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Dear Friends, I have just finished reading a book of poetry by Nova Scotian author Sheree Fitch entitled You Won’t Always Be This Sad: A...

Dear Friends, I am writing to let you know about an amazing book I just read about grieving. I know we have talked about this subject a...

This post has been republished with permission from https://compassionate-care.ca/2023/12/25/the-first-christmas/ I will start this post...

The Bello Project offers a unique and essential service: ensuring that pets can stay with their dying owners to the end, providing...

Dear Friends, At a local death cafe, one of the humans in attendance shared with me a book that I wanted to recommend to you. It’s called...

People often look at a funeral director and wonder what in the world would possess someone to want to be surrounded by death every day....

There are many different types of massage in the health care industry. This blog will specifically speak on relaxation massage, also...

Dear Friends, I would like to suggest my book A Diary to My Babies as a companion to you as you navigate your own baby loss. Pregnancy...

As I work towards completing my death doula certificate at HHA, I often reflect on the kind of death doula I aspire to be. I am drawn to...

Dear Friends, In the book At the Bedside by Gabrielle Elise Jimenez the author explores the role of death doulas and the importance of...

Where it All Began From an early age, I was captivated by the medical field. I spent countless hours Googling images of internal organs,...

When I was first asked to contribute to the HHA blog for National Pet Memorial Day, I wasn’t sure if I was emotionally ready. My...

First conscious breath of the morning Makes me smile as gratitude fills my heart. I sit still and realize many others didn’t make it...

As a bartender at a local neighbourhood pub in the early 2000s, I had a bird's eye view of the opioid crisis as it began to take root. My...

Disclaimer: The thoughts and ideas represented in this blog post are not meant to replace advice or treatment offered by a licensed or...

In addition to the work I do in my community serving bereaved families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss, I started to offer end of...

Dear Friends, I have been working towards completing the Death Doula Certificate Program through Home Hospice Association . In completing...

On December 10, 2023, my father died. It had been a long and tedious sickness, consisting of a cancerous kidney removal, partial bladder...

Being here today was not my intended plan. In fact, 2 years ago I was not familiar with the role of an infant and pregnancy loss doula...

The grief of abortion is a topic that is severely under addressed. It falls in the category of disenfranchised grief. Unfortunately, for...