Listen: How to Find the Words for Tender Conversations by Dr Kathryn Mannix
From the author of With the End in Mind comes a book about holding conversations about death, dying, forgiveness, apology and legacy. Dr. Kathryn Mannix spent her medical career working with people who have incurable, advanced illnesses. Focusing on palliative medicine, Dr Mannix is dedicated to optimising quality of life even as death is approaching. […]
Seeing the GEMS Workbook by Teepa Snow
Seeing The GEMS Workbook comes from Teepa Snow, a dementia care specialist, and is perfect for both family and professional care partners of anyone living with brain change. So many of our loved ones will face issues with dementia at the end of their life. It can be confusing and frustrating for those watching the […]
The Final Act of Living by Barbara Karnes
This full-length audiobook with a newly updated preface is where Barbara Karnes shares her insights and experiences gathered over decades of working with people during their final act of living. For both professionals and laypeople, this book weaves personal stories with practical care guidelines, including: living with a life-threatening illness, signs of the dying process, […]
End of Life Tips by Gabrielle Elise Jimenez
As a a hospice nurse, end-of-life-doula, and a conscious dying educator, Gabrielle Elise Jimenez has compiled tips that she feels would be most helpful for anyone to have. “I have two goals with this book; one is that you will feel less fear and uncertainty after reading it, and the other is that you […]
Hard Choices for Loving People & Light in the Shadows by Hank Dunn
Hank Dunn, MDiv, is an ordained healthcare chaplain who, during his career of over 30 years, has helped countless patients and their families navigate healthcare decisions during serious illness. He has gathered insights from these patients and compiled them into two easy-to-read books. Hard Choices for Loving People is a compassionate guide for helping patients and […]
The End of Life Guideline Series by Barbara Karnes
Barbara Karnes, RN, is an internationally respected speaker, educator, author, and considered a leader on matters of end-of-life. While present at the bedside of hundreds of people during the dying process, hospice pioneer Karnes noticed that each death was following a near-identical scenario. Each person was going through the stages of death in almost […]
What A Hospice Physician Who Interviewed 1,400 Patients Can Tell Us About Dying
Visions and vivid dreams are end-of-life experiences that are seldom talked about. They often include reunions with deceased loved ones — and can provide dying patients with profound comfort.