Filling the Gaps
As a doula, you should be paying close attention to what is going on with your client families as the patient goes through their transition. The concerns they have can only be addressed if someone knows what those concerns are.
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 of their life, excepting maybe when they were born to begin with. This requires your clients to put a great amount of trust in you. Trust that you will be […]
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.
