Additional Resources
Please find some of my favorite sites and podcasts related to the focus of my practice and a listings of my current educational offerings.
End of Life
Articles
NPR report on an increase in in doulas engagements to facilitate end of life
Information and Orgs
Interesting information defining conscious dying
A safe place to talk about death
Considering your life review and legacy
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My end of life decisions and advance planning guide & toolkit
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National Hospice Foundation Palliative Care
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The Conversation Project: Starting the Conversation
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​Alternatives to a Traditional Burial or Cremation:
Bay Area Consumers Funeral Association
Extensive list of links for death and funeral related services
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Overview of technology-enhanced burial options now & in the future
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Videos
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It’s My Right: The Handmade Death (Video)
A film by Herta Sturmann about her mother’s conscious death
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When Breath Becomes Air (Video)
A presentation by Lucy Kalanithi, MD, for the Mission Hospice Author Services
Third Act
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​Discover your passion and re-invent your life
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Living in a green, vital and engaged community
Could Your 60s & 70s be the best decades of life?
An article in The Guardian
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Modern Love, New York Times, Oct. 2024
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Press & Promotions
Compassion & Choices article about doulas where Rhyena is featured along with esteemed colleagues; available by link or word doc:
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​What is an End of Life Doula anyway? Compassion and Choices Workshop at the annual American Society on Aging Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 2024, plus workshop organizer Meagan Williams' story about it:​
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