What's A Death Doula? Empty Nesters find out with Jill McClennen E151

<p>Rick and Clancy started rewriting their wills this year, and that&#39;s what led them to Jill McClennen, a death doula, who says you don&#39;t have to be dying to use one.</p><p><br></p><p>&quot;It&#39;s also that with a death doula, you don&#39;t actually have to be dying to use a death doula. We really actually are probably more effective if we would work with people earlier on.&quot; - Jill</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode:</p><p>-Why death doulas are non-medical and work alongside hospice, not in place of it</p><p>-How to know when it&#39;s actually time to bring in hospice or a death doula, and why most families wait too long</p><p>-What to look for when choosing a death doula, including the questions worth asking before you hire one</p><p>-How Jill helps families avoid the fighting and conflict that often show up around end-of-life decisions</p><p>-How faith and religion factor into her work with different families</p><p>-How she protects her own mental health doing this work full time</p><p><br></p><p>You can find Jill and her work at End of Life Clarity: https://www.endoflifeclarity.com/</p><p>Her podcast, Seeing Death Clearly, is here: https://www.endoflifeclarity.com/seeing-death-clearly-podcast/</p><p><br></p><p>📖 Our book, The Loud Quiet – Love, Laughter and Life in the Empty Nest, is here: https://www.theloudquiet.com</p><p><br></p><p>Redoing our own wills is what got us into this conversation in the first place, and we know a lot of you are somewhere in that same process. Come talk through it with us in the group.</p><p>https://www.facebook.com/groups/theloudquiet</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 Find all episodes, podcast apps, and YouTube links here: https://www.theloudquiet.com</p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 Why we&#39;re talking about death doulas</p><p>01:52 What led Jill to become a death doula</p><p>05:06 What death doula training actually looks like</p><p>08:41 Why death doulas are becoming more mainstream</p><p>12:03 You don&#39;t have to be dying to call one</p><p>14:50 How to choose the right death doula</p><p>16:31 The hospice timing mistake, and gifting a doula</p><p>19:25 Navigating faith and religion at the end of life</p><p>21:35 How a death doula works alongside hospice</p><p>25:44 Protecting her own mental health in this work</p><p>30:10 Why she also hosts a death and dying podcast</p><p><br></p><p>Want to be a guest on The Loud Quiet - Empty Nest Living? Send Rick and Clancy Denton a message on PodMatch:https://www.podmatch.c