The Winter of Our Lives
Death & the Maidens’ own Lucy Talbot talks with Dr Monica Williams-Murphy about her role as Emergency Medicine Physician, the experiences that led her to write the wonderful ‘It’s OK to Die’ and...
View ArticleMidwives, Layers-Out, and Lady Pole
I recently finished Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: And Other Lessons from the Crematory, Caitlin Doughty’s macabre, delightful memoir on her experience (past and current) in the death industry. Her story is...
View ArticleDoulas: Doing Death Differently
We are doulas of death. A birth doula provides support and guidance to the birthday mother and the brand new life. End of life doulas have forged an innovative approach to the care of the dying by...
View ArticleDeath brought us together
Death is the kind of thing that sneaks up on you, even when you think you are prepared, and renders you speechless and lost—not knowing what to do next or how to act. In that situation, having a...
View Article“I think I’d like to change into a sunflower most of all”
Devastated Harold begs Maude to hang on and not leave him. As she lies in the ambulance clutching her daisy she tells Harold to not be so upset, saying that all the fuss is unnecessary. When Harold...
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