{"id":119,"date":"2025-09-11T02:17:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.100.102:40314\/?page_id=119"},"modified":"2026-04-20T16:45:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T16:45:42","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"119\" class=\"elementor elementor-119\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d3ba85 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d3ba85\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d04f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90d04f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9240ee2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9240ee2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5835904 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5835904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a3c37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4a3c37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Martha-TFD-scaled-rfhl5n1z1ik67uctwqpcr9p2vd1mt85b4bv3iq71wc.jpg\" title=\"Martha-TFD\" alt=\"Martha-TFD\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3d9db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7c3d9db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-934b1db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"934b1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>About Me:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23ed115 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23ed115\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>I am a voracious reader, a meditator, writer, hiker, and a supporter of equality. I am an interfaith hospital lay chaplain, INELDA Certified End-of-Life doula, and Grief Companion who has studied with Alan Wolfelt and David Kessler. I earned my B.S. in Psychology from Incarnate Word University after raising two boys as a widow. The dying of my late husband in 1993 led me to this meaningful work in a very non-linear way.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbd0c5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ebbd0c5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f81eed0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f81eed0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-6.png\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-562\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-6.png 700w, https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-6-300x43.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1c14f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1c14f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d38a7e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d38a7e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9871c2d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9871c2d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69ad287 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69ad287\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>What is a Grief &amp; Mourning Companion?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-171e837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"171e837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2018No hour is ever eternity, but it has its right to weep.\u201d &#8211; Zora Neale Hurston\u2028<\/p><p>A Companion walks alongside another, through a forest they themselves are familiar with.\u2028<\/p><p>Grieving is the emotional response to experiencing something devastating. It is internal\u2026the knot in our throat, the whirling thoughts that punish our sleep. Mourning is external\u2026the tears we shed, the memorial tree we plant.\u2028<\/p><p>Partnering with a Grief &amp; Mourning Companion can help diminish the feeling of being alone in what often is the chaos of loss. Together we create a unique, judgement-free space where you can be raw and messy, furious and heartbroken, all that you need to be until you find what you\u2019re looking for, to move forward with your loss beside you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854f5d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"854f5d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883345f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"883345f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a58e83e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a58e83e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-5.png 400w, https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-5-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0fe547 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0fe547\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31f64bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"31f64bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>When to Consider a Grief &amp; Mourning Companion:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0248198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0248198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A truth about grief is that we don\u2019t \u2018heal\u2019 from it the way our external bodies heal from an injury. Grief is more like a pilgrimage without an end because our person will always be loved and remembered. One is the counterbalance for the other. Our sorrow can evolve as we do because grieving is not linear.<\/p><p>There often comes a time when we\u2019re ready to move through the sadness but aren\u2019t sure how to make the first step. It can feel overwhelming. That\u2019s when you reach out for support.<\/p><p><strong>Private Sessions:\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><strong>Cost: $90 (per 45-minute session)\u2028<\/strong><\/p><ul role=\"list\"><li>Parent Loss<\/li><li>Sibling Loss<\/li><li>Spousal Loss<\/li><li>Anam Cara Loss<\/li><li>Anticipatory Grief<\/li><li>Support for Medical Professionals\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174ccee elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"174ccee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe1f3f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fe1f3f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fea3c5d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fea3c5d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-883a705 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"883a705\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad96c19 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad96c19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78218bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78218bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-483\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-2-1.png 1100w, https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-2-1-300x41.png 300w, https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-2-1-1024x140.png 1024w, https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-2-1-768x105.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5730a2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5730a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b72ed2a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b72ed2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc4e4e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc4e4e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d15e970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d15e970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>What is an end-of-life doula?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc7a7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fc7a7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\u00a0I am a non-medical companion for those either seeking to plan ahead for the inevitability of death or those having been diagnosed with cancer, regardless of the prognoses.\u00a0 An End-of-Life doula provides personalized and compassionate support to individuals, families, and their circle of care as they encounter and navigate dying, loss, and mortality. An end-of-life doula advocates for self-determination. We impart emotional, spiritual, and practical care to empower dignity throughout one\u2019s dying experience.\u2028<\/div><div><p><br \/>We do not replace chaplains, palliative care teams or hospice nurses. We work alongside these healthcare professionals, filling in the gaps left by all their other responsibilities.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcda4ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fcda4ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc63b70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dc63b70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a522be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a522be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32fa350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"32fa350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d2eb17 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3d2eb17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7c43cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7c43cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16650f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f16650f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf221c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf221c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>when to consider an end-of-life doula:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2346d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2346d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cost: $100 (per hour)\u2028<\/strong><\/p><p>I have chosen to work specifically within the sphere of oncology. However, I can be invited into a person\u2019s story long before a medical crisis. Some wish to plan ahead, opening a space for important conversations. I offer support when individuals are impacted by a terminal diagnosis, further down the road when death is imminent, and even after a death, helping loved ones reprocess the experience to benefit their grief journey.<\/p><p>When we plan for our death, we have autonomy over our decisions and are able to clearly define our wishes with family and loved ones. The more time we have together, the more opportunity there is to discover some control in an uncontrollable situation. We can build a Vigil Plan for last days, script Guided Imagery sessions for pain management, help loved ones learn how best to support you. Or there can be no agenda at all. Simply companionship\u2026a space to share what you may be afraid to express to those you love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1506314 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1506314\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdf6328 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdf6328\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d8f36 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7d8f36\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff502fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ff502fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"57\" src=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-4-1-1024x73.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-496\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-4-1-1024x73.png 1024w, https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-4-1-300x21.png 300w, https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-4-1-768x55.png 768w, https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-4-1.png 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a16496e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a16496e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-708fcef elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"708fcef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cece98 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5cece98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90118c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90118c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Other Ways I can be of Service<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f905a4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f905a4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09e184a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09e184a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d0a942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d0a942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Death Over Dinner Game Night:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dff0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32dff0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cost: $35 (per guest)\u2028<\/strong><\/p><p>Michael Hebb began a nonprofit called Let\u2019s Talk About Death Over Dinner in 2018. It challenges participants around the world to come together in groups over a simple shared meal to grapple with their own mortality.<\/p><p>The Death Deck is a box of playing cards conceived in 2008. Hospice &amp; emergency medicine social worker, Lisa Pahl, and Lori LoCicero, a grieving widow were motivated to encourage discussions about dying and death before a crisis occurs. A thread of humor helps to make the experience more approachable for a topic that is usually uncomfortable.\u2028<\/p><p>I wove these resources together to create Death Over Dinner Game Night. With curious friends around your dining table, a casual evening could become a mix of going deep and discovering hilarity. Sharing soup and salad with people you know, you may uncover new perspectives and gain some insight\u2026into them and perhaps yourself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a49cb1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a49cb1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b92c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"80b92c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7a6528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7a6528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-5.png 400w, https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Rectangle-5-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fb624e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9fb624e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-763ca1c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"763ca1c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450e32f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"450e32f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ab4d45 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ab4d45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Rectangle-2-1-rersfmun9pr8mkheat17qi21jlagl1f57t8thra9z4.png\" title=\"Rectangle-2\" alt=\"Rectangle-2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8330fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8330fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6db01 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b6db01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2387be e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2387be\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f69aca1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f69aca1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-160ea74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"160ea74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Vigil Planning for Last Days:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7fee0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c7fee0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cost: $90 per session (30-45 minutes)\u2028<\/strong><\/p><p>A Vigil Plan can bring comfort in final days, for both a dying individual and their loved ones. Think of it as a blueprint one can follow when we can no longer speak for yourself. Those at bedside will have this comforting resource to guide them and their attention to you.<\/p><p>Our five traditional senses transmit information from our peripheral nervous system through various pathways to our central nervous system. While the smell of pipe tobacco might soothe one, it might trigger the memory of a cruel person in someone else. Listening to gentle rain can be meditative for some, and annoying to others. Would we like holiday lights strung around our room? Do we want windows left open or opened only after our death? Have you started a Dying Playlist?\u2028<\/p><p>Keeping all your senses in mind, we spend time considering what you might wish for. From there, we create a draft for your approval. The end result with be a small book you can share with those who matter to you, who may be at your bedside. They might have questions or want to hear why something is important to you. This is a wonderful opportunity to have meaningful conversations. It is never too soon to have created a Vigil Plan. We have no idea when we will lose the ability to communicate. This Plan can be updated once a year or whenever you\u2019d like.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cc2e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"29cc2e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-652ac0e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"652ac0e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22242ac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22242ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87cda21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"87cda21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11e8616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"11e8616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Rectangle-2-1-rersfmun9pr6kwqyv75yvsh1i7g1gg80ygp1agms5c.png\" title=\"Rectangle-2\" alt=\"Rectangle-2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f6c06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65f6c06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3be49f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3be49f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ef455f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7ef455f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91beb0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"91beb0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Palliative Touch:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d5285 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6d5285\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Cost: $100 per session (45-60 minutes)\u2028<\/strong><\/p><p>Gentle nurturing touch is always important. This is even more true when we are struggling with an illness or nearing the end of our lives here. The gentle physical contact helps to reduce anxiety and pain, leading to a feeling of relaxation and calm. It can be grounding in a way that helps to combat a feeling of isolation that often occurs as other senses diminish.\u2028<\/p><p>In a place you are able to relax, dressed in comfortable loose clothing, I use an unscented lotion beginning at your feet or calves. I work up one side of your body with your extremities, and down the other, finishing where I began.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80b3ec5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"80b3ec5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b9445 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10b9445\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0782a7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0782a7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a5cf8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"04a5cf8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65661e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f65661e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c35018 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c35018\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d576283 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d576283\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/togetherforwarddoula.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Rectangle-2-1-rersfmun9pr6kwqyv75yvsh1i7g1gg80ygp1agms5c.png\" title=\"Rectangle-2\" alt=\"Rectangle-2\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-667a9ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"667a9ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1af09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b1af09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>Education:<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2813c06 elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"2813c06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_per_view&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:6000,&quot;skin&quot;:&quot;carousel&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"media-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\" 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