A DEATH POSITIVE NETWORK OFFERING DEATH EDUCATION, CONNECTION and END OF LIFE PLANNING for DEATH DOULAS & OTHERS TOO!
end of life summit- a global event
END OF LIFE SUMMIT - EMPOWERING OUR END OF LIFE
A one-day SUMMIT where we will join in a comfortable and brave space with like-minded community to connect, explore and discover new perspectives to empower us in our life choices for both living and dying.
Empowering our end of life so we all live well to die well.
6 UNIQUE SPEAKERS, 6 UNIQUE TOPICS
Empowering us in how we live ... and how we die
DDNBC Members: $59 with promo code
Full Registration: $79
DDNBC Basic Membership PLUS Registration: $109
Sessions will be recorded and available at a later date.
DETAILS
Saturday, April 17th
8:45 am to 5:00 pm (PST) Online
DDNBC Members: $59 CAD
with promo code
Regular Fee: $79 CAD
DDNBC Basic Membership PLUS Registration: $109 CAD
denyse burns - communicating with impact
COMMUNICATING WITH IMPACT
Communicating with Impact focuses on the critical communication skills required to be successful in navigating relationships of all types and within all forms of courageous conversations.
This workshop will not only help you to examine skills and behaviors necessary to develop a strong and confident presence in navigating personal relationships and conversations, it will also help you to gain a confident and professional presence with your clients.
In this workshop you will:
- Create your Personal Value Statement
- Understand your personal style and its impact
- Identify personal strengths and areas to improve
- Become more persuasive, proactive in dealing with others with different communication styles.
Denyse Burns bio:
Denyse Burns is the founder of Madison-Burns & Associates, a Toronto firm specializing in executive coaching, communication consulting, and End -of -Life Doula consulting (working with people who are dying and their families). My decision to pursue this path came about as I was searching for a way to use my existing coaching, counselling and communication skills to help another segment of the population.
My goal as an end-of-life doula is to support and help the client and family through the process. This includes educating, empowering and encouraging the client and family to discuss and make the important decisions that need to be made. Having a plan ensures that the care received at the end of life is aligned with their wishes.
Completed End-of-Life Doula certificate at the University of Vermont (online) i. Completed Hospice Care Certificate and Advance Care Planning and Goals of Care and Consent Certificate
Established Dying2Talk a Counseling firm focusing on death and dying
Volunteer work: Resident Care Volunteer –Kensington Hospice
Dying with Dignity –Greater Toronto chapter-Vice Chair-Program development
Kensington Volunteer Council
darcy feth - estate planning
ESTATE PLANNING
Estate planning is often misunderstood. Estate planning is a necessary requirement no matter how large or how small your bank account. A basic understanding of estate planning, and taking the right steps for you can be one of the best gifts you leave your loved ones. A solid estate plan, gives your loved ones the space to simply grieve, versus the added panic and stress of financial worries that can come with a death.
In this workshop you will learn:
- the basics of Estate Planning
- gain some awareness on how to minimize tax implications
- income tax, probate/estate administration tax
- how insurance can help
Darcy Feth bio:
Darcy is a Certified Financial Planner working with families to maximize their retirement while also providing legacy planning strategies.
Born in Kelowna, BC, Darcy split his younger years between Kelowna and Edmonton before deciding to attend UBC in Vancouver to get his Bachelor of Commerce. He found his way back to Kelowna in 2007 where he is now the proud father to fur babies Khaos and Hogan, and proprietor over 2 cherry trees that remind him of growing up on the family orchard.
“Our success is defined by the happiness of our clients, not by the size of our practice.”
lesley james - GRIEF MY WAY
GRIEF MY WAY
Grief is the emotional and physical pain we experience when there is a significant loss of someone or something we loved. To grieve after the death of a loved one is natural. Having experienced significant losses, Lesley James shares her journey from pain to purpose, the healing power of mourning, tips for self-care and acknowledges the tremendous privilege of the loving family and friends in her support system. She learned that the greatest gifts sometimes appear when least expected.
Lesley incorporates her core values in everything she does and believes that LOVE lessens grief, WISDOM helps fear, and COMFORT soothes pain.
In this workshop you will learn:
- how to journey from pain to purpose
- the healing power of mourning
- tips for self-care in grief
- how to acknowledge your support systems
- find the gifts
Lesley James bio:
Lesley James (née Mogg) is a compassionate End of Life Planner and Founder of Last Wishes Consulting. In 2020, Lesley became an end of life doula and completed courses in hospice, palliative care, advance care planning, legacy, green burials, death, dying, grief and bereavement. Lesley is a Regional Rep at Bereavement Ontario Network and a Volunteer Group Facilitator at the Centre for Grief and Healing - Bereaved Families of Ontario. A Jamaican-born Canadian, Lesley lives in Markham, ON and is proud of her wonderful adult daughter and son.
afternoon Ice Breaker
THE DEATH DECK
Have some fun with The Death Deck, as we settle back in for the 2nd half of the program. Experience some surprising and lively conversations as we play The Death Deck!
tamara mclellan - THE HEALING TOOLS OF Nature & Meditation
THE HEALING TOOLS OF NATURE & MEDITATION USED THROUGHOUT THE DEATH EXPERIENCE
Our experiences with nature can offer us significant healing benefits throughout the death experience. Whether the experience is outside, or inside, nature can be a catalyst to relieving stress, fear and anxiety, while positively feeding our emotional healing and well-being.
Yoga nidra is the ultimate relaxation technique for releasing stress and tension held in your body. Experience a deep level of relaxation, with this easy to follow meditation and allow your body to restore and balance itself.
In this workshop you will:
- Learn and experience the healing benefits of nature
- explore ways to bring nature inside
- experience a nature themed yoga nidra meditation
- discover the Living Alter and how you can create this for a yourself, a client, or their family
Tamara McLellan bio:
Tamara is based in Kelowna, BC, and has spent her life working towards freedom for all, speaks from her heart, and is often barefoot in wild spaces. She holds a degree in Business, Marketing & International Development, and created SDG Yoga, a practise designed to integrate Sustainable Development Goals through movement and meditation. She runs Wild Breath: bringing people home to themselves through transformative practices. and offers nature-based mindfulness services for death doulas, their clients and families. As a yoga teacher, nature lover, and humanitarian, Tamara's passion is to create sacred moments of care, rest, ceremony and healing for everyone involved in the experience of death.
pashta marymoon - home funerals
HOME FUNERALS
Until the 20th century, it was the norm for people to care for their own dead at home, which was always legal, and still is. We are reclaiming this rite of last respects/love; and its ability to move us to the reality of the death and to grieve more deeply and thoroughly.
In this workshop you will learn:
- the basics of how to do a home funeral
- its value in journeying with our dying loved ones
Pashta Mary Moon bio:
Pashta has been working with the dying and their families for 40 years, eventually taking on pan-death care (before, during, after) and including home funerals. Under Journeying Beyond, she offers death midwifery support, ACP consulations, and home funeral workshops. Pashta is also the co-founder and exe director of CINDEA (Canadian Integrative Network for Death Education and Alternatives) which offers pan-death information and resources cross country.
Learn more about Pashta MaryMoon, Journeying Beyond
Learn more about CINDEA, (Canadian Integrative Network for Death Education & Alternatives?
michele king - the magic of expressive arts
THE MAGIC OF EXPRESSIVE ARTS
There is magic to be discovered in the therapeutic use of Expressive Arts as a way of knowing and responding to human suffering and passion. The expressive arts are traditionally known as art making, music, creative writing, dance/movement and drama. These expressive arts are ways to explore and support psychological transformation through our imagination and the act of shaping and sharing. When used to help us in healing our grief or the impacts of trauma, expressive arts can help us to redefine our story, and discover new hope for our future.
In this workshop you will:
- explore personal transformation through the power of creative writing
- discover how shaping and sharing our stories can open the door to new hope
Michele King bio:
Michele is a certified expressive arts educator/consultant, Alberta Health Services Bereavement Facilitator, Palliative Care/End of Life volunteer, and End of Life Doula. She is the owner and founder of The Last Gift end of life doula services. She facilitates an 8 week Expressive Arts Grief Support Program online to individuals and groups. Michele has been using art as a way of healing and processing her own grief for as long as she could hold a crayon. She lives on 200 acres southwest of Rocky Mountain House, Alberta, affectionately called "Little Heaven Ranch" with her partner Barry, two barn cats and their german shepherd puppy named Faith.
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