial Day, I wasn’t sure if I was emotionally ready. My...
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Andreea Austen
Sep 41 min read
Beloved Death
First conscious breath of the morning Makes me smile as gratitude fills my heart. I sit still and realize many others didn’t make it...
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Carolyn Dillon
Aug 319 min read
Addressing Systemic Gaps with Death Doulas in Opioid Crisis and End-of-life Matters
As a bartender at a local neighbourhood pub in the early 2000s, I had a bird's eye view of the opioid crisis as it began to take root. My...
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Miriam McNamara
Aug 203 min read
Moving With Rather Than Away: Somatic Approaches to Grief Support Work
Disclaimer: The thoughts and ideas represented in this blog post are not meant to replace advice or treatment offered by a licensed or...
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Kelly Hurley
Aug 154 min read
Nature as My Teacher: Exploring Impermanence
In addition to the work I do in my community serving bereaved families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss, I started to offer end of...
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Stephanie Byfield
Aug 72 min read
CHECK OUT: Caring for the Dying
Dear Friends, I have been working towards completing the Death Doula Certificate Program through Home Hospice Association. In completing...
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Jennifer Plante
Aug 14 min read
My Father's Death, and Why I Want to be a Death Doula
On December 10, 2023, my father died. It had been a long and tedious sickness, consisting of a cancerous kidney removal, partial bladder...
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Andreea Austen
Jul 234 min read
The Moment My Son’s Heart Stopped and My New Life Began
Being here today was not my intended plan. In fact, 2 years ago I was not familiar with the role of an infant and pregnancy loss doula...
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Kelly Hurley
Jul 155 min read
Holding Space for Termination
The grief of abortion is a topic that is severely under addressed. It falls in the category of disenfranchised grief. Unfortunately, for...
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Tammy Elliott
Jul 93 min read
CHECK OUT: Grieving Dads
Dear Friends, I am writing to you about a book that I loved so much that I read it twice. Grieving Dads by Kelly Farley with David Dicola...
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Carmen Grover
Jul 35 min read
The Chippi Chippi Box
I was once on a bus headed to Cobán in Guetamala. It started to rain while the sun was shining, and the bus driver told me that Chippi...
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