Beacon Light Doulas

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Beacon Light Doulas provides non-medical, individualized and holistic guidance to loved ones navigating birth, life, and death transitions while partnering with your family and healthcare team.

08/23/2024
08/02/2024

It can be very confusing!

07/19/2024
06/07/2024

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03/31/2024

Shout out to Stanford & LCPH and their new Decendant Affairs team! They’re creating a more compassionate, peaceful, smooth process for loved ones at the end of life.

“Stanford’s Decedent Care team is available to help families and staff at any time a patient dies.

Help for families with the steps they need to take to make burial or cremation arrangements, whether the families are local or from out-of-town. In particular, help for families who for religious or cultural reasons need to make arrangements for an immediate burial or cremation.
Support staff and physicians with what needs to be done at the time of a death.
Help with families who have special needs or requests.
Serves as liaison with funeral homes as they make arrangements with families.
Ongoing support for families when there are questions about autopsies, obtaining copies of medical records or death certificates.

'No reason to be scared': Why some are turning to 'death doulas' as the end approaches 01/25/2024

This is such a fantastic article about who EOL doulas making a difference in the dying process.
To start with, education is everything!

Like the conductor of a beautiful song, a doula is, to the end of life.
~ Erica

'No reason to be scared': Why some are turning to 'death doulas' as the end approaches They go by many names — “death doula,” “departure doula,” “death midwife” — and they can assist with a variety of emotional and logistical needs.

Talking Death Over Dim Sum | Next Avenue 01/03/2024

Death over Dim Sum hits the presses!
We are so very proud of Elizabeth Wong. We just love how creative she has gotten in creating & facilitating such important conversations about End of Life. ❤️

Talking Death Over Dim Sum | Next Avenue Conversations about end-of-life issues are difficult for everyone. But in many cultures, these important topics are considered almost taboo to discuss.

Death doulas are a guide through death in the Bay Area 12/19/2023

Beacon Light Doulas are in the Daily Journal talking about EOL doulas.

Death doulas are a guide through death in the Bay Area Like ushering a child into the world, Beacon Light Doulas helps lead people through death, a subject the company’s founder said remains taboo in many western cultures.

This woman wanted Canadians to understand assisted dying. So she allowed CBC to witness the entire process 07/27/2023

What if I told you that terminally Ill patients can chose to die with dignity and on their own terms?

This woman wanted Canadians to understand assisted dying. So she allowed CBC to witness the entire process Saskatoon artist Jeanette Lodoen wanted Canadians to understand the realities of medically-assisted death. She and her family granted CBC News unrestricted access to the weeks before, during and after her death.

Death Over Dim Sum | 03.18.2023 03/01/2023

An in-person, bilingual discussion over dim sum where Asian American Pacific Islanders can ask experts the difficult questions that come with planning for end of life care.
Note from the organizer: ***THIS IS AN IN-PERSON EVENT*** If the event shows as full, please email Holly at [email protected] to join our waitlist. Thank you!

Death Over Dim Sum | 03.18.2023 A in-person, bilingual discussion over dim sum where Asian American Pacific Islanders can ask experts the difficult questions that come with planning… | 03.18.2023

Incorporating a Death Doula into the Oncology Care Team 01/12/2023

Incorporating a Death Doula into the Oncology Care Team The death doula is a unique role that can help oncology care teams improve the quality of end-of-life care delivered to patients.

Perspective | After a loved one dies, red tape adds to the grief 12/10/2022

Perspective | After a loved one dies, red tape adds to the grief Bureaucratic delays and paperwork are frustrating, exhausting, emotionally crushing — and often unavoidable.

The Gig: What it's like being a death doula - Macleans.ca 12/05/2022

We are often asked how a death doula provides support to families transitioning at the end of life.

We like to think of it as a midwife, who helps those that are leaving instead of coming in. Just as we need guides and support at the start or life, we also need guides and support at the end of it. 🙏🏼

The Gig: What it's like being a death doula - Macleans.ca “Simply saying, ‘Death sucks!’ validates clients’ feelings”

EOLD video by Tim 11/21/2022

Meet BLD’s Elizabeth Wong,

Recently Liz, Erica, and Mary were discussing the overwhelm and fatigue of living in a ‘sandwich’ generation.
As our parents and loved ones age, our responsibilities grow. 🌱
We often struggle to find balance with our children, family, aging parents, and our careers.

We want to acknowledge this, and let you know that you’re not alone.
The holidays add an extra layer of grief to this all, and we have been through a lot these past 3 years… 🫠 WE are ALL feeling it…

It’s our biggest wish that you find some peace, joy, and gratitude in those small moments in life, as the seasons change.

We are all in this together, my friends.

(Did you know that doulas help to facilitate important discussions with family members? They’re experts in big life transitions, communication and planning.
Doulas help to guide you and offer solutions on this bumpy path called life. 💜🐚🌊

EOLD video by Tim

11/14/2022

Mary Alden had her own ‘BLD’ table at Saratoga Federate Church on Saturday. She helped to educate the public about what kinds of support EOL doulas provide to families with aging loved ones.

Caring for Aging Parents Half-Day Conference & Resource Fair 11/14/2022

Caring for Aging Parents Half-Day Conference & Resource Fair Caring for Aging Parents Half-Day Conference & Resource Fair November 12

Death doulas offer ‘radical love’ at the end of life 10/29/2022

Death doulas offer ‘radical love’ at the end of life Just as there are doulas who work on the beginning of life, there are also doulas who focus on the end

Reimagine AAPI Forum 2.0: Time-Out Before Time’s Up | 11.04.2022 10/27/2022

Please join Elizabeth Wong for a discussion on facilitating end of life talks like “death over dim sum”within Asian communities.
This is a wonderful conversation for EVERYONE to attend and take part in this important topic! 💜

Reimagine AAPI Forum 2.0: Time-Out Before Time’s Up | 11.04.2022 Reimagine collaborators, Elizabeth Wong and Holly Chan, are hosting a forum for Asian-American community members to discuss self-care, balance, and b… | 11.04.2022

10/18/2022

Having difficult conversations with those who matter to us most definitely takes courage.

The payoff is often 10 fold when you have the courage to communicate your wishes, feelings, hopes and fears to your loved ones.❣️

When You Die You Know You Are Dead, Science Explains The Conscious Connection 10/16/2022

Somehow this brings comfort… 💜
Have any of you experienced something like this?

When You Die You Know You Are Dead, Science Explains The Conscious Connection The cycle of life is a universal human experience that every person follows: we are conceived and enter the world from a mother's womb, live a life, and eventua

'Like nothing I'd ever experienced': Anderson Cooper explores anticipatory grief 10/13/2022

This interview with Anderson Cooper really hits the nail on the head ❤️
Thanks for speaking so openly about your experience. 🙏🏼

'Like nothing I'd ever experienced': Anderson Cooper explores anticipatory grief CNN's Anderson Cooper talks with Brianna Keilar and John Berman about the latest episode of his "All There Is" podcast and his learning about anticipatory gr...

Beacon Light Doulas | About Us 09/19/2022

Years in the making! We are proud to announce Beacon Light Doulas.
Are you, or someone you know going through a big life transition? BLD is here to serve you. 🙏🏼
Birth - Life - Death

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YTYDiLGdR4o

Beacon Light Doulas | About Us Connect with us at https://beaconlightdoulas.com

06/01/2022

Beacon Light Doulas offer quidance to those navigating major life changes,
complex family dynamics, life-threatening health diagnosis, and end-of-life
circumstances. With our clients, we help plan for, support through and have powerful conversations about what matters most in their lives and make sure their needs and wishes are heard and honored whenever possible. BLD offers non-medical, individualized and holistic guidance to loved ones experiencing
difficult passages through change, while partnering with family, friends.

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