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Staying Calm and Confident
Those two simple words—“Don’t panic”—are the best first advice anyone can get when they find themselves in stressful circumstances, whether those circumstances involve unfamiliar surroundings, a wild amount of difficult tasks, or an actual medical emergency. As a doula, you may even find yourself facing all three at once!
Meeting People Where They Are
One of the privileges of being a death doula is the opportunity to be with our clients and stand witness during the most significant moment
Caring for Caretakers
Our work as doulas gives us the ability to step back from the patient who is dying and see the larger picture. Even better, we can do something about it.
Time and Energy
Every aspect of life that requires you to show up is going to demand two major resources: time and energy. Whether the challenge is raising a family, maintaining a career, going back to school to gain new skills, or just indulging in a hobby that enriches your spirit—if you don’t put your energy into it, you won’t get good results. And if you don’t put any time in, well, it might not happen at all.
A Foundation for the Future
What distinguishes IDLM from many other programs is its integrative and forward-thinking approach. IDLM prepares doulas to work with hospice systems, not outside of them. The curriculum includes education on early hospice enrollment advocacy, regulatory awareness, ethical boundaries, and professional communication within healthcare environments.
Moving Through Transition
When a death doula becomes involved in the transition process, their job is to step back and look at the whole picture. The medical workers will do their work and the funeral workers will do theirs—the doula’s job is to see what isn’t being handled, and to figure out the best way to fill in the gaps.
