Have you been following death doulas online and seeing us talk about end of life planning?  Do you want to get started on your own but have no idea where to start?  Do you even know what you want for your end of life?

Why am I doing a second podcast about planning?  Because if you fail to plan you plan to fail as the saying goes.   However I will try to make this my last planning episode because there are so many things we can talk about.

I really hope that this podcast along with episode 6 helps you get started on your end of life planning adventure.

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As I continue to assist postpartum parents who are grieving the loss of their child or children, it made me thing of this book, Ghost Belly.  While I have shared my account of losing my daughters, I find it helpful to hear from others as well so I decided to share a short excerpt from one of my favorite books(if you can have a favorite book about child loss).  

This book is Elizabeth Heineman’s personal account of a home birth that goes tragically wrong—ending in a stillbirth—and the harrowing process of grief and questioning that follows. It’s also Heineman’s unexpected tale of the loss of a newborn: before burial, she brings the baby home for overnight stays.

While I was on my self-care break I begin to notice the word grief swirling around a lot.   I guess I had gotten so used to hearing it that it became part of my everyday language.  On my self-care break all of the random chatter got a lot quieter in my head and the important things became louder. 

Everyone one is grieving something or someone.  This meditation is dedicated to those who are grieving lost loved ones.  I hope this helps someone.