There are many resources are available to consider the myriad ways of approaching and managing death. Here are some of my favorites:

How to find a death doula

Organizations and Informational Sites

  • Compassion and Choices - Advanced Planning Guide & Toolkit to start getting your thoughts and needs on paper

  • The Order of the Good Death - information, links and articles on building a meaningful, equitable and eco-friendly end of life

  • Five Wishes - a simple advance directive form available in digital or paper form

  • Stanford Letter Project - another tool to help get your wishes, thoughts and bucket list documented

  • Death Cafe - a group-directed discussion regarding death with no agenda or objectives

  • Funeral Consumers Alliance - a non-profit offering consumer support, information and advocacy for legislative change