thinking about Our departure From this life!

We know it’s not everyone’s cuppa tea, talking about when our time is coming to end on this earth, but for some there’s lots of questions, feelings and things we want others to know about what we want and how to do them when we are gone! Katie Costello is joining us to talk about, and guide us though some of the feelings and thoughts we might have around death.

Some question you may have are:

What actually is a Soul Midwife/Death Doula?

I am not 'there' yet, why would I need to connect to a Soul Midwife?

What does a Hospice do? People only go there to die, I don't need them yet. 

What does 'Palliative' care really mean?

Do I have to be religious? Is it a spiritual thing?

If these are things you have wondered about then this zoom could really help you understand, you also will have the opportunity to ask your own questions at the end, or there will be the option to email Katie to ask in private before the zoom.

“When Rich was diagnosed with cancer, we were put in touch with a Mortality Doula in Australia whom we both spoke to on Zoom throughout the many ups and downs of his treatment. It gave us an outlet to discuss the initial shock that happens when cancer comes into our lives, how to have open discussions about mortality and how to integrate this new normal into our lives. If we’d found Katie back then, I wouldn’t have hesitated to turn to her for this support. As it happens, Katie came into our lives when we realised Rich’s treatment options were suddenly ending. She gave us support and a framework to discuss, together, what was happening and what Rich wanted from his final weeks. This support continued from hospital to hospice and into memorial planning - it involved all
Members of our family including our young daughters. She helped Rich and I have open, warm conversations about what he wanted for his end-of-life celebrations and memorial. I’m so pleased we had Katie to help us navigate these conversations as these memorial events felt absolutely true to his character and personality.
I was always worried that approaching someone like Katie early in our journey would mean we’d given up on the idea that Rich would live past the cancer. But actually what it does is make your time together more life-affirming as you have someone helping you navigate conversations and situations which might otherwise be avoided. I’m so pleased Katie is offering WOLO friends an insight into her incredible work.” From Emma Higham, Rich’s wife, who is part of the WOLO community.