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Resources

Welcome to our page with a variety of resources to help you navigate the art of dying well.  Our mission is to help individuals and families navigate the final path of life’s journey. You have many options about what the end of your life will look like. These resources are intended to help empower you to make sure your choices are informed and honored. 

End of Life Planning: Preparing for the Future

More Advanced Directive Resources

These organizations offer a myriad of resources through both written and visual means. Some provide in-depth forms and advanced directive books. Use these if you need help understanding why you may make one choice over another or to learn about the options available. 

Books

Children's Books

Bird is Dead by Tiny Fisscher

Grief & I by Sara Yates

I Can’t Believe They’re Gone by Karen Brough

Lola and Peanut Find Their Song by Laurette Foggini

Tear Soup by DeKlyen and Schwiebert

The ABCs of Grief by Jessica Correnti

The Butterfly that Stayed by William Codd

The Fall of Freddie the Leaf by Leo Buscaglia

The Invisible String by Patrice Karst

The Memory Box by Joanna Rowland

The Next Place by Warren Hanson

The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld

The Song in Lola’s Heart by Laurette Foggini

Resources on Living, Dying, Caregiving, and Surviving

The Center for Loss and Transition 

Grief Resources for all situations throughout the lifespan. Includes resources for suicide loss.

 

The Dougy Center 

A resource for a plethora Children's Grief information. 

Mary Washington Bereavement Services 

Local resource including support groups

Rosalyn Carter Institute for Caregivers 

Resources for caregivers, emergency preparedness, and crisis lines

Sesame Street 

Grief resources for young children

Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)

An abundance of resources for those who experienced the death of a friend or loved one through military service.

Well Beings Resource Page for Caregivers 

Resources on all the things caregivers might need: self-care, emergency preparedness, financial and workplace support, dementia care, condition specific resources, long-term planning, caregiver hotlines, and more

Podcasts

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Media about End-of-Life Topics

Watch and listen as people tell their stories, share their motivations, impart wisdom learned, and reminisce of the journeys of loved ones. 

Dr. Atul Gawande explores death, dying and why even doctors struggle to discuss being mortal with patients, in this Emmy-nominated documentary.
Death Doula Alua Arthur's Ted talk titled: Why thinking about death helps you live a better life
The legacy project of 42-year-old Seattle artist Briar Bates

TED Talk by Nora McInerny titled: We don't "move on" from grief. We move forward with it 

Trailer for Caregiving Documentary by PBS with Bradley Cooper
The Guardian's series on talking about Death with Leah Green
Trailer for the short documentary "End Game." This documentary follows people at end of life in a San Francisco Hospital and explores the difficult decisions that have to be made. 
Trailer for a short documentary that follows ICU and palliative care physician Dr. Jessica Zitter as she helps patients and families make hard end-of-life decisions
Ethan Sisser allows us to journey with him in his last weeks and days living with brain cancer
Explore six different ways that people are choosing to exert control over their lives, deaths and burials. 

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