79. How To Live Well So That You Can Die Well
All The Wiser
Kimi Culp
4.9 • 652 Ratings
🗓️ 8 March 2023
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Death Doula Diane Button has served as a companion to hundreds of clients and their families through the end of life process. She is a lead instructor at the University of Vermont's End of Life Doula Certificate program, a founding partner of the Bay Area End of Life Doula Alliance, and the author of the bestselling new book, Dear Death: Finding Meaning in Life, Peace in Death and Joy in an Ordinary Day. Today she shares the lessons she’s gathered from her clients through the years, whom she refers to as The Wisdom Keepers, so that the end of your life can be the best possible journey that it can be.
In this episode:
- How she got into this line of work.
- Her advice on what to say and do when someone in your life is dealing with difficulty like illness or grief.
- The six questions she asks every client.
- What really brings people joy in the end.
- How to live well so that you can die well.
Links & Resources:
Facebook: Diane Button
Author Page: www.dianebutton.com
Lead Instructor: University of Vermont, Larner College of Medicine EOLD Program
Charity: Humane Prison Hospice Project
Books:
Dear Death - Dear Death: Finding Meaning in Life, Peace in Death, and Joy in an Ordinary Day
Dear Death, A Workbook and Companion Guide - Dear Death Workbook and Companion Guide
The Letter Box: A Story of Enduring Love - The Letter Box
End-of-Life Doula Website: Bay Area End-of-Life Doula Alliance
Dream of a Better World 501(c)3: - Non-profit Blog Page
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| 0:54.4 | everything secure. I always say death is just one day. That's probably why I don't love the term |
| 1:01.6 | death doula as much because I think we're end-of-life doulas. We walk people through life |
| 1:08.2 | and prepare them for death. And it's then about getting all your stuff in order so that you can live well. |
| 1:16.6 | So the end of your life can be the best possible journey that it can be. |
| 1:21.6 | When I first saw Diane Button's article on being a death dula, I was intrigued. A death dula? I didn't even know the job |
| 1:30.5 | existed. Now that I know, I am so glad it exists. What an important job to have a skilled |
| 1:38.9 | and compassionate person whose expertise is helping people to take action on their legacy and to help resolve |
| 1:47.3 | the unfinished business in their lives and relationships. |
| 1:52.4 | In the article, Diane shared the lesson she learned about living from the dying. |
| 1:58.3 | She calls them the wisdom keepers. Considering the name of this podcast is all the wiser, |
| 2:05.1 | we have a lot to learn from Diane and the wisdom keepers. So today on the show, Diane is going to |
| 2:13.7 | share those lessons with you. And trust me, you are going to want to hear them. |
| 2:19.5 | I'm Kimmy Kulp, and this is Alda Wiser, a show about hope and possibility on the other side of pain. |
| 2:30.6 | Diane Button is a practicing end-of-life Dula. |
| 2:34.2 | She is a lead instructor at the University of Vermont's End-of-Life Dula Certificate Program |
| 2:40.5 | and a founding partner at the Bay Area End-of-Life Dula Alliance. |
| 2:46.0 | She is the author of the best-selling new book, Dear Death, Finding Meaning in Life, Peace |
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