Terminal Agitation, Explained
When a dying person becomes restless or angry – and how to help.
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Learn how to reduce fears and anxiety about death and dying with expert knowledge, helpful tips, planning tools, humor, and grace. An experienced death doula/educator helps you achieve a better death someday...and a better life right now.
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Community Medicine
Holding grief as a source of reassurance and stability for my community.
Death Positivity vs. Death Cults
The difference between accepting mortality and weaponizing death.
My Checklist for the Dying
A to-do list we can all start right now.
The Necessity of Harm Reduction
Bridging the gap between best and worst-case scenarios.
A Stubbornly Persistent Illusion
Time, endings, and the many ways for us to picture what comes next.
It’s August – Get Your Affairs in Order
Continuing our monthly guide for dying well.
Meeting the Divine Before Death
It's time we reclaim the sacred.
A Legal Way to Hasten Death
When voluntarily stopping eating and drinking works, and when it doesn’t.
The Grief Surrogate
Redirecting the energy loss leaves behind.
Stop Slowly Killing Yourself
The cardiovascular cost of being an asshole.
A Doula's Guide to Dementia Care
Practical wisdom for caregivers navigating dementia, from diagnosis to end of life.
More Fun Summer Reading
A girl can dream...
About That Night
"Katie's Way Out" Part 2
Your Bucket List is a Compass
The most meaningful list is the one no one else could put together.
The Joy of Keeping Company
What dying teaches me about shared happiness.
It’s July – Create a Bucket List
Why the ultimate “to-do” lists matter more than ever.
That One Time We Snuck Onto a Ship
My latest short story is out now.
Ancient Teachings Reshape How We Live and Die
The Nation-Building Process and Seventh Generation Principle
Breathing in the Dark
Tonglen and Guided Death meditations.
Come Home to Yourself
A beginner’s guide to witch and ancestor meditations.