Here is my personal collection of resources. I will be adding to this as I discover more useful information.
Resources
“Caring for the Dying: The Doula Approach to a Meaningful Death” a powerfully-written yet peaceful and eye-opening book by Henry Fersko-Weiss. His work fully explains the approach of a doula and is written by the founder of the modern doula movement
PBS Frontline episode on how modern medicine extends life at a cost. This can be a launching point to discussing medical decisions at end-of-life care. Trigger warning; tells the stories and shows video of people who then die.
Experience Camps is a nonprofit that transforms the lives of grieving children through summer camp programs and innovative, year-round initiatives. Through compassion, connection, and play, Experience Camps allows grieving children to embody a life full of hope and possibility. From its first camp in 2009 serving 27 boys in Maine, the camp has grown to serve nearly 1,000 kids and teens (ages 8 to 18) at 10 camps in six locations around the country. They offer 12 weeklong, overnight summer camp programs in California, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, serving grieving children from 42 states and 7 countries. At camp, grief activities are supervised by grief specialists who facilitate peer-support opportunities and coping techniques for the campers. The team also creates year-round programs and expert-driven digital content that supports millions of grieving children while building a grief-sensitive culture. The no-cost program is open to children who have experienced the death of a parent, sibling, or primary caregiver.
A brief conversation with Henry Fersko-Weiss, a pioneer of the death doula concept, coutesy of the Global Wellness Summit
Sometimes things are left unfinished. Loose Ends keeps your loved ones close by completing the projects they’ve left behind through a team of volunteer knitters, quilters, weaving, rug-making. Loose ends helps finish any fiber arts handwork.
Ted talk on what dying actually looks like - it is very helpful to watch to learn what to expect. And understanding can help remove fear.