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How To Use This Space
This is a grounded, educational community for people navigating end-of-life from different places — as family members, caregivers, or those exploring end-of-life doula work. This space is designed to help you feel more oriented, steady, and informed as you move through times of transition. How to Use This Space Please begin by choosing the pathway that best fits where you are right now. You are welcome to explore others as your needs shift. • Families & Loved Ones If you are supporting someone at end of life or preparing for what lies ahead, this space offers education and perspective to help you feel less alone and more grounded. • Caregivers & Support If you support others in a caregiving, hospice-aligned, or professional role, this space focuses on boundaries, nervous-system awareness, and sustainable care. • Exploring Doula Work If you feel called to end-of-life doula work or are discerning next steps, this space offers ethical, real-world orientation to the role and training pathways. • Community Discussion For introductions, reflections, and thoughtful conversation. A Few Important Notes - This is an educational community, not crisis counseling or medical advice. - Please honor confidentiality and speak from your own experience. - Different beliefs and perspectives are welcome; respect is essential. You do not need to have answers here. Curiosity, presence, and care are enough. I’m Denise — nurse-trained end-of-life doula, educator, and former family caregiver. I’m glad you’re here. 🤍
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🕯️ Exploring End-of-Life Doula Work
If you’re here because you feel drawn to end-of-life doula work, you’re not alone — and you’re also not expected to know what that call means yet. This role is often described in idealistic or incomplete ways. In reality, end-of-life doula work requires steadiness, ethical clarity, emotional maturity, and a deep respect for both families and clinical teams. This space exists to help you discern, not rush. Here you’ll find conversations about: - What end-of-life doulas do — and what they do not do - Scope of practice and ethical boundaries - The emotional and practical realities of the work - How training and mentorship actually support readiness This is not a recruitment space or a promise of certification. It is a place to learn, reflect, and decide whether this work aligns with who you are and how you want to serve. Some people discover this path is right for them. Others realize it isn’t — and that clarity is just as valuable. When you’re ready, I’ll share opportunities for deeper education and guided training. Until then, you’re welcome to read, ask thoughtful questions, and take your time. Discernment is part of the work.
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🌿 For Caregivers & Support
If you are here because you support others through illness, dying, or profound transition — professionally or personally — this space is for you. Caregiving work often asks you to hold steadiness for others while your own nervous system remains unseen. Over time, this can lead to exhaustion, emotional blunting, or the sense that you must always be “on.” This space is not about doing more. It is about learning how to stay regulated, boundaried, and human while offering care. Here you’ll find reflections and education on: - Nervous-system awareness in caregiving roles - Boundaries that protect both you and the people you support - The difference between presence and over-responsibility - How caregiving impacts the body over time This is an educational and reflective space, not clinical supervision or crisis intervention. You are welcome to participate, ask thoughtful questions, or simply observe. Sustainable caregiving begins with permission to be human. You belong here, too.
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🤍 For Families & Loved Ones
If you’re here because someone you love is nearing the end of life, I want you to know this first: You are not doing this wrong. Most families arrive at end-of-life feeling unsure, unprepared, and afraid of making mistakes. That uncertainty is not a failure — it’s part of loving someone through a moment we’re rarely taught how to navigate. This space is here to offer education, perspective, and steadiness as you move through this time. Here you’ll find posts about: - What families often notice as the body begins to change - How to be present at the bedside without needing the “right” words - What is normal, what is common, and what often brings fear - How to care for yourself while caring for someone else This is not a place for medical advice or crisis support. It is a place to learn, to orient, and to feel less alone in the unknown. You don’t need to read everything at once. Take what helps. Leave what doesn’t. If you’d like, you’re welcome to introduce yourself in Community Discussion — or simply read quietly until you’re ready. You are allowed to move at your own pace here. 🤍
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Welcome to Sacred Transitions Collective 🤍
This space exists for anyone navigating end-of-life. Whether you are caring for a loved one, supporting families in a professional role, or exploring the path of end-of-life doula work. This is an educational and community space grounded in both sacred presence and real-world understanding. You will find conversations about: • What happens emotionally and physically at end of life • How families can feel more steady and informed • The role of presence, boundaries, and nervous-system regulation • Ethical, grounded approaches to end-of-life care This is not crisis counseling or medical advice — it is a place to learn, orient, and feel less alone in the unknown. I’m Denise — (hospice) nurse-trained, end-of-life doula, educator, and former family caregiver. I’m glad you’re here. #EndOfLifeCare #DeathDoula #HeartBridge
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