‘Fix-it’ medical approaches often go against people’s wishes near the end of life, creating unnecessary and preventable suffering.
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As religious affiliation declines, the rituals and guidance it once provided around dying have disappeared for many people. Death doulas fill that gap.
Whether you call it a living funeral or a ‘bon voyage party’, a growing number of Australians are choosing to celebrate their lives before they die.
A death doula works as a community partner offering support to the dying.
There is a growing demand for people who help the terminally ill have a good death.
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.
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Clinical Director, Flinders University
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Research Associate, Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Palliative Care, Flinders University
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Postdoctoral fellow, Nonreligion in a Complex Future project, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Distinguished University Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Sociology, University of Tasmania
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Matthew Flinders Professor and Director of the Research Centre for Palliative Care, Death and Dying, Flinders University
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Master's Student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, North Carolina Central University
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Professor of Health and Behavioral Sciences, University of Colorado Denver
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Professor of Medical Anthropology, The Open University
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PhD Candidate, School of Engineering, DeathTech Research Team, The University of Melbourne
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Cindy Stocken, PhD Researcher, Department of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne