Dead Funny Dead Serious

 

Meet  Kai Wonder! They share their How & Why of becoming a death doula. Plus their challenges and hopes for the field. Listen now on YouTube or Spotify @The Dead Funny Dead Serious Podcast.

 

Please consider supporting DFDS in making more content on ethical end of life conversations and reducing death traumas. Become a Patreon today@ https://www.patreon.com/deadfunnydeadserious?fan_landing=true 

 

Particularly poignant moments in this episode: People that try to fix the grieving, finding equitable ways to be an end of life doula, and planning a (future) grief center.

 

Kai Wonder

Business: Philly Death Doula Collective 

Website: https://phillydeathdoulas.com/

Location: Philadelphia, PA

Instagram: @phillydeathdoulacollective

 

#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospicevolunteer #griefandloss #howtobecomeanendoflifedoula #deathdoulatraining #endoflifecare #death #dying #deathanddying #howtobecomeadeathdoula #deadfunnydeadserious #30endoflifedoulasin30days⁠ #homefuneralguide #vigil #lifereview #deathpodcast #virtualdeathdoulas #phillydeathdoula #KaiWonder

 

Song Info: Song Copyright 2021 Mitzi Weiland. Written &  Preformed By Ethan Bovey (Splitting Silence) Find more info about them here: splittingsilence.com

 

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, please go to the emergency room, call 911, or call the number below (USA) for support or the emergency number in your country. 

(USA) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #800-273-8255
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.

Episode 27 of 30 End of Life Doulas 30 Days Nathalie Bonafé

 

Meet Nathalie! She shares her How & Why of becoming a death doula. Plus her challenges and hopes for the field. Listen now on YouTube or Spotify. The Dead Funny Dead Serious Podcast.

 

Please consider supporting DFDS in making more content on ethical end of life conversations and reducing death traumas.    Become a Patron today@ https://www.patreon.com/deadfunnydeadserious?fan_landing=true 

 

Particularly poignant moments in this episode: From Science to Death, Menopause Cafes, Death Anxiety in middle age women, and finding your own voice. 

 

 

Business: A Gentler Parting

Website: www.agentlerparting.com  & www.nathaliebonafe.com

Location: New Haven, CT

Instagram: @nath_bonafe

 

#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospicevolunteer #griefandloss #howtobecomeanendoflifedoula #deathdoulatraining #endoflifecare #death #dying #deathanddying #howtobecomeadeathdoula #deadfunnydeadserious #30endoflifedoulasin30days⁠ #homefuneralguide #vigil #lifereview #deathpodcast #virtualdeathdoulas #Connecticutdeathdoula #NathalieBonafé #menopausedoula #menopausecoach #menopausecafe #endoflife

 

Song Info: Song Copyright 2021 Mitzi Weiland. Written &  Preformed By Ethan Bovey (Splitting Silence) Find more info about them here: splittingsilence.com

 

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, please go to the emergency room, call 911, or call the number below (USA) for support or the emergency number in your country. 

(USA) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #800-273-8255
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.

Episode 26  of 30 End of Life Doulas in 30 Days Shantell Riley 

 

 

Meet Shantell Riley! She shares her How & Why of becoming a death doula. Plus her challenges and hopes for the field. Listen now on YouTube or Spotify. The Dead Funny Dead Serious Podcast. 

 

Please consider supporting DFDS in making more content on ethical end of life conversations and reducing death traumas. Become a Patreon today@ https://www.patreon.com/deadfunnydeadserious?fan_landing=true 

 

 

Particularly poignant moments in this episode: They need to know we exist, comfy spaces help in dealing with this heavy topic, put yourself in spaces to be seen, and shifting the ‘fight' language at end of life. 

 

 

Business: Dignity with Departure

Website: https://dignitywithdeparture.com/

Location: Milwaukee Wisconsin

Instagram: @dignitywithdeparture

 

Shantell’s Grief Support Fund On CashApp:

Shantell Riley $dwdgriefaccessfund

 

#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospicevolunteer #griefandloss #howtobecomeanendoflifedoula #deathdoulatraining #endoflifecare #death #dying #deathanddying #howtobecomeadeathdoula #deadfunnydeadserious #30endoflifedoulasin30days⁠ #homefuneralguide #vigil #lifereview #deathpodcast #virtualdeathdoulas #Wisconsindeathdoula 

 

Song Info: Song Copyright 2021 Mitzi Weiland. Written &  Preformed By Ethan Bovey (Splitting Silence) Find more info about them here: splittingsilence.com

 

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, please go to the emergency room, call 911, or call the number below (USA) for support or the emergency number in your country. 

(USA) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #800-273-8255

Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.

30 End of Life Doulas in 30 Days 

The Dead Funny Dead Serious Podcast 

Episode 25  Angela Shook

 

 

Meet Angela Shook! She shares her How & Why of becoming a death doula. Plus her challenges and hopes for the field. Listen now on YouTube or Spotify. 

 

Please consider supporting DFDS in making more content on ethical end of life conversations and reducing death traumas. Become a Patreon today@ https://www.patreon.com/deadfunnydeadserious?fan_landing=true 

 

Particularly poignant moments in this episode: Being an EOLSecret Agent, Tour guides, technology that helps support end of life wishes, and end of life doulas getting a seat at the table. 

 

 

Business: president of NEDA (National End of Life Doula Alliance)

Website: Nedalliance.org

Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Instagram: @angshook27

 

 

#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospicevolunteer #griefandloss #howtobecomeanendoflifedoula #deathdoulatraining #endoflifecare #death #dying #deathanddying #howtobecomeadeathdoula #deadfunnydeadserious #30endoflifedoulasin30days⁠ #homefuneralguide #vigil #lifereview #deathpodcast #virtualdeathdoulas #nedalliance #michigandoula #Kalamazoo #hospice #cracktheice #secretagentofdeath

 

Song Info: Song Copyright 2021 Mitzi Weiland. Written &  Preformed By Ethan Bovey (Splitting Silence) Find more info about them here: splittingsilence.com

 

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, please go to the emergency room, call 911, or call the number below (USA) for support or the emergency number in your country. 

(USA) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #800-273-8255
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.

Episode 24 of 30 End of Life Doulas in 30 Days Keri-Lynn Turney

 

Meet Keri-Lynn Turney! She shares her How & Why of becoming a death doula. Plus her challenges and hopes for the field. Listen now on YouTube or Spotify. The Dead Funny Dead Serious Podcast. Links in Bio. 

 

Please consider supporting DFDS in making more content on ethical end of life conversations and reducing death traumas. Become a Patreon today@ https://www.patreon.com/deadfunnydeadserious?fan_landing=true 

 

Particularly poignant moments in this episode: How witnessing a ‘prepared’ death differs from an ‘unprepared’ death, wailing and allowing yourself to feel the feelings, and how grief makes death complicated (to say the least). 

 

 

Business: Sacred Departure

Website: https://www.sacreddeparture.com/

Location:  Kelowna, BC Canada

Instagram: @sacred_departure

 

#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospicevolunteer #griefandloss #howtobecomeanendoflifedoula #deathdoulatraining #endoflifecare #death #dying #deathanddying #howtobecomeadeathdoula #deadfunnydeadserious #30endoflifedoulasin30days⁠ #homefuneralguide #vigil #lifereview #deathpodcast #virtualdeathdoulas #Canadadeathdoula #legacywriter #legacyprojects #SacredDeparture #KeriLynnTurney

 

Song Info: Song Copyright 2021 Mitzi Weiland. Written &  Preformed By Ethan Bovey (Splitting Silence) Find more info about them here: splittingsilence.com

 

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, please go to the emergency room, call 911, or call the number below (USA) for support or the emergency number in your country. 

(USA) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #800-273-8255
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.

Episode 23 30 End of Life Doulas 30 Days Tracey Walker #deathdoula #eold #LGBTQIA

 

Meet Tracey Walker! She shares her How & Why of becoming a death doula. Plus her challenges and hopes for the field. Listen now on YouTube or Spotify. The Dead Funny Dead Serious Podcast. Links in Bio. 

 

Please consider supporting DFDS in making more content on ethical end of life conversations and reducing death traumas. Become a Patreon today@ https://www.patreon.com/deadfunnydeadserious?fan_landing=true 

 

Particularly poignant moments in this episode: Having a yes journey, supporting LGBTQIA community members at and before end of life, and finding the training that speaks to you. 

 

 

Business: Let It Be End of Life Planning &  Program Director for Going With Grace

Website: letitbedeathdoula.com

Location: Southwest Michigan

Instagram: @damesiren & @going_with_grace

 

#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospicevolunteer #griefandloss #howtobecomeanendoflifedoula #deathdoulatraining #endoflifecare #death #dying #deathanddying #howtobecomeadeathdoula #deadfunnydeadserious #30endoflifedoulasin30days⁠ #homefuneralguide #vigil #lifereview #deathpodcast #virtualdeathdoulas #MichiganDeathDoula #GoingwithGrace #letitbeendoflifeplanning #traceywalker #yesjourney #secondcareer #deatheducation

 

Song Info: Song Copyright 2021 Mitzi Weiland. Written &  Preformed By Ethan Bovey (Splitting Silence) Find more info about them here: splittingsilence.com

 

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, please go to the emergency room, call 911, or call the number below (USA) for support or the emergency number in your country. 

(USA) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #800-273-8255
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.

Episode 22 of 30 End of Life Doulas 30 Days Kristen Elliott #DeathDoula #EOLD #EOL

 

Meet Kristen Elliott! She shares her How & Why of becoming a death doula. Plus her challenges and hopes for the field. Listen now on YouTube or Spotify. The Dead Funny Dead Serious Podcast. Links in Bio. 

 

Please consider supporting DFDS in making more content on ethical end of life conversations and reducing death traumas. Become a Patreon today@ https://www.patreon.com/deadfunnydeadserious?fan_landing=true 

 

Particularly poignant moments in this episode: Supporting the living with the knowledge of death, why certification may not be for some people, and why getting the word out about what end of life doulas ‘do’ is so important. 

 

 

Business: Compassionate Presence 

Website: KristenElliott.co & compassionate-presence.com & near.co

Location: Seattle Washington USA 

Instagram: @kristenelliottseattle & @stonecirclescollective

 

Kristen’s Podcast: Dying to Live with Kristen Elliott

 

#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospicevolunteer #griefandloss #howtobecomeanendoflifedoula #deathdoulatraining #endoflifecare #death #dying #deathanddying #howtobecomeadeathdoula #deadfunnydeadserious #30endoflifedoulasin30days⁠ #homefuneralguide #vigil #lifereview #deathpodcast #virtualdeathdoulas #Seattledeathdoula #stonecirclescollective #KristenElliottSeattle #DyingtoLivePodcast #CompassionatePresence

 

Song Info: Song Copyright 2021 Mitzi Weiland. Written &  Preformed By Ethan Bovey (Splitting Silence) Find more info about them here: splittingsilence.com

 

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, please go to the emergency room, call 911, or call the number below (USA) for support or the emergency number in your country. 

(USA) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #800-273-8255
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.

Episode 21 of 30 End of Life Doulas in 30 Days

 

Emily Vass

 

Meet Emily Vass! She shares her How & Why of becoming a death doula. Plus her challenges and hopes for the field. Listen now on YouTube or Spotify. The Dead Funny Dead Serious Podcast. Links in Bio.

 

Particularly poignant moments in this episode: supporting First Nations community members and the military community, children as part of the death experience, and partnering with medical professionals. 

 

Please note: This Episode was recorded from Florida on the unseated lands of the Muskogee and the Creek Nations and from Seattle on the stolen land of the Duamish people. 

 

 

Business: Reinforcing Wishes

Website: www.nativedeathdiva.com 

Location: Pensacola, Florida .. However I work within a 2 hour radius of Pensacola, Tallahassee and Jacksonville, Fl which covers some areas of Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia 

Instagram, Facebook, Clubhouse: @NativeDeathDiva 

 

Other resources mentioned in this episode:

theconversationproject.org

#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospicevolunteer #griefandloss #howtobecomeanendoflifedoula #deathdoulatraining #endoflifecare #death #dying #deathanddying #howtobecomeadeathdoula #deadfunnydeadserious #30endoflifedoulasin30days⁠ #homefuneralguide #vigil #lifereview #deathpodcast #virtualdeathdoulas #militarysupport #floridadeathdoula #deathworker #nativedeathdiva #firstnationsendoflife #militaryendoflife 

Song Info: Song Copyright 2021 Mitzi Weiland. Written &  Preformed By Ethan Bovey (Splitting Silence) Find more info about them here: splittingsilence.com

 

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, please go to the emergency room, call 911, or call the number below (USA) for support or the emergency number in your country. 

(USA) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #800-273-8255
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.

Episode 20 of 30 End of Life Doulas in 30 Days

 

Meet Summer Gail Diegel! They share the How & Why of becoming a death doula. Plus their challenges and hopes for the field. 

 

Listen now on YouTube or Spotify. The Dead Funny Dead Serious Podcast. Please consider supporting DFDS in making more content on ethical end of life conversations and reducing death traumas. Become a Patron Today

 

Particularly poignant moments in this episode: Doula prep for a (zombie) apocalypse, inclusive community care, consent at end of life, and big hopes for big change.

 

 

Business: Sunflower Services 

Website: www.thesunflowercycle.com

Location: Seattle WA

Instagram:  @pearlcollectivepnw / @a_sacred_passing

 

Consent Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

 

#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospicevolunteer #griefandloss #howtobecomeanendoflifedoula #deathdoulatraining #endoflifecare #death #dying #deathanddying #howtobecomeadeathdoula #deadfunnydeadserious #30endoflifedoulasin30days⁠ #homefuneralguide #vigil #lifereview #deathpodcast #virtualdeathdoulas #thepearlcollectivepnw #washingtondeathdoula 

Episode 19 Andrea Fitzgerald 

 

Meet Andrea Fitzgerald!

She shares her How & Why of becoming a death doula. Plus her challenges and hopes for the field. 

 

Particularly poignant moments in this episode: the importance of showing up, defining full spectrum doula, gratitude & being led to clients. 

 

 

Business: Goldenwillow Doula & Doula for People’s Memorial Co Op in Seattle

Website: https://peoplesmemorial.org/aboutpma/team.html/title/andrea-fitzgerald-board-alternate

Location: Whatcom County Washington

Instagram: @andrea_fitzgerald_2_8 & @goldenwillowdoula

https://www.veteranrites.org/

https://growingveterans.org/

 

Photo Credit: Native Light Photo

#deathdoula #endoflifedoula #hospicevolunteer #griefandloss #howtobecomeanendoflifedoula #deathdoulatraining #endoflifecare #death #dying #deathanddying #howtobecomeadeathdoula #deadfunnydeadserious #30endoflifedoulasin30days⁠ #homefuneralguide #vigil #lifereview #deathpodcast #virtualdeathdoulas #fullspectrumdoula #eold #washingtondeathdoula #washingtonendoflifedoula

Song Info: Song Copyright 2021 Mitzi Weiland. Written &  Preformed By Ethan Bovey (Splitting Silence) Find more info about them here: splittingsilence.com

 

If you or anyone you know is considering suicide, please go to the emergency room, call 911, or call the number below (USA) for support or the emergency number in your country. 

(USA) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline #800-273-8255
Hours: Available 24 hours. Languages: English, Spanish.