Advance Wishes for Medical Aid in Dying With Dementia: Why I’m Sharing Mine
A personal reflection on dementia, medical aid in dying, and why advance wishes matter when the law has not caught up with lived reality. This post explores fear, autonomy, and the creation of a non-binding planning document to help people clarify their values and start meaningful conversations.
A Beautiful Goodbye: What Pet End-of-Life Care Revealed to Me as a Death Doula in San Diego
As a death doula, I often say that how we say goodbye shapes how we grieve and heal. In this conversation with Dr. Benson of Paws into Grace, I explore the parallels between her work supporting animals at the end of life and my own work with humans — how both are rooted in compassion, choice, and the belief that even in goodbye, there can be beauty.