Sherry Burns, End-of-Life Doula

05/04/2026

Lovely

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04/17/2026

I'm proud to say that psilocybin treatment for terminal anxiety will be available in New Mexico and that hospices are getting on board to provide treatment.

For thousands of New Mexicans experiencing depression, PTSD, substance use disorders, or nearing their final days of life, the well-researched medicine found in psychedelic mushrooms (psilocybin) will be a treatment

02/09/2026

I love The Pitt. I wait impatiently for every new episode. In episode 5, I was taken by surprise when a death doula appears to support a terminal patient and her husband. I was really disappointed with the way the character came off though. She was unnecessarily assertive and stern--no expression of compassion. Her face was so dour that I found myself thinking "god, I hope I don't look like that or come across that way."

Doulas are gaining a foothold in end-of-life care, but gaining trust and winning respect are challenging. This character portrayal did nothing to help that. Only in her last scene did she soften (a little) and express compassion, the ability to be a team player, and offer real support.

I do love The Pitt. But writers, do better.

https://www.primetimer.com/features/what-is-a-death-doula-and-how-does-the-pitt-include-it-in-season-2-episode-5-heres-everything-to-know?fbclid=IwdGRjcAP27DtjbGNrA_br0GV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHoajPiEoA9LTYRgxcvKBcoltxEGBadXEFd8PEMhHIcsNvP3Z0X_EJT-8HSNX_aem_ZYd_4tOf0ZTIuwiZ1Zl9bQ

The Pitt season 2 episode 5 brings a death-doula for a patient suffering from terminal lung cancer.

12/17/2025

❤️‍🩹
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08/29/2025

Join us in Niwot, CO, for a workshop on living life fully by looking death straight in the eye and learning what it can teach us.

Seating is limited, so register early!

ABOUT THE GATHERING Death is not the opposite of life, but a part of it — a threshold, a teacher, a mirror. In this half-day workshop, we invite you to gather in a spirit of reverence and curiosity as we turn gently toward one of life’s most profound passages. Through mindfulness, story, somatic...

07/12/2025

Beautiful and profound

05/26/2025

This is a beautiful interview with a former client who didn't qualify for MAID in the US, so she went to Switzerland to use their Voluntary Aid in Dying (VAD) program. In the interview, Jamie says she wanted me to go with her, but I wasn't able to. But, at the very last minute it did work out, and I had the profound privilege of being with her.

(If you don't want to watch the entire hour interview, you can go to 47.35 to hear her talk about deciding who would accompany her and why.)

Jamie Silverman was a psychotherapist, art therapist and family constellation facilitator. Painting, illustrating, yoga, hiking, swimming, dance and partici...

02/05/2025

Love his sense of humor. What a gift that he helped his loved ones laugh through their tears.
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01/15/2025

For anyone interested in Medical Aid in Dying (MAID), this video is a presentation two colleagues and I gave at the Before I Die New Mexico Festival last November. We discuss MAID and do a reenactment.

https://beforeidiefestivals.com/festival-videos/Representatives of End of Life Options New Mexico (EOLONM) presented details about accessing Medical Aid in D...

11/29/2024

We must do better for the dying, especially for our children.

A bereaved mother’s case against our grief-phobic culture.