Journey through the Wheel of the Year with us: seasonal workshops to prepare for the approaching cross-quarter Sabbats of Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain. Join Adrianna Prosser, a Daughter of Brigantia Celtic Pagan and Death Doula, at our Signs and Seers weekends for an afternoon circle to gather and celebrate the turning of The Wheel …
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Join me at The Plant Mystic in east end Toronto (257 Danforth Ave) for the cross-sabbat Celtic fire festivals: Imbolc, Beltane, Lughnasadh, and Samhain and learn about the history of the celebrations, how to incorporate ritual into the changing seasons, make a craft to take home, and keep a grimoire page for further learning: Journey …
And that’s a wrap! Thank you so much to The Social for having me on to talk about being a Death Doula and supporting the death positivity movement by speaking up and out about having hard conversations with our loved ones Thank you Ingrid for finding me and helping me prepare, to Blair for being …
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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 where the first half was us presenting what we agree is a Death Doula’s role is (as it’s not exactly a strict definition at this …
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.
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 storytelling and resource sharing in Everything But the Cat… which I also wrote about on my mental health and suicide prevention blog on tumblr. I …
I have always loved puppets. I used to be a puppeteer for The Concerned Kids for a long time, and also led their training program for a while. My love for puppets starts WAY BACK when Sesame Street and Fraggle Rock was on TV, and my very favourite Today’s Special. It was a dream come …
Once upon a time I wrote about something very close to my broken heart for the stage. I wrote a 40 minute one-woman show about my first year of bereavement after my brother died by suicide. As a theatre creator it was the best way to express myself and to process and understand what had …
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 good at telling, we tell them to our friends, our coworkers, and even strangers at parties. We tell them because they are a part of …