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It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand

Bearing the Unbearable: Love, Loss, and the Heartbreaking Path of Grief

Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I’ve Loved

A Matter of Death and Life: Love, Loss and What Matters in the End

When Breath Becomes Air

The Art of Dying

Creating Moments of Joy Along the Alzheimer’s Journey: A Guide for Families and Caregivers, Fifth Edition, Revised and Expanded

Death Is But a Dream: Finding Hope and Meaning at Life’s End

Final Gifts: Understanding the Special Awareness, Needs, and Communications of the Dying

How Do I Know You? Dementia at the End of Life

The Eleventh Hour: A Caring Guideline for the Hours to Minutes Before Death

By Your Side, A Guide for Caring for the Dying at Home

Living Well to Die Well – A Guide for Terminally Ill People and Their Loved Ones

Living with Death and Dying

On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families

On Grief and Grieving: Finding the Meaning of Grief Through the Five Stages of Loss

Finding Meaning: The Sixth Stage of Grief

It’s OK That You’re Not OK: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand

The Dying Process: Your Essential Guide To Understanding Signs, Symptoms & Changes At The End Of Life

Bridges to Eternity: The Compassionate Death Doula Path book series:

Find an End-of-Life Doula

Compassion Crossing, LLC – operates on-site through Madison County, Kentucky and virtually if you cannot find one local to you.
The International Doula Life Movement (IDLM) – https://www.internationaldoulalifemovement.com/directory/
The National End-of-Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) – https://www.nedalliance.org/end-of-life_doulas_a_through_m.html and https://www.nedalliance.org/doula_directory_n_through_z.html
The International End-of-Life Doula Association (INDELA) – https://inelda.org/find-a-doula/
EveryLoved – https://everloved.com/death-doulas/
Death Doula Director – https://deathdoulas.com/deathdouladirectory/

Currently, there is no universal director of end-of-life doulas (EOLD). It’s essential to note that some EOLDs listed in directories may no longer be practicing. The author recommends starting with IDLM, as their training program is always current and thorough, followed by NEDA, which is the only independent organization not affiliated with any school.

End-of-Life-Doula Articles

Caregiver Support Book Series

The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias

Caregiver Support Book Series

Dementia Caregiver Essentials: Comprehensive Guide for Dementia Care (one book that contains the ten books below for less than one-third the price of all ten)

Gone from My Sight: The Dying Experience

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

Empowering Excellence in Hospice: A Nurse’s Toolkit for Best Practices book series

Holistic Nurse: Skills for Excellence book series

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