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The end of life is a sacred transition, one that deserves to be approached with profound compassion, dignity, and support. Whether you are the person facing this profound journey or the loved one walking beside the person, you don't have to do this alone.
My compassionate end-of-life care provides a steady, caring presence to gently guide you through life's final chapters. I understand that this time can unleash a range of complex emotions and needs—physical, emotional, spiritual, and more. Through lived experience and formal training, I am here to truly listen, understand your unique situation, and tailor my support to your specific needs.
For the Dying
I honour the life you've lived and the legacy you'll leave by treating you with the utmost reverence. I am available to assist you. I'll be by your side, whether you need an understanding ear, help with daily needs, or simply a reassuring presence.
For Families & Loved Ones
Watching a loved one at the end of life's journey can be heartbreaking. Let me lift some of that heavy burden through coaching, respite care, guidance on celebrating life, and simply being there as you bear witness to this profound transition. I'll care for your loved one with gentle grace so you can focus on cherishing this time.
No one should have to face the end of life alone. Allow me to provide compassionate, dignified care, and support for you or your loved one's final days. I’ll walk this sacred path beside you every step of the way.
Just as a birth doula supports a woman during the miraculous journey of bringing new life into the world, an end-of-life doula is a compassionate companion who guides individuals and their families through the profound and often challenging experience of life's final chapter. With empathy, education, and encouragement, they empower those facing the end of life to make informed decisions and navigate this delicate transition with dignity and grace.
As a practitioner of this sacred work, I foster open and meaningful conversations about death and dying. Through one-on-one sessions, interactive workshops, educational presentations, and community events, I create safe spaces for individuals and families to explore their fears, hopes, and desires surrounding this inevitable yet often taboo subject.
Drawing from my extensive training and personal lived experience of accompanying my beloved husband, Larry Russell, on his final journey after over three decades of marriage, I offer a unique blend of professional expertise and empathy. My services encompass a wide range of support, from facilitating critical illness and end-of-life care planning to providing caregiver coaching and legacy preservation through memoir writing and publishing.
With a gentle touch, I guide clients through the complexities of finishing personal affairs, writing through grief and loss, and addressing fears and anxieties surrounding death. My goal is to create a safe haven where individuals and their loved ones can find solace, understanding, and the courage to embrace life's final chapter with acceptance and peace of mind.
In this sacred work, I am not just an end-of-life doula; I am a compassionate companion, a trusted guide, and a gentle soul who walks alongside those facing life's ultimate transition, ensuring that their journey is honoured, their wishes are respected, and their loved ones are supported every step of the way.
I work 1:1 with clients, deliver interactive group workshops (Let's Talk About Death) and lunch-and-learn education sessions, and engage in the community as a guest speaker at networking and other events. I also facilitate family meetings to discuss end-of-life care plans with loved ones.
As an end-of-life care doula, I specialize in:
A caregiver coach is a guiding light for those shouldering the responsibilities of caring for a loved one. They offer invaluable support, equipping caregivers with the tools to navigate the emotional and practical challenges that arise. With a caregiver coach by their side, carers gain the clarity and confidence to make well-informed decisions, ensuring the best possible care for their loved ones.
Who can benefit from caregiver coaching?
Caregiver coaching is a lifeline for spouses, partners, family members, and friends counsellorswho have taken on the role of a caregiver. It's also an invaluable resource for professionals working in end-of-life care, such as doulas, doctors, nurses, hospice staff, counselors, social workers, chaplains, therapists, and complementary health practitioners. Whether you're a family caregiver or a professional caregiver, coaching can empower you with the knowledge and support you need to provide compassionate and effective care.
As a caregiver coach, I am a source of encouragement and will help you:
I have been a caregiver for many years, first to my grandmother (who died over a decade ago), then for my husband (deceased in 2023), and now for aging parents. I understand from first-hand experience the emotional roller coaster of being a caregiver navigating life at home, the healthcare system, and community resources. Caregiving can feel demanding and very isolating. It’s often a lonely job, frustrating, and exhausting.
Before my husband's death, he had a slow decline in health over a number of years and had experienced numerous falls. It was scary—for both of us. And sometimes, the conversations about safety weren't easy. I recall the first conversation when I insisted on removing the decorative mat in the bathroom, fearing he would trip on it and how upset he was, insisting he would not trip; I removed the mat anyway.
Months later, while bathing, he slipped trying to get up from a sitting position and out of the tub. Fortunately, I heard him and was able to help. He finally agreed to some assistive devices for bathroom safety, appreciating how it would make bathing easier.
My husband was diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), the stage between the expected decline in memory and thinking that happens with age and the more serious decline of dementia. MCI may include problems with memory, language, or judgment.
Every day was a *new* day for learning what he was still capable of doing, even if it was slower than how he used to do things. We considered the areas of decline but didn't dwell on them, choosing instead to look beyond the DIS-abilities and focusing on his continued ABILITIES.
You likely know the saying, “Put on your oxygen mask first before helping someone first.” I had to consider this every day for me. I remember how difficult it was for my grandmother to take time for herself when she was the primary caregiver for my grandfather. Once she experienced the benefits of even taking a half-day (usually Saturdays and Sundays, for church), she found a way to make it work. My grandfather seemed more relaxed too, having had someone else "visit" for a few hours, knowing his wife would soon return.
You can find my books on the subject, “Tender Truths Caring for the Dying” and "Bold Spirit Caring for the Dying” on Amazon. https://tamelyndalux.com/author
While there may be similarities, every one of my clients has unique strategies for what that "oxygen mask" looks like or experiences like for them. And that's okay.
The important thing is to know that you do not have to do this alone.
Just having a conversation with someone who understands or can appreciate what you're going through, without judgment, can be helpful.
You matter. Your voice matters.
I am willing and available to listen. And offer guidance if that's what you want. I am available to brainstorm options and choices to help you get through today, tomorrow, the next day, and the day after that.
With over 30 years of experience, I have invested my career supporting individuals as a life coach and then evolved my private practice to include hypnosis for life issues and concerns, end-of-life support, and grief and bereavement coaching/counseling. This means I draw from a wealth of strategies, learnings, client work, and experiences so that I can help you in the most beneficial way for you.
With training and experience in life coaching and caregiver coaching, along with 30+ years of one-on-one and group experience, my approach is client-focused, listening to your needs and goals to find the key to helping you. I take the time to listen to your concerns and am known for that.
Together, you and I will develop a plan for your specific situation so that you can secure the best possible improved situation for you and your loved one. We can also talk about sibling issues, family drama, and your feelings about that. And we can also talk about any guilt you are feeling for decisions you are making and how to manage or release that guilt. Would it be great to have greater peace of mind, peace in the heart, and perhaps even peace of soul? Of course it would!
As your caregiver coach, I can help you find and put on your oxygen mask first, to empower you so that you can better deal with the ups and downs of caregiving, engage confidently with medical professionals, and help you find time for you.
As a professional Life Coach & End-of-Life Care Doula, I can help you with issues surrounding caregiving for a loved one. You can experience more peace and calm while navigating the challenging life circumstances of being a caregiver.
I am also here to support you in documenting your own critical illness and end-of-life care plan for when you can't speak for yourself. Working together in a nonjudgmental space, we’ll draft your needs to identify a care plan that works for you.
Click the link to schedule your online coaching Zoom session with me.
Appointments are available worldwide and online.
Lunch & Learn Presentations
Gather your team for an engaging discussion on the important choices we will all encounter when experiencing critical illness or end of life and how to create and communicate an advance care plan.
Personal Development & Education
Empower your team members' personal lives with an interactive workshop that will build awareness about critical illness and end-of-life care planning, including developing an action plan on issues important to your team members.
Most frequently requested presentations and workshops:
Understanding Critical Illness & Advance Care Planning
Let's Talk About Death (interactive experience)
Click the link to schedule a discovery call with me.
Creating a Critical Illness and End-of-Life Care Plan (Advance Care Planning) isn't enough if you haven't communicated it with your family and friends—and perhaps your healthcare providers, and financial or legal professionals—but especially your Substitute Decision Maker (the person who will speak for you if you cannot speak for yourself in case of a health emergency). The value of documenting your wishes comes from having those important conversations but these might seem difficult or impossible to have.
I can help by facilitating the conversations with you or just being there to support you.
You can experience more confidence and peace when being supported before, during, and after these conversations.
Click the link to schedule your online coaching Zoom session with me.
End-of-life choices and medical decisions have complex psychological and social components and consequences; these decisions are often stressful and have a significant impact on suffering and the quality of living and dying. Hypnosis offers a way to move forward with less stress and with a positive impact on the quality of living and dying.
Along with palliative care specialists, critical to end-of-life care, there’s a relatively new approach for supplementing integrative health care the at deserves mentioning: end-of-life hypnosis which encompasses both holistic and clinical aspects.
End-of-life hypnosis offers an exceptionally focused, unique supportive care approach. It can be a powerful complementary therapy for individuals nearing end-of-life and while not a cure for any disease or illness, it addresses the mind-body concerns of the dying in a non-medical and holistic manner.
How is hypnosis/hypnotherapy conducted? Hypnosis is performed by a trained practitioner who uses verbal cues to create mental images, whereby a state of calm and relaxation is induced to help the patient to cope better with anxiety or pain. I am certified in the specialty of end-of-life hypnosis.
How does hypnosis/hypnotherapy help with end-of-life issues or concerns?
Hypnotic coaching for issues and concerns relating to serious illness or end of life including forgiveness and release of unresolved emotions.
Support is available for the individual who is dying, caregivers (informal/family/friends and formal), end-of-life practitioners (doulas, hospice workers, PSWs, etc.), anyone connected to the end-of-life journey.
Imagine the right combination of relaxation, meditation, visualization, hypnosis, and self-hypnosis, allowing you to feel greater inner peace.
I have been supporting clients since 1988, actively involved in supporting families (as executive director for a national non-profit supporting corporate families in business) and seniors-related activities (at church and as a community member on the board of a non-profit in long-term care specializing in dementia/Alzheimers). In 2017 I fully transitioned to hypnosis and hypnotherapy, in 2019 I specialized in both end-of-life hypnosis and as an end-of-life doula. In 2020, I pursued additional training in hospice care and trauma resilience for the individual and community
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