Episode 48 - Getting to Know Death Doulas with Ashley Oppon

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Host Natasha Levinger and her co-host/husband/producer, Brett are so happy to talk to about death doulas with Ashley Oppon.  Ashley is a death doula, hospice nurse, podcast host, and author.

In this episode, they discuss:

• Brett's recent trip to the ER (he's fine)
• Remembering to ground when you're off base
• A lot of energetic layers are being pulled back for people right now, especially relationally
• Be soft with yourself
• Everyone has a different style for being present
• The value of being in "the inbetween"
• What if we all valued the "disgusting process" of the cocoon?
• What exactly is a death doula?
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• Working as an advocate for the dying and dead
• Growing up with death rituals from her father's tribe in Ghana
• In many West African traditions, funerals can be bigger than weddings
• Using funerals to celebrate a person's life and to acknowledge the presence of death
• Growing up not fearing death because of the frank discussions about it in her family
• Helping people with all stages of dying and dealing with death
• Some people just want to talk about their lives
• Having your own funeral
• People seeing their dead loved ones when close to death
• How Ashley's relationship to death has changed
• The similarities of death mythologies around the world
• Letting death inform your enjoyment of the physicality of life
• People don't regret helping to physically deal with their loved one's body after death
• And more!

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Ashley's info:

• Website: https://www.sankofahealingsanctuary.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sankofahs

 

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