Ask a Death Doula

Suzanne B. O’Brien RN
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Ask a Death Doula Podcast is a weekly show hosted by Hospice and Oncology nurse Suzanne B. O’Brien. Suzanne is the CEO and founder of International Doulagivers Institute. This is a vital platform for discussions and interviews that will bring back death into the natural fold of life. Ask a Death Doula will share vital education on how to care for those who are dying as well as sharing inspiring stories from working at the bedside with over 1000 dying people from all around the world. Please visit www.doulagivers.com to access our free education and resource center. About International Doulagivers Institute: The goal of Doulagivers Institute is simple and powerful - to provide affordable and accessible education and support to everyone in the world so that every person has the opportunity to die with comfort and dignity in their own home. Death is something that we all have in common no matter our race, religion, or socioeconomic status. We believe that this education to support people to have the most positive end of life experience is a human right, not a privilege.

  1. 4d ago

    Bringing Death Back as a Sacred Spiritual Experience: The Great Return

    Join the Next FREE Death Doula Global Training: https://www.doulagivers.com/monthly-f...   What if we haven’t forgotten how to care for one another at the end of life—we simply need to remember? For generations, families and communities gathered around people who were dying. They offered comfort, shared rituals, and understood death as a natural part of life. Today, many families reach the end of life feeling afraid and unprepared. In this episode of Ask a Death Doula, Suzanne B. O’Brien shares what more than 25 years as a hospice and oncology nurse and death doula have taught her: the end of life can be a profound, sacred experience. Sacred does not mean perfect or free from sadness. It means honoring the person, their beliefs, and the love that surrounds them. Suzanne explores how we lost many of the skills once passed down through families, why that loss can add to suffering and grief, and how learning about death can teach us to live more fully now. In this episode, you’ll hear about: What it means to approach death as a sacred transition Why families today often feel unprepared for the end of life How simple conversations can bring more clarity and comfort What people nearing the end of life can teach us about living How Doulagivers Institute is returning the sacred to Dying, Grieving and Living Three ways to begin bringing care and community back- Creating Doulagiver Communities for Aging and End of Life  You do not need to have all the answers to show up for someone you love. You can begin by listening, learning, and remembering that we were never meant to do this alone. Take the next step: Join Doulagivers Institute’s free Level 1 Death Doula Global and Family Caregiver Training to learn practical ways to support someone at the end of life. Then share the training with someone you love. Together, we can bring this knowledge back—one family and one community at a time. [Register for the free Level 1 training] Inspired by “How Did We Get Here?” and “Death as a Sacred Experience” in Suzanne’s book, The Good Death.

  2. Oct 18

    The Wisdom of Elder Women: Doulagivers in PBS’s Grandma Stand

    Join the Next FREE Death Doula Global Training: https://www.doulagivers.com/monthly-f... I’m honored that Doulagivers and I are featured in Grandma Stand, a documentary available on PBS. In New York City’s Central Park, grandmothers sit at a stand and offer something many people are longing for: a listening ear, honest conversation, and wisdom earned through living. In this episode of Ask a Death Doula, I reflect on a question the film raises for me: What happens when we make room for our elder women to be heard? For generations, grandmothers and elder women have helped families navigate life, loss, caregiving, and change. Their wisdom still lives among us. We need to honor it, listen to it, and invite it back into the heart of our communities. This is also an invitation to the women who feel called to step forward. So many Doulagivers are in what I lovingly call the dessert phase of life. They know what has worked, what hasn’t, and what kind of legacy they want to leave. Today, they’re helping create compassionate communities for aging and end of life through education, connection, and support. In this episode, we explore: What Grandma Stand reveals about our need for connection and elder wisdom Why listening to elder women matters for every generation How women can turn their experience into a legacy of service The work Doulagivers are doing in communities for aging and end of life What can you do? Reach out to an elder woman in your life. Ask her what she has learned. Listen without rushing. Honor what she shares. And if you’re a woman who knows you’re meant to help heal this world, I’m asking you to step forward. Join us on November 21 for our one-day event, The Power of the Doulagiver Specialist, and discover how you can help create a compassionate community for aging and end of life. Watch Grandma Stand: Stream on PBS Join the November 21 event: https://www.doulagivers.com/monthly-f... Please share this episode with a woman whose wisdom deserves to be heard.

  3. Oct 11

    The First Sign Someone Is Getting Ready to Die: When Eating and Drinking Stop

    Join the Next FREE Death Doula Global Training: https://www.doulagivers.com/monthly-free-class-register When someone we love stops eating and drinking, families often panic. Are they starving? Are they thirsty? Should I try to get just one more sip into them? I understand that fear. After more than 20 years at the bedside, I’ve seen how quickly this moment can change the way a family feels. That is why I want to tell you plainly what I teach: when someone is in the transition phase of dying, their body knows how to shut down. Eating and drinking stop. Swallowing becomes difficult or is no longer possible. The person sleeps more deeply. This can be a natural part of the end-of-life journey. In this episode of Ask a Death Doula, I share what I have witnessed with more than 1,000 people at the bedside—and what I want every family to know before they reach this moment. We’ll talk about: What is happening when a dying person completely stops eating and drinking Why this change can frighten families, and why forcing food or fluids can cause choking or aspiration How to care for a dry mouth and lips with gentle mouth care, swabs, and moisturizer What deep sleep may mean as a person moves closer to death Why this change tells us time may be short, even though no one can promise an exact hour or day Most of all, I want you to know that you do not have to respond from fear. Call your hospice nurse or care team when you see these changes. Let them assess your loved one and help you keep them comfortable. If your loved one is awake, wants something, and can swallow safely, follow their lead. If they cannot swallow, there are still loving, important things you can do—especially caring for their mouth and simply being with them. The more we understand the natural end-of-life process, the more grounded we can be for the people we love. Take the free Level 1 Family Caregiver Training: If you are caring for someone now—or want to be prepared before the day comes—join our free 90-minute training. I’ll teach you the Doulagivers framework for understanding what is happening, why it matters, and what you can do to bring comfort and confidence to your loved one’s care. Register for the free Level 1 Family Caregiver Training: Join the Next FREE Death Doula Global Training: https://www.doulagivers.com/monthly-free-class-register

  4. Oct 5

    Death as a Spiritual Experience: Introducing a New Series

    Join the Next FREE Death Doula Global Training: https://www.doulagivers.com/monthly-f...  What do the dying know that the rest of us have forgotten? After more than 25 years accompanying people at the end of life, I’ve been with over 1,000 people as they approached death. Again and again, I heard remarkably similar insights about love, connection, forgiveness, and what matters most. In June, I shared some of those teachings in my course The Wisdom of the Dying. The conversations were life-changing, and the responses reminded me how deeply people are longing for a place to explore these questions. One student shared: “Suzanne’s emphasis that dying patients say there is no death ~ has changed my entire life.” That is why I’m beginning Death as a Spiritual Experience: a new series on Ask a Death Doula, with more to explore through blogs and conversations in our Life Café community. This first episode is an invitation to listen to the wisdom of those crossing the veil—and consider how it might change the way we live now. In this episode, I introduce the seven pillars we’ll explore: There is no death: How my experiences at the bedside have shaped this belief, and how it may help us live with less fear and greater presence. We are all connected: What people at the end of life have shared about our connection to one another, animals, the planet, and the cosmos. There is no judgment: How compassion can soften our inner critic and change the way we see each other. Forgiveness is transformational: What it can mean to release pain and make room for peace. Life is a place of learning: How we might find meaning and growth, even while honoring the reality of painful experiences. We are human beings, not only human doings: Why tending to our nervous systems can help us find calm amid personal and collective challenges. We each have gifts to share: What it might mean to live with greater intention, purpose, and connection to the universe. In future conversations, we’ll also make room for end-of-life experiences, grief, sudden and traumatic death, and the death of children. We’ll approach these tender subjects with care and an open heart, and the truth of them as shared by the dying. You don’t need to have all the answers to join me. Bring your questions, your experiences, and your willingness to listen. Perhaps one idea will plant a seed. Perhaps one story will heal a wound. Perhaps the wisdom of the dying will change your perspective and help you live more fully today.   Join the LIFE CAFE Community here: Here Download your {ULM} Universal Life Mastery Guide here: Here Follow Ask a Death Doula for the series, share this episode with someone who may need it, and join us in Life Café to continue the conversation.   YOU ARE LOVED!! Xo Suzanne

  5. Sep 27

    A New Way Forward for Caregivers

    Join the Next FREE Death Doula Global Training: https://www.doulagivers.com/monthly-f... For the last hundred years, we have slowly moved away from one of our most important human responsibilities: community taking care of community. Today, millions of family caregivers are expected to carry an enormous responsibility almost entirely alone. They are overwhelmed, overburdened, exhausted, lonely, and scared. Many are forced to put their own health, relationships, careers, and basic needs aside while caring for someone they love. This cannot—and should not—be done by one person. In this deeply heartfelt episode of Ask a Death Doula, Suzanne shares a new way forward for supporting family caregivers, inspired by Dolly Parton’s honesty about caring for her beloved husband and allowing her own health needs to go unattended. Suzanne hears this same story from caregivers every day: “I don’t have time to go to my own doctor.” “I can’t leave my loved one alone.” “I haven’t slept through the night in months.” “No one understands how hard this is.” Caregiving has become a silent crisis—but it does not have to remain this way. A Return to Community Taking Care of Community For generations, caregiving was shared. Families, friends, neighbors, and communities understood that everyone had a role to play. It is time to return to that understanding. Through Doulagivers Communities for Aging and End of Life, certified Doulagivers are creating local hubs where caregivers and families can come to: Be seen, heard, and supported Connect with others who understand Find trusted aging, caregiving, grief, and end-of-life resources Learn practical skills for caring for someone they love Receive tools for protecting their own health and well-being Remember that they were never meant to do this alone These community hubs represent a new—and deeply familiar—way forward: people caring for one another at the local level. If You Know a Caregiver, Show Up Now Do not wait for the caregiver to ask for help. Most caregivers are too overwhelmed to identify what they need, coordinate assistance, or reach out. Simply show up. You can: Bring them a meal Drop off groceries Bring flowers or a cup of coffee Sit with their loved one while they rest Drive them to an appointment Walk the dog Help with laundry or household tasks Make a phone call on their behalf Check in and truly listen Offer one specific thing you can do consistently Small acts become powerful when they are shared across a community. Download and print the Doulagivers Support System Scheduler linked below. Invite family members, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and members of your faith or community groups to each choose one way they can help. When many people do a little, no one person has to carry everything. In Honor of Dolly- and so many more! Dolly has given so much love, joy, and generosity to the world. By courageously sharing the reality of caregiving—and the ways caregivers can neglect their own needs—she has helped shine a light on a crisis that has remained invisible for far too long. Thank you, Dolly, for raising awareness. Let this be another beautiful gift: a reminder that caregivers need care, too. Let’s honor Dolly by changing how we support the caregivers in our own lives. Let’s see them. Let’s hear them. Let’s show up for them. Let’s bring back community taking care of community. And let’s do it for Dolly. Resources Download the Doulagivers Support System Scheduler: https://doulagivers.com/support-system-scheduler/ Find or start a Doulagivers Community for Aging and End of Life: https://doulagivers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Creating-Doulagiver-Communities.pdf Take the free Doulagivers Level 1 Family Caregiver Training: https://www.doulagivers.com/monthly-f... Share this episode with a caregiver—and with everyone who can help support one Please Remember Caregiving should never be carried by one person alone. Supporting caregivers is not merely a kind gesture. It is our shared human responsibility.

  6. Sep 21

    Planning Ahead for Dementia: The Choices We Must Make While We Can—with Lisa Pahl

    Join the Next FREE Death Doula Global Training:  ​​​In This Free Training, You’ll Learn: 1) The 3 Phases of End of Life How to recognize the Shock, Stabilization, and Transition phases and what each one needs. 2) What Families Can Expect Common physical, emotional, and spiritual changes as someone approaches death. 3) How to Provide Real Comfort & Support Simple, non‑medical comfort measures and how to be a steady, calm presence.   What would you want if, one day, dementia took away your ability to recognize your loved ones, communicate your wishes or make your own healthcare decisions? It is a painful question—but avoiding it does not protect us or our families. In this deeply important episode of Ask a Death Doula, Suzanne B. O’Brien, RN, welcomes back Lisa Pahl, LCSW, creator of The Dementia Deck, for an honest and compassionate conversation about dementia, caregiving and the importance of planning ahead. Dementia is not one specific disease. It is an umbrella term describing symptoms that affect memory, thinking, behavior and a person’s ability to manage everyday life. Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia. The number of people affected is growing rapidly as our population ages. In 2026, an estimated 7.4 million Americans age 65 and older are living with Alzheimer’s dementia. Nearly 13 million family members and friends are providing unpaid dementia care. That care can be relentless—physically, emotionally, psychologically and financially. It may eventually require supervision 24 hours a day and can continue for many years. Although someone with Alzheimer’s lives an average of four to eight years following diagnosis, some people live as long as 20 years. Suzanne and Lisa explore the two urgent challenges before us. Challenge One: Supporting Today’s Dementia Caregivers When a family is already living through dementia, we must show up. One person cannot—and should not—be expected to carry this responsibility alone. Families need to “share the care” by bringing together relatives, friends, neighbors, community organizations and professional resources. Support may include: Creating a care team and using a support-system scheduler. Assigning specific, manageable responsibilities to different people. Arranging regular respite so the primary caregiver can rest. Helping with meals, transportation, appointments and household tasks. Providing companionship for the person living with dementia. Offering emotional support without judgment. Connecting the family with local dementia, hospice and caregiver resources. We often tell caregivers to ask for help. But overwhelmed caregivers may not have the energy to identify what they need, organize everyone or repeatedly make requests. Sometimes the most compassionate response is to offer something specific: “I can stay with your mother on Tuesday from 1:00 to 4:00 so you can rest. Would that help?” Caregiving cannot be sustained by one exhausted person. It requires a community. Challenge Two: Making Our Own Choices Ahead of Time The second challenge is more sensitive—but equally important: What have we learned from today’s dementia experiences about the choices we would want for ourselves? Dementia can eventually take away the cognitive capacity required to make and communicate healthcare decisions. By the time a crisis occurs, it may be too late for the person to explain what quality of life means to them or which interventions they would—or would not—want. That is why these decisions should be considered while we are healthy and able to make informed choices. Questions to consider include: What does an acceptable quality of life mean to me? Under what circumstances would I no longer want life-prolonging treatment? Would I want CPR, hospitalization, a ventilator or a feeding tube? How do I feel about antibiotics and other treatments during advanced dementia? What would I want if I could no longer recognize my family, communicate or care for myself? Who do I trust to speak for me? How much flexibility do I want my healthcare representative to have? What are my wishes concerning assisted oral feeding and hydration? What do I understand about voluntarily stopping eating and drinking, or VSED? There is no single answer that is right for everyone. The right decision is the one that reflects your own informed values, beliefs and definition of quality of life. What Is VSED? VSED stands for voluntarily stopping eating and drinking. It is a decision by a person with decision-making capacity to stop taking food and fluids with the understanding that this will hasten death. Because it must be voluntary, a person considering VSED generally needs to have the capacity to understand and make the decision at the time it begins. Requests concerning assisted feeding after capacity has been lost are more legally and ethically complex and may be treated differently depending on state law, the wording of the directive and the policies of the care facility. This is why anyone considering these choices should speak with their healthcare provider, chosen healthcare representative and an elder-law or healthcare attorney familiar with the laws in their state. A revealing study surveyed long-term-care practitioners, primarily medical directors and clinicians. Among the 69 respondents who answered questions about their own future care, 81.16% said they would be somewhat or very willing to consider VSED for themselves in the event of late-stage dementia. However, the same study found less support for honoring this choice for patients—demonstrating a meaningful gap between what some practitioners might consider for themselves and what systems may be prepared to support. The Importance of a Dementia-Specific Directive A standard advance directive may not address the complicated realities of dementia. A dementia-specific directive allows you to describe your wishes in much greater detail, including your personal quality-of-life thresholds, preferences for medical treatment and thoughts regarding assisted eating and drinking. But completing a form is only the beginning. Your wishes should be: Written clearly. Discussed openly with your family. Shared with your healthcare representative. Reviewed with your medical providers. Evaluated with appropriate legal counsel. Revisited regularly as your health, values or circumstances change. Available where your family and medical team can find them. A video explaining your wishes, in your own words, may provide additional clarity for your family—but it should supplement, not replace, properly completed legal documents. Lisa’s Dementia Deck offers a compassionate way to begin these conversations. Its questions help individuals and families explore the values, fears, preferences and practical decisions that can otherwise feel too difficult to discuss. Our Shared Conclusion Suzanne and Lisa both share that they have made their wishes known: if they were ever living with advanced dementia and had reached their personally defined threshold of no acceptable quality of life, they would not want unwanted medical interventions to prolong that state. This is not a judgment about the worth of anyone living with dementia. Every person remains worthy of dignity, comfort, connection and compassionate care. It is a statement about personal autonomy—and the right of every informed person to decide what quality of life means to them. Planning ahead is one of the most loving gifts we can give ourselves and our families. When we document our wishes and explain the values behind them, we reduce the possibility that the people we love will someday be forced to guess. The conversation is difficult. The consequences of never having it can be far more difficult. Resources Mentioned The Dementia Deck and The Death Deck Compassion & Choices Dementia Values & Priorities Tool Doulagivers Institute Guode Information About VSED Doulagivers Institute Support System Scheduler  End of Life Choices New York Dementia Advance Directive Advance Directive for VSED—Northwest Justice Project Study: Long-Term-Care Practitioners’ Views on VSED Directives This episode is intended for education and conversation. It is not individual medical or legal advice. Laws and facility policies concerning advance directives, assisted feeding and VSED vary. Please consult qualified medical and legal professionals in your state.

  7. Sep 15

    Why I Believe “Hospice Care” Should Be Called “Hospice Consulting”

    When a family hears the words “hospice care,” they often believe hospice will come into the home and provide all the daily, hands-on care their loved one needs. Sadly, that is not how home hospice usually works. The word care means providing what someone needs for their health, comfort, safety, and well-being. It sounds like someone will be there doing the caregiving. The word consulting means giving expert advice, teaching, guidance, and support. That is much closer to how routine home hospice works. The hospice team checks on the patient, manages symptoms, orders equipment and medications, answers questions, and teaches the family what to do. But in most cases, the family provides the daily care between hospice visits. In this episode of Ask a Death Doula, Suzanne B. O’Brien, RN, shares what she learned while caring for more than 1,000 patients at the end of life. As a former hospice nurse, Suzanne often had about one hour in a patient’s home. During that visit, she had to assess the patient, review medications, manage symptoms, teach the family, answer questions, calm fears, and explain what might happen next. Then she had to leave. The family stayed—and they were often frightened, overwhelmed, and unprepared for the care they were expected to provide. This is not a criticism of the caring nurses, aides, social workers, chaplains, and other professionals working in hospice. They are doing important and sacred work. This is about a healthcare model that families often do not understand until they are already in a crisis. In This Episode, You Will Learn: What the word care leads families to expect Why consulting may be a clearer description of home hospice What hospice provides—and what it usually does not provide Why families often enter hospice without enough time to prepare What Suzanne experienced during her years as a hospice nurse Why family caregivers need education before a crisis How learning the three phases of end of life can reduce fear Why caregiving should never fall on one exhausted person How we can return end-of-life care to families and communities What Families Need to Know A person can qualify for Medicare hospice when a doctor believes they may have six months or less to live if the illness follows its normal path. Yet the median hospice stay was only 19 days in 2024. This means half of hospice patients received hospice services for 19 days or fewer. In 2024, hospice patients received an average of 3.9 in-person visits per week. Those visits totaled about 3½ hours of hospice staff time each week. There are 168 hours in a week. Who is present during the remaining hours? Usually, it is the family caregiver. Hospice is a vital part of the care team—but hospice alone is not a complete caregiving plan. We Used to Know How to Do This One hundred years ago, caring for someone at the end of life was a skill passed down from grandmother to grandchild. Families understood how the body changed. They knew how to provide comfort, gather support, sit with someone who was dying, and create meaningful rituals. Death was not carried by one person. It was held by the family and the community. We have not lost our ability to care. We have lost the education and community support that once showed us how. There Is a Better Way Doulagivers Institute was created to fill this education gap. The free Level 1 Family Caregiver Training teaches the three phases of end of life in clear, simple language. It helps families understand: What changes they may see Why those changes are happening What they can do to provide comfort When they should call for help How they can create a peaceful and sacred space This education can reduce fear, build confidence, support healthier grief, and help families understand that the natural dying process is not a medical failure. The training is free and available in 15 languages because every family deserves access to this knowledge. Do not wait until someone you love is actively dying. Learn these skills now—and share them with your family and community. Every one of us will someday be called to show up for someone we love. Knowing what to do changes everything. Resources Take the Free Level 1 Family Caregiver Training: https://www.doulagivers.com/monthly-free-class-register Register for the Next Live Training: October 23, 2026 7:00 PM ET https://www.doulagivers.com/monthly-free-class-register Get The Doulagivers Institute Support System Scheduler  Learn More About Doulagivers Institute: https://doulagivers.com Get The Good Death by Suzanne B. O’Brien: https://thegooddeathbook.com  Sources MedPAC: March 2026 Report to Congress—Hospice Services Medicare: Hospice Care Coverage There is a better way. We can learn before a crisis, support one another, and return the end of life to the sacred.

  8. Sep 8

    Generation Regeneration: Remembering How to Build a Better World with Tony Cho

    What if creating a better future isn’t about continuing to build more—but about regenerating what we have lost? In this inspiring episode of Ask a Death Doula, Suzanne B. O’Brien welcomes visionary community builder, regenerative placemaker, and author Tony Cho for a powerful conversation about the growing movement to restore balance between people, community, and the planet. Tony’s book, Generation Regeneration: Codesigning the Future of Cities Through Regenerative Placemaking, invites us to rethink how we live, build, and belong. Regeneration asks us to move beyond simply sustaining systems that are no longer working and begin creating communities that actively restore life, deepen human connection, honor nature, and help both people and the planet flourish. Suzanne and Tony explore the profound connection between regeneration and what Suzanne calls the Great Remembering: our return to the timeless understanding that we belong to one another, that community is essential to our well-being, and that caring for people and caring for the Earth cannot be separated. For generations, communities knew how to care for their elders, support their caregivers, honor the dying, protect the land, and gather around those experiencing life’s greatest transitions. Much of that wisdom has been forgotten—but it has not been lost. This conversation is an invitation to remember. It is also a hopeful reminder that regeneration does not begin somewhere far away or require us to wait for someone else to lead it. It begins locally—with the places we create, the choices we make, the relationships we nurture, and our willingness to become active participants in the healing of our communities. In This Episode, Suzanne and Tony Explore: What regeneration truly means—and why sustainability alone is no longer enough The relationship between people, place, nature, culture, and community How our physical environments can either encourage belonging or deepen separation Why community must once again become part of our essential infrastructure The importance of creating spaces where people can gather, connect, and care for one another Moving from systems of extraction toward systems that restore and give back The loneliness and disconnection affecting modern society The wisdom we can recover from traditional and community-centered ways of living Suzanne’s vision of the Great Remembering and returning aging, caregiving, dying, and grieving to the sacred Why communities taking care of communities may be one of the most important movements of our time How each of us can participate in creating a more connected, compassionate, and life-affirming future About Tony Cho Tony Cho is a purpose-driven entrepreneur, author, visionary community builder, and leading voice in regenerative placemaking. He is the founder of Future of Cities and the author of Generation Regeneration: Codesigning the Future of Cities Through Regenerative Placemaking. Through his work, Tony is helping communities reimagine the built environment so that people, culture, nature, and purpose can flourish together. About Generation Regeneration Part manifesto and part field guide, Generation Regeneration presents a hopeful new vision for our cities and communities—one rooted in balance, belonging, ecological restoration, and shared well-being. The book invites policymakers, developers, cultural leaders, and everyday citizens to become co-creators of communities that do more than survive. It asks us to create places that actively heal, nourish, connect, and regenerate life for generations to come. A Message to Carry With You We do not have to invent an entirely new way forward. In many ways, we are being asked to remember what humanity has always known: that we need one another, that nature is not separate from us, and that healthy communities are built through relationship, reciprocity, service, and care. Regeneration begins when we stop asking, “What can I take from this place?” and begin asking, “What can I restore, contribute, and leave better for those who come after me?” This is the Great Remembering. This is community taking care of community again. And every one of us has a role to play. Resources Learn more about Tony Cho and his work: Here Discover the work of Future of Cities Read Generation Regeneration: Codesigning the Future of Cities Through Regenerative Placemaking Here Learn more about Suzanne B. O’Brien and Doulagivers Institute: Here Access the free Doulagivers Level 1 Family Caregiver Training and help bring essential end-of-life education back into your community Here If this conversation inspires you, please share the episode with someone who believes it is possible to create a more compassionate, connected, and regenerative world.

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Ask a Death Doula Podcast is a weekly show hosted by Hospice and Oncology nurse Suzanne B. O’Brien. Suzanne is the CEO and founder of International Doulagivers Institute. This is a vital platform for discussions and interviews that will bring back death into the natural fold of life. Ask a Death Doula will share vital education on how to care for those who are dying as well as sharing inspiring stories from working at the bedside with over 1000 dying people from all around the world. Please visit www.doulagivers.com to access our free education and resource center. About International Doulagivers Institute: The goal of Doulagivers Institute is simple and powerful - to provide affordable and accessible education and support to everyone in the world so that every person has the opportunity to die with comfort and dignity in their own home. Death is something that we all have in common no matter our race, religion, or socioeconomic status. We believe that this education to support people to have the most positive end of life experience is a human right, not a privilege.

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    Suzanne B. O’Brien RN
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    2018 - 2026
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