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Palliative care nurses, social workers and people from the funeral industry are among those who work as death doulas. From shutterstock.com

Death doulas can fill care gaps at the end of life

Deb Rawlings, Flinders University; Jennifer Tieman, Flinders University; Kate Swetenham, Flinders University, and Lauren Miller-Lewis, Flinders University

You’ve more than likely heard of birth doulas. But nowadays, death doulas are providing support at the end of life. How they fit into existing structures of care remains to be understood.
Knowing how to communicate about death gives us the language to discuss end-of-life topics with our loved ones. from www.shutterstock.com

Passed away, kicked the bucket, pushing up daisies – the many ways we don’t talk about death

Deb Rawlings, Flinders University; Christine Sanderson, Flinders University; Deborah Parker, University of Technology Sydney; Jennifer Tieman, Flinders University, and Lauren Miller-Lewis, Flinders University

We use euphemisms about death and dying to soften the blow of the real words, or because we feel awkward being direct. But this can lead to misunderstanding and confusion.

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