Grief Support & Death Work

Hi. I just found out tonight this is an actual thing. I've always wanted to work with hospice or something, but I definitely can't handle medical stuff. My sis was good at that stuff. I was always better with being the emotional support, the listener with no answer, the one you can call at 3 am and cry for two hours to and it doesn't bother me. I've had several near death experiences when I was younger myself, had several shared death experiences, and just somehow have become very comfortable with the uncomfortable. I've recently realized I think I have undiagnosed autism, so I'm extremely sensitive in general, and normal work is impossible. I lost my younger sister last year, and was so grateful to have been able to be here with her. We'd spend hours talking about the stuff no one wanted to say. I was abl…

I am interested in becoming a death doula. I watched the youtube video you published- "5 signs you're meant to be a death doula" and deeply resonated with each. I would have never known this was a area of work but it infinitly makes sense. Thank you.

I’m happy to join this group. I’m entering slowly into the work as an EOLD, arriving here through hospice massage. Looking forward to connecting!

Hello to all of you beautiful souls! I’m Jen (family calls me Jenny, I don’t mind either). I’m almost 38 and just now getting life back on track. Better late than never, right? Being a part of this community has helped me find a new part of that journey. A safe place to grieve where I didn’t have that before. I have been in the different parts of dying and grieving, especially as of late. Friends who are no longer serving your purpose that you have been friends with for nearly a decade that need to be let go for you to grow, 2 older kids that you haven’t talked to in 5.5 years due to crappy circumstances/ decisions, suicide in your own home, death of the ones who helped shape your future, narcissistic people that I got away from in order to grow. It’s been one crazy set of…

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I'm Liz. I'm 34 and have lived in Minnesota for most of my life (briefly crossed into Fargo, ND for college). I'm neuro-spicy as heck, partially diagnosed.

I'm beginning the Become a Death Doula Course and curious if any of my other coursemates are here as well.

I'm not entirely sure how or what I will do with this training, but... If nothing else, I'm hoping it may be helpful for my own circle... If nothing else.

I still remember the messy fallout from the death of my mortality-denying bonus-grandma and grandma, and I have to admit I still resent them for it in some ways. I'd love to spare others from the unnecessary head and heart aches that came with their passings.

I feel like I'm in the awkward sort of space where I've experienced a lot of deaths, but they were mostly animals, or more distant…

Hi...

I've been in the mix with health stuff for me and a few people around me and I forgot to connect with people who get it. So, I'm here, looking for that connection that holds, hears and truly doesn't judge.

I just read about Foxy's departure and that was my nudge to reach out here.

I hope y'all are ok out in the big world.

Sending love and hugs and all the good vibes. XO

Julee

Hi everyone! I'm really grateful we get to continue talking about death and grief, learning and sharing together. Yinz are the kind of humans that make me proud to be a human.

I am not intending to be a Death Doula, but I love having discovered they exist and I am glad to be a weird part of this community. For informational purposes, I am also a human. I do work and eat food. I drive a car. I am in favor of water and support its cleanliness and wetness.

Grief is such an impossible thing and I hate that people too often hurt in isolation. I hope that we can have way too much fun together as we also share our wounds and sorrows.

Hi everyone!

I’m incredibly happy to know there’s a community of like-minded people. I’ve been blessed to help many people both personally and professionally transition. I worked in the hospice industry for many years.

Five years ago,I was diagnosed with a very rare and aggressive breast cancer, which had me face my own mortality.

I recently realized at 58 years old that my purpose is to become an End of life Doula.

I joined the community to simply be around people and the subject of DD&G! I look forward to interacting with everyone.

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I'm Rachel Krueger, your resident Wild Widow Woman. My journey started in March 2015 when Steve, my hubs, died.

For years, I ran like hell from everything it meant to be a new widow. Now, I find myself neck deep in loving on widows and helping guide them - just by living my life and telling my story as I heal and explore different layers of my own grief.

I'm in this community to help normalize talking openly about DD&G. I'm here to learn more about the ways we can do this better and make transitions more peaceful for everyone involved.

Now, it’s your turn to introduce yourself!

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• Where are you on your journey with death, dying, and grief?