Dishes in the sink, a cane by the door, a table crowded with pills. A #DeathDoula reads the house as one story and helps a family hear it, a quiet part of #EndOfLifeCare and #CaregiverSupport.
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@deathdoulapros.bsky.socialDishes in the sink, a cane by the door, a table crowded with pills. A #DeathDoula reads the house as one story and helps a family hear it, a quiet part of #EndOfLifeCare and #CaregiverSupport.
@reverentridge.orgIt’s National Freethought Week—a great time to talk about secular dying. As a reminder: no religious dogma is needed to have a meaningful, intentional, and peaceful end of life.
Your values, identity, and story are enough on their own. 🤍
@made-sick.orgDoes Being LOUD count?
daddylittlemortis.com
#deathdoula
@reverentridge.orgThe national conversation around end-of-life care is shifting. It was deeply validating to hear NPR's recent segment on the rising demand for death doulas. People are realizing that dying doesn't have to be a strictly clinical, isolating experience. 🧵 #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeCare #DeathPositivity
@made-sick.orgJoe ... forgive American culture, please 🙏🏾
Death : he is alright
Why won't you let me ...
Death : conflict of interest, his disappearance matters
I understand
Death : do you accept?
I feel his peace. That's enough
@deathdoulapros.bsky.socialWhen the medication schedule tightens, the hours stretch and collapse at once. A #DeathDoula can say plainly that this is what time does here, and help a family bring the how-long question to the care team. #EndOfLifeCare #CaregiverSupport
@reverentridge.orgMy work as a doula is anchored in the belief that choice equals dignity. Sanitizing mortality protects no one. Honoring every story means holding space for the "awkward choreography of being a human." as @alokvmenon.bsky.social once shared. 🤍 2/2
@ibloud.xyzBecoming a #deathdoula typically isn’t done for the “money”
Many doulas find their calling after caring for a dying loved one, experiencing a profound loss, or working in field-adjacent roles like nursing, social work, or ministry
However you found your way here
Do not be afraid
All Are Welcome 🚪
@ibloud.xyzConfession : are you a friend when you haunt someone until they speak on a death and the guilt of surviving?
Is it WRONG to push someone into facing their grief?
Is that what LOVE really looks like?
remembering their life, rather than just their death, is a meaningful way to heal
@made-sick.orgPrince died without a will
His estate fought the IRS for six years over what his music rights were worth
Daddy’s Little Mortis was BORN from death
PIXIE documents Loptr Lab’s IP now:
licenses, authorship logs, ASCAP registration
Creative work outlives us
The paperwork should too
#deathdoula 💀🐦🔥
@reverentridge.orgToni Morrison's 'Beloved' remains one of the most challenged books in America, yet its exploration of ancestral grief & historical trauma is unmatched.
Grief isn't just individual. It lingers and moves through generations. 🧵 1/2
@reverentridge.orgGrief isn't always quiet—sometimes sudden trauma demands a movement.
Angie Thomas' 'The Hate U Give' centers on the sudden loss of a Black teenager & how a community mourns through collective trauma. 🧵 1/2
@reverentridge.orgBanned book highlight: "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt. 🌿
Often challenged for themes of death, this classic reflects a core truth of doula care: mortality gives life meaning, and death is a natural cycle—not something to fear or censor.
@reverentridge.orgMusic has a way of holding our deepest memories and values. 🎶
Comment below with one song that must be on your life's final playlist.
I’ll start with a banger that I’d love to take my last breaths to: open.spotify.com/track/5kguTo...
@reverentridge.orgAs a #DeathDoula, I hold space for losses that society tries to ignore. Grief doesn't disappear just because it makes others uncomfortable. We honor the living and the dead by refusing to censor grief.
If this (or any other) book has helped you navigate an unacknowledged loss, let me know
@reverentridge.orgIt also allows us to plan with intention, cherish chosen family, and live fully right now.
As death doulas, our priority is to ensure that each dying person's story and identity are fully witnessed. 🤍 2/2
@reverentridge.orgPost 2/3 I remember that I had just turned 9 when my grandfather bought it for me on a visit to a small, local bookstore. Reading it moved me in a way I hadn't yet learned a book could, or that I even had words for at the time
@reverentridge.orgNot big on selfies (#GenX lol) but with a birthday on the horizon, why not? Working with mortality teaches you to wear bright colors, celebrate getting older, & savor being right here, right now. Grateful for another trip around the sun! ☀️
@made-sick.orgI know …
He makes the End sound so WONDERFUL⁉️
‘Cause it’s supposed to be 🕸️
#deathdoula
@deathdoulapros.bsky.socialNo law requires the phone call before the hand is ready to let go. A death doula holds that pause open long enough for a family to use it. #DeathDoula #EndOfLifeCare #GriefSupport