So, What Does a Death Doula Do?
Here’s the short-and-to-the-point description of the role of a death doula: We provide non-medical, holistic support to individuals nearing the end of life and their families, offering emotional, spiritual, and practical guidance to make the dying process more peaceful, meaningful, and comfortable.
Let It Go
In her poem “In Blackwater Woods,” Mary Oliver includes these lines: “To live in this world you must be able to do three things: to love what is mortal; to hold it against your bones knowing your own life depends on it; and, when the time comes to let it go, to let it go.”