Being Great Doesn’t Happen By Accident
Think about the last time you saw somebody do something really amazing. Maybe it was an athletic event, maybe it was a magic trick, maybe it was someone absolutely cleaning up on Jeopardy! by answering questions you wouldn’t have thought anybody knew the answers to. These incredible moments are super impressive, and usually brief—maybe a […]
Death Positive: The Death Talk You Didn’t Know You Needed
As doulas, the first and most important part of our job often is simply to open up the conversation, to help people feel safe communicating their thoughts, questions, and concerns about death to each other.
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, […]
Let’s Talk About It
When it comes to working with people as an end of life doula, the first and most important thing to do issimply to start the conversation. Once people feel like they are safe to talk about death and dying, theyoften open up quickly to share stories about their loved ones who have died or their […]
Death Book Roundup 1
One of the things we all figure out pretty early on in our end of life care journey is that there is always more to know! At IDLM we make continuing education a priority for exactly that reason, to help our students and graduates add to their knowledge and keep track of new developments in […]
That’s the Question, Isn’t It?
I have a question for you. You are more than welcome to answer it, for yourself—in fact, you probably should. But really, I’m giving you this question as a gift to use as a tool with your clients, because this is one of the most important questions you can ask when it comes to advance […]
Whatever You Do… Don’t Panic!
There is a classic science fiction novel you may have heard of, called The Hitch-Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The book itself is not a guide to the galaxy. Instead, it is about the guide, which is an electronic device, a bit like a smart phone except the idea was thirty years before smart phones, […]
Continuing the Journey… Together!
When it comes to helping people on their journeys through end of life and/or grief, no matter howmuch you already know there will always be more to learn. Every person you work with will havesomething to teach you. But it is also your responsibility to show up prepared, with as much knowledgeas possible—your clients will […]
New In Person Training with Alison Nail Malone
It’s a new year and here at the International Doula Life Movement we are hitting the ground running! We have so many big plans and new opportunities lined up, both for IDLM as a community and for individual students and grads looking for something new. One of the things we are most excited about is […]
Lisa Pahl and Death Deck
When it comes to helping clients and families through the end of life process, whether you’re just planning or assisting someone who is in active transition, the most difficult part of the process can often be just opening the conversation. Getting people to talk about death and dying isn’t always easy, especially when it’s a […]
