7. #EndofLifeTours: The Death Doula Explained – Interview with Erin Griffin

Can we use a tour guide in death to help us through the process? Erin Griffin, a passionate Death Doula, and advocate, explains the bridge between clinical support and the family, the dying, and the needs of the community.

Join us for this very interesting chat about how practicing yoga led Erin to become a death doula. We delve more into a role which is all about serving during death, and the different ways this can look for families coping with death and dying.

In this episode we cover:

• Death is a potent part of life
• Calling BS on a lot of rules around death
• Spiritual connection to yoga and death
• Following nudges to your life path
• If you are not healthy, you can’t be wealthy
• Death doulas help people transition in life
• Allowing family to just be present, rather than multiple other roles
• Death can still be a rude shock, even if you think you are prepared
• Why people engage death doulas
• Advanced care directives and the peace these can bring
• Having difficult conversations with family around death, while living and healthy
• How this can create more space for living
• The plan not always going to plan
• Meeting death ourselves.

 

Resources and links mentioned in this episode:

• #Hashtag Death Instagram: @hashtag_death
• Ways to work with Ingrid: forevernow.com.au
• Ingrid Reiger’s Facebook: @forevernowcelebrant
• Ingrid Reiger’s Instagram: @ingrid_forevernowcelebrant
• Erin Griffin website: www.eringriffin.com.au

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