Everything we've published on communication.
6 articles
Some families love each other and still can't find the words. A death doula on how he steps in as a communication facilitator before a crisis does.
Talking about death is a skill, a habit and a choice. A death doula on how practicing it eases the fear of dying, and how to start this week.
Signed advance directives fail when nobody talks about them. A death doula on the three parts of advance care planning and why the form is the easy one.
Caregiver resentment and dementia grief are normal, not failures. A death doula on the data, the stacked-caregiving trap, and why caregivers need a plan too.
Family stories vanish faster than you think. A genealogist and death doula on why to start capturing them now, without waiting for a deathbed.
Only 27 percent of Americans are comfortable discussing their own death. A death doula on death cafes, workplace grief, and getting out of your own way.