Suzanne B. O’Brien here, In 2014, the National Institutes of Health released a report “Dying in America” in which they spoke about the future of end of life care. This report declared that there is need to move towards: - person-centered, family-oriented end of life care models - an increase in education and higher standards [...]
Hey Suzanne B. O’Brien here, Hospice News released this great article titled “Hospices Engage with Death Doulas to Support Patients.” This article is a clear representation of the synergy that exists between End of Life Doulas and Hospice. This creats the most beneficial experiences for End of Life patients and their families. As we have [...]
Hey Suzanne B. O’Brien here, I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. I know it’s the time of year when we’re all gearing up to get back to work and school and putting our beach attire away. No exception for us at Doulagivers as we get ready to launch our Live Fall Semester and train [...]
Hey Suzanne B. O’Brien here, Late last week this great blog came out focusing on our Doulagivers Specialists and the intricate role they will be playing in alleviating the impacts of the looming eldercare crisis facing America! Here is an excerpt from “The Power of the Doulagivers Specialist”: “The convergence of these two issues (a rapid [...]
Click here to view Video of this episode!! Suzanne B. O’Brien RN has worked in End of Life Care for over a decade as an Oncology and Hospice RN. Suzanne has been advocating and building training programs to help support the enormous amount of elderly and their families. After working with over 1000 patients at [...]
Suzanne B. O’Brien here, Did you know that twice a year I open my world-class online Certified End of Life Doula and Doulagivers Specialist Trainings as a Live Academic Semester? These courses are always available as self-paced study courses that can be completed at your convenience, but Spring and Fall I teach the whole curriculum [...]
In this episode of "Ask a Death Doula," my guest, Kerrie Lee Brown and I talk about health, healing and the power of the word "No". We also announce the launch of RedLily August 2019! RedLily™ is a cool, new digital platform that celebrates real women, real-life experiences, and more. A place where women can turn their [...]
Based on the principles of The Doulagivers Life Class, In this podcast I share what it takes to truly live a happy and fulfilled life .I will share the incredible wisdom of those I have worked with at the end of life. I will share how all of what is being taught in this class [...]
Suzanne B. O’Brien here, People always ask me, “What makes a good death?” The answer: a good LIFE! But how do we have a good life? I’ve been developing a Doulagivers Life Class to share education, skills and inspiration on how to individually create a healthier and happier life, and to collectively come together on a global [...]
In this episode of "Ask a Death Doula," my guest, award winning New York Times journalist John Leland will talk about his latest book and what it truly means to be happy. This book is an extraordinary look at what it means to grow old and is a heartening guide to well-being. Happiness is a Choice You Make, weaves together the [...]
