Meet: The Hospice Care Plan & Linda McDowell
When people learn you work in end of life care, they say things like, “That’s so interesting,” or “I could never do that.” Sometimes the reaction is positive and sometimes it’s negative, but in both cases there is often an unspoken question—why on earth would you want to do THAT? There are lots of reasons. […]
Benny and Nick Capaul
If you are a part of the IDLM community, you’re probably the type of person who is interested in conversations about death. So you have learned by now, as so many of us have learned, that once you start talking about death, it can be difficult to stop! There is so much to know and […]
Death Deck & Heart of Hospice Podcast
Of all the services we provide as end of life doulas, the most fundamental way we serve our clients is through education. In a world where death is unfamiliar to most people, many of the families we work with have no idea what to expect. Helping them understand what is happening and giving the assurance […]
Honor The Cultural Background Of The People We Serve
When it comes to delivering end of life care, it is important to be aware of and to honor the cultural background of the people we serve. Two of our Tree of Life speakers this November are particularly focused on end of life and grief care from their own cultural point of view.
Pediatrics and End of Life
For this week’s blog, we are excited to spotlight two more of the experts scheduled to speak at IDLM’s upcoming Tree of Life Conference. Toula Saratsis is an end of life doula who specializes in pediatric care. From her bio: Toula is a Certified End-of-Life Doula who specializes in perinatal and pediatric palliative care, end-of-life, […]
IDLM Dementia Team
As the upcoming Treeof Life Conference gets closer, we would like to spotlight the wonderful experts who will be in attendance. This week, to begin, we will focus on two women who will both be sharing their extensive knowledge regarding dementia care.
Pam Carter
We begin our spotlight series with IDLM Executive Director. She has been instrumental in making this program what it is, and she will be leading a new Advance Care Planning Course beginning in August. Anyone with an interest in IDLM needs to get to know this lady. I am talking about our very own Pam Carter!
Tree of Life
When it comes to caring for others and for ourselves, there are so many tools and so much knowledge that comes into play, but there is nothing more valuable than connection with other people. This is why IDLM will be holding its very first Tree of Life conference in San Antonio this coming November.
