BEGIN YOUR END OF LIFE JOURNEY
ADVANCED PLANNING: why do it?
ensures your wishes are heard and respected
reduces uncertainty
allows for early decisions, while you are healthy and able to think clearly
takes stress away from your family
LEGACY WORK:
create a lasting memory of YOU
express YOUR identity through tangible or expressive ways
meaning and connection with FAMILY
increased sense of purpose
dignity and peace
coping for loved ones
HONOUR the life you lived
VIGIL PLANNING:
personal preferences
presence and comfort
emotional support
caregiver support
aftercare
GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT:
non-judgmental support for expressing emotions
spiritual and practical companionship
educational resources
funeral planning
connecting families to various support
HOW? During a session, I help you to:
REFLECT on your wishes, values and beliefs for future medical care. Sometimes talking it out with someone who advocates for you make it easier to make tough decisions.
DECIDE on advance directives, such as living wills, naming a healthcare proxy. I have a local directory of professionals and can facilitate meetings.
FOCUS on quality of life, to ensure your future care aligns with what is important to you. I present you with choices and decisions that are right for you.
DISCUSS with Family, I advocate for you by facilitating hard conversations.
FORMALISE the plan by completing directive documents such as a will and power of attorney to solidify your wishes legally.
HOW? During our sessions, I can guide you with hands-on activities that accomplish REFLECTION, DECISIONS, CREATIVE PROCESS, SHARING and CONNECTION, as we involve Family in this process:
Memory preservation: Compiling photo albums, scrapbooks, creating Tree of Life, arranging all the most beautiful and meaning memories into one place.
Digital legacies: recording video messages or managing online accounts to be passed on to the next generation.
Memory box: creating a place where meaningful and symbolic objects, such as photos, letters, any other items can be preserved.
Arts & Crafts: creating artwork, compiling favorite recipes into a family cookbook, chronicling family trips into an edited short film, etc.
HOW? We create a personalized plan with you and your loved ones to guide the final days and hours. I offer companionship and presence and continue advocating for you during the vigil.
DISCUSS your preferences for the physical space around you, sounds, scents, objects
DECIDE on what spiritual aspects if any you wish to incorporate
REQUEST visitors: who you would like to have with you and how you would like them to engage
PLAN aftercare of your body
ARRANGE logistics: decorations, documentation, invitations, communication and announcements, refreshments, etc.
HOW? I provide bereavement and grief support by offering emotional, spiritual and practical services to you and your Family. Through compassionate presence, safe space for expression, guidance on spiritual needs as well as practical and spiritual support, I guide you with all the logistics:
After death care guidance: I advise on all conventional and no conventional options available.
Funeral and memorial panning: I ensure these choices align with your values and cultural traditions.
Connecting with resources: I recommend grief support services, counselling, expressive therapies, etc.
Navigating the process: guidance an steps and decisions, assisting with arrangements and resources.
Maya Angelou: “If you’re going to live, leave behind a legacy. Make an impact on the world that can never be erased.”
LIVE WEBINARS
Sign up to attend my live webinars, which explore different strategies for better connecting the mind & body with the idea of dying, while encouraging ACCEPTANCE.
We also discuss a GOOD DEATH with experts about nutrition and wellness while dying.
AVAILABLE WEBINARS:
Transform the narrative! In a culture fearful of death, let’s change the conversation and shift the experience from one of fear to one of peace and acceptance.
Foster Healing after Death. Similar to a Death Cafe experience, by providing a safe space for expression, we help normalize the grieving process. Resources are provided to aid this difficult process.
Unconventional burials and ways to exist after death. Beyond burial and cremation, there are many amazing ways to preserve a human being’s essence. Explore with us!
LIVE WORKSHOPS
AVAILABLE WORKSHOPS:
Advanced Planning
Legacy work
Vigil Planning
Grief & Bereavement