Tender Truths Caring for the Dying - Lux, Tamelynda
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This collection of beautifully written, astonishing, and relatable stories turns the focus onto the practitioner and caregiver. Written by compassionate, skilled, and inspiring practitioners in the areas of end-of-life such as hospice, palliative care, thanatology, education, paramedic and police services, chaplaincy, hypnosis and meditation, and death doula work. The co-authors are kind and courageous and openly share their vulnerability and what it means to work in the area of end-of-life care. Co-Authors: Patti Broadfoot, Brenda Hennessey, Tamelynda Lux, Olga Nikolajev, Chrystal Waban,…mehr

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This collection of beautifully written, astonishing, and relatable stories turns the focus onto the practitioner and caregiver. Written by compassionate, skilled, and inspiring practitioners in the areas of end-of-life such as hospice, palliative care, thanatology, education, paramedic and police services, chaplaincy, hypnosis and meditation, and death doula work. The co-authors are kind and courageous and openly share their vulnerability and what it means to work in the area of end-of-life care. Co-Authors: Patti Broadfoot, Brenda Hennessey, Tamelynda Lux, Olga Nikolajev, Chrystal Waban, Rusty Williams The combination of moving anecdotes, quotes, and real-world observations from a variety of practitioner viewpoints on end-of-life care will move you. In this book:compelling stories of caring for a client or loved one at end-of-life transition, discussion about how companioning the dying is similar to the tenets of Companioning the Bereaved by Dr. Alan D. Wolfelt, inspiring experiences or moments of revelation, self-care tips and strategies for managing as a caregiver, recommended quotes and books that inspired the authors, what practitioners wish they had known when they began on the journey as practitioners in end-of-life care and what they discovered, space for journaling your thoughts, and a co-author discussion.
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Lead Author:Tamelynda Lux, CCH, PCC, DipAdEd - With over 30 years of experience, Tamelynda has invested her career in supporting individuals as a life coach and then evolved her private practice to include hypnosis for life issues and concerns, end-of-life support, and grief coaching. Certified in the specialty of end-of-life hypnosis and as an end-of-life doula, Tamelynda provides non-medical, holistic support to the dying person and/or their family. She is a certified end-of-life doula, certified Psychological First Aid trainer (instructor level) Canadian Red Cross, and has completed Certified Mental Health First Aid with the Canadian Mental Health Association. Tamelynda is actively involved with the aging population, including as a community member on the board of a non-profit for Alzheimer's, dementia, and long-term care.Co-Authors:Patti Broadfoot, RSW - Patti is an end-of-life social worker, grief counselor, and educator registered with the Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers. She is also a member of the Ontario and Canadian Association of Social Workers, Bereavement Ontario Network, and the Death Doula Ontario Network. Patti has over twenty-five years of experience working with a diverse clientele of children, adolescents, and adults in healthcare and education. Her area of expertise is in complicated, traumatic death and non-death losses.Brenda Hennessey, End-of-Life Doula - Brenda resides in a small town in southwestern Ontario. She volunteers at her local residential hospice. Supporting her community is important to Brenda. Being part of a resident's end-of-life journey is an honor and joyous part of her work. Brenda became an "End-of-Life Doula" in June 2020, completing the certification course through Douglas College. She has since completed palliative care, advanced care planning, MAiD, and grief courses and workshops. Brenda is currently enrolled in the thanatology certificate course through Centennial College. She continues to be an active member of the Death Doula Ontario Network and the Southwestern Ontario Death Doula Network.Olga Nikolajev, RN, MA, FT - Olga Nikolajev is an end-of-life nurse educator, cannabis nurse educator, and end-of-life doula mentor with over twenty-five years of professional experience as a registered nurse in various health care settings, including hospice palliative care.Olga has been involved in national, provincial, and local community efforts to shift how we view and approach our dying experience, death, and grief. She facilitates courses in thanatology and end-of-life doula across Canada. Olga is the founder and director of Dying Matters, death awareness and educational social enterprise, and the Death Doula Ontario Network, which she founded in June 2020.Chrystal Waban Toop, RSSW - Chrystal is a circle keeper, public speaker, doula, counselor, and registered social services worker. Through her mixed Omamiwinini ancestry, Chrystal has reclaimed connections with her traditional community, Pikwakanagan First Nation.Her heartwork as the Founder of Blackbird Medicines, a grassroots movement that advances healing justice through support from urban and rural First Nations collaborators. Together, they offer several community-led projects, including the Indigenous Death Doula Collective and Endayan Mashkiikii (My Home Medicines).Rusty Williams, M.Div., D.Min. - Rusty is a police chaplain, a resiliency facilitator for first responders, and a best-selling author. As a former paramedic and retired police detective, he has more than thirty years of experience in emergency services. As an ordained minister living with a spinal cord tumor, Rusty finds joy in spending time with his pets, allowing him and his wife, Elissa, to share their home in southern New Jersey.