Category Archives: end of life care

Empowering Seniors: Upcoming Caregiver Conference

Caregiver Revolution will have an exhibitor table and I’m pleased to say that I will be giving the closing speech “Caregiver Revolution: Taking Better Care of Yourself and Others at the End of Life” at the JFS Caregiver Conference October 28th, … Continue reading

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Every Day A Holy Day by Barbara Haynes

  Looking forward to receiving what looks like a wonderful, useful book. I will post a review very soon, but  for now visit the Every Day A Holy Day facebook page! Every Day A Holy Day is an excellent manual … Continue reading

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3 End of Life Planning Resources

How to Plan a Funeral is a pretty darn good guide to the process of planning a funeral with concise information presented in an organized accessible way. Natural End furnishes information about planning a simpler, more natural burial and a map of … Continue reading

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Readings from the American Book of the Dead

readings of various chambers of the American Book of the Dead with powerful illustrations Continue reading

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Good Medicine – Pema Chodron

Good Medicine – The practice of Tonglen – Pema Chodron This is a summary, an outline, of a wonderful talk which I recently heard and which can be found with the above title on Udemy. Presenting a summary is always … Continue reading

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In honour of the Passing of Stephen Levine

  Who Dies? was and continues to be a life changing book for many people. It served to open my eyes to the conscious death and dying movement with such pioneers as Ram Dass, Joan Halifax, Christine Longaker, EJ Gold, … Continue reading

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