Session 355: The Work of Death Doulas
Therapy for Black Girls
iHeartPodcasts and Joy Harden Bradford, Ph.D.
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
It is guaranteed that everyone on this Earth will eventually die, and yet, the process is made difficult with considerations such as appointing an authorized representative, leaving dependents behind, and other bureaucratic formalities that can be outright cruel to deal with when you’re already experiencing grief. Stepping in to help with these considerations are death doulas, who work to make this monumental transition as smooth as possible for both the dying and their families.
To talk with us today about what it means to be a death doula, this week we're joined by death doula and newly-published author of the memoir ‘Briefly Perfect Human,’ Alua Arthur. Alua is the founder of Going with Grace, a death doula training and end-of-life planning organization that exists to support people as they answer the question, “What must I do to be at peace with myself so that I may live presently and die gracefully?” During our conversation we discussed the training and certifications required to become a death doula, how death doulas assist both the dying and their families in making end-of-life decisions, and how dying means becoming comfortable with the idea of leaning on our community for support.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Therapy for Black Girls Podcast, a weekly conversation about |
| 0:15.4 | mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to |
| 0:20.6 | become the best possible versions of ourselves. |
| 0:23.0 | I'm your host, Dr Joy Hardin Bradford, |
| 0:26.0 | a licensed psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia. |
| 0:30.0 | For more information or to find a therapist in your area, |
| 0:34.0 | visit our website at therapy for black girls.com. |
| 0:38.0 | While I hope you love listening to and learning from the podcast, it is not meant to be a substitute for a relationship |
| 0:46.0 | with a licensed mental health professional. Hey y'all, |
| 0:55.0 | y'all. |
| 0:57.0 | Thanks so much for joining me for Session 355 of the Therapy for Black Girls |
| 1:01.0 | Podcast. |
| 1:02.0 | We'll get right into our conversation afterward from |
| 1:04.7 | our sponsors. Hi my name is Elua Arthur and I'm on the therapy for Black |
| 1:09.4 | Girls Podcast. I'm in session today unpacking my work as a death dula. |
| 1:14.0 | It is guaranteed that everyone on this earth will eventually die. |
| 1:26.5 | And yet, the process is made difficult with considerations such as appointing |
| 1:31.0 | an authorized representative, |
| 1:33.0 | leaving dependence behind, |
| 1:35.0 | and other bureaucratic formalities |
| 1:37.0 | that can be outright cruel to deal with |
| 1:39.0 | when you're already experiencing grief. |
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