Summer Summit Spotlight – Your Morbid Friends
One of the reasons talking to people about death can be so challenging is that it often means talking to them about what is most important to them in life. It can sometimes require a vulnerability that is difficult for people, as they worry about whether they will be valued for what makes them who […]
Death Book Roundup 3
It’s time for another book round up! Who doesn’t love a little summer reading? Previous book recommendations on this blog have focused on non-fiction books and memoirs by death care professionals. This time we want to tell you about some books that really get inside the grief experience in a more personal way. Most of […]
Summer Summit – Through the Eyes of a Death Doula
Everyone here at IDLM has had the experience of telling someone they are a death doula and being met with the question, “What’s that?” We perform a necessary function, serving people in ways that have been essential for thousands of years—but at the same time, the changes in deathways across the twentieth century and the […]
My Love Affair With Forest Lawn
Forest Lawn is a company with several cemetery properties; by coincidence I happened to grow up just a few miles away from their main site in Glendale, California. It was a lovely place to meditate on life, death, or in my case, Poli Sci homework.
Spotlight on Summer Summit Guest, Dr. Cynthia Pan
This week on the blog we are highlighting an upcoming Summer Summit guest who puts the International in International Doula Life Movement. Dr. Cynthia Pan is a hospice and palliative care expert with decades of experience.
Get Ready for Summer Summit 2025!
The days are long and the weather is getting warmer. Summer is just about here, and that means the International Doula Life Movement Summer Summit is right around the corner.
The Words We Say
If you’re reading this, you already know how important it is to talk about death. One of the things you’ll hear over and over again in your IDLM classes, in workshops and CE classes, in Death Cafes and here on this blog, is how important it is to find ways to simply have conversations about […]
Making Personal Connections
If you work as a doula, you have probably been through the experience of helping someone put together an advance care plan—or at the very least, you have taken time to put some thought into a plan for yourself. Which means you know how challenging that project can be. One of the first, and biggest, […]
IDLM Training: Leading the Way in Cutting-Edge End-of-Life Doula Education
In the world of end-of-life care, education is everything. The more knowledgeable and well-prepared a doula is, the better they can support individuals and families during one of life’s most profound transitions. That’s why at the International Doula Life Movement (IDLM), we are committed to delivering the most comprehensive, cutting-edge training available. Why IDLM Stands […]
Death Book Round Up 2 – More Death Books!
A few weeks ago, we shared the titles of a few books that might be of interest to end of life doulas or anyone else interested in death culture. Well, it turns out we weren’t finished! If you’re looking for good books about death and dying, here are a few more titles to add to […]
