My Mission
I believe in...
I believe in...
I support children and adults during a sacred time of life, from guiding families to creating an advance directive, to assisting with home funerals and green burials. Every person has a right to advocate for their needs and wishes in order to have a comfortable death. Empowering families during the preparation, passing, and departure of
I support children and adults during a sacred time of life, from guiding families to creating an advance directive, to assisting with home funerals and green burials. Every person has a right to advocate for their needs and wishes in order to have a comfortable death. Empowering families during the preparation, passing, and departure of our loved ones, honors a life well-lived.
With support and partnership, the last breath can be something amazing
I believe in...
I believe in...
I believe in...
a peaceful death
individuals controlling their environment
defining a quality of life
choosing when to die
control over legal choices
an advance directive
an advocate
free health care
appropriate medication
preventative care
palliative care
hospice services
the ability to die with loved ones
dying in home
death with dignity
Services
I believe in...
Children & Death Working Together
- My interest lies in working with children who are experiencing loss.
- Creating legacy through Life Review, Creating Poetry, Story Telling, Creating Life Book
- I offer services via telephone, video chat and in person.
- Phone consultation
- Advice on creating free, on-line, end-of-life documents (advance directive, will, legacy making...)
- Family Err
- My interest lies in working with children who are experiencing loss.
- Creating legacy through Life Review, Creating Poetry, Story Telling, Creating Life Book
- I offer services via telephone, video chat and in person.
- Phone consultation
- Advice on creating free, on-line, end-of-life documents (advance directive, will, legacy making...)
- Family Errands
- Research
- Aid in creating a schedule and structure to best care for the dying
- Creating Ritual: EOL planning, Body Arrangements, Funeral Arrangements, Burial
- In Home Care: Body Care, Presence, Sitting Bed-side
- Assistance With Hospice Care
- Home Funeral Creation, Arrangement and Performance
- Memorial Gathering
Children & Death Working Together
Children & Death Working Together
Children & Death Working Together
Offerings for Young Children
- Memorial gathering and memory-making
- Play Therapy
- Fairy Curriculum
- https://finchstickfairy.wordpress.com
- Sharing stories and books together in person or virtually
- Montessori curriculum with a focus on play therapy, story telling and healing
- Family gatherings
Children & Death - Books
Children & Death Working Together
Children & Death - Books
Books for Children Facing Loss
The Invisible String
The Invisible String Workbook
The Invisible Leash
The Memory Box
The Dead Bird
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
I'll Always Love You
Child of Fairy Child of Earth
When a Pet Dies
David and the Phoenix
I Miss You - A First Look at Death
Goodbye Boat
What Happens When Someone Dies
When Your Grandparent
Books for Children Facing Loss
The Invisible String
The Invisible String Workbook
The Invisible Leash
The Memory Box
The Dead Bird
The Tenth Good Thing About Barney
I'll Always Love You
Child of Fairy Child of Earth
When a Pet Dies
David and the Phoenix
I Miss You - A First Look at Death
Goodbye Boat
What Happens When Someone Dies
When Your Grandparent Dies
The Mountains of Tibet
The Fall of Freddie the Leaf
What's Heaven?
Reviews for books:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EL63luu7qlS2HSC2cufltn6gWTMdVR6EEArri_GPP1c/edit
more coming soon...
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What is an End-of-Life Doula?
An End-of-Life or Death Doula assists the dying and their families -
No one is born alone...no one should die alone. Just as infants have been welcomed into this world with the work of the mother, friends and family - the dying deserve the same experience.
Death doulas advocate and care for the dying and loved ones during times of transition, body care, death and burial. A doula supports the dying through aiding in the creation of an advance directive, will, POLSTs and other crucial documents to prepare the family time to mourn and celebrate instead of getting earthly affairs in order.
A death doula does not offer medical care but works along side of doctors, hospice aids and family.
About Missy
Missy has been a Montessori teacher for 25 years, serving young children and their families in Arizona, Michigan, San Franciso & the East Bay. Missy graduated from Going-with-Grace end-of-life training center and participated as a student teacher. Missy runs a bi-monthly doula meet-up group and is creating a curriculum for teachers to use in the classroom to better help young children understand death and how children interact with end-of-life. She enjoys poetry and helping Bay Area artists publish their written work in her spare time. Missy lives with her ten year old son, husband, and dog in the Fruitvale District of Oakland. She has been a Bay Area resident since 1998 and spent her childhood in Michigan and San Diego. Missy practices meditation, writing, painting, and exercise to keep her centered and available to others who are in need of support.