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"What if you could decide, at the end of your life, exactly when and where your death would happen? What if, instead of dying alone, in...

“He appeared like a flash of azure and turquoise shining out from the edge of the dark woods. Not illuminated but luminous, as if he...

My mother was a community palliative care nurse for the Victorian Order of Nurses for 17 years. Death and dying was a common thread in...

Dear Friends, A book that I continue to recommend to many people working through pain, suffering, death, and grieving is The Gift: 12...

This post is re-published with permission from Medium.com - https://mikeaube.medium.com/music-joy-and-death-work-35e6ad6de3ae Most...

You just became a trained death doula, now what? How do you get your business to grow? By starting to create trust in your community. If...

A few days ago was the harvest full moon. A big, beautiful orb of light in the darkness of night. One that shone down on the bounty of...

In the province of Alberta, the Green Sleeve is a plastic pocket folder given to patients by a doctor, which contains all of their...

People don't talk about the possibility of loss before birth. There is little to no preparation for the possibility of death. When it...

Dear Friends, I wanted to let you know that I recently finished reading a book called Resilient Grieving by Lucy Hone that I recommend...

Introduction In a world that often feels chaotic and fast-paced, many seek solace in the natural rhythms of the universe. One celestial...

This is a newer, lesser known, but we’re going to blow this thing out of the water concept sweeping the nation. What is an end-of-life...

On June 11, 2021, I gave birth to my son Andrew. It was a very different experience from the prior births of my other three children...

Dear Friends, I just wanted to drop you a note about a book that I just read that I really enjoyed called A Beginner's Guide: Practical...

I have been surrounded by loss over the last year. Every type of loss imaginable—loss of the elderly, loss of a family pet, loss by...

In my experience in Ireland, large numbers attend funerals without being invited; there is no inviting. A person is usually waked and...

This post is the first in a new monthly series through which members of the HHA community share book recommendations with you, our blog...

It was a beautiful day in late September; I was sitting upright on a rigid chair in my bedroom, watching the maple tree outside my window...

Full disclosure: I am not speaking from personal experience as a parent of a child with a disability. However, I grew up with an aunt who...

Public Libraries are the unsung heroes in our modern society. Can you imagine any other place like them? In a capitalist sea of stores...