Do you really understand hospice… and what it means? On paper, we say “it’s a way of caring for dying people and their families that addresses physical, emotional and spiritual […]
The Conversation in Action
CIVHC Connect: Caring and Preparing for Serious Illness Earlier this year, I presented with two colleagues at a day-long conference — CIVHC Connect: Caring and Preparing for Serious Illness. The […]
My Mother Really Really Loved Her Life
My mother was the most successful human being I ever met. She had shortcomings and she knew about them. She had hard times but she let them go so she […]
Life and Death and Mud
Children laugh an average of 300 times a day. Little kids splash in the mud. They don’t hold back. They don’t want to sleep because they might miss something. They […]
WHEN FAMILY TIES ARE BROKEN
Each person in a family may feel shattered when a loved one dies, but death can also shatter a family. People grieve very differently. Some may be highly emotional. Others […]
Physician-assisted death: Dying to Stay in Charge
Physician-assisted death or Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) is legal in eight jurisdictions, including Colorado. Kim Mooney of Practically Dying, demystifies the law, which is in its second year. Listen […]
Benefits of online course: Grief for Professionals
The upcoming Lunch and Learn Series provides excellent focused professional education that will challenge you, that is respectful of your time, and that creates an exciting cross-pollination of ideas from […]
Ongoing Study of Grief
Why should we turn an eye to grief as a formal study? Grief is the most universal human experience, and we live with it every day in many forms. You’ll […]