I was thrilled to be able to meet with other death educators, all using different modalities and innovative practices with different audiences. ADEC has been my professional home since 1994. […]
ADEC Connects Interview
ADEC Connects is one of the member benefits of belonging to the Association for Death Education and Counseling. Each issue keeps members informed about upcoming events and conference highlights, news […]
Thanks for Everything
My field is working with death and grief. “Isn’t it morbid?,” people ask at parties. “Aren’t you sad all the time?” All the time, no. When I’m living through a […]
I Want My Way Week
Why should you think about getting your way? And why did I put it in all caps? It sounds like I’m yelling. Or at least speaking assertively. I guess I […]
Your Own Breath
When you ask most people how they want to die, they say Just don’t keep me alive on life support; I don’t want to be a vegetable. Vegetables are offended. (and it’s […]
The Alchemy of Aging Project – Who we are
The Alchemy of Aging Project is a school, an environment meant to cultivate the natural gift we have for continual transformation. In the second half of life we have an […]
Advance Care Planning for Careful People
Don’t Let the Boogeyman Get You! — Advance Care Planning for Careful People. Most of us remember childhood nights being afraid of something lurking in our pitch black bedroom. Whether […]
Medical Aid in Dying – The Colorado End-Of-Life Act
Colorado’s first medical aid in dying (MAiD) law passed in November of 2016 and very quickly went into effect in January. But moving the law from paper to practice has […]