ELDAA - End of Life Doula Alliance Aotearoa

Belinda from Leaving Legacies and ELDAA Professional Member, delivers another insightful podcast episode on a sensitive but crucial topic: "Making Things Easier for Our Families When We Pass and the Legalities of Death." This in-depth exploration provides valuable guidance/ https://lnkd.in/g93k-F6J

The Pioneering Work of Death Doulas - Psychology Today "Death doulas are keenly aware of our fundamental need to acknowledge the transitory nature of being human and serve as essential guides and compassionate advocates supporting individuals and families navigating end-of-life challenges" https://lnkd.in/gmGd3yxM

Have you heard of glimmers? Our wonderful ELDAA Doula Belinda Price from Leaving Legacies chats with Sophia Perera. Who, six years After losing her eldest daughter, Valentina, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. But through it all, somehow she remains positive. “What I'm going through is nothing compared to entire families being wiped apart, children growing up without any family in a war-torn country and in a refugee camp. So I always kind of think of the bigger picture.” Beautiful, tender, sad, moving and hopeful. Listen below: https://lnkd.in/gZepFts5

When we get past our fear of dying, this is when we truly start living. We live sanitised lives, so far removed from the process of death that many of us don’t know what to do when we get there. While many are afraid of own deaths, we are even more afraid of losing our loved ones. This sometimes results in challenging situations when people are in hospital, critically unwell and unable to make decisions for themselves. Their loved ones can struggle to make decisions for fear of feeling they ‘gave up’ too early or pushed for too many invasive and often uncomfortable procedures. I love my parents dearly. They are in their 60s, picture of good health but despite this, I am so worried about losing them one day. So much so that we talk about what we each wish for ourselves and have undergone the process of establishing Enduring Power of Attorney (EPOA). I encourage you to talk to your families EPOA so that you and your family can make decisions for each other if one is unable to oneself. It is only activated when one is unable to make these decisions like if you were unconscious or had significant cognitive decline. For anyone with severe chronic or life-limiting illness, think about an advanced care directive. This allows you to share with your family your priorities; whether it is to maximise time or comfort, whether you prefer to be cared for in hospital, hospice or at home. An advanced care directive is not about ‘giving up’, it’s about taking charge of whatever time you have left. It’s about having a conversation with a healthcare professional and including your wider whanau in your journey. Revolving Door Syndrome episode with Treza Gallogly out now anywhere you get your podcast ?? Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gsf8vk7z ?? Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gK4j-4gq Powered by Medworld Institute #health #advancedcareplanning #doula #death #living #health #medicine #doctor #palliativecare #publichealth #aotearoa #newzealand #podcast

I was recently interviewed by ED & Paediatric Doctor, Nina Su from Auckland hospital, for her Podcast 'Revolving Door Syndrome', on Advance Care Planning and our attitudes towards death in today's society. It is a privilege to get the Doula-word out there in our communities. Thanks Nina :) https://lnkd.in/gQVAr8uy

The rich and diverse NZ Palliative Care Conference Hospice New Zealand was an incredible experience. ELDAA were honored to be part of conversations that will guide and shape the future of palliative care in NZ. The shared vision to "keeping listening and working from a place of love not fear and upholding the value of palliative care as a social good not a medical event" is inspiring and we are passionate about supporting this. A special thanks to Hospice New Zealand for inviting our End of Life Doulas, Treza Swansong and Melanie Humphries-Connolly, to korero and share their wonderful wisdom and knowledge.

Congratulations Go With Grace. What a huge amount of mahi and support you have contributed to this space..... thank you for all you do ??

Check?out?our?amazing ELDAA?End?of?Life?Doulas,?Treza?and?Mel,?presenting? "Empowering Communities in End of Life Care" at?the?Hospice?NZ?2024 Conference! Sharing?insights?into?the?invaluable?work?Death?Doulas?do?and?how?we can?collaborate?with?Hospice?and?Palliative?Care?teams and work to empower communities to care for those at End of Life.?If?you are attending,?don’t?miss?the?chance?to?say?hi!

If you are interested in working as an End of Life Doula, or training for your own personal education, you are welcome to join us at a free online Q&A session, held bi-monthly, on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7.30pm. Next session November 11th 2024. Email: [email protected] to register.

Fantastic?discussion?on?the?"Dying?to?Know"?podcast?with?the our ELDAA Doulas, Belinda Price and?Treza?Gallogly Swansong. They?dive?deep?into?"What?is?a?Death?Doula"?and?so?much?more. Big?thanks?for?your?tremendous?mahi?in?raising?awareness?and?sparking? conversations?around?the?role?of?Doulas. Swansong ???Listen?here:?https://lnkd.in/g6gJ8Sg6...