PAST WORKSHOPS & EVENTS

   Join Dr. Angela Gutzer of White Feather Mobile Veterinarian Services,  as she explores palliative and end of life care for animals.

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An evening in casual conversation with Barbara Karnes, RN and creator of end of life education, AND Karen Wyatt, MD - End of Life University. 

Discussing pain management, fear at end of life, hospice and the opportunity for relationships between hospice and death doulas.

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 THE MAGIC OF MUSIC AND LAUGHTER

Levity, Laughter & Loss

  with

JO-ANNE HAUN - END OF LIFE ALTERNATIVES

and

ROBIN RUSHTON, LAUGHTER YOGA LEADER

Jo-Anne and Robin lead us in experiences that remind us the value and importance of music and laughter.

Experience how both can help us with daily struggles as well as our grief and loss.

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 THE INVISIBLE THREADS OF GRIEF: CONNECTING OUR PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE with

LESLIE BULLER-HAYES, STONEHEDGE TRANSITIONS

and

ROSEANNE DESMARAIS, HEART TO HEART PERSONAL SUPPORT SERVICES

 Leslie & RoseAnne lead us in conversation, exploring the impact of stories, and how storytelling can change the way we navigate and process our grief. Storytelling is the invisible thread of grief that connects us to our past, present, and future.  

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  HOW TO CREATE MEANINGFUL CEREMONIES FOR END OF LIFE, with MEGAN SHELDON, BE CEREMONIAL

 Megan's workshop explores what makes a ritual meaningful, how to structure a ceremony, and what you can do to bring more ritual into those seemingly invisible moments that often surround death, dying, and grief. 

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 COMPASSION FATIGUE, with Romney PIEROG, BA, RN CFE (c)

Compassion Fatigue Educator

Compassion Fatigue is real and most especially for health care providers and caregivers.   It impacts our relationships, our work, and our ability to function.  It seeps into every part of our daily life.  Compassion Fatigue is a crisis.

Romney Pierog, BA, RN, CFE

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 FACILITATION SKILLS 2.0

A DDNBC EXCLUSIVE

This workshop is for anyone preparing for a presentation and wanting to leave a lasting impression through engaging and influential Facilitation Skills. 

Be sure to also check out Facilitation Skills  101, recorded April 8, 2021 

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 CREATING POWERFUL PRESENTATIONS

A DDNBC EXCLUSIVE

How to begin in creating powerful presentations with tips and tricks to create interest and engagement. 

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 WHAT'S IN YOUR DOULA KIT?

A DDNBC EXCLUSIVE

Whether just starting out or looking to enhance your Doula Kit, we share suggestions on items and resources that can enhance how you provide care to your clients & their caregivers.

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  NATURAL ORGANIC REDUCTION - HUMAN COMPOSTING

 with Local Experts 

Nicola Finch, of Green Burial BC 

Brie Smith, Return Home 

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 ALKALINE HYDROLYSIS / AQUAMATION

 with Local Experts 

Jocelyne Monette - Aquamation BC Coalition

Chris Benesch - Earth's Option Cremation & Burial 

Christa Ovenell - Death's Apprentice  

Hosted in Partnership 

with 

Nicola Finch, of Green Burial BC  

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The Three R's of Deathcare: 

How To Green Your Death

with Local Experts

Ngaio Davis & Emily Bootle 

of 

KORU Cremation | Burial | Ceremony

   Hosted in Partnership with

 Nicola Finch, of Green Burial BC

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 A LEGACY PRIMER

Keri-Lynn Turney of Sacred Departure shares insights, ideas and resources for creative legacy projects.

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 An evening with Christina Andreola, of New Narrative Events helps us to understand what it takes to create a hybrid event, and gives even non-techie's confidence to try it!

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 A conversation with Ngaio Davis of KORU Cremation-Burial-Ceremony on Rituals & Ceremony.  What are ritual and ceremony, how to lead them and who needs them, and why.

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Barbara Karnes RN, shares her end of life educational materials for families and professionals.

www.bkbooks.com

Purchase in Canada

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Pashta MaryMoon of CINDEA & En~chanting Beyond shares steps on how to sing at the bedside.

www.beyonds.ca

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An information workshop on MAiD - Medical Assistance In Dying.

The process, eligibility requirements, and the impacts of new legislation.

With Alex Muir, Vancouver Chapter, Dying with Dignity Canada

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An Introduction to AFTER COULD, with CEO and Developer Darren Evans.

AFTER CLOUD, a digital app to create your lasting digital legacy.

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Most people don’t take time to understand the array of options within these choices, or what alternatives are available in addition to these choices. Good news is, many steps can be taken to green your death no matter where you live. New options for greening your death are growing.

Facilitated as Licensed Willow EOL Educators

Nicola Finch, Green Burial BC

Catherine Valentine - Salt Spring Natural Cemetery

Emily Bootle - Deathcare BC

Trevor Crean - Heritage Gardens Cemetery

Ngaio Davis - KORU Cremation Burial Ceremony

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With the  WILD SKY SISTERS

KEY TAKE AWAYS:

- Your Sun, Moon & Rising Sign

- The 12 Signs and 12 Houses of the Zodiac

- Your Pluto Sign and where in your life you're here to transform

- Clues to your Soul's Path - the North Node - that is laid out in the stars

Beyond practical guidance and solace offered by an insider, Jen's journal reminds us how to live presently during our darkest hours, honor our grief, and discover - even after devastating loss - ways to forge forward.

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An Evening with Ellie Atherton, author of Stepping Stones, Following a Pathway to End of Life

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The Threshold Choir shares their vision of  a world where all at life’s thresholds may be honored with compassion shared through song. Singing for those at the thresholds of life.

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A 3-hour interactive workshop, to discover DYNAMIC  tools to help you START the conversations,  EXPLORE and DEFINE personal comfort wishes, and EXPERIENCE powerful techniques to bring COMFORT during difficult times.

Chelsea Peddle, CircleSpace

The Death Deck

Discover how aromatics can offer comfort, connection, and solace for those in the death and dying process, and provide support for their caregivers and loved ones with grief.

Amy Reedman, The Blending Bar Aromatherapy & Wellness

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Doulagivers World Training Day Free 90-minute webinar hosted by founder Suzanne B. O'Brien RN.

Explore the steps to completing your advance care plan, and how to use these steps in supporting your clients in the process.

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Explore the steps to completing your advance care plan, and how to use these steps in supporting your clients in the process.

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The workshop is based on the book Digital Legacy Plan (Self-Counsel Press, 2019) and led by co-authors

 Vicki McLeod and Angela Crocker. 

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DDNBC Member 

Bonita Summers of Spirit Kelowna 

walked with us as we explore Death & Beyond, learning how to navigate the afterlife with the dying. Gain tools that will help you support clients or loved ones through their transition.

In Remembering & Being Remembered we’ll look at the who, what, how and why of remembering. Why do you remember? How do you remember & how are you impacted by remembering or not remembering? This workshop will remind us that we each have an impact on the lives of others.

Willow EOL Tools & Products

No matter what kind of life you live, how much money you have, or what you think of your accomplishments,  you have a legacy. Inside a thoughtful & dynamic process you will reflect on your life & your legacy,draft a lasting message for those you love & future generations. 

How to Write Your Heart Will

So you're ready to go with your Death Doula business but just don't know where to start, or how.  

Join us as we explore the steps you need to consider in marketing and networking as you "OPEN FOR BUSINESS".

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Based on Willow's holistic and pragmatic workbook, 7 Tools for Making Sense of Life & Death, this workshop series will guide you to explore the reality of your mortality in a fun and interactive workshop. 

 7 Tools for Making Sense of Life & Death

The Death Deck - A Game of Lively and Surprising Conversations.  We joined Death Deck Creators, Lisa Pahl & Lori LoCicero, as they shared their stories & what prompted them to create this valuable tool for the conversations we all need to have, but don't know where to begin. 

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TheraPsil - A DDNBC MEMBERTheraPsil, a non-profit coalition of healthcare professionals, patients, & advocates dedicated to obtaining legal access to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for Canadians.   Learn who they are, what they do, and how they support Canadians experiencing end of life distress. 

In this workshop, you’ll be warmed up & guided to write at least one Legacy Love Letter to someone in your life. Even people who have attended many Willow workshops report this one to be very profound and powerful. 

The Five Minute Legacy Love Letter

Grief & the Holidays don't always go well together. We will share tips & rituals to help navigate the holidays while acknowledging your grief & honoring your heart.  

With special guest Chalsi Goetz.

So you're a Death Doula.  What's in your kit? Join us as we explore all the "magic" you might want to consider carrying in your "doula" kit.

Guests  Garden Hill Cremation & Funeral Services, explored after death care, dispelled myths, & answer questions about funeral directors, & the benefits of making an after death plan for you & your loved ones.

We gathered round our table in conversation with Heather Plett, as she shared her story, and talked about her newly birthed book,

 THE ART OF HOLDING SPACE: a practice of love, liberation, and leadership.

(A Willow Workshop)

As Licensed WillowEOL Facilitators, we use  tools  from 7 Tools for Making Sense of Life & Death to uncover what and who matters most to you.

Guest Nicola Finch, of Cariboo Natural Burial Sanctuary gives us an understanding of natural (green) burial. Learn about options, and all the exciting work that's happening in BC.

We will explore where your fears lie, and what holds you back from the courageous, but necessary conversations.  You will learn how to apply the WillowEOL 5 Steps for Successful End of Life Planning Conversations.You will discover tools that can be applied to any  challenging  and courageous conversations that are necessary in your life.