Soul At Heart End-of-Life Doula

03/03/2026

Legacy: Celebrating and Commemorating a Life Well-Lived.

As I sit down to write my messages each week, with faithful Luna by my side, I often reflect on legacy—after all, I’m not getting any younger. I wonder how my children and those closest to me will truly remember me. I hope their memories will be rooted in essence, feeling, and understanding, rather than just a list of rote memories and events....

Reflect on your legacy and how to honor it while alive. Discover meaningful ways to create and share your unique life story.

02/26/2026

Honor Life: Craft Legacy

Everyone has one; some may seem more readily evident than others, but everyone has a legacy. The best news is that you can be intentional about legacy, who you are at your core, and what matters most in the end. Because bonus hours aren't guaranteed, investing in a legacy project now helps ensure peace of mind at end of life. There is a wonderful book that features creative legacy work by End-of-Life Doula Diane Button called…...

Explore the importance of legacy work and creative projects that preserve your essence for future generations. Ensure peace of mind today.

02/23/2026

Unity, Forgiveness, and Love in the Bonus Hours

From my own experience, what happens in the mid-space warrants further consideration. It is in the bonus hours that so much heart-work can happen if who we are, on both sides of the bedrail, can become open. Apologies, forgiveness, legacy, and peace of mind can play a "larger-than-life" role (quite literally) in death unburdened, as well as in lives lifted of regrets for those who stay behind....

Explore the transformative power of forgiveness and unity in the 'bonus hours' before death, fostering peace and emotional release.

02/19/2026

Transition and Transcendence: A Time for Peace and Unity

I think a lot about this work that we do as doulas and the sacredness of simply holding space and bearing witness and affirmation as another soul labors out of this life--their soul set free from earthly body. If we are very lucky and gifted with the grace of time between the terminal diagnosis and active dying of a loved one, we can celebrate the life lived and find peace of mind in those “bonus hours,” days, and weeks....

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02/13/2026

Shaping Legacy and Centering on Quality of Life

Hello friends, We have talked about the first 48 hours after a diagnosis and creating the sanctuary space, but what happens in the weeks or months that follow? This is the period where the medical and care-giving routines have been established, but the "active" dying stage has yet to begin. These are the bonus hours, days, and weeks. For some families this may be a time of uncertainty....

Hello friends, We have talked about the first 48 hours after a diagnosis and creating the sanctuary space, but what happens in the weeks or months that follow? This is the period where the medical …

02/08/2026

Beyond the Diagnosis: The First 48 Hours with a Death Doula

Hello everyone, It is gently snowing once again here in the northeast. No worries though, it is only enough to offer a sense of coziness, yet not enough to warrant logistial concerns. Luna is keeping me company, gently snoring and (seemingly) dreaming of lions. Thank you for joining me again in this space. My mission is to expand the understanding of where, when, and how the end-of-life doula-work fits in, in the end-of-life story....

Hello everyone, It is gently snowing once again here in the northeast. No worries though, it is only enough to offer a sense of coziness, yet not enough to warrant logistial concerns. Luna is keepi…

02/06/2026

Harvesting the Light: The Beautiful Partnership of Hospice and Doula Care

Hello all, In my last post, we spoke about the "early spring" of a sudden diagnosis and the quiet, intentional steps one can take to find footing in a shifting landscape. As we continue to watch the light stretch longer across the Maine snow, I want to talk about one of the most significant services available to those on this journey: Hospice....

Discover how hospice and End-of-Life Doulas create a compassionate support system to enhance quality of life during challenging times.

02/04/2026

Take this in.

✍️ Coming Home to Peace - Our suffering mostly comes from our wandering minds. With our chasing thoughts, we get lost elsewhere—in the past we cannot change, in the future we cannot control—drifting so far from the peace of this present moment.

And we ache. We feel lost. We wonder why peace seems so hard to find.

But dear hearts, this here and now, this present moment, is our home. It is our treasure of peace that has been with us all along, quietly waiting with infinite patience, never leaving us even when we wander far away.

We thought we had to chase peace somewhere else, so we kept running to find it. We searched in accomplishments, in possessions, in destinations we believed would finally bring us rest. We exhausted ourselves looking everywhere except the one place it has always lived—right here, in this very moment.

Just relax. Just pause for a gentle moment. We can stop running now.

Peace is right here. It has always been right here, waiting for us like a warm home with the door open. We can come back to it simply by returning to our breath—breathing in, breathing out, feeling the gentle rhythm that has been quietly holding us this whole time.

We can find it in the mindfulness of our daily actions—washing dishes with presence, walking with awareness, speaking with care. In these simple moments, peace whispers: “I never left. I’ve been here all along, waiting for you to come home.”

Peace and stopping the chase does not mean we don’t grow our lives. When we are at peace and flow with the real life right here and now, struggle shifts. We flow with clarity in whatever wholesome plans we have. Growth continues, but without the exhausting chase. Goals unfold, but without the anxious grasping. Life moves forward, but now rooted in peace rather than driven by restlessness.

We don’t need to chase anymore. We don’t need to search in distant places for what lives so close. This present moment is home. Peace is here, patiently, lovingly waiting for our wandering minds to finally come back and rest.

May you and all beings be well, happy, and at peace. 🙏✨

01/30/2026

Navigating the First Steps of an Unexpected Journey Conversation with Gemini

Hello all, As I sit here today, the light has begun to change. That brilliant, stark white of mid-winter is softening into a golden hue that hints at what lies beneath the snow. Even as Luna and I watch the squirrels continue their acrobatic feats at the feeders, there is a new restlessness in the air—a quiet, insistent whisper that spring, with all its renewal and messy beauty, is just around the corner....

Facing unexpected life changes? Discover mindful first steps to find peace and support during tough times. Embrace transformation today.

01/20/2026

Making Aging in Place a Reality: The Three Pillars

Hello all, It is a brisk and beautiful snow-covered day here in mid-coast Maine, a great day to write by the window and watch the beauty of what unfolds outdoors in the early morning. The birds, that resist my feeders most of the time, flit about them now gathering seeds to sustain them until the snow begins to melt away and re-expose the bounty of what can be found in the dormant winter garden--the leftovers from fall harvest....

Discover essential tips for aging in place with safety, support, and community connection for a dignified and fulfilling life at home.

01/13/2026

Finding Comfort and Dignity: The Additional Benefits of an End-of-Life Doula

Hello all. It is another perfect day to practice presence and mindfulness, and to control the pace by which we experience the day. Each day it is important to make sure there are at least a few moments for reflection, to tease out the insights and the glimmers to discover the opportunities for blessings and grace. In following up on the topic of my last post, I offer some additional information that further broadens the scope of what EOL doulas have to contribute....

Discover how end-of-life doulas provide comfort and dignity, allowing families to honor their loved ones while embracing the journey at home.

01/09/2026

Finding Comfort and Dignity: The Essential Role of an End-of-Life Doula

Since we are still in that period of new year, new goals, updating self-vision, I thought it a perfect time to go back to the beginning. The existence of trained, but non-medical, end-of-life practitioners is still not widely known, even though death-tenders, often known by other names (Shamans, Death Walkers, etc.), have been around for as long as humans have been....

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