What Even IS a Death Doula?
I held my first public + in-person Death Doula event with friend Madeleine Domingue at Red Sandcastle Theatre and I really enjoyed it! We decided to do a hybrid event …
Doula..ing
It’s been quite the journey to becoming (or realizing I’m) a Death Doula. I have had great training and resources through Hospice Toronto, continue to read and challenge myself with certifications and death education. But its been 2 years to the day since I applied for the End of Life Doula course and I keep finding meaningful moments that propel me forward on this path.
Dead end ahead
This year marked the ten year deathaversary of my dear brother Andrew’s suicide in November. You may know that I created a one-woman show to help digest my grief through …
World Suicide Prevention Day 2018
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day and as a suicide loss survivor I would like to share some resources and thoughts around the subject. First, the photo above was taken by …
Storytelling with Stories We Don’t Tell
Recently I had the pleasure of sharing a story with Stories We Don’t Tell, a storytelling gathering in Toronto. I like their mandate: “There are some stories that we get really …
Everything But the Cat… at CMHA’s #MH4A17 Conference
I had the wonderful opportunity to do my not-so-one-woman show “Everything But The Cat…” for CMHA National #MH4A17 Conference and it was amazing! Met new amazing stigma fighters and even …
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Stories Like Crazy presents: 2 one-woman shows!
Once upon a time, Lori Lane Murphy met me online… I was stoked to be a part of her All In Our Heads storytelling event at The Paddock a while …
The Commandment
Look what opens this week! I am so pleased to be a part of this team: The Commandment is opening this Friday at the Hamilton Fringe Festival and I can’t …
2 Weeks to Paradise – #amWriting
I don’t know if you know this but I started writing a web series… This was made for IPF funding , it’s a ‘proof of concept’ trailer in hopes that they will …
Where have you been?
Under a rock. Yup. The month of May has been a rock to which I have been stuck underneath. But I see the light at the end of the the …