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Resources 

An abundance of resources exist on topics related to end-of-life.  I have included a few resources below that I have found to be excellent.

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WEBSITES:

About End-of-Life Doulas:

https://karenwyattmd.substack.com/p/what-death-doulas-offer-at-the-end

https://health.clevelandclinic.org/death-doula

https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/blog/death-is-just-one-day-how-end-of-life-doulas-are-changing-the-conversation-around-how-we-die/

https://www.webmd.com/palliative-care/features/end-of-life-death-doulas

Doulagivers Institute -  www.doulagivers.com

How to Train Your Doctor- https://howtotrainyourdoctor.com/

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General:

BK Books-  https://bkbooks.com

The Conversation Project-  https://theconversationproject.org

Green Burial Council-  https://www.greenburialcouncil.org

National Home Funeral Alliance-  https://www.homefuneralalliance.org

National Alliance for Grieving Children-  https://nacg.org/?srsltid=AfmBOoo83iU4IhL9pa9tNfLiKvWXGBznCsxFPp0u9HWabH0znmlNdnHI

National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization-  https://www.nhpco.org

New York Life Foundation Grief Resources-  https://www.newyorklife.com/foundation/bereavement-support

David Kessler-  https://grief.com/about-david-kessler/

 

BOOKS:

The Good Death by Suzanne O'Brien, R.N.

Briefly Perfectly Human by Alua Arthur

Here If You Need Me by Kate Braestrup

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs and Communications of the Dying by Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley

With the End in Mind by Dr. Kathryn Mannix

When Breath Becomes Air by Dr. Paul Kalanithi

Modern Death: How Technology is Changing the Way We Die by Dr. Haider Warraich

 

DOCUMENTARIES: 

Being Mortal-  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/being-mortal/

End Game-  https://www.netflix.com/title/80210691

Extremis-  https://www.netflix.com/title/80106307

Facing Death-  https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/facing-death/

Dr. BJ Miller "What Really Matters at the End of Life" TED Talk-  https://www.ted.com/talks/bj_miller_what_really_matters_at_the_end_of_life

 

PODCASTS:

End-of-Life University by Dr. Karen Wyatt

What Really Matters: Everyday Spirituality by Dr. Karen Wyatt

Healing by David Kessler (Spotify)​

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