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Hey Death Doulas, Wanna learn about advance directives? Oct. 30th.

The GOOD DEATH SEMINAR SERIES has been amazing!

Here is what someone just shared:

"That was magnificent! I was trained as a palliative care counsellor at a very prominent residence in the greater Montreal area. Our training was exceptional. I never thought anything would exceed that threshold but you did it Suzanne. Simply wonderful GOOD DEATH Seminar presentation. I hope to catch all the other 11 workshops as well. Grateful"

Just wanted to share this free GOOD DEATH Seminar Series that is just fantastic! They are LIVE Zoom events that include workbooks and group discussions.

NEXT LIVE ZOOM is: Oct 30, 2024 What is an Advance Directive? Are they legally binding? What you NEED to do to make it a legal medical order: The POLST form.

Here is the link to the next one! SAVE YOUR SEAT Here 👇https://thegooddeathbook.com/the-good-death-seminar-series/seminar-3/

I look forward to the day this is closer to home for me.

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How to plan ahead with a power of attorney.

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A slight different flavor to this lovely poem, when I apply it to a final resting place. 💚

Sleeping in the Forest by Mary Oliver

I thought the earth
remembered me, she
took me back so tenderly, arranging
her dark skirts, her pockets
full of lichens and seeds. I slept
as never before, a stone
on the riverbed, nothing
between me and the white fire of the stars
but my thoughts, and they floated
light as moths among the branches
of the perfect trees. All night
I heard the small kingdoms breathing
around me, the insects, and the birds
who do their work in the darkness. All night
I rose and fell, as if in water, grappling
with a luminous doom. By morning
I had vanished at least a dozen times
into something better.