Alua Arthur is a pioneer in end-of-life care, helping strangers overcome their greatest fear of all

Have you heard of death doulas? Here is what they are, their importance, and why Christians should become death doulas

Just as doulas support mothers through birth, death, or end-of-life doulas support people who are preparing for death.

As fall arrives and COVID-19 numbers rise, wellness practitioners across the country are sharing their healing modalities to help us face our fear of death. We spoke with John Christian Phifer, a death doula, about how the novel coronavirus is changing our relationship with life.

What do you do when given a terminal diagnosis? Who do you turn to when the doctors say you only have a few months to live? Unless you have been there yourself, it is hard to imagine what those words stir within you. Perhaps a combination of fear, disbelief but also, peace. We are all […]

A new wave of death and grief is making its way to the funeral service industry. Say hello to the End-of-Life Doula.

A moving excerpt from Alua Arthur’s insightful new book, Briefly Perfectly Human.

A death doula is a person trained to help the dying one and their family with the death process. In this article we explain the role of end-of-life doulas.

Sooner or later, everyone eventually asks questions about end of life. What happens to me when my physical body dies? Is there an afterlife? If so, where do I go? Do my loved ones meet me? Will they usher me to the next plane of existence? In Diary of a Death Doula, psychic medium and near-death experience researcher Debra Diamond presents the story of life as a hospice "Death Doula," revealing twenty-five critical life lessons from those at the threshold of the afterlife, and those who have already crossed over, ultimately revealing a new way of understanding death.

Death. It’s a taboo topic for many — some avoid the topic altogether. But there are those who confront it head on and help the rest of us do so, too.

Hoping to reframe the way the Western world views death, end-of-life doulas are growing in popularity amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here's what this larger Death Positive Movement can teach us about life — and preparing for our own mortality.

September 11th marks a date that is forever etched in our hearts and minds. We all remember exactly where we were when we heard the news when our nation lost 2977 beautiful souls in one tragic morning. Now, twenty-two years later, thousands of people continue to grieve the loss of their parent, partner, child, relative, colleague, or friend. Twenty-two years later, even those of us not directly touched by that tragedy remember the ache in our hearts that day. There is no “getting over” that fat

These unique death rituals from around the world are interesting to learn and maybe even use at your own funeral

The Death Positive movement encourages people to think and talk freely about death, plan well for their final days, and choose how they want to die.

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Since January, we have had a lot of energy stirring in the cosmos. We have had Eclipses, a string of Super Moons and pivotal alignments like Uranus moving into Taurus and Saturn and Pluto reaching their closest conjunction. The start of 2019 has been action-packed to say the least! Perhaps you are feeling this in […]

Like so many other injustices, the pandemic has only magnified the problems Black people face in the death and dying space. R29Unbothered talks to death doulas and grief practitioners who are protecting Black lives in death.

It's time to call in our demons around death and dying. They need healing and nourishment. As we continue to walk through a world steeped in an ebb and flow of grief and death, we have an opportunity to address our relationship with death and dying. Not only do we need to address these wounds to bet

Learn what to say in letters to your loved ones after death. When writing an "open when I die" letter, here are 10 things you need to say.

The best inspirational and motivational John McCain quotes in remembrance of the late Arizona senator, Vietnam war hero, and former presidential candidate, who died at age 81 after stopping his medical treatment for brain cancer.

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"Final arrangements" is an unfamiliar subject for many of us, so here are some questions to ask when considering cremation.

Learn what to say in letters to your loved ones after death. When writing an "open when I die" letter, here are 10 things you need to say.

When I was in high school, I was obsessed with personality quizzes. You know the kind, they came every month in Seventeen magazine (or Cosmo, if you wanted to be more risqué). There were entire w…

We're all confronting death in some way right now. Here's how death doulas during COVID-19 can help us rethink life and death right now.

Hoping to reframe the way the Western world views death, end-of-life doulas are growing in popularity amid the coronavirus pandemic. Here's what this larger Death Positive Movement can teach us about life — and preparing for our own mortality.

Find 100+ heartfelt funeral quotes that can be used in a eulogy or in a sympathy card today.

Many see death as an end, but it's also a beginning - a gateway to new insights. Learn what death teaches us about life and how it can enrich our lives.

Ask a Death Doula will chronicle the Death Doula movement. We will interview leaders in this progressive movement from around the world..

These biblical funeral prayers are drawn straight from the text of Scripture. Ideal for a Christian's memorial and filled with Gospel hope.

This next episode is an incredibly interesting conversation that covers one of life’s most...

64 of our favorites quotes about grief, coping, and life after loss. Feel free to share these quotes and images with your grieving family and friends.

What calls us to want to serve at someone’s bedside as an End of Life Doula? In my case it is death itself. My mother died of breast cancer one month before my seventh birthday. Although she passed with dignity and grace, I can only imagine how she must have felt on hospice kno