The Caring Death Doula
In a world that rushes past death and ignores grief, The Caring Death Doula stops to listen with tenderness, truth, and time. Whether you are grieving right now or here to learn how to help those grieving, join your host, Frances, a certified grief educator on the journey of finding connection, conversations, and comfort. Let's make grief and death a natural part of our conversations.
The Caring Death Doula
Holding On Through Holiday Grief
Today, in this episode, I speak to those carrying fresh or long-held grief during this season. I offer calm words, gentle practices, and a reminder that one step; one breath at a time is all you need to focus on today.
• simple sensory self-care
• journaling and breathing practices
• choosing quiet
• asking what you need today
• moving forward without letting go of love
If you are grieving today, this is for you. I’m holding space for you. You are not alone.
I am The Caring Death Doula, and I am here for you.
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Hello, welcome for joining me today. If you're grieving today, I want to encourage you to hang in there. I know it's hard. I know this is a difficult time of year for many people. Whether you celebrate Christmas or not, it can be a hard time. Because it's all around us, families getting together, parties, celebrations. And if you're missing someone, if the dream of a relationship, the dream of a situation fell through, and you're grieving, it can be so hard. And so I want to encourage you. Number one, I'm here for you. This is your place to come, to know that you're not alone. You don't have to walk alone. This is your place to come and hopefully feel like you're you're seen and you're understood. But I also want to encourage you to take care of yourself today. Whatever that looks like for you, maybe it's journaling, maybe it's getting out into nature, or just if you happen to be in a really cold climate, maybe you can just step out for just a minute, get your face to the sun if it's out today, just get some fresh air. Maybe it's making a hot drink of tea or hot cocoa. Maybe it's just sitting in silence. Maybe it's accepting, acknowledging your feelings, perhaps thinking about what you're grieving over, and what it means to you, what it meant to you, what it still means to you. And just thinking of how you can honor that, honor that love, honor that dream, and how can you move on? What do you need today? I really want to encourage you to look at yourself and just what do you need to get through this day? Because it's just one day at a time, one step, sometimes one breath, one minute at a time. Maybe it's just sitting calmly, possibly with music playing, but maybe just in silence, and just doing some breathing, and just really being aware of your breath. Know that I'm holding space for you. Know that I'm thinking of you. I am the caring death doula, and I am here for you.