Presented by: Tracy Chalmers, Founder of Endwell, End-of-life Doula, Certified Forest Therapy Guide, and Hospice Volunteer. 🔗 Endwell: https://www.endwell.ca/ 🔗 The Grief Well: https://www.thegriefwell.ca/ 🔗 The End-of-Life Doula Association of Canada: https://eoldac.org/ Tracy Chalmers is the founder of Endwell and a facilitator at Douglas College. She is also the co-founder of The Grief Well and a founding director of The End-of-Life Doula Association of Canada. Tracy is an End-of-life Doula, certified Forest Therapy Guide, and hospice volunteer. She is a friend to grief and a servant to many. She has just published her first book, The Nature of the Journey – A trail guide for companioning your person on the end-of-life journey. A perpetual student, Tracy lives on the Coast Salish land known as the North Shore of Vancouver, British Columbia. Living with ALS means navigating constant change—and with each change comes grief. In this session, Tracy will share compassionate ways to recognize anticipatory grief, care for both patients and caregivers, and create space for love, connection, and even moments of joy along the way. Presented by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Canada: https://www.mt-pharma-ca.com/. 🔗 For more information about ALS Society of BC's Patient Information Webinar Series, visit our website: https://www.alsbc.ca/programs-services/education/ #ALSBCEducation #ALSBCWebinars #als

Join Danielle Searancke, also known as Squamish Medium, and Tracy Chalmers as they delve into the compassionate and profound world of End of Life Doula work. In this enriching conversation, Tracy shares her journey, how she got started, the importance of holding space for grief, and the transformative experiences associated with accompanying individuals on the end of life journey. With insights on balancing empathy, managing personal well-being, and the socio-cultural aspects of dying, this session offers invaluable wisdom for anyone interested in end of life care, mediumship, or those simply seeking to understand more about compassionate presence at life's end.

Death is coming for us all. How do we accept it, plan for it, and find our own peace? Host Carmen Ruiz y Laza learns all about death from morticians, death-care educators, and doulas. Featuring: Christa Ovenal of Death's Apprentice, Tracy Chalmers, Death Doula, and Emily Bootie and Ngaio Davis of Koru Cremation. Plus, Chef Julian Bond is back with a healthy, affordable, and Zoomer-friendly recipes.

Today, we hear about Tracy's life as an End of Life Doula, Educator and more...

Part two of our interview with Tracy explores her role as an End of Life Doula and more...

In this video I introduce you to End of Life Doula, Tracy Chalmers. Tracy's fuelled in how she can change the narrative around death from something to be solved for or avoided to something natural and full of opportunities. In her experience with companioning the dying, the most striking thing that she witnesses at end of life is the outpouring of love. Tracy can be found at: www.endwell.ca #endoflife #doula #servant #death #spirituality #grief #love #dying #living #end #life #advancedcareplanning #vigil #ceremony #pain #MAID #palliative #hospice #advocate #empathy #compassion #emotionalmaturation The Tea and Chocolate series dedicated to stories of courage which guides us to live from a place of true self-expression. My hope is that it will inspire you to connect with your own self-expression, but also to help you connect to the greater world around you through the stories shared in these interviews. We are all sharing this world and I believe we should share our stories too. Find me on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lorenspagnuolo/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Tea-Chocolate-Productions-1083941205146689

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