CareDoula School of Accompanying the Dying

Jim Bates has been a funeral consumer advocate volunteer for over 25 years; serving in local, state and national leadership positions.

What if we approached our inevitable death with reverence, expectation, planning, acceptance, with a burden of responsibility even to leave a gift to the ones we love of 'how to die.' This is not in the USA a normal reaction to someone's dying.

What a storyline! It is a first. A young, male death doula deals with his own grief and the dying of someone he loves. Join Maxwell and I was we discuss the movie, our experiences and the purposeful way Maxwell has chosen to deal with his own grief.

What is a Cancer Coach? What drums up in your mind when you hear this? I recently met a woman who partners with women as they face and deal with their cancer diagnosis and I want you to hear what she has to share.

A discussion about pharmacogenetic testing, palliative care and wellness in the geriatric population.

In 2007 I discovered home funerals and it took my breath away. It was shocking, but it was so beautiful a concept too. How do you do it? Why would you do it? It demands an exploration once you find out about them and deserves to be considered.

Health crisis. Waiting. Not knowing if its someone's time to die now. Surgery.

What goes through the mind of a young person when their grandparent is going through an unexpected health crisis? Just one young person's experience who is 11 years old.

What happens when the whole team of caregivers is heard and honored by the person who needs their care?

The Author of the Hospice Industry's "little blue book"is at it again.